Seven Juveniles Arrested for Assaults at San Marcos High
Source: Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office
Seven juveniles have been arrested for a series of assaults that occurred on the San Marcos High School campus. On Tuesday, November 9, 2021, School Resource Deputy (SRD) Hampton was notified by San Marcos High School (SMHS) administrators of videos depicting assaults that occurred on their campus.
Through his investigation, that was in cooperation with SMHS administration, SRD Hampton learned that a juvenile student had been seriously injured in a series of attacks by numerous students. Specific information about the assaults and the injuries sustained by the victim are not yet available for release. Today, Sheriff’s deputies and detectives arrested seven male juveniles for felony charges including assault with force likely to cause great bodily injury, and conspiracy. One juvenile was released to his guardians and the remaining six were transported to the Santa Maria Juvenile Hall where they will be booked.
This investigation remains ongoing and will be handled by detectives. Anyone with further information about this incident is encouraged to contact the Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Bureau at (805) 681-4150. To leave anonymous information, you can call the tip line at (805)681-4171 or submit information online at sbsheriff.org/home/anonymous-tip.
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Nov 12, 2021 10:15 AMThere is more to this story. We need to wait until the facts are presented.
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Nov 12, 2021 12:45 AMWe, many of the people, wanted community policing as opposed to anonymous policing. Now we're losing school officers. I've read every thread on Edhat about school resource officers and have come to agree with those I don't usually agree with.
School officers should be retained.
Their role is the essence of "community policing."
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Nov 15, 2021 04:13 AM@a-1636706735 - I generally agree with you, school resource officers could be a big help in establishing community relations and moving towards a more evolved method of law enforcement. But.. The unfortunate truth is that until these SRD/SROs are mandated not to arrest students (except in the most serious of circumstances) and learn to not be menacing and manipulative like they are trained to, then their presence will continue to be toxic.
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Nov 11, 2021 06:28 PMWhy are there no men in any of the leadership positions mentioned in a previous post? Is it because of discrimination? I only ask because I'm seeing this more and more lately.
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Nov 11, 2021 07:51 PMWhat, the near complete domination by men for millenia and still in many quarters isn't enough for you?
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Nov 11, 2021 04:38 PMAnd after tomorrow, the SRO will no longer be on campus thanks to the SBUSD School Board's recent decision not to re-up the contract with the Sheriff. Please contact the Board and demand that they keep our campuses safe for our kids:
Superintendent Hilda Maldonado: hmaldonado@sbunified.org
President Kate Ford: kford@sbunified.org
Rose Munoz, Vice President: rmunoz@sbunified.org
Wendy Simms-Moten, Clerk: wsims-moten@sbunified.org
Virginia Alvarez, member: valvarez@sbunified.org
Laura Capps, Board member: LCapps@sbunified.org
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Nov 15, 2021 04:00 AMThat's a good move by the school board, long overdue.
Yeah SRDs can come in handy sometimes, but their presence is typically unproductive and frequently negative. The fact is, when I was at DP the SRD didn't stop any bad behavior. Students would sell drugs and even get in big fights right in front of the SRD, and they'd get away with it 99% of the time - just run away into the crowds.
What the SRD mostly did was harass a lot of students and frequently try to turn what should be minor school disciplinary issues into criminal cases. One example that comes to mind is when The SRD was brought in to threaten kids in my PE class with charges of possession/manufacturing a weapon because somebody put screws through badminton birdies and was sticking them into the gym ceiling.
Just spend 2 minutes Googling and you'll see countless examples of school cops doing nasty things and their contribution to the school-to-prison pipeline..
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Nov 12, 2021 11:00 AMMTNDRIVER. Were you there? Do you know all of the facts? I highly doubt that....
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Nov 12, 2021 10:41 AMMTNDRIVER - In this instance, maybe there was nothing he could do. You don't know that.
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Nov 12, 2021 10:38 AMSOCALMOMMY - I agree with you on this. We need those SRD/SROs on campus. Sure, they can't stop everything, but it's indisputable that their presence does deter crime and can save lives. Who knows how far this would have gone had the SRD not been there.
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Nov 11, 2021 05:32 PMSOCALMOMMY--I don't see how the officer kept anyone safe in this instance. He's just investigating after the crimes have been committed, he didn't prevent anything. If there had been no SRO on campus, there would still be an investigation by the Sheriff's office.
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Nov 11, 2021 07:23 PM3:08 PM - If you know of an account by a student who actually witnessed this, please share.
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Nov 11, 2021 05:54 PMBodyboarder.
Ignore the insults and at least give us a clue as to why you think 7 v. 1 is hero time for the 7?
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Nov 11, 2021 03:20 PM'BB73, you're messed up in the head if you think 7 punks ganging up on 1 kid are heros. Also, maybe you could take some grammar lessons from your kid.
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Nov 11, 2021 08:39 AMThe student that was seriously injured…did they seek/receive medical attention? Is that how the SRD/Admin became aware of the attacks and thus reviewed the security camera recordings? Or did the parents/guardians of the injured student report the incidents? I have some questions!
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Nov 11, 2021 03:18 PMLMG, same, neither of my kids knew anything about this nor even heard about it.
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Nov 11, 2021 12:21 PMI too have questions, but I don't know if we'll ever get the answers because they are minors. My child is a student at SM, and they knew nothing about it.
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Nov 10, 2021 08:29 PMThe old juvenile hall on Hollister only houses juveniles during their court appearances in Santa Barbara.
All juveniles are now transported to the newer Susan J. Gionfriddo Facility in Santa Maria.
The old Juvenile Hall property is used by Probation
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Nov 10, 2021 07:39 PMLet’s go ahead and keep the resource officer on high school campuses with 2000 plus 14-18 year olds… kind of a no brainer actually!!
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Nov 10, 2021 07:35 PMat JB86 - Why were the suspects transported to Santa Maria juvie????..... My guesses.... Maybe, the jails / facilities in SB are full..... OR, maybe, Covid is a factor.....or maybe, some of the punks have connections to Santa Maria... like their family lives there???? or.........
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Nov 11, 2021 03:17 PMyep, Hotel Hollister. Should be open and in use.
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Nov 11, 2021 07:49 AM10:28 p.m. - LP is a four to six month long “re-entry program”.
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Nov 11, 2021 12:08 AMD8vanilla seems like edney has the answer, nothing unusual about it, apparently. I think it was good the cops were all over it and wrapped it up relatively quickly. In my view, having the SRD on site is a very good thing. I know it has helped a lot at DPHS, a block from where I live. Emergency response is quicker, intervention is faster when students act up/out, and medical responses are expedited. All good.
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Nov 10, 2021 10:28 PMLP is an alternative to conventional juvenile detainment for CONVICTED juveniles, usually long term stays, as if offers education, life skills programs... What (was) the Juvenile Hall next to the Page Center was closed many years ago.
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Nov 10, 2021 09:45 PMI thought the property beside the Page Youth Center on hollister was a juvenile hall … is it not? Or is it full?
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Nov 10, 2021 08:34 PMSanta Maria is closer than Los Prietos Boys camp?
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Nov 10, 2021 08:24 PMMinors don't go to jail, the closest Juvenile Hall is SM, when someone is arrested/detained, they don't transfer to another city (because) they live there.
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Nov 10, 2021 06:34 PMSomething odd about this. Why were the suspects transported to Santa Maria juvie?
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Nov 10, 2021 06:32 PMMight be a good idea to keep that SRD on campus…
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Nov 15, 2021 03:31 AMGreat idea, let's keep armed cops with disciplinary problems (that's who typically get these positions) hovering around and intimidating and threatening kids with arrest while they're trying to learn..
Officer Hunter - the SRD when I attended DP - harassed a damn lot of kids, routinely subjecting them to the same harsh tactics they use on hardened criminals, even for just minor school policy violations. He even got sued because he kidnapped a kid from campus, left him in a van for hours at a park away from the school, and wouldn't let him contact his parents/a lawyer/the school. And he kept his position..
Not saying there shouldn't be a cop nearby for when they're really needed - for sexual assaults, violent gang activity/bullying, etc. - but having them hanging around like a vulture staring down kids eating lunch in the greek every day is not conducive to a positive learning/growth environment.
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Nov 11, 2021 03:16 PMGT how do you know? You have kids enrolled? No? Ok then...you're opinion doesn't count. see ya
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Nov 10, 2021 07:37 PMHis presence was quite possibly/probably a deterrent from more though. What’s crazy is that you read this article and somehow think it makes sense to get rid of that officer…
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Nov 10, 2021 06:40 PMWhat did he do to prevent or stop these assaults? He did ZERO.
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Nov 10, 2021 06:28 PMGang related?
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Nov 10, 2021 05:15 PMThey should be immediately put into a "boot camp" for punks.
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Nov 15, 2021 03:09 AMIt's called Los Prietos Boys Camp and a good chance some of these kids will end up there..
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Nov 10, 2021 07:46 PMOne of the rare occasions I agree with you. Work them enough so that they don't have time to act like animals.