Photo: Merle Wakefield, via San Diego Felony Enforcement (SAFE) Task Force May 10, 2021 (Mt. Helix) -- A San Diego Superior Court judge ruled today that a home in unincorporated El Cajon near Mt ...

East County News Service November 27, 2024 (Jacumba Hot Springs) – Yesterday, sexually violent predator Merle Wakefield was conditionally released from Coalinga State Hospital as a transient.

Under a court order Merle Wakefield is to be conditionally released from custody. NBC 7's Dave Summers tells us more about residents efforts to keep him out of their neighborhood.

But Merle Wakefield, whom the state contractors placed in the home temporarily while Smith was gone, may have to find a new place to live — perhaps a recreational vehicle — until a permanent ...

Merle Wakefield, a sexually violent predator, has been released to Jacumba Hot Springs after years in prison. He will be closely monitored under strict conditions.

November 27, 2024 – San Diego County Sheriff’s Office officials report on Tuesday, November 26, Merle Wakefield, a Sexually Violent Predator (SVP), was conditionally released from Coalinga ...

Merle Wade Wakefield was released from Coalinga State Hospital Tuesday and temporarily lives at 42920 Desert Rose Ranch Road under the Conditional Release Program, according to the San Diego ...

Merle Wakefield was convicted of lewd acts upon a minor in 1981 and rape in 1990. He also faced a series of additional sexual assault charges going back decades, though the charges were either ...

Merle Wakefield, who has a history of violent crimes including rape by force and lewd acts with a child, was granted a transient release by a county judge last month.

On Thursday, Alvin Ray Quarles — dubbed the “bolder-than-most” rapist — and Merle Wakefield, both convicted of rape, were ordered released as transients, meaning that they will be living ...

On Thursday, Alvin Ray Quarles — dubbed the “bolder-than-most” rapist — and Merle Wakefield, both convicted of rape, were ordered released as transients, meaning that they will be living ...

Merle Wakefield, who was convicted of sexual assaults in the '80s and '90s, was approved by a judge in 2020 for "transient release," meaning he will be able to leave the state hospital he has been ...