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Thursday January 7th, 2021 :: 10:15 p.m. PST

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Media Release - Woman wanted for assault in New York arrested in Piru

Nature of Incident: Woman wanted for assault in New York arrested in Piru
Report Number: 21-2852
Location: Marina Circle, Piru, Ca.
Date & Time: January 7, 2021 @ 4:30 pm
Unit(s) Responsible: Ventura County Sheriff’s Office / New York Police Department
(S)uspects, (V)ictims, (P)arty, (D)ecedent

City of Residence

Age
(S) Ponsetto, Miya Piru, Ca. 22
Narrative:
A Piru woman was arrested Thursday afternoon for a fugitive warrant in connection with a recent assault at a New York City hotel.
 
Sheriff’s deputies contacted Miya Ponsetto during a traffic stop near her home in Piru. She did not stop for deputies until she reached her residence, and she refused to get out of the car. Deputies forcibly removed her from the vehicle and arrested her for the outstanding warrant. Ponsetto was booked at the Pre-Trial Detention Facility in Ventura, where she is being held without bail for the fugitive warrant. She will remain in local custody pending an extradition hearing. Detectives from the New York Police Department arrived in Ventura County on Thursday morning to help coordinate the arrest.
 
Prepared by: Captain Eric Buschow  
News Release Date: January 7, 2021  
Media Follow-Up Contact: Captain Eric Buschow (805)947-8129
[email protected]
 
Approved by:
 
 
Booking Photo Release:
Sheriff Bill Ayub
 
 
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Ventura, CA 93003

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