Murrieta Councilman Warnie Enochs arrested on 14 felony counts
By: The Californian -
MURRIETA ---- Murrieta City Councilman Warnie Enochs was arrested Tuesday morning on suspicion of 14 felonies, authorities said.
Enochs, 56, was arrested by Riverside County district attorney's office investigators at 10:40 a.m. and was booked at Robert Presley Detention Center in Riverside at 1:15 p.m., according to jail records.
The longtime city official was arrested on suspicion of two counts of conspiracy to commit a crime, one count of extortion, one count of procuring another to commit perjury, three counts of using a forged instrument, four counts of preparing a false record, one count of using a forged identification card, and two counts of offering false evidence, according to Riverside County Superior Court records. The crimes are alleged to have occurred between September 2002 and February 2005.
Enochs' bail had been set at $20,000 and he was released about 4 p.m. Tuesday, jail records show.
Officials with the district attorney's office say the charges do not appear to be related to his duties as a councilman.
Enochs is one of the most popular councilmen in the city's history and, since he was elected in 1994, he has been the top vote-getter in each of his campaigns.
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