Thursday, September 20 2012 9:47 PM EDT2012-09-21 01:47:24 GMT
Two men were jailed Thursday after they were allegedly caught on surveillance video abusing a 23-year-old severely autistic Valley Center man. The men were hired as caregivers by the victim's mother.
Two men were jailed Thursday after they were allegedly caught on surveillance video abusing a 23-year-old severely autistic Valley Center man. The men were hired as caregivers by the victim's mother.
VISTA (CNS) - Two men arrested after they were allegedly caught on surveillance video abusing a 23-year-old severely autistic Valley Center man for whom they were hired to provide care pleaded not guilty Friday to six charges each of cruelty to a dependent adult.
Matthew Alexander McDuffie, 27, and Michael Dale Garritson, 61, were each ordered held on $1 million bail.
Both defendants face nine years in state prison if convicted, Deputy District Attorney Natalie Villaflor said.
McDuffie and Garritson were taken into custody Wednesday evening after the victim's family handed investigators more than 2,000 individual video recordings of the abuse, according to San Diego County sheriff's Sgt. Mark Varnau.
McDuffie and Garritson have worked for the victim's family for more than two years, Varnau said.
Over a three-week period in August, the family set up a surveillance video system in the victim's bedroom. According to Varnau, the victim is severely autistic and does not speak.
Vista Judge Marshall Hockett scheduled a readiness conference for Oct. 1 and a preliminary hearing for Oct. 3.
Wednesday, June 19 2013 1:26 PM EDT2013-06-19 17:26:31 GMT
The San Diego Unified School District's proposed $2.5 billion budget for the 2013-14 fiscal year is balanced, despite a sixth consecutive year of budget shortfalls, but significant deficits are projected
The San Diego Unified School District's proposed $2.5 billion budget for the 2013-14 fiscal year is balanced, despite a sixth consecutive year of budget shortfalls, but significant deficits are projected for the years ahead, according to a presentation made to the Board of Education.
Wednesday, June 19 2013 1:14 PM EDT2013-06-19 17:14:48 GMT
The City Council's Rules and Economic Development Committee is scheduled Wednesday to consider a proposed ordinance that would apply state and federal prevailing wage laws to most big public works projects
The City Council's Rules and Economic Development Committee is scheduled Wednesday to consider a proposed ordinance that would apply state and federal prevailing wage laws to most big public works projects in San Diego.
Wednesday, June 19 2013 1:12 PM EDT2013-06-19 17:12:13 GMT
A man accused of killing his girlfriend in her National City home in 2005, then fleeing to Mexico where he remained a fugitive until this year, is scheduled to be at the South Bay Courthouse Wednesday
A man accused of killing his girlfriend in her National City home in 2005, then fleeing to Mexico where he remained a fugitive until this year, is scheduled to be at the South Bay Courthouse Wednesday for a preliminary hearing.
Wednesday, June 19 2013 11:05 AM EDT2013-06-19 15:05:29 GMT
A 36-year-old man was hospitalized today after being shot in the chest at close range in San Diego's Rolando neighborhood, but he was expected to survive, police said.
A 36-year-old man was hospitalized today after being shot in the chest at close range in San Diego's Rolando neighborhood, but he was expected to survive, police said.
Wednesday, June 19 2013 2:25 AM EDT2013-06-19 06:25:55 GMT
A parolee allegedly beat his girlfriend severely near their Pauma Valley home early Tuesday before fleeing with their 5-month-old son and threatening to do harm to him, prompting an eight-hour manhunt
A parolee allegedly beat his girlfriend severely near their Pauma Valley home early Tuesday before fleeing with their 5-month-old son and threatening to do harm to him, prompting an eight-hour manhunt that ended with the father's arrest and the safe recovery of the baby.
Wednesday, June 19 2013 12:41 AM EDT2013-06-19 04:41:30 GMT
Four members of the City Council called Tuesday for a quick hearing on a $2 million budget item meant to recruit and retain San Diego police officers, a request that is likely to be granted.
Four members of the City Council called Tuesday for a quick hearing on a $2 million budget item meant to recruit and retain San Diego police officers, a request that is likely to be granted.
