FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Case # 18NF3364
December 26, 2018
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Contact: |
Sgt. Carin Wright Press Information Officer Fullerton Police Department |
Public Information Officer La Habra Police Department |
Michelle Van Der Linden Spokesperson Orange County District Attorney |
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714-738-6838 |
714-347-8405 |
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Cell: |
714-853-2070 |
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714-323-4486 |
LAW ENFORCEMENT SEEKING POTENTIAL ADDITIONAL VICTIMS OF MAN CHARGED WITH ASSAULTING AND KIDNAPPING WOMAN TO COMMIT SEXUAL OFFENSE IN FULLERTON
SANTA ANA, Calif. – Law enforcement is seeking potential additional victims of a man charged with assaulting and kidnapping a woman to commit a sexual offense in Fullerton.
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Defendant |
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Maximum Sentence |
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Camran Abbas Mohammed, 31, La Habra
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Charged on Dec. 6, 2018, with the following felony counts:
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Seven years to life in state prison |
Continued arraignment Dec. 28, 2018, 10:00 a.m. Department CJ-1, Central Jail, Santa Ana Bail: $1 million |
Circumstances of the Case
- On Feb. 3, 2018, a backpack found at Imperial Middle School in La Habra was turned in to the La Habra Police Department (LHPD). It contained a forged badge Mohammed is accused of possessing which identified him as a law enforcement agent and displayed his photo with a false name.
- The backpack also contained Mohammed’s driver’s license, credit cards, a stun gun, and handcuffs.
- On Feb. 8, 2018, the LHPD obtained a search warrant for the defendant’s residence and Mohammed is accused of possessing replica handguns, pepper spray, stun guns, binding materials such as rope and zip ties, and multiple articles of tactical gear.
- LHPD arrested the defendant at his home for possession of a forged official seal.
- On Sept. 29, 2018, at approximately 2:00 a.m., Jane Doe, a woman in her mid-20s, sat alone in a courtyard at Fullerton High School.
- Mohammed is accused of approaching the victim and assaulting her with intent to commit a sexual offense by forcibly grabbing her and pulling her to the ground.
- The defendant is further accused of kidnapping Jane Doe with the intent to commit a sexual offense by leading her toward his vehicle against the victim’s will.
- The victim was able to escape and contact the Fullerton Police Department, who investigated this case and collected DNA samples from her skin.
- In November 2018, Mohammed was identified as a suspect through DNA evidence.
- Further investigation led the Orange County District Attorney’s Office (OCDA) to file charges on Dec. 6, 2018, and Mohammed was arrested by FPD on Dec. 7, 2018.
Anyone with additional information or who believes they have been a victim of this defendant is asked to call OCDA Supervising Investigator Brad Tanner at 714-834-3424.
Prosecutor: Deputy District Attorney Shane McDonough, DNA Unit