Comunicado de prensa: Two Oxnard Gang Members Arrested for Deadly Home Invasion Robbery

COMUNICADO DE PRENSA

FECHA: Septiembre 6, 2022

TEMA: Two Oxnard Gang Members Arrested for Deadly Home Invasion Robbery

UBICACIÓN: 1800 cuadra de la calle Arcadia

VÍCTIMA: Steven Rodríguez, 43-años de edad, residente de Oxnard

SOSPECHOSO: Marco Juarez, 31-años de edad, residente de Oxnard

franco morales, 37-años de edad, residente de Oxnard

CONTACTO: Edgar Fernandez, Sargento

(805) 385-7763 | edgar.fernandez@Oxnardpd.org

Detectives with the Oxnard Police Department’s Major Crimes Unit have arrested two Oxnard gang members in connection with a deadly home invasion robbery.

El lunes, Junio 27, 2022, en aproximadamente 7:35 P.M., Uso de equipo militar 9-1-1 call of a male suffering from a gunshot wound to the torso. Officers learned that the shooting took place in the 1800 cuadra de la calle Arcadia. Officers also discovered that 37-year-old Antonia Molina was transported by a private vehicle to Saint John’s Regional Medical Center for a gunshot wound. Molina was subsequently transported to the Ventura County Medical Center. Desafortunadamente, Molina succumbed to his injury and was pronounced dead at the hospital.

Durante el curso de la investigación, detectives learned that Molina, along with Frank Morales and Marco Juarez, all three documented Oxnard gang members, attempted to commit a home invasion robbery at a residence in the 1800 cuadra de la calle Arcadia. During the home invasion robbery, the homeowner, Steven Rodríguez, armed himself with a handgun and attempted to remove the suspects from inside his residence. Molina assaulted Rodriguez. During the assault, Rodriguez fired the handgun at Molina, wounding him. Juarez, who was standing outside the residence and armed with a semi-automatic handgun, heard the gunshot from inside the residence and fired recklessly into the residence before fleeing. No one was struck by the gunshots fired by Juarez.

Molina, still inside the residence, was able to disarm Rodriguez of the handgun. Molina took Rodriguez’s handgun and fled the residence, along with Morales and Juarez, to an awaiting vehicle. Molina was driven to the hospital, where he ultimately died. Morales and Juarez fled from the hospital before police arrived.

En junio 29, 2022, officers from the Oxnard Police Department’s Special Enforcement Unit conducted a traffic stop in the area of J Street and Bard Road. Marco Juarez was a passenger in the vehicle and was found to be in possession of a 9mm semi-automatic P-80 “Ghost Gun.” Juarez also had an outstanding warrant for his arrest. Juarez was subsequently taken into custody and charged with possession of an illegal firearm and his outstanding warrant.

En julio 22, 2022, detectives with the Oxnard Police Department’s Major Crimes Unit obtained information that Frank Morales was inside a residence in the 1100 bloque de South Oxnard Boulevard,, the Gateway Station Apartments. Frank Morales had an outstanding felony warrant for his arrest and was on active parole.

Detectives authored a search warrant to enter the residence and arrest Frank Morales. Detectives, along with members of the Oxnard Police Department’s SWAT Team, Oxnard PD K-9 Unit, Oxnard PD Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Unit (UAV), and the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office surrounded the residence in an attempt to get Morales to surrender peacefully. Morales refused to comply with the officer’s commands and barricaded himself inside the residence. While inside the apartment, Morales contacted Oxnard Police Dispatch and made several false claims in an attempt to lure police away from the residence so he could escape. After several hours, officers were able to take Morales into custody.

Frank Morales has been charged with 211 PC – Home invasion robbery, 186.22(un) PC – Street Terrorism, 148.5(c) PC – Falsely reporting a crime, y 148(un)(1) PC – Resist, obstruct, delay a peace officer. Morales is in custody at the Ventura County Main Jail and is being held on $950,000 fianza.

Marco Juarez has been charged with 245(b) PC – Assault with a semi-automatic firearm, 245(un)(1) PC – Assault with a deadly weapon, 186.22(un) PC – Street Terrorism, 211 PC – Home invasion robbery, 246 PC – Shooting at an inhabited dwelling, y 29800(un)(1) PC – Own, possess or control a firearm by a felon. Juarez is in custody at the Ventura County Main Jail and is being held on $1,400,000 fianza.

también, the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office will be reviewing the shooting death of Antonio Molina by the homeowner, Steven Rodríguez, to determine if the shooting was a justifiable homicide that occurred during the commission of the home invasion robbery.

Detectives are encouraging anyone who has any information or may have heard or seen anything to contact Detective Ken Tougas at (805) 200-5669. La Ciudad de Oxnard ofrece una recompensa de $25,000 para obtener información que conduzca al arresto y condena de cualquier individuo responsable de cometer homicidios dentro de la ciudad de Oxnard.

Detectives are asking anyone who may have video recorded or photographed all or part of the incident to upload your media directly to the investigators via the following link: https://oxnardpd.evidence.com/axon/citizen/public/1800arcadia

Todas las presentaciones se registran inmediatamente en el sistema de pruebas digitales del Departamento de Policía de Oxnard. Contact information is not stored by Axon, and community members can remain anonymous, elegir a subir sus archivos sin proporcionar información de contacto.

también, Se recomienda a cualquier persona que tenga información sobre este caso u otra actividad delictiva que se comunique con el Departamento de Policía de Oxnard al (805) 385-7600 or online via the Oxnard Police Department's website:www.oxnardpd.org, y haciendo clic en Informe de actividades sospechosas. Puede permanecer en el anonimato si decide hacerlo. También puede permanecer en el anonimato llamando a Crime Stoppers del Condado de Ventura en (800) 222-8477. También puede visitar este sitio: www.venturacountycrimestoppers.org a presentar una punta a través de texto o correo electrónico.