Santa Barbara Sheriff's deputies arrested five men from Ventura and Los Angeles counties for a home invasion robbery in Isla Vista Saturday afternoon.
According to a Sheriff's Department spokesperson, the suspects drove to a residence in the 6700 block of Trigo Road at around 2:00 p.m. Two of the men waited in the car while the other three forced their way into the home, the spokesperson said. Inside, they confronted at least six people.
Two of the suspects were reportedly armed with knives and the third held “a realistic looking plastic Beretta handgun which he used to pistol whip two of the victims,” said the spokesperson in a prepared statement. The three suspects grabbed cash, jars of marijuana, cell phones, and a laptop from the residence before fleeing.
The victims described the suspects and their getaway car to authorities, the spokesperson said, and a short time later a Sheriff's deputy spotted the vehicle driving southbound on Highway 101 in the Montecito/Summerland area. All five suspects were taken into custody following a felony traffic stop. They were booked into County Jail and charged with felony armed robbery and criminal conspiracy. All of their bails have been set at $100,000.
The five suspects are:
Colin Campbell, 18, of Oxnard
Miguel Valencia, 20, of Los Angeles
Darren Gales, 18, of Camarillo
Jaylen Stewart, 19, of Oxnard
Eric Stewart, 22, of Compton
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Based on Campbell's mug shot, I'd say he helped himself to some of the purloined ganja on the drive home.
EastBeach (anonymous profile)
April 23, 2012 at 1:05 p.m. (Suggest removal)
AZ2SB (anonymous profile)
April 23, 2012 at 1:54 p.m.
Gee, I wonder which two guys waited in the getaway car?
Schifter (anonymous profile)
April 23, 2012 at 10:36 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Tsk tsk, here's a slap on the wrist for you. Now don't do it again, okay?
Schifter (anonymous profile)
April 23, 2012 at 10:38 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Now if the Armed suspect (fake-gun) had been confronted with an armed resident, he'ed be dead and the situation would be very different! Never bring a Toy to a Gun-Fight!
dou4now (anonymous profile)
April 24, 2012 at 6:10 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Well, well, well, looky here:
Colin Campbell, 18, of Oxnard
Miguel Valencia, 20, of Los Angeles
Darren Gales, 18, of Camarillo
Jaylen Stewart, 19, of Oxnard
Eric Stewart, 22, of Compton
What a diverse multi-ethnic grouping of human excrement we have here!.
These clowns are definitely putting Dr. MLK's "I have a dream" speech to use. Hey Jesse Jackson, here's your Rainbow Coalition in action!
A BB gun to a robbery eh? Makes me wish 1 of the residents DID have a real piece, would've made for an interesting event.
So some jars of locoweed were stolen during this hootenanny huh?
How much do any of you all wanna bet these LOSERS were customers of the residents?
There's NO honor among thieves. The betting window is now open, let the betting begin :) henry
hank (anonymous profile)
April 24, 2012 at 10:39 a.m. (Suggest removal)
AZ2SB (anonymous profile)
April 24, 2012 at 6:09 p.m.
Alright, since I cannot say it any other way all I will say is that these guys are going to have a hard time in jail. It is one thing to intimidate college kids (and they didn't do a very good job at that) but a whole other thing to intimidate convicts.
AZ2SB (anonymous profile)
April 24, 2012 at 6:47 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Have fun storming the prison commissary for Cheeto-flavored gum & shoelaces, o' thou idiots!
Draxor (anonymous profile)
April 25, 2012 at 10:20 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Colin Campbell, 18, of Oxnard
Miguel Valencia, 20, of Los Angeles
Darren Gales, 18, of Camarillo
Jaylen Stewart, 19, of Oxnard
Eric Stewart, 22, of Compton
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fivedolphins (anonymous profile)
April 25, 2012 at 9:22 p.m. (Suggest removal)