Ventura County Sheriff's Department

Arrestees, Resident of, Age
Jonathan Samuel Latino, City of Camarillo, 20

On 8-15-2008, numerous homes, businesses, vehicles and other miscellaneous property were vandalized with spray paint. A total of nine victims were identified. The vandalism consisted of swastikas and other degrading racial comments. Graffiti was also discovered on a Jewish pre-school in the 2200 block of East Ventura Boulevard in Camarillo. This graffiti consisted of swastikas and other degrading religious comments. A surveillance camera from a local area business captured video of one of the suspects in the area. The Camarillo Police Department Graffiti Investigator with the assistance of the Camarillo Special Enforcement Detail established probable cause that Jonathan Samuel Latino committed these crimes. Latino was arrested for felony vandalism and a hate crime. He is currently in custody in the Ventura County Jail. This investigation is ongoing.