Authorities have been unable to find long-term suitable housing for Merle Wakefield, 67, who was released Tuesday ...

A sexually violent predator is now living in Jacumba Hot Springs after his release from a state mental hospital, which ...

A 67-year-old sex offender was released Tuesday from Coalinga State Hospital under conditional terms, requiring a lifetime ...

Merle Wakefield was cleared for release four years ago. But the state has struggled to place him in the community as ...

Sexually Violent Predator Merle Wakefield is Now Living in Jacumba Hot Springs, San Diego County Sheriff Reports ...

A sex offender has been released from a state hospital to a rural area in East County, the San Diego County Sheriff's Office ...

Sheriff's officials said Tuesday that "neither the San Diego County Sheriff's Office, the San Diego County District ...

NEITHER THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE OR THE SEXUAL ASSAULT FELONY ...

A sexually violent predator was conditionally released Tuesday from Coalinga State Hospital, authorities said.

San Diego County is once again confronting the unsettling prospect of Sexually Violent Predators (SVPs) being released into our neighborhoods. These are not ordinary offenders; they are individuals ...

November 27, 2024 (Jacumba Hot Springs) – Yesterday, sexually violent predator Merle Wakefield was conditionally released ...

SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif. — Two potential locations have been identified for the placement of Merle Wakefield, a 67-year-old convicted rapist, upon his release from a state mental hospital this week.