I’ve never heard of Katt Williams, but after reading about his situation, I thought I would write a fews words. It seems that Mr. Williams is a comedian who lives in Los Angeles and has had several issues with the law in recent months. He has lost custody of his children, has been arrested for guns and drugs and most recently missed a court date in Sacramento, California for a serious offense. Katt was out of $105,000 bail for felony evading arrest (Vehicle Code Section 2800.2) and misdemeanor reckless driving (VC 23103). Evading arrest is punishable by a mandatory minimum …

Thomas Gibson, an actor known for his role as “Greg” on Dharma and Greg was arrested today for DUI. Gibson was driving in downtown Los Angeles when authorities said he drove through a barricade set up for a nighttime run through the downtown area. There were no injuries as a result of his driving through the barricades set up to kep runners safe from cars on the road. Prosecutors are always reluctant to reduce or dismiss DUI charges when there is any type of an accident. Often prosecutors and judges take the position that, but for the alcohol consumption, the …

A 40 year old man From Moorpark, California was just arrested for practicing dentistry without a license. Ventura County Sheriff’s deputies and investigators from the state dental board executed a search warrant at the home of William Escobar to find his bathroom converted to a dental exam room. Officers said they investigated Escobar for about a month before obtaining the warrant. Why it took that long it beyond me, but upon entering his home police said they found a dental chair, medication, needles, material to perform orthodontics and more. It seems “doctor” Escobar recommended that one of his patients have …

Please be careful out there: http://baldwinpark.patch.com/articles/avoid-the-100-releases-holiday-dui-checkpoint-schedule-5edfecf2 Please take note of the local DUI checkpoints and special enforcement areas and locations during the holiday season. Don’t drink and drive, but if you do, call me: Jeffrey Vallens (818) 783-5700 or email me at: vallenslaw@yahoo.com.

Surprise, surprise, surprise, Ventura County is stepping up its holiday DUI enforcement, but this year they are adding a new twist. Ventura County has started an undercover operation of following people into and out of court when they are suspected of driving on a suspended license. For some years, the Los Angeles Police Department has been running a unit they call the H2O unit or the habitual traffic offender unit. These officers are part of the Valley or West Traffic Stations and actually perform undercover operations where they follow multiple drunk driving offenders to court, to their homes and their …

Three teens turned bad to worse when they forced their way into two residences in Burbank, California, scaring away the residents and stealing personal property they found in the home. Burbank police said that two of the teens were 18 years old and one was 17. An uncle of one of the teens was also arrested as an accessory after the fact. Residential burglary occurs when one enters a residence where someone lives and takes property with the intent to keep it. By contrast, a robbery is the taking away of personal property from the person of another through the …

Under California law when a victim of a misdemeanor crime has been fully compensated for their out of pocket expenses the judge may permanently stay the criminal proceedings and discharge the defendant therefrom. What the heck does that mean? Recently actress Amanda Bynes was charged with a misdemeanor charge of hit and run. She was allegedly involved in a motor vehicle accident and failed to identify herself or render aid or contact law enforcement. The Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office charged her with a misdemeanor. her lawyer, who obviously has a keen understanding of the law was able to negotiate …

A driver hit an electrical transformer in Sun Valley, California yesterday. The crash caused the transformer to blow up and started a fire in a large commercial building in the North San Fernando Valley. The collision caused a power failure to the entire Burbank Airport as well. The fire took hours and over a hundred firemen to put down. The driver was not located as of the next day. I am certain a serious investigation is under way to locate the driver. If you have questions about hit and run or any other criminal law or traffic law matter, please …

Arturo Gutierrez III was arrested in Seal Beach yesterday after allegedly trying to meet an under age female for sexual purposes. Art is a well known young criminal defense attorney in Ventura County and the son of the Honorable Arturo Gutierrez II, a retired Ventura County Judge and former veteran deputy public defender in Ventura County. It is alleged that Art Junior was caught up in a police task force who were investigating the online chat of a juvenile female in Orange County. She was said to have been communicating with several different men and the task force took over …

Hector “Macho” Camacho is dead after being taken off of life support at age 50. Camacho was shot multiple times in his homeland of Puerto Rico. He and his lifelong friend were both shot outside a nightclub near the town in which they grew up. Camacho’s friend, Alberto Mojica was shot and killed as well. Mojico was said to have had nine bags of cocaine in his possession at the time of the shooting. Police in Puerto Rico have yet to make any arrests and lack a motive for the shooting. Maybe I can help shed some light on their …