A sexually violent predator is now living in Jacumba Hot Springs after his release from a state mental hospital, which ...

Authorities have been unable to find long-term suitable housing for Merle Wakefield, 67, who was released Tuesday ...

Sexually Violent Predator Merle Wakefield is Now Living in Jacumba Hot Springs, San Diego County Sheriff Reports ...

Merle Wakefield was cleared for release four years ago. But the state has struggled to place him in the community as ...

A 67-year-old sex offender was released Tuesday from Coalinga State Hospital under conditional terms, requiring a lifetime ...

A sex offender has been released from a state hospital to a rural area in East County, the San Diego County Sheriff's Office ...

November 27, 2024 (Jacumba Hot Springs) – Yesterday, sexually violent predator Merle Wakefield was conditionally released ...

NEITHER THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE OR THE SEXUAL ASSAULT FELONY ...

A sexually violent predator was conditionally released Tuesday from Coalinga State Hospital, authorities said.

A court order attempted to keep the locations secret, but CBS 8 has uncovered two possible addresses where Merle Wakefield ...

Alvin Ray Quarles — dubbed the “bolder-than-most” rapist — and Merle Wakefield were ordered released to temporary residences.

Sheriff's officials said Tuesday that "neither the San Diego County Sheriff's Office, the San Diego County District ...