A man arrested after showing up at a Target department store in Goleta to meet with a minor pleaded guilty Wednesday to one felony count of intending to engage in lewd or lascivious behavior.
Adam Roberto Escarcega, 34, of Santa Barbara is scheduled to be sentenced on Sept. 17 in Santa Barbara County Superior Court.
“I’m not a fan of private companies supplanting themselves into the role of law enforcement,” said Joshua Zane Webb, Escarcega’s criminal defense attorney. “I think constitutional rights get sacrificed and the dotting of the ‘i’ and the crossing of the ‘t’ get left out of the mix…