The state of California released seven high-level sex offenders from Orange County's jails over concerns they might get infected with the COVID-19 pandemic. The inmates were released months early to reduce the population in prisons and curb the spread of the virus.

The move prompted the Orange County District Attorney's Office to issue a warning. According to official reports, all seven offenders were charged with cutting off their tracking devices after they were released for previous crimes, including indecent exposure, sexual battery, and child molestation.

Prosecutors said many of the sex offenders spent just days behind bars, as required by law. The release came after Orange County Sheriff Don Barnes reported they had reduced the inmate population by over 45 percent since March 7.

The newly free men-ages 27 to 52-have a history of lewd offenses and have violated the law multiple times.


Luis Joel Ramirez, 27

Ramirez's last known address was in Costa Mesa. He was charged with sexual battery, assault with a deadly weapon, resisting a peace officer, burglary, and possessing of a leaded cane-a deadly weapon. He violated four paroles since 2019.

Ramirez was released from prison on April 7, 2020, after serving just 20 days credit time on a parole violation. He cut off his GPS tracking device despite a 180-day minimum sentence.

He was once again caught for violating his parole after he failed to report to his parole officer. He was released on April 24 after serving 16 days of credit time.


James Franklin Bowling, 50

Bowling was charged for lewd conduct in a public place. He was also repeatedly convicted for failing to register as a sex offender, as well as for committing lewd acts on school grounds and possession of controlled substance and paraphernalia.

He has two parole violations since February 2020.

He was released on April 9 after serving 14 days of credit time for failing to charge his tracking device. He was unable to report to parole.

His last known address is in Orange.


Rudy William Grajeda Magdaleno, 39

Magdaleno has had five parole violations since 2017. He was convicted for child molestation, indecent exposure, assault, battery, criminal threats, and inflicting injury on an elderly adult.

The court released him on April 13 after serving 142 days of credit time for failing to charge his GPS monitor. He was unable to report to parole.

His last known address is in Anaheim.


Calvin Curtis Coleman, 52

Coleman was arrested for engaging in lewd conduct in a public place and has since committed three parole violations since 2019.

His last known address is in Santa Ana. He was released on April 13 after serving 18 days of credit time for failing to charge his GPS tracking device.


Kyle Albert Winton, 40

According to his profile, his last known address is in Mission Viejo. He was charged with annoying/molesting a child, making criminal threats to cause injury or death, resisting a peace officer, driving under the influence, and hit and run with property damage.

Winton had committed one parole violation before his release on April 17, where he had served ten days credit time. He has failed to report to parole.


Jose Adrian Oregel, 46

Oregel, who lives in Santa Ana, was arrested for unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor, oral copulation of a minor, and great bodily injury.

He has violated six paroles since June 2019. The court released him on April 22 after serving 18 days of credit time.


Mario Ernesto Sandoval, 45

Sandoval was jailed on charges of sexual battery, touching for sexual arousal, indecent exposure, assault on a peace officer, and assault. He violated his parole in 2020-failing to charge his GPS device.

Sandoval was unaccounted for as third of the time he was out of police custody. He was released on April 22 and is expected to be living in Stanton.


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