SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – A Santa Barbara County Superior Court judge on Wednesday ordered a 26-year-old U.S. Marine to be held on $290,000 bail after prosecutors refiled attempted murder and firearm charges more than 18 months after a 2024 shooting incident on South Voluntario Street.
Judge Thomas Adams issued the ruling after defense attorneys argued that the lengthy delay was unjustified and that the accused should remain free while continuing his active service in the Marine Corps.
According to Santa Barbara Police Department records, the accused was first arrested in March 2024 after officers responded to a shots-fired call near the 200 block of South Voluntario Street. Sgt. Ethan Ragsdale said “an occupant of a vehicle had fired several rounds at the victims and then fled the area.” No one was injured, but police identified several potential victims at the scene…