Date: February 2, 2016
MEDIA ADVISORY
WHO: Orange County District Attorney Tony Rackauckas
WHAT: Released the following information regarding the upcoming court information and charges filed in connection to the three Orange County Jail escapee defendants.
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Defendant Name, Age, City, and Case Number |
Prosecutor |
Charges Filed |
Next Scheduled Court Date |
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Bac Tien Duong, 43, Newport Beach, Case # 15CF2752 |
Senior Deputy District Attorney Cynthia Nichols of the Special Prosecutions Unit |
One felony count each of attempted murder, assault with a firearm, first degree residential burglary, and shooting at an inhabited dwelling or house with sentencing enhancements for the personal use of a firearm, personal discharge of a firearm, great bodily injury and a prior strike conviction for first degree burglary in 1995 in San Diego County, and prior prison convictions for second degree burglary in 2007, reckless evading of a peace officer in 2008, and possession for sale of a controlled substance in 2011.
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Pre-trial, Feb. 8, 2016, 8:30 a.m., W-12, West Justice Center, Westminster |
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Hossein Nayeri, 37, Newport Beach, Case # 13CF3394 |
Senior Deputy District Attorney Matt Murphy of the Homicide Unit |
Two felony counts of kidnapping for ransom, one felony count each of aggravated mayhem, torture, and first degree residential burglary, with a sentencing enhancement for inflicting great bodily injury.
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Pre-trial, March 21, 2016, 9:00 a.m., C-57, Central Justice Center (CJC), Santa Ana |
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Jonathan Tieu, 20, Fountain Valley, Case # 11WF0653 |
Deputy District Attorney Daniel Feldman of the Gang Unit |
One felony count of special circumstances murder, one felony count of attempted murder, one felony count of shooting at an occupied motor vehicle, one felony count of street terrorism with sentencing enhancements for criminal street gang activity and vicarious discharge of a firearm by a gang member causing death
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Jury Trial–Retrial, March 18, 2016, 9:00 a.m. C-35, CJC |
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Loc Ba Nguyen, 50, Costa Mesa, Case # 16CF0210 |
Senior Deputy District Attorney Cynthia Nichols of the Special Prosecutions Unit |
One felony count of smuggling weapons into a correctional facility, two felony counts of sending an article useful for escape into a prison, and one felony count of aiding a prisoner’s escape with a sentencing enhancement for the personal use of a knife
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Arraignment, Feb. 22, 2016, 8:30 a.m., C-55, CJC |
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Duong, Nayeri, and Tieu, Case # 16CF0198 |
Senior Deputy District Attorney Cynthia Nichols of the Special Prosecutions Unit |
One felony count escaping from pending felony charges. Duong also faces sentencing enhancements for a prior strike conviction for first degree burglary in 1995 in San Diego County, and prior prison convictions for second degree burglary in 2007, reckless evading of a peace officer in 2008, and possession for sale of a controlled substance in 2011.
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Arraignment, March 4, 2016, 10:00 a.m. CJ-1, Central Jail, Santa Ana |