Community
Arrests made in Attempt Homicide
Nature of Incident: | Arrests made in Attempt Homicide | ||||
Report Number: | 22-3275 | ||||
Location: | Open space area south of Janss Rd and SR 23 | ||||
Date & Time: | 01/08/22 at 8:15 pm | ||||
Unit(s) Responsible: | East County Major Crimes Thousand Oaks Vulnerable Population Unit Thousand Oaks Patrol |
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(S)uspects, (V)ictims, (P)arty, (D)ecedent |
City of Residence |
Age | |||
(V) Adult Male (S) Joel Sanmiguel (S) Hugo Arias (S) Oscar Valdizon |
Transient Transient Transient Transient |
22 41 44 26 |
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Narrative: | |||||
Subjects arrested for attempted murder and conspiracy. On 01/08/22, patrol deputies from the Thousand Oaks Police Department responded to the open space area located south of Janss Rd and SR 23 for the report of a subject who had been beaten with a bat. Upon their arrival, they located the victim, who had suffered significant head trauma. The victim was transported and admitted to a local hospital for the injuries he suffered from the attack. Information gathered from the victim and witnesses identified the suspects as Joel Sanmiguel, Hugo Arias, and Oscar Valdizon. All three worked in conjunction to attack and beat the victim. East County Major Crimes detectives responded to assist patrol personnel with the investigation. On 01/09/22, at approximately 12:25 am, Hugo Arias was located and arrested by detectives and patrol personnel near the area where the crime occurred. East County Major Crimes detectives and members of the Thousand Oaks Vulnerable Population Unit continued the search for the two other outstanding suspects. On 01/12/22, at approximately 9:00 pm, Joel Sanmiguel was located by detectives and patrol personnel at a residence in Thousand Oaks and arrested. On 01/26/22, at approximately 2:40 pm, Oscar Valdizon was located by detectives and arrested at a private residence in Thousand Oaks. All subjects were booked for violations of 664/187 PC – Attempt Murder and 182(a) PC – Conspiracy to Commit a Crime. |
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Prepared by: | Sergeant Rob Yoos | ||||
News Release Date: | 01/27/22 | ||||
Media Follow-Up Contact: | Detective JD Eisenhard [email protected] (805) 947-8252 |
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Approved by: Booking Photo Release: |
Captain Denise Sliva 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