Ventura County Sheriff Department – Incident Press Release
On 3/3/2018, at approximately 03:15 AM, deputies responded to St. John’s Hospital reference a shooting victim that had just arrived. The victim was stabilized by medical staff and transported to the Ventura County Medical Center for further treatment for his injuries.
During the course of an investigation conducted by the Sheriff’s Major Crimes Unit and the Sheriff’s Gang Unit, detectives learned the victim had become involved in an argument in the 2500 block of Balboa Street in the unincorporated community of El Rio. During that incident, a male suspect shot the victim once in the chest.
Detectives were able to identify the suspect as (S) 26 year old Ventura resident, Eric Appel. At about 11:15 AM, the Sheriff’s Gang Unit located and arrested Appel. Detectives also served a search warrant which resulted in the recovery of a firearm, ammunition and a large quantity of narcotics.
Appel was arrested and booked at the Ventura County Pre-Trial Detention Facility for numerous charges, including one felony count of Attempted Murder, one felony count of Possession for Sales of a Controlled Substance, one felony count of a Prohibited Person Possessing a Firearm, and one misdemeanor count of Driving under the Influence of Controlled Substance.
Appel is currently being held in custody with bail set at $505,000.00. He is scheduled to appear in Ventura County Superior Court on 3/5/2019.
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