Tag Archives: Viet accused

Tan Nguyen’s back – and CD 47 gets crowded

Former candidate and now federal criminal defendant Tan Nguyen is jumping in and making a splash in an already colorful contest for the Republican nomination to face incumbent Democrat Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez in the 47th Congressional district. Nguyen is scheduled to … Continue reading

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Another Viet wielding knife

A Viet man in Westminster was arrested and held for mental evaluation for locking out his mother from their shared apartment and barricading himself with a large knife, says the Westminster Police Department in a press release here. Paul Duc … Continue reading

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Viet woman chases boyfriend with knife, got arrested

A Vietnamese woman in Westminster chased her boyfriend around his apartment complex with a knife, then barricaded herself in an apartment until SWAT shot and arrested her, reports the OC Register here. It took almost half a day for the … Continue reading

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Viet Catholic school teacher charged with ‘child annoyance’

A Viet coach at a Sacramento Catholic school who allegedly engaged in “inappropriate sexual conduct” with a 17-year-old student has been charged with one misdemeanor count of “child annoyance,” says the Orange County D.A.’s office in a press release here. … Continue reading

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Viet businesses at center of drug ring

Several Viet businesses in the Spokane area were fronts for a multimillion dollar drug ring busted by federal agents, reports the Seattle Times here and the Spokane-Review here. And they would have continued their marijuana trafficking, if it weren’t for … Continue reading

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Viet homeless charged in death of Viet homeless

A San Jose Viet homeless man was arraigned today on murder and arson charges stemming from the killing two weeks ago of a fellow Viet homeless man, reports KTVU here. Quyen Nguyen, 41, is charged in Santa Clara Superior Court … Continue reading

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Viet gangster charged in murder of Viet witness

A 42-year-old Viet alleged gangster is among three people charged with murder in the death of a Vietnamese-American man who had witnessed a prior shooting, resulting in the conviction of this defendant’s brother, reports the Seattle Post-Intelligencer here. Quy D. … Continue reading

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More guide to crime: Do it to a cop

A Vietnamese man was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving after he allegedly slammed his minivan into, yep, a police cruiser. Trang Nguyen, 52, was in jail for two days before he was released early morning on Sunday on bond, … Continue reading

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