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  • Motorist arrested after allegedly firing multiple rounds near North County school

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    San Diego Sheriff’s Department. (File photo by Chris Stone/Times of San Diego)

    A man who allegedly fired more than a dozen rounds into the air while driving near a high school was arrested on weapons charges, authorities said Tuesday.

    The barrage of gunfire, which caused no injuries, erupted shortly before 10 p.m. Sunday, east of Vista High, according to the San Diego County Sheriff’s Office.

    “Upon arrival, deputies contacted witnesses who reported a silver Lexus sedan had (traveled) through the intersection of Anza Avenue and Arcadia Avenue,” Lt. Noah Zarnow said. “Witnesses stated an occupant in the vehicle fired a handgun into the air multiple times.”

    The deputies searched the area, finding a total of 14 shell casings strewn near the street crossing, Zarnow said.

    The crew of a sheriff’s helicopter, meanwhile, located the Lexus parked outside an apartment complex in the 900 block of Arcadia Avenue, a block east of the shooting. The airborne personnel watched as the driver, later identified as Sergio Abrego, 42, got out of the vehicle, then dropped a handgun and picked it up again, Zarnow said.

    A short time later, deputies caught up with Abrego in the area and took him into custody without incident, Zarnow said.

    At the time of his arrest, the suspect allegedly had a machete and a magazine loaded with 9mm rounds concealed in his pants.  Deputies also found a ghost gun outfitted with an extended magazine near where Abrego was detained and recovered two more shell casings from the driver’s side of his vehicle, Zarnow said.

    Deputies booked Abrego into county jail in Vista on suspicion of negligent discharge of a firearm and other weapons violations, according to sheriff’s officials.


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  • Son to stand trial for 80-year-old mother’s fatal beating in Vista

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    A man accused of causing fatal injuries to his 80-year-old mother in Vista was ordered Monday to stand trial for second-degree murder.

    Tad Christopher Johnson, 55, is accused of killing Linda Johnson, who was mortally wounded at a Riviera Drive residence on Oct. 14.

    According to testimony from a preliminary hearing held in Vista Superior Court, sheriff’s deputies responded after the victim’s son called 911 and stated he’d hit his mother following an argument.

    Responding deputies found Linda Johnson face down on the floor of the residence in a pool of blood, deputies testified. She was taken to a hospital, where she died the following day, according to the San Diego County Sheriff’s Office.

    Tad Johnson was arrested at the scene.

    Johnson’s defense attorney, Mark Geragos, argued that according to statements his client made to investigators, his mother struck him first. In those statements, Johnson said he punched his mother twice in the face.

    Geragos argued that according to those statements, his client was provoked, making the case at most a manslaughter.

    Superior Court Judge Saba Sheibani said that in holding Johnson to answer for murder, she could not overlook the vulnerability of the victim due to her age and small stature when compared to her son. The judge also said Linda Johnson suffered extensive injuries — to include facial fractures, bruising and lacerations — that she said involved enough force to leave apparent blood spatter on a nearby wall and cause her son’s hand to swell up.


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  • Vista man suspected of killing mother arrested

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    A 55-year-old Vista man suspected of killing his mother has been arrested, the San Diego County Sheriff’s Office announced Thursday.

    Tad Christopher Johnson, 55, was arrested at a home in the 2100 block of Riviera Drive in Vista on Tuesday afternoon after deputies found 80-year-old Linda Johnson of Arizona gravely injured there while investigating a reported assault, according to Lt. Juan Marquez.

    Paramedics took the woman to a hospital, where she died the following day, Marquez said. The exact cause of her death is under investigation, as are “the motivation and circumstances of the crime,” Marquez said.

    Also remaining unclear on Thursday was who lives in the home where the alleged homicide occurred, though detectives believe the residence might belong to a member of the mother and son’s family, according to Marquez.

    The suspect was being held without bail at Vista Detention Facility pending arraignment, scheduled for Friday afternoon.

    –City News Service


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  • Driver killed in crash after sedan strikes light pole in Vista

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    An investigator examines the wrecked sedan after the fatal crash in Vista. (Photo courtesy of OnScene.TV)

    A motorist died early Saturday in a rollover crash at a Vista intersection and alcohol may have been a factor in the crash.

    At around 4:25 a.m. authorities received 911 calls about a single vehicle rollover at South Melrose and Shadowridge, according to OnScene.TV.

    When first responders arrived they found a trapped driver in a sedan with major damage. Firefighters attempted to extricate the person, but ultimately the motorist was pronounced dead at the scene.

    The crash investigation team from the San Diego County Sheriff’s Office is investigating.

    Authorities believe the vehicle had been traveling northbound, but then left the roadway, struck a light pole and rolled several times.


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