Serial California Shoplifter to Stand Trial After 90 Arrests

The man from the Bay Area will stand trial this week after a county DA’s office filed a complaint against him—consolidating 31 misdemeanors from the past year.
Serial California Shoplifter to Stand Trial After 90 Arrests
FILE PHOTO; A Southern California court house on Nov. 17, 2023. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times
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A serial shoplifter from the Bay Area who has been arrested 90 times will be put to trial this week after the Contra Costa District Attorney’s office filed a complaint against him—consolidating 31 misdemeanors from the past year.

Jesse Leonardo Otero, 44, is well-known by Bay Area businesses and law enforcement for his frequent shoplifting and arrests, local news outlet KRON reported.
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