The following is a press release from the Mendocino County District Attorney’s Office:
Defendant Oscar Alvarez Ruiz, age 24, of Rohnert Park, was sentenced to 120 months in the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) Wednesday morning by the Mendocino County Superior Court.
Defendant Alvarez Ruiz was convicted by plea on January 25, 2022 of voluntary manslaughter, a felony form of homicide, and the personal use of a firearm.
The defendant shot and killed his brother-in-law after a sudden quarrel in July 2021 at an illegal marijuana grow up Bell Springs Road north of Laytonville where they were both working.
Because voluntary manslaughter is characterized as a violent felony by the California Penal Code, any early release credits the defendant has earned in the county jail and may attempt to earn while in state prison shall not exceed 15% of the overall sentence.
The law enforcement agency that developed the evidence underlying the defendant’s conviction was the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office.
The prosecutor who has been handling this case from report review and charging through sentencing was Assistant District Attorney Dale P. Trigg.
Mendocino County Superior Court Judge Keith Faulder presided over Wednesday’s sentencing proceedings.
Previous Coverage
- Charging Document Reveals Bell Springs Murder Suspect Used Glock and Possessed Cocaine During Commission of the Crime
- Mendocino Sheriff’s Office Identifies 27-Year-Old Rohnert Park Man as Victim of Bell Springs Homicide
- Rohnert Park Man Booked for Last Week’s Murder on Illegal Laytonville Cannabis Grow
- One Man Dead, Two Subjects Detained, and a Deputy Injured After Early Morning Homicide on Cannabis Farm Near Laytonville
- Mendocino County Sheriff and CHP Investigating Suspected Homicide Outside Laytonville This Morning; Deputy Injured
Cain’s unstable and where is Able?
The message seems to be, if you’re a member of a minority group, come to Mendo! Guaranteed a lighter sentence than anywhere else in the nation. Pistol whipped a teenager in commission of a robbery? Here’s 300 days with credit for time served. We don’t want to appear racist. 🙄
Give it a rest, Karen.