Recent Posts in Burglary Category

A Garden Grove man was sentenced to four years, four months in a California State prison for kidnapping his daughter and assaulting her mother with a handgun in Lake Forest. The assault occurred during a custody drop-off in the mother's home, where Daniel Chomina was angered at seeing a male friend at the home.

He was accused of pointing a handgun at the girl's mother and her male friend at the home and then hitting the man with the gun. When the two locked themselves inside the home, Chomina broke in, took his 3-year-old daughter, and fled. A Los Angeles Superior Court Judge sentenced him to four years and four months in prison.

After driving away in his car, he called his former girlfriend and agreed to leave their daughter with his mother at an Anaheim restaurant. Chomina was facing 15 years in prison. He pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor counts of assault with a firearm, a misdemeanor count of being in possession of a firearm, and felony counts of kidnapping and first-degree burglary.

Kidnapping is defined as using force or threats of force to take a person against their will. Abducting an individual by force and holding them against their will could result in being charged for felony kidnapping. Regardless of your relationship to the victim, the consequences of your actions will be prosecuted aggressively.

If you have been charged or under investigation for kidnapping, it is critical that you obtain an experienced Los Angeles kidnapping criminal defense lawyer right away. At Marks & Brooklier, our law firm will specially design a top legal team who will defend you against these charges. Attorneys  Donald Marks and  Anthony Brooklier are skilled kidnapping criminal defense attorneys, who will ensure you receive the legal assistance you need to aggressively fight your criminal charges.  Call our office today to schedule a free consultation.

A man accused of stealing wallets from purses of several customers at Walmart has been sentenced to nearly seven years in a California state prison. Jose Bernardino Vargas, of Placentia, pleaded guilty to two felony counts of second-degree burglary. Three counts, including felony receiving stolen property, misdemeanor falsely representing himself to an officer and misdemeanor petty theft, were dismissed. He will be deported upon completing his sentence.

Bernardino Vargas was arrested at the Walmart at 2595 E. Imperial Highway after store security recognized him as the man suspected in carrying out several previous thefts. He followed potential victims and waited for them to turn away from their carts, grabbed their wallets from their purses and quickly left the area. In one case, he grabbed a wallet from a purse left inside a vehicle in the Wal-Mart parking lot.

Bernardino Vargas was caught on store surveillance video, and when he returned to the store, employees notified Brea police. Police watched as he stole a wallet from another shopper's purse and was taken into custody. Along with the stolen wallet, police also discovered gift cards taken during the previous thefts in his car. Police said he admitted to the thefts during an interview. He also had an outstanding warrant for burglary and possession of stolen property.

With the many years we have been successfully representing our clients against burglary and other related theft charges, criminal defense attorneys  Donald Marks and  Anthony Brooklier are committed to providing you with the strongest defense to fight your charges. Having handled large and complex cases in all Los Angeles County courts, we are well-versed in effectively defending you for your theft crime charges, from initial investigation all the way through the court room. We understand the seriousness of these charges and the consequences they can have on your life.  Contact a  Los Angeles burglary criminal defense lawyer at our firm to find out how we can help you.