Community
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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. |
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Prepared by: | Captain Eric Buschow | ||||
News Release Date: | January 7, 2021 | ||||
Media Follow-Up Contact: | Captain Eric Buschow (805)947-8129 [email protected] |
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Approved by: Booking Photo Release: |
Sheriff Bill Ayub YES NO |
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Address/Location
Ventura County Sheriff's Office
800 S Victoria Ave
Ventura, CA 93003
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 805-654-9511