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THURSDAY, AUGUST 2 - AUGUST 8, 2018 VOLUME 4, NO. 31
TWO DEFENDANTS IN 2000 COLD CASE MURDER SENTENCED TO STATE PRISON
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wo defendants convicted in the shooting death of Timothy Morris have been sentenced to state prison. John Cory Broyles, 41, of Illinois, was sentenced to 45 years to life, and Carmen Worthy, 40, of Texas, was sentenced to 25 years to life. On May 30, a jury found Broyles guilty of one count of first degree murder and found true a firearm allegation. The jury found Worthy guilty of first degree murder. In March 2000, Timothy Morris' body was found in Lytle Creek. "He was shot once in the head, his body was burned and he had been stabbed multiple times," said Deputy District Attorney Denise Yoakum, who prosecuted the case. "A bloody knife was located in the area where his body was found." Broyles was arrested soon after Timothy Morris' death. However, he was let go due to a lack of evidence. In 2017, members of the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Cold Case Unit reinvestigat-
John Broyles and Carmen Worthy. - Courtesy photos
Stolen Vehicle Pursuit in Riverside On Sunday, July 29, 2018, about 1:00 PM, Perris Special Enforcement Team Officers observed a GMC Sierra truck driving at high rate of speed near the intersection of Brown Avenue and Hansen Avenue in the unincorporated area of Nuevo. The driver was driving erratically, and officers suspected he may have been operating the truck while impaired. Officers pursued the truck for a short period of time toward Perris City before losing sight of it in the hills north of Foothill
Boulevard and Nuevo Road. Officers located the truck several minutes later near a sod farm north of the intersection of Reservoir Avenue and 12th Street. With assistance of citizen witnesses and the Riverside County Sheriff Airship, officers were able to locate and arrest all three suspects. Inspection of the GMC Sierra truck revealed it had been reported stolen earlier in the morning of Perris.
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Long Beach Unveils Proposed 2019 Budget Mayor Robert Garcia and City Manager Patrick H. West presented the City of Long Beach’s Proposed Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Budget. “In my four years as Mayor, this is our best budget yet. We increase support for public safety, make large investments to end street homelessness, fix more streets, and grow our reserves while maintaining our AA- credit rating,” said Mayor Robert Garcia. “Long Beach continues to be recognized on
a national level for our accomplishments including being named the most walkable city on the West Coast, one of the most bike friendly cities in the nation, having a parks system that has risen to Top 21 in the country, and being a leader in climate change,” said City Manager Patrick H. West. “Long Beach is certainly on the rise.” The proposed FY 19 budget addresses many
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Orange County Mexican Mafia Leader And Three Members Indicted Two defendants accused of organizing attempted murder from inside state prison The leader of the Orange County Mexican Mafia and three members were indicted for soliciting the murder of a man who was shot eight times in Placentia. Two defendants are accused of organizing the attempted murder from inside state prison. Circumstances of the
Case • At the time of the crime, Johnny Martinez, known by the moniker “Crow” and incarcerated in the Salinas Valley State Prison in Monterey County, is accused of being the new leader of the Mexican
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