MEDIA ADVISORY- AGUILAR, CARLSTROM, GUILLEN, PETROVICH, AND VILLAFANA UPDATE

For Immediate Release
Case # 08ZF0021 & 06CF3677


October 26, 2011

Susan Kang Schroeder
Chief of Staff
Office: 714-347-8408
Cell: 714-292-2718

Farrah Emami
Spokesperson
Office: 714-347-8405
Cell: 714-323-4486

 

MEDIA ADVISORY

WHO: Garrett Eugene Aguilar, 29, Anaheim, Stephen Paul Carlstrom, 43, Anaheim, Jared Louis Petrovich, 27, Tustin, Miguel Guillen, 48, Santa Ana, and Raul Villafana, 25, Santa Ana

WHAT: Based on the conviction yesterday of the five jail inmates for the beating-murder of John Chamberlain, Guillen is scheduled to be sentenced Dec. 2, 2011, and Aguilar, Carlstrom, Petrovich, and Villafana are expected to be sentenced Jan. 27, 2012.

WHERE: Department C-35, Central Justice Center, Santa Ana

To read the full press release on this case, visit www.orangecountyda.com and select the Oct. 25, 2011, press release titled, “Five Jail Inmates Convicted of Beating-Murder of Fellow Inmate Believed to be in Custody for Child Molest,” under Press Releases/Media Advisories.

A Special Criminal Grand Jury (SCGJ) was empaneled in May 2007 at the request of the Orange County District Attorney’s Office (OCDA) to investigate Chamberlain’s death. The full report detailing the findings of the SCGJ was released by the OCDA April 7, 2008. To view this report, please visit the OCDA website at www.orangecountyda.com and select Reports from the “DA Office” pull-down menu.

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