Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor MONTEBELLO - A suspect accused of a brutally beating his girlfriend and attempting to shoot her multiple times was recently sentenced to eight years in state prison, the Montebello Police department announced.
Sean Abeyta, 29, reportedly took a plea deal and copped to an assault with a deadly weapon charge that sent him behind bars for the crime that occurred on December 20, 2020, the Montebello Police Department said. Abeyta was sentenced in January. He has since been moved to Wasco State Prison, according to county and state booking records. Abeyta’s estranged girlfriend fled the 3000 block of Via Breve after Abeyta threatened her with a handgun and punched her while the two were seated in a vehicle. As the estranged girlfriend ran, Abeyta shot at her, according to the Montebello Police Department. Abeyta ran from his vehicle to ditch evidence and clothing, giving his estranged girlfriend time to retreat back into the vehicle. She fled to the El Monte Police Department and notified authorities. The estranged girlfriend was wounded with a laceration to her right eyelid and a swollen lip, according to the Montebello Police Department. Montebello investigators obtained surveillance video showing Abeyta ditching evidence in a trash can at the Quiet Cannon, 901 Via San Clemente. He also ran to where he was residing at the nearby Home 2 Suites, 988 Via San Clemente, where video surveillance caught him ditching clothing on multiple floors of the hotel. The victim provided a detailed statement and after Abeyta was detained as he left his room, a search warrant helped officers find methamphetamine and ammunition within, according to the Montebello Police Department. Investigators also recovered the discarded clothing at the hotel and recovered a discarded backpack at the Quiet Cannon, the latter contained a loaded handgun, methamphetamine and cocaine, according to the Montebello Police Department. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor MONTEBELLO – Authorities reportedly recovered a handgun and arrested a pursuit suspect who attempted to escape the California Highway Patrol February 1.
Aaron James Macias, 36, is accused of multiple armed robberies in Montebello, Monterey Park and in Los Angeles. During those crimes a .45-caliber handgun was fired, according to the Montebello Police Department. Several victims helped investigators identify Macias and his vehicle, a white four-door sedan. Officers from the CHP Glendale/Verdugo Hills Station detained Macias February 1 at 3:32 a.m. and he was booked at 5:50 a.m. at the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Temple Station. He was eventually taken into custody by Montebello officers at 3:55 p.m., according to Los Angeles County booking records. CHP officers found Macias wearing body armor and recovered an unloaded handgun under the driver seat. He wore an over-sized puffy olive green jacket and Nike shoes: the clothing reportedly worn during a robbery in Los Angeles, according to the Montebello Police Department. Macias is being held at the North County Correctional Facility in Castaic in lieu of $350,000 bail. He is scheduled to appear in Los Angeles Municipal Court February 16. Anyone who may be a victim of Macias is urged to call Montebello Police Detective Colbert at 323-887-1272, or email jcolbert@cityofmontebello.com. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor MONTEBELLO – A documented gang banger accepted a plea of nine years in state prison recently after being arrested in an assault and robbery case from 2019, the Montebello Police Department announced.
Victor Apodaca, a 29-year-old South Side Montebello gang banger, attacked two people February 23, 2019 in the area of Beach Street and Greenwood Avenue near a 7-Eleven. An altercation led Apodaca to pistol-whip both victims, with one being robbed of a gold chain and wallet. As the victims fled in a vehicle, Apodaca shot at the vehicle, striking the front passenger, according to the Montebello Police Department. Montebello officers responded to Beverly Hospital at 1:50 a.m. to investigate after both victims fled to the facility for treatment. Officers quickly identified Apodaca as a suspect, the Montebello Police Department said. A search warrant was authored and a search of Apodaca’s residence yielded evidence linking him to the crime. After several weeks of investigation, an arrest warrant was authored. “…He had been arrested and convicted for possessing several firearms by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Over a year after the crime, on March 12, 2020, detectives responded to Ironwood State Prison and arrested APODACA for charges of robbery and assault with a deadly weapon with gang enhancements,” according to the Montebello Police Department in a written statement. The gang enhancements were removed by the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office, the Montebello Police Department said, but after months of waiting Apodaca was held to answer for his crimes. Apodaca accepted the plea July 15, 2021. A custody release was issued October 27 and Apodaca was released to North Kern State Prison in Delano, according to Los Angeles County and state prison records. |
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