DELANO -
Kern Valley State Prison (KVSP) officials are investigating the death of an inmate as a homicide. Around 6:30 a.m. Saturday, March 24, staff members were performing security checks on Facility C and found inmate Daniel Muniz, 33, unresponsive in his cell.
An alarm was sounded and responding staff immediately removed cellmate Toribio Mendoza, 36, from the cell and administered life-saving measures on Muniz. Muniz was transported to an outside hospital for treatment of serious head injuries. He was pronounced dead there at 10:51 p.m. Friday, June 1.
SACRAMENTO - With the Fourth of July Holiday just around the corner, CAL FIRE announced one of the largest seizures of illegal fireworks in state history today. 
FRESNO - Everitt Aaron Jameson, 26, of Modesto, pleaded guilty today to attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a designated foreign terrorist organization. Assistant Attorney General for National Security John C. Demers and U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott made the announcement.
FRESNO - Fernando Alanis, 55, of Rio Grande City, Texas, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. O’Neill to three years and three months in prison for two counts of mail fraud related to an unemployment insurance fraud scheme, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
FRESNO - Elias Muhammad, 21, of Fresno, was arraigned today for a two-count indictment charging him with being a felon in possession of a firearm, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced. A federal grand jury returned the indictment against him on May 24, 2018. According to court documents, Muhammad posted pictures of himself holding a firearm that was stamped “Detroit PD.” Investigators later recovered the firearm at a residence in Fresno where Muhammad had been staying. As a previously convicted felon, Muhammad is prohibited from possessing a firearm.
