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Ciaran McEvoy

Category: Person
Description: A Public Information Officer for the U.S. Department of Justice.
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Article Index

DateArticleDetails
15 May 2023Phoenix Man Pleads Guilty to Armed Robbery Spree that Ended in High-Speed Chase in Which He Opened Fire on Law Enforcement
The chase ended when law enforcement rammed into Samuel Sven Smith’s vehicle.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Central District of California
Byline: Ciaran McEvoy
Dateline: Riverside, California
15 June 2023Fresno Man Arrested in Fullerton After Alleged Carjacking and High-Speed Police Pursuit Charged in Federal Criminal Complaint
The victim told officers she was sitting in her parked 2022 Mazda CX-5 SUV with the vehicle turned off when Deshawn Ricks approached her, opened her car’s door and ordered her out of the SUV.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Central District of California
Byline: Ciaran McEvoy
Dateline: Santa Ana, California
20 July 2023Texas Man Charged with Kidnapping Girl at Gunpoint then Repeatedly Assaulting Her on Road Trip Before His Arrest in Long Beach
While Steven Robert Sablan was in the laundromat, the victim stayed in the car and wrote “Help me!” on a piece of paper to try and get someone’s attention.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Central District of California
Byline: Ciaran McEvoy
Dateline: Los Angeles, California
26 October 2023Diamond Bar Man Pleads Guilty to a Civil Rights Charge for Driving His Car into a Crowd of Demonstrators at a ‘Stop Asian Hate’ Rally
Steve Lee Dominguez yelled, “Go back to China!” and other racial slurs and profanities at the demonstrators.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Central District of California
Byline: Ciaran McEvoy
Dateline: Los Angeles, California
16 November 2023Former General Motors Manager Found Guilty of Conspiring to Receive Bribe from Foreign Parts Supplier Seeking Contract
According to evidence presented at a seven-day trial, in 2015 a foreign parts supplier paid Hyoung Nam So a total of $3.45 million in cash.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Central District of California
Byline: Ciaran McEvoy
Dateline: Los Angeles, California
Topics: Hyoung Nam So,
General Motors, Wookyung MIT
29 November 2023Los Angeles Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Crime Spree in Which He Used a BB Gun to Rob Businesses and Carjack a Motorist
Namir Malik Ali Greene – while armed with a BB gun – carjacked the owner of a 2010 Honda Accord.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Central District of California
Byline: Ciaran McEvoy
Dateline: Los Angeles, California
9 February 2024Granada Hills Man Sentenced to 17½ Years in Federal Prison for COVID Jobless Benefits Scam and for Stealing Title to Dozens of Cars
Eduard Gasparyan and his co-conspirators also used stolen identities to rent vehicles and then caused the DMV to remove the true owners – rental car companies – from the registration for those vehicles by using forged documents.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Central District of California
Byline: Ciaran McEvoy
Dateline: Los Angeles, California
12 March 2024Detroit-Area Man Found Guilty of Maliciously Setting Fires to Truck Trailers of Major Commercial Trucking Company
In each of the incidents, the Swift-owned trailer was parked at or near a truck stop when a fire occurred on the trailer portion of the vehicle, mainly on or near the trailer tires.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Central District of California
Byline: Ciaran McEvoy
Dateline: Riverside, California
Topic: Swift Transportation
28 March 2024Inland Empire Man Who Was Employed as School Bus Driver Charged with Possessing Child Sexual Abuse Material
According to an affidavit filed Tuesday with a criminal complaint, law enforcement officials on March 7 executed a search warrant at Seaver’s residence. During the search, law enforcement seized a Samsung Tablet that allegedly contained more than 10,000 images and 13 videos of CSAM.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Central District of California
Byline: Ciaran McEvoy
Dateline: Riverside, California
Topic: Donal James Seaver
7 June 2024Detroit-Area Man Sentenced to More Than 10 Years in Federal Prison for Maliciously Setting Fires to Commercial Truck Trailers
“By setting fire to trailer after trailer with the drivers inside the trucks, he recklessly put people’s lives at risk. Violent recidivist criminals such as this defendant will only be deterred with consequences and the sentence imposed today does just that.”
Press Release (text)
Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Central District of California
Byline: Ciaran McEvoy
Dateline: Riverside, California
26 July 2024Two Long Beach Men Arrested on Indictment Alleging They Sold Fentanyl and Methamphetamine Out of Car Upholstery Shop
Law enforcement also seized several packages of fentanyl, methamphetamine, and cocaine stowed away in a vending machine at a purported auto upholstery shop called “Stitchn’ Time,” Valle’s purported place of business.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Central District of California
Byline: Ciaran McEvoy
Dateline: Los Angeles, California
Topic: Stitchn’ Time
31 July 2024South L.A. Man Arrested on Federal Grand Jury Indictment Alleging Series of Armed Carjackings in L.A. County Last Year
According to the indictment that a grand jury returned earlier this month, from November 15 to December 9, 2023, the defendant went on a crime spree, mostly carjacking – or attempting to carjack – car owners at gunpoint in Downey, Pico Rivera, Norwalk, and Whittier.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Central District of California
Byline: Ciaran McEvoy
Dateline: Los Angeles, California
13 August 2024Former General Motors Manager Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Receiving Bribe from Foreign Auto Parts Supplier Seeking Contract
In 2015, a foreign parts supplier paid So a total of $3.45 million in cash. As a manager and team leader at General Motors, So oversaw the supply of parts used to build interiors for GM automobiles in North America.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Central District of California
Byline: Ciaran McEvoy
Dateline: Los Angeles, California
Topics: Hyoung Nam So,
General Motors, Wookyung MIT
21 November 2024Texas-Based Oil-and-Gas Company Phillips 66 Indicted for Alleged Violations of Clean Water Act Stemming from Wastewater Discharge
The company is expected to be arraigned in the coming weeks in United States District Court in downtown Los Angeles.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Central District of California
Byline: Ciaran McEvoy
Dateline: Los Angeles, California
Topic: Phillips 66
23 January 2025Four SoCal Residents Found Guilty of Participating in an Armed Robbery and Carjacking at Car Repair Shop in San Bernardino County
The defendants kept the victims hostage and threatened to kill them if the victims did not hand over cash, their car, and if they ever called law enforcement.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Central District of California
Byline: Ciaran McEvoy
Dateline: Riverside, California
15 April 2025Mongols Motorcycle Club Member Arrested, Other Also Charged, with Assault and Murder of Rival Gang Member Last Month in Ontario
When the victim tried to run out of the bar, Julian Pulido allegedly pulled out a gun and shot the victim several times in the back, causing the victim to fall through the door of the bar and bleed out on the sidewalk.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Central District of California
Byline: Ciaran McEvoy
Dateline: Riverside, California
Topic: Mongols Motorcycle Club
2 September 2025South L.A. Man Arrested on Federal Complaint Charging Him with Illegally Towing Government Vehicle Used During Immigration Arrest
While officers addressed this man’s interference, Bobby Nunez got into his Dodge tow truck and towed one of the government vehicles that was boxing in Martinez’s vehicle.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Central District of California
Byline: Ciaran McEvoy
Dateline: Los Angeles, California
Topic: Bobby Nunez
15 September 2025San Diego Man Who Twice Illegally Landed Airplane on Navy Base, Stole Truck and Damaged Gates Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges
While on the island, Andrew Kyle White stole a white Ford F-150 truck worth approximately $16,000 and which was the property of the U.S. Navy.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Central District of California
Byline: Ciaran McEvoy
Dateline: Los Angeles, California
21 October 2025Illegal Alien from Mexico Charged with Using His Car to Assault Federal Agents Attempting to Arrest Him in South Los Angeles
"A vehicle is a deadly weapon,” said Acting United States Attorney Bill Essayli.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Central District of California
Byline: Ciaran McEvoy
Dateline: Los Angeles, California




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