FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Case # 16WF3050
Date: October 31, 2018
FUGITIVE ARRESTED AFTER FAILING TO APPEAR FOR
PRELIMINARY HEARING IN JANUARY 2018
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A fugitive was arrested yesterday after failing to appear for a preliminary hearing in January 2018.
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Defendant |
Charges |
Maximum Sentence |
Court Date |
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Marco Antonio Mendoza-Marin, 42, Norwalk |
Charged on Dec. 21, 2016, with the following felony counts:
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Life in state prison |
Arraignment
Nov. 1, 2018 at 10:00 a.m.
Department CJ1, Central Jail, Santa Ana |
Circumstances of the Case
- Between Jan. 3, 2014, and Oct. 31, 2016, Mendoza-Marin is accused of committing lewd acts on Jane Doe, who was 12 years old at the start of these crimes.
- Jane Doe’s father reported these incidents to the Orange County Sheriff’s Department (OCSD), who investigated this case.
- OCSD arrested the defendant on Nov. 23, 2016.
- Mendoza-Marin posted $100,000 bail on Nov. 29, 2016, and failed to appear for his preliminary hearing on Jan. 12, 2018. A warrant was issued for his arrest.
- On Oct. 30, 2018, the United States Marshal Service successfully served the warrant and arrested the defendant in Cerritos.
Prosecutor: Deputy District Attorney Shiba Etemadian, Sexual Assault Unit