VENTURA, CA - District Attorney Gregory D. Totten announced today that Kevin Richard Graehl (DOB 6/30/81), of Westlake, pled guilty on August 29, 2012, to one count of first-degree residential burglary and one count of false imprisonment. Each count included a special allegation that Graehl personally used a firearm in the commission of the offense.

The charges stem from an incident which took place December 15, 2011. Graehl previously had a romantic relationship with one of the victims in the case. When their relationship became strained, Graehl tracked the victim to the home of an acquaintance. Graehl entered the occupied residence with a loaded rifle and falsely imprisoned two victims. Detectives with the Oxnard Police Department conducted a thorough investigation that ultimately led to Graehl’s capture and arrest.

Sentencing in this matter is set for September 28, 2012, at 1:30 p.m. in Courtroom 37 of the Ventura County Superior Court.