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Coroner's Press Release

UPDATED: Friday, March 12, 2010 at 9:30:55 AM

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  1. Coroner Case 701001751--- On 03/11/2010, at 9:38 PM, a 2002 black Chevy Avalanche was traveling southbound on Blythe Ave. and failed to stop at the intersection at Date St. The Chevy struck a cinder block wall then drove thru the wall of a kitchen of a residence located in the 26000 block of Croydon Street. Glynna Rose Folkens, a 45 year old resident of Highland was struck by the Chevy as she stood in the kitchen. Paramedics transported Folkens to Loma Linda Medical Center were Folkens was pronounced dead of her injuries at 10:44 PM. An autopsy will be conducted to determine the cause of death. The California Highway Patrol is investigating the accident. [03122010 0748 SY]

  2. Coroner case #701001735 - On 03/11/2010 at 12:08 A.M., Venus Mejia, a 23 year old resident of San Bernardino, was fleeing from the San Bernardino Police Department on a 2002 Kawasaki while traveling west bound on Highland Avenue east of Lincoln Street in the city of San Bernardino. Mejia was involved in a solo motorcyclist traffic accident and died at the scene from his injuries. There were no other vehicles involved. The San Bernardino Police Department is investigating the traffic collision. [03112010 0923 SY]date corrected from 031010 to 031110[031110 0948 SY]

  3. Coroner case # 701001726--On Wednesday, March 10, 2010 at approximately 8:45 PM, San Bernardino County Sheriff deputies from the West Foothill Station responded to the 17800 block of Otilla Street in Bloomington after receiving a 9-1-1 call reporting an unknown medical problem. Upon arrival, deputies found a Hispanic male adult, age 45, and a Hispanic female adult, age 45, in the home; both suffering from gunshot wounds. The male was dead at the scene. The female was alive and taken to Arrowhead Regional Medical Center for treatment. Detectives have determined the couple was involved in a domestic dispute. It appears the male shot the female and then himself. The male died as a result of the self inflicted gunshot wound. The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Homicide Detail is investigating. (Names will be released after next of kin have been notified.[031110 0220 GB]

  4. Coroner case # 701001666. On 03/08/2010 at 6:32 AM Eric Sandor Valenzuela, 38 years old from Victorville, was driving his 1999 Hyundai Accent north on Gas Line Road in Victorville. After stopping at the stop sign, Valenzuela pulled out onto Air Expressway Blvd to turn left. A Freightliner semi-truck with a double pneumatic trailer was traveling eastbound and impacted the Hyundai. Valenzuela was pronounced dead at the scene. California Highway Patrol and the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department are investigating. [030810 1220 TC]

  5. Coroner case #701001653 - On 03/07/2010 at 8:58 P.M., Kevin Alan Korcha, a 44 year old resident of Joshua Tree was traveling northbound on Joshua Ln. from Navajo Trail in Yucca Valley, in a green 1998 Dodge truck. Korcha lost control of his vehicle and it overturned. There were no other vehicles involved. Korcha was pronounced dead at the scene. The San Bernardino Sheriff's Department is investigating the traffic collision. [030810 0635 GB]

  6. Coroner case #701001641 -- On 03-07-10, at 7:50 AM, passerbys reported a car submerged under water in the California Aquaduct east of Baldy Mesa Road and south of Del Rosa Road in Phelan. Emergency personnel arrived and pulled a 2005 VW Jetta from the water. At 8:23 AM 24 year old Tanee Marie Whiting of Phelan, was pronounced deceased. The CHP investigation revealed that Tanee was the sole occupant of the vehicle traveling southbound Baldy Mesa Road at a high rate of speed. For an unknown reason, Tanee lost control of her vehicle striking the curb which propelled her vehicle into the air and then into the aquaduct. The CHP is investigating the collision. [030710 1400 TC]

  7. Coroner case #701001631 -- On 03-06-10, at 9:25 AM, The San Bernardino Sheriff Department received a 911 call to a residence in the 8900 block of Smith Road in Phelan regarding a female who had been shot. Upon arrival, at 9:39 AM, Angelina April Goffredo, a 21 year-old resident of Phelan, was found deceased. The Sheriff Department is conducting a homicide investigation and an autopsy will be performed later this week to determine the exact cause of death. [030710 1420 TC]

  8. Coroner case #701001614--On 3-6-10 at about 8:20 AM, Jose Antonio Vargas, Jr., age: 24 from Rialto, was involved in an altercation near 9th Street and Sierra Way in San Bernardino and was shot in the upper body. Paramedics transported him to Loma Linda University Medical Center where he was pronounced dead at 8:54 AM. An autopsy will be performed to determine the cause of death. The San Bernardino Police Department is investigating the incident. [030610 1535 EM]

  9. Coroner case# 701001576--On Thursday, March 4, 2010 at approximately 1:22 PM Sheriff's Deputies responded to a 9-1-1 call of an assault in the 11300 block of Essex Ct in Adelanto. Deputies and medical personnel found Barbet't'e (also known as "Barbette") Harman, a 55 year old resident of Adelanto, with traumatic injuries and unresponsive. Harman was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics. The San Bernardino County Sheriff's Homicide Detail is investigating. [030510 0240 SY]Name corrected from "Harmon" to "Harman"[030510 1523 SY]

  10. Coroner Case #701001577--At about 6:36 A.M. on 03/05/10, 911 calls were received by the California Highway Patrol reporting a traffic collision with a vehicle fire on the southbound Interstate 15 just north of Duncan Canyon Dr. Witnesses indicated that the driver of a 2005 Toyota 4-Runner was southbound and veered off the roadway. A disabled tractor trailer was parked on the roadway's dirt shoulder when the Toyota left the paved roadway and struck the rear of the trailer. The Toyota overturned and caught fire. The Toyota's solo driver was determined dead at the scene. An autopsy will be conducted later next week to determine the exact cause of death. The name will be released when identification has been confirmed and the next-of-kin notified. The California Highway Patrol is investigating the collision.[030510 1120 SY] Name can be released: William Robert Wingate, 47 year-old resident of Hesperia [030510 1706 SY]

  11. Coroner case # 701001569 - On Thursday, 03/04/2010 at 1:41 PM, Justin Olivas, a 16 year old resident of Hesperia, was a passenger in a vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed in the 16000 block of Bear Valley Rd in Victorville when the driver lost control of the vehicle and struck a power pole. Olivas was transported to Loma Linda University Medical Center where he died from his injuries. The San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department is investigating the collision. [030510 1109 SY]

  12. Coroner Case # 701001562 and 701001563-- On 03/04/2010 at 1:00 PM, Thomas Getty Thate,a 54 year-old male resident of Los Angeles who was the driver of a 2001 Mercury SUV and his passenger Brett Hugh Leckie, a 43 year-old male also of Los Angeles were traveling Eastbound Interstate 40 near Ludlow when the driver lost control of the Mercury causing it to roll multiple times off of the roadway. Both men were pronounced dead at the scene. CHP is investigating the accident[030510 0838 SY]

  13. Coroner case 701001533 VN: On Wednesday, March 3, 2010, a Boron resident walking in the desert between Boron and Kramer came upon skeletal remains. The remains were determined to be on the San Bernardino County side of the county line. Due to the lateness of the hour at the time of the report, the remains were recovered the following day (Thursday, March 4th). The remains are probably those of a White or Hispanic male adult. Additional examinations will be conducted in an attempt to determine the cause of death and identity of the decedent. Anyone with information is urged to contact San Bernardino County Sheriff Department Homicide Detail (909-387-3589) or the Coroner Division (909-387-2978). [03/04/10 1952 VN]

  14. Coroner Case #701001035--PUBLIC ASSISTANCE REQUESTED- The San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department Coroner Division is asking for the public's assistance in locating family members of Janey Bell (or Belle) Wilson, a 72 year old who died on 2/12/2010. She was last known to have lived in Rialto, but previously was a resident of San Bernardino. Anyone with information on how to contact family members of Janey Wilson are urged to call the Coroner Division at (909) 387-2978. [030410 1630 SY]

  15. Coroner case # 701001466 - On Sunday, 02/28/2010 at 6:54 PM, Isaac Rodriguez, a 21 year old resident of Phelan, was driving westbound on Baseline Street east of Palm Avenue in the city of Highland, in silver 1988 Toyota when his vehicle was struck broadside by a green 1998 Honda. Rodriguez was pronounced dead at the scene from his injuries. The San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department is investigating the collision. [03012010 0435 GB]Correction: Through investigation it has been determined Rodriguez was a passenger rather than the driver of the 1988 Toyota Camry [03042010 1640 SY]

  16. Coroner Case #701001447 - On 02/27/2010, at 2:46 PM, 16 year-old Exgar Tierrablanca of San Bernardino,was eastbound on State Route 210, just east of Del Rosa Avenue in San Bernardino, when he lost control of his blue 1994 Kia due to the wet roadway. The Kia skidded to the right and collided with a green 2000 Isuzu that was parked on the right shoulder. Tierrablanca sustained upper body injuries and was transported to Loma Linda University Medical Center. Tierrablanca succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead on 02/27/2010 at 9:07 PM. The CHP is investigating the accident. [022810 0800 TC]

  17. Coroner Case 701001437 -- On 02/27/10, at 7:00 AM Fontana Police were pursuing a stolen 2006 Hyundai driven by Mark Smith, a 35 year old resident of Beaumont, who was known to have a loaded firearm in his possession. The pursuit ended at the intersection of Cherry Avenue and Merrill Avenue in Fontana. When Smith stopped the vehicle, an exchange of gunfire occurred between Smith and the officers. Smith was fatally wounded. Paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene at 7:22 AM. San Bernardino Sheriff's Department, Homicide team, is investigating the incident. An autopsy will be performed to determine the exact cause of death. [022810 0915 TC]

  18. Coroner case # 701001370-- On 02/23/2010 at 11:28 PM, the California Highway Patrol received several mobile 911 calls reporting a vegetation fire in an open field to the northwest of the intersection of Reservoir Road and Wabash Avenue in the city of Redlands. Fire Department personnel from the Redlands Fire Department arrived at the scene and found the unidentified body of an adult male in the fire debris. The Redlands Police Department is investigating the death. Family will be notified once positive identity is confirmed, and the name will subsequently be released. [02242010 1641 SY]

  19. Coroner case # 701001317 - On Monday, 02/22/2010 at 5:50 PM, Yesenia Lopez, a 36 year old resident of Rialto, was driving southbound on Foothill Blvd. at Laurel Ave. in a silver 2002 Honda when her vehicle was struck broadside by a white 2009 Kia. Lopez was transported to Arrowhead Regional Medical Center where she succumbed to her injuries. The Fontana Police Department's Traffic Division is investigating the collision. [022310 1223 GB]

  20. Coroner case #701001263 -- On 02/21/2010, at 4:20 A.M., Jerardo Mayorga, a 21 year-old resident of Rialto. Mayorga was the right front passenger of a blue Infiniti SUV. that was traveling eastbound on Interstate 10 at Haven Avenue in Ontario. The vehicle rear-ended a semi tractor trailer that was also traveling eastbound on Interstate 10. Mayorga was pronounced dead at the scene. The California Highway Patrol is investigating the traffic collision. [02212010 1015 TC]

  21. Coroner case #701001257 -- On 02/20/2010, at 11:34 PM, a 1995 Chevy automobile driven by Brandon Vinson, 34 a year old resident of Hesperia was traveling southbound on State Hwy 395, approximately 300 feet north of Rancho Rd, in the city of Adelanto. For an unknown reason, the Chevy crossed into the opposing lane of traffic colliding head-on with a 2003 Hyundai SUV. Vinson and two passegers of the Hyundai were ejected from their vehicles. Vinson was transported by paramedics to St. Mary Medical Center emergency room where he was pronounced dead of his injuries on 02/21/2010, at 12:56 AM. The passengers of the Hyundai were transported to area hospitals for treatment. The San Bernardino County Sheriff Department is investigating the accident. [02212010 1015 TC]UPDATED INFORMATION: The driver of the Hyundai, 42 year-old Denise Jackson of Victorville (Coroner case #701001272), and her passenger, 20 year-old Patrice Spead of Victorville (Coroner case #701001283), also died today as a result of the above accident. Jackson died at Loma Linda University Medical Center at 8:52 AM and Spead died at Arrowhead Regional Medical Center at 10:37 AM. [02212010 1600 TC]

  22. Coroner case #701001234 -- On 02/19/2010, Edward Minjares, a 49 year old resident of Palmdale, was riding his motorcycle in the Dumont Dunes recreation area, when he crested a dune at too high a speed, traveled approximately 120 feet in the air, and lost control on landing. Emergency medical personnel responded to the scene, but Minjares succumb to his injuries at the scene. The California Highway patrol is investigating the incident. [022010 0700 JK]

  23. Coroner Case #’s 701001237 & 701001238 - On 02/19/2010 at about 2:32 PM a late model Ford F350 pulling a 30 foot 5th wheel, was traveling south on Highway 95. The Ford made a left turn over a double yellow line. A late model Harley Davidson was traveling north struck the Ford broadside at the passenger side door. The driver of the Harley Davidson and the passenger of the Ford pickup were pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the Ford was taken to the Colorado River Medical Center with minor injuries. Names are being with held pending notification of next of kin. The accident is being investigated by the San Bernardino County sheriff Department. [022010 0700 JK] UPDATE: The decedents are as follows: Operator of the Harley Davidson was 59 year-old Harold Mains, a resident of Edmonton, Canada and the passenger of the Ford F-350 was 78 year-old Jeannine Sevey, a resident of Cosmopolis, Washington. [02212010 1615 TC]

  24. Coroner Case #701001242 - On 02/19/2010 at 6:57 P.M., Thomas Joseph Meeks, a 19 year old resident of San Bernardino, who was traveling east bound on 40th. St., in the City of San Bernardino, on a bicycle with his brother. The bicycle cut across the roadway and was struck by an unknown white vehicle also traveling east bound on 40th. St. The vehicle left the area east bound on 40th. St. Meeks was pronounced dead at the scene. Meeks' brother was transported to Loma Linda University Medical Center for his injuries. The San Bernardino Police Department is investigating the collision. [022010 0700 JK]

  25. Coroner Case #701001226--On 02/19/10 at 10:54 AM officers from the Rialto Police Department were sent to the 3200 blk of Riverside Ave. for a collision. When they arrived on-scene along with paramedics from the Rialto Fire Department, they found Wilbur Ray Hollier, Jr., a 25 year-old resident of Rialto, inside of his vehicle, injured. He was extricated from his white Camaro and airlifted to Loma Linda University Medical Center where he was pronounced dead at 12:02 PM from his injuries. The Rialto Police Department is investigating the accident. [02192010 1625 SY]

  26. Coroner case 701001138 VN: On Tuesday, February 16, 2010, human remains were found near a transient camp in an open field north of Bear Valley Rd., east of Cottonwood Ave., in Victorville. The remains were identified as Roy Gonzales, Sr., a 56 year old resident of Victorville. Examinations will continue to attempt to determine the cause of Gonzales’s death. Anyone with information is urged to contact the San Bernardino County Sheriff Department – Homicide Detail (909-387-3589). [02/17/10 2118 VN]

  27. Coroner case # 701001114-- On 02/15/2010 at 7:08 PM, San Bernardino Police Department dispatch received a 911 call of a stabbing in the 4800 block of N. Cambridge in the city of San Bernardino. The victim, a 61 year old Black female was taken to a local hospital where she died from her injuries. The name of the victim is being withheld until her family is notified of her death. The incident is being investigated by the San Bernardino Police Department Homicide Division. [021610 0541 GB]NAME RELEASED: Ruby Kate Lofton, a 61 year old resident of San Bernardino,[02162010 1226 SY]

  28. Coroner case # 701001085--On Sunday February 14, 2010 at approximately 7:30 AM, civilians walking in an open field at the south end of Oakwood Drive, south of Barton Road in Loma Linda discovered the body of Jeffrey Scott Freeman, age 46 a resident of Loma Linda. Sheriff's Deputies along with Loma Linda Fire Department responded and confirmed Freeman was dead. A Homicide Team with the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Specialized Investigations Division was called to the scene and initiated a death investigation. An autopsy will be conducted to determine the exact cause and manner of death. Anyone with information is asked to call the Homicide Detail at (909) 387-3589 or WETIP at (800) 78-CRIME (27463). [021410 2020 GB]

  29. Coroner Case #’s 701001069, 701001070, 701001071, and 701001072 – On 02/13/2010 around 12:30 PM emergency services from Ontario Fire Department and the California Highway Patrol were called to a collision on Interstate 15, near Jurupa, in Ontario. When personnel arrived, they found one adult male, one adult female, and two juveniles dead on scene. When identifications are complete and the families of the deceased are notified the identities will be released. The CHP is also investigating. [02132010 2030 JK]Identification completed and names released: Ryan Lyn Villalpando, 32 year old resident of Redlands, Veronica Villalpando, 29 year old resident of Redlands, Bella Rose Villalpando a 6 month old and Mateo Villalpando 4 years old of Redlands [02192010 1615 SY]

  30. Coroner Case-- Back on 02/05/10 at 11:20 AM, San Bernardino Sheriff's Department received a 911 call of a man down in an open field west of the 13000 block of Nassau Dr., Victorville. Both the Sheriff's and Fire Department arrived on scene finding Nelson Mendoza, a 29 year old resident of Victorville had suffered traumatic injuries. Mendoza was taken to a local and later transported to a Palm Springs hospital for a higher level of care. He later died of his injuries. The San Bernardino Sheriff's Department Homicide Detail is investigating the incident. [021110 1534 SY]

  31. Coroner Case #701000997—On 02/10/10 at approximately 3:29 PM, a deputy on routine patrol was flagged down by a citizen who stated a subject in a black Scion had just pointed a gun at him. The deputy located the suspect vehicle and attempted a traffic stop. The suspect refused to yield and a short slow speed pursuit ensued. The suspect stopped in the 16000 block of Casaba in Adelanto and exited the vehicle. The driver refused to comply with the deputies’ commands and fearing for his safety and the safety of others fired his duty weapon at the suspect. The suspect was struck and was pronounced dead at the scene. The name will be released when identification has been completed and next-of-kin has been notified. The San Bernardino Sheriff’s Department is investigating this incident. [021110 0850 SY]NAME RELEASED: Donald Richard Sanchez SR, a 53 year old resident of Adelanto [02162010 1156 SY]

  32. Coroner Case #701000992—On 02/10/10 at 2:55 PM, a 911 call was received by the Barstow Police Department reporting possible human remains in the open desert near Lynnwood 1/2 mile west of Tortoise.. Officers arrived on scene and confirmed the remains were human. The Barstow Police Department is investigating this incident. [021110 0839 SY]

  33. Coroner Case #701000979—On 02/10/10 at 2:57 AM, a 911 call was received by the Fontana Police Department reporting a "man down" in the 15100 block of Washington Drive in the city of Fontana. When they arrived, they found a Hispanic male that was approximately 45 years of age, with multiple injuries that were consistent with being struck by a semi tractor. Paramedics from the Fontana Fire Department arrived and confirmed the death at the scene. The name will be released when identification has been completed and next-of-kin has been notified. The Fontana Police Department is investigating this incident. [021010 1512 SY]Name Released: Rosendo Rangel Flores, a 53 year old resident of Ontario[021110 0817 SY]

  34. Coroner case 701000947--On Monday February 8, 2010 at approximately 6:11 PM, motorists came upon what appeared to be a single vehicle traffic collision on Highway 138 north of the entrance to Lake Silverwood. The occupants of the vehicle, Jesus Roman Fuentes Jr. age 34 and his son, a 4 year old Hispanic male both residents of Hesperia, had suffered major trauma and were extracted from the vehicle where fire department and CHP personnel began rendering medical aid. As emergency personnel were tending to Fuentes and the juvenile, they discovered both had injuries consistent with gunshot wounds. Both were flown to a local hospital where the juvenile died as a result of his injuries. Jesus Fuentes was listed in critical condition. Detectives have determined Jesus Roman Fuentes shot the 4 year old and then himself after intentionally driving his vehicle into the guard rail in a large pull out above Lake Silverwood. The San Bernardino County Sheriff's Homicide Detail is investigating the incident [020910 0105 GB]

  35. Coroner case 701000945 and 701000946 VN: On Monday, February 8, 2010, a privately owned single-engine fixed wing aircraft (a Yakovlev Yak-52) was witnessed to crash into the Santa Ana River Wash approximately one mile northeast of the airport at 12:53 PM. Fire Rescue personnel arrived on scene to find both occupants dead at the scene. The victims are United States Air Force officers stationed at March Air Force Base in Riverside. The names will be released when next-of-kin have been notified. The incident is being investigated jointly by the Federal Aviation Administration and the San Bernardino County Sheriff Department. [02/08/10 2249 VN]Names Released: Captain Joseph M. Gauthier and Captain Amanda K. Herington [02092010 1257 SY]

  36. Coroner Case #701000919 - On 02/07/2010 at 2:05 AM, Carlos Solorzano Jr., a 44 year old resident of Fontana, was traveling westbound on Highland Ave. at California St. in a silver 2001 Suzuki. Solorzano drifted off the roadway and struck a concrete overpass pillar. Solorzano was transported to Arrowhead Regional Medical Center where he succumbed to his injuries. The San Bernardino Police Department's Traffic Division is investigating the accident.[020710 1030 SC]

  37. Coroner Case #701000921—On 02/07/10 at about 3:30 AM, officers from the California Highway Patrol were sent to the northbound lanes of Interstate 15 south of State Route 138 for a vehicle that had struck the rear of a disabled tractor-trailer parked on the shoulder at that location. When they arrived, they found a 20 year-old male resident of Fort Irwin, with multiple injuries. Paramedics responded to the location and pronounced the male subject dead at the scene at 3:45 AM. The name will be released when next-of-kin have been notified. The California Highway Patrol is investigating the circumstances of the collision.[020710 1030 SC]Name Released: Michael Joe Pana, 20 of Ft. Irwin, the date of the accident was corrected from 02082010 to 02072010[2082010 1546 SY]

  38. Coroner Case #’s 701000899 and 701000908 – On 02/06/2010 at 7:18 AM members of the Molina family, mother, father, and son, were traveling south on interstate 15 just north of highway 138 in the rural Hesperia area, in a 1999 Mercury Villager mini-van. The mother, Merced was driving the van when they struck a stopped tow truck in the center median of the interstate. Medic’s were summoned and Merced Molina a 52 year old resident of Apple Valley was pronounced dead on scene at 7:18 AM. Father, Javier and Son Javier Jr. were transported to area hospitals. Javier Molina Jr. a 19 year old resident of Apple Valley later died at Loma Linda University Medical Center at 1:36 PM. The California Highway Patrol is also investigating. [020610 2100 JK]

  39. Coroner Case #701000890 – On 02/06/2010 at 4:50 AM Ernesto Enriquez Jr. a 25 year old male resident of Fontana was traveling southbound on interstate 15 in a 2004 Infinity. For unknown reasons, the Infinity came to rest facing east in the southbound #1 lane near Baseline, in Etiwanda. A Toyota Tundra pickup was also traveling south and struck the Infinity broadside in the driver’s side door. Medic’s were summoned and Enriquez was pronounced dead on scene at 4:50 AM. The California Highway Patrol – Rancho Cucamonga Division is investigating the incident. Anyone with information is urged to call the CHP at (909) 980-3994. [020610 2100 JK]

  40. Coroner Case #701000892 and 701000893-On 02/06/10 at about 4:54 AM officers from the Ontario Police Department were involved in a vehicle pursuit with a vehicle traveling westbound on Central Ave. approaching Orchard St. in Montclair. The pursued vehicle drove into the intersection while a green Ford Contour was traveling southbound on Central Ave. and was also in the intersection. The suspect vehicle struck the Ford Contour broadside. The Ford's driver, Jose Gilberto Garcia, a 42 year-old resident of San Bernardino and his nephew, Luis Alberto Garcia, a 16 year-old resident of Yucaipa were transported from the scene to the Montclair Hospital Medical Center where Luis was pronounced dead at 5:26 AM and Jose was pronounced dead at 5:24 AM. An autopsy will be conducted later this week to determine the exact cause of death. The Ontario and Montclair Police Departments are investigating the circumstances of the incident. [020610 1920 JK]

  41. Coroner Case # 701000894 -- On 02/06/10 at 12:51 AM, San Bernardino Sheriff's Department dispatch received a 911 call of shots fired in 7900 block of Primrose Lane in Highland. When deputies arrived on scene, they found Christopher Johnson Jr, age 26, a resident of Highland in the backyard of an apartment complex. Johnson had suffered traumatic injuries and was pronounced dead on scene by fire department paramedics at 1:10 AM. An autopsy will be performed to determine the cause of death. The incident is being investigated by the Sheriff's Department Homicide units. [020610 1920 JK]

  42. Coroner Case #’s 701000884, 701000885 -- On 02/5/10 at 8:55 PM San Bernardino City Fire Department received a call of a house fire in the 4000 block of Mountain Dr in San Bernardino. Gilbert Smith, a 77 year old resident of San Bernardino and Maria Muro a70 year old resident of Rialto were confirmed dead on scene. An autopsy will be done to determine the cause of death. The San Bernardino County Sheriff Department is investigating the incident. [02062010 0600 JK]


    The Coroner Division is searching for next-of-kin (or identities) for the following case(s):

    1. Coroner case #700705335 - Back on July 11, 2007, Kelly Gene Saunders, a 46 year old resident of San Bernardino, died as the result of a house fire in the 200 block of East 17th Street, in San Bernardino. The Coroner's Division has been unsuccessful in locating his family and is seeking the public's assistance in helping us to find them. If anyone knows of any relatives of Saunders, please contact the Coroner's Division at 909-387-2978 [071707 0358 CN] Family was located and notified of the death. No further assistance is needed. [092109 0930 SY]

    2. Coroner Case 06-9509DC--The San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department-Coroner Division is asking for public assistance. Back on 11/30/2006 Thomas Leroy Barton age 65, died of natural causes at San Antonio Community Hospital. He did not list anyone as his next of kin. He had also used the name of Roy Barton Thomas. He is believed to have been a transient in the Ontario area since 1998. Anyone with information as to his family is urged to contact the Coroner’s Division 909-387-2978. [120906 2025 RK]

    3. Coroner Case #06-9277CW—The Coroner’s Division of the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department is seeking the assistance of the media and public in locating the next of kin for Gilbert Manuel Guzman, age: 53, (DOB:09/01/1953). Guzman died of apparent natural causes, on December 1, 2006, at a friend’s home in the 4000 block of Linson Street, in the city of Adelanto. Guzman is believed to have lived previously in the Los Angeles area. Anyone with information is asked to call The Coroner’s Division at (909) 387-2978. [120206 2255 EM]

    4. Coroner Case #06-8824WB—The Coroner’s Division of the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department is seeking the assistance of the media and public in locating the next of kin for Enrique Valenzuela, age: 53, (DOB: 4/21/1953). Back on 11-14-06, he was found dead of apparent natural causes at his home in the 2100 block of W. Ogden Street, San Bernardino. Valenzuela is believed to have a daughter, Xochitl Valenzuela, living in Compton, California. Anyone with information is asked to call The Coroner’s Division at (909) 387-2978. [112906 2227 EM]

    5. Coroner case 06-8806 ML: Back on Tuesday, November 14, 2006, at 1:12 PM, a gardener clearing brush behind a business in the 1300 block of E. D Street saw a body near the back fence of the property and contacted the Ontario Police Department. Officers responded to the scene and confirmed the presence of a dead male adult with upper body trauma. The Ontario Police Department Homicide Detail is investigating the circumstances of the death. UPDATE (11/22/06): All attempts to identify the decedent have been unsuccessful and he has been designated John Doe #36-06. The body is described as being that of a Hispanic male, appearing to be in his late teens to twenties, 5’4”, 113 lbs, with short black hair. He had multiple tattoos, including the following: A sunburst design with a heart in the middle to the upper right chest, a mask (clown?) to the upper left arm, "Mikdalia" to the left forearm, and a skull and crossed bones to the upper right arm. One finger on his left hand had been amputated at the knuckle. Some people in the area knew him as “Marco Antonio Aguello Perez,” possibly from Chiapas. Anyone with information is requested to contact the Coroner Department (909-387-2978) or Ontario Police Department (909-395-2001). [11/22/06 1607 VN]



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