Monterey County District Court Approves Property for Sexually Violent Predator's Supervised Release

SALINAS, California- Monterey County District Attorney Jeannine M. Pacioni announced on Tuesday, July 27 that on July 15, 2021 the court approved a property in Bradley, California for 68-year-old Sexually Violent Predator Jorge Rubio’s supervised release. Rubio was convicted of multiple sex offenses against children in the 1980s and 1990s for which a jury subsequently designated him a sexually violent predator resulting in his indefinite commitment to a state hospital. In September of 2006 following his prison sentence, Rubio was transferred to Coalinga State Hospital where he remains today. In December 2019, the state hospital recommended supervised release pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code section 6608. Although the state hospital found Rubio is still a sexually violent predator, it concluded that his treatment has progressed such that he is unlikely to reoffend while under supervision and treatment in the community. In September of 2020 the court held a hearing on the matter at which representatives from the state hospital and Liberty Healthcare—the agency tasked with supervising Rubio upon his release—testified about the recommendation. In October of 2020, following closing arguments during which the District Attorney’s Office objected to Rubio’s release, the court followed the state hospital’s recommendation and granted supervised release. In March of 2021, Liberty Healthcare noticed a proposal for Rubio’s community placement in Bradley, California. In April of 2021, the court initiated a series of public comment hearings regarding the proposal. Following an investigation of the property by the Sheriff’s Office including dozens of public comments written by concerned community members, the court approved the property for Rubio’s release. The court ordered that Rubio be released to a representative from Liberty Healthcare for transportation to his new residence in Bradley, California by the end of July 2021. Rubio will be subject to detailed conditions of release overseen by Liberty Healthcare, including, but not limited to, sex offender registration, GPS monitoring, travel restrictions, relevant stay away orders, curfew, polygraph tests, random visits and searches, computer and social media supervision, continued sex offender treatment, and drug and alcohol treatment and monitoring. If Rubio violates his conditions of release, he may be returned to the state hospital.

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Fatal 3 Vehicle Accident Involving Wrong Way Driver on Highway 101 Outside of King City on January 10

A fatal multi-vehicle collision happened on Saturday night, January 10 at 9:51 p.m. on northbound Highway 101 outside of King City. According to the King City CHP a 2016 Toyota Tacoma driven by 65-year-old Paul Lee Cooper of Otis, Oregon was heading the wrong way going southbound in the northbound lanes south of Jolon Road, while a 2006 Toyota Corolla driven by 33-year-old Dinora Maribel Gomez of Salinas was heading northbound on Highway 101 south of Jolon Road in the #1 lane and a Honda Accord driven by 36-year-old Ignacio Sangerman of King City was also traveling northbound on Highway 101 south of Jolon Road but was in the #2 lane. Due to Cooper's level of impairment his vehicle went the wrong way on Highway 101 going directly into the path of Gomez' vehicle causing the rear of her car to crash with the front of the vehicle driven by Sangerman. Cooper was arrested, sustaining major injuries and was transported to Natividad Medical Center in Salinas where as of January 12 is...

Monterey County DA Releases Preliminary Information Concerning an Officer Involved Shooting Incident that Occurred Outside of Soledad on December 16

SALINAS, California- Monterey County District Attorney Jeannine M. Pacioni on December 19 released preliminary information concerning the officer involved shooting (OIS) which occurred at about 1:20 a.m. outside the city of Soledad on December 16, 2025. Just before 1:00 a.m., Monterey County Sheriff’s Deputy Carlos Pina, who has been a peace officer for 10 years all with MCSO, and Deputy Blain Councilman, each in separate patrol cars, were dispatched to 32097 McCoy Road. A resident at the farm labor camp reported a suspicious individual with a handgun whose white Honda 4 door sedan was parked in space 18 at the complex. Before parking there, the suspect drove around and around, stopped in front of the reporting party’s (RP’s) truck, and got out. The RP could hear music. Deputy Pina drove the lead patrol car and arrived just after 1:20 a.m. His dashcam video, which does not record sound but which he installed on his own and at his own expense, depicts the following: He drove down ...

King City City Council Announces Selection of José Arreola as New City Manager

January 7, 2025-Following an extensive recruitment process, José Arreola has been selected by the King City City Council to be its next City Manager. Arreola will replace Steve Adams, who is retiring after serving in the position for the past 10 years. Arreola was selected from 31 applicants and 8 finalists for the position. The King City City Council will formally consider the proposed city manager contract at its meeting on Tuesday night, January 13. Arreola's first day on the job is scheduled to be February 23. José Arreola has a distinguished career of serving the community with a particular commitment to youth. He has worked for the City of Salinas for 12 years as their Community Safety Program Manager, Community Safety Administrator and Assistant to the City Manager. Among other responsibilities, Arreola has led several programs to eliminate gang violence which aligns well with the City of King’s efforts and priorities. Prior to that, Arreola worked as an Educa...

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