The following is the Avalon Sheriff’s Station significant incidents report for the week of Oct. 8 to Oct. 14. “It is important to note that no assumption of criminal guilt or affiliation should be drawn from the content of the information provided in this report,” said Capt. Doug Fetteroll, commander of the Station. “Many people who get arrested do not get convicted or even charged with crimes for which they have been arrested.”
Recreational Dive Accident – Fatality
The following is the Avalon Sheriff’s Station significant incidents report for the week of Oct. 8 to Oct. 14. “It is important to note that no assumption of criminal guilt or affiliation should be drawn from the content of the information provided in this report,” said Capt. Doug Fetteroll, commander of the Station. “Many people who get arrested do not get convicted or even charged with crimes for which they have been arrested.”
Recreational Dive Accident – Fatality
On October 13, 2015 at 11:22 a.m., a 15-year-old resident of Utah was scuba diving off a chartered dive boat at Eagle Reef (just west of Isthmus Cove). He apparently ran out of air at depth, which was 94 feet. Other divers pulled him from the water in full arrest. First responders transported the teenager to the Hyperbaric Chamber at the USC Wrigley Marine Science Center. Attempts to resuscitate him were unsuccessful. Investigators from the Sheriff’s Department Emergency Services Detail will handle the investigation.
Editor’s Note: An adult companion was treated at a hospital and was reported in stable condition, according to Lydia Barillas, public information officer for Los Angeles County Lifeguards.
October 8
• At 10:12 p.m., Jose Chavoya, 20, an Avalon resident, was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol.
October 10
• At 9:55 p.m., Clinton Palmer, 46, an Avalon resident, was arrested on suspicion of an alleged assault.
October 11
• At 12:28 a.m., Jose Estrada, 31 a resident of Los Angeles and Jose Tax, 31, a resident of Cudahy, were arrested on suspicion of being drunk in public.
October 12
• An adult Avalon resident reported being the victim of a sexual assault in September of this year.
• An Avalon High School student was cited for possession of marijuana.
October 13
• An adult Avalon resident reported being the victim of a sexual assault in the 100 block of Banning Drive.
October 14
• A 17 year old high school student was cited for truancy.
