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

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

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

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

Un depredador sexual violento de 67 años fue liberado el martes del Hospital Estatal de Coalinga a un hogar en Jacumba Hot ...

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

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

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

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

Alvin Ray Quarles — dubbed the “bolder-than-most” rapist — and Merle Wakefield were ordered released to temporary residences.

A judge has set Merle Wakefield, an SVP, to be released for temporary housing on the condition that he has 24/7 surveillance.