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Waring, who had a number of brushes with the regulation over the previous decade, discovered himself on the middle of Orange County’s jail inmate cellphone scandal, which helped him finally win his launch in addition to a considerable settlement from county officers.
He died someplace in Garden Grove of an obvious drug overdose, however the reason for demise can be confirmed by coroner’s officers after extra assessments are performed, police stated.
His mom, Lauri Peterson, stated in an Instagram publish that her son died on Easter.
“It is with a shattered coronary heart that I write this publish to let you realize that my candy Josh left this earth Easter Sunday,” she wrote. “No one can ever put together you for this sense of such deep loss. Every fiber in my physique hurts. Josh fought each single day for many of his grownup life, for his life, however this previous Sunday, the problem was too nice.”
She stated her son’s life “was stuffed with deep mind, humor, pranks, athletics, snowboarding, physique boarding mountain hikes, studying, buddies and his love for music.”
But, she added, “He acquired essentially the most pleasure, pleasure and objective by way of his daughter … and watching her develop and thrive through the years.”
On Feb. 21, Waring was despatched to jail once more for 90 days for violating phrases of his launch from custody. He received out on March 29 and was alleged to contact probation officers by April 1, however failed to take action, in line with courtroom information.
On Thursday, probation officers sought a warrant for his arrest.
Waring, who was beforehand convicted of a taking pictures in Costa Mesa, was arrested Feb. 14 and booked on suspicion of punching a safety guard within the chest at Chapman Global Medical Center, 2600 E. Chapman Ave., in line with Lt. Phil McMullin of the Orange Police Department.
Police have been dispatched to the hospital concerning the assault at about 5:45 a.m. that day whereas Waring was being escorted out of the medical middle, McMullin stated.
He was additionally needed on a warrant for a post-release supervision violation, McMullin stated. In courtroom Feb. 21, he admitted the violation of post-release supervision and was sentenced to 90 days in jail, in line with courtroom information.
It wasn’t the primary time Waring had run afoul of his post-release supervision. He final appeared in courtroom Nov. 7 for a revocation listening to and was sentenced to 90 days in jail. He was launched Dec. 12, however he didn’t report back to his probation officer and in January a warrant was issued for Waring, who was thought-about a transient within the San Juan Capistrano space.
On July 25 of final yr, Waring left the water operating at a Motel 6 in Fountain Valley, damaging a room under, in line with courtroom information from probation officers. When officers went to speak to Waring, “he appeared confused and had slurred speech,” probation officers stated. Police noticed Narcan and drug paraphernalia within the room with the bathe operating. He was taken to an space hospital, probation officers stated.
On Aug. 7, he examined optimistic for fentanyl, hydrocodone and methamphetamine and didn’t have a GPS machine positioned on him as required by probation, officers stated.
Waring pleaded responsible in September of 2022 to a felony depend of possession of a managed substance with the intent to promote, one depend of possession of a stun gun with a previous conviction, three counts of possession of a managed substance, and one depend of possession of a managed substance with out a prescription, all misdemeanors.
He was given credit score for 106 days in custody.
Waring possessed fentanyl and methamphetamine, in line with Carrie Braun, a spokeswoman for the Orange County Sheriff’s Department.
Orange County sheriff’s deputies stated they discovered Waring in a automotive with a girl in a parking zone behind a enterprise on Del Obispo and Ortega Highway in San Juan Capistrano on Jan. 6, 2022. Because he was a parolee, the deputies searched him and located a number of baggies of fentanyl on him, Braun stated.
Waring pleaded responsible in January 2022 to possession of a managed substance and was sentenced to 90 days in jail. As a part of his plea deal on the time, misdemeanor counts of possession of a managed substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, and falsely representing himself to an officer have been dismissed, together with misdemeanor counts of possession of a managed substance and alteration of markings on an imitation firearm or machine for a separate case.
He was beforehand arrested in June 2020 in Huntington Beach and charged that September with possession of a managed substance — fentanyl —and drug paraphernalia and falsely representing himself to an officer, all misdemeanors.
Waring was arrested once more on May 8, 2021, at Ridge Route Drive and Overlake in Lake Forest when deputies pulled over a rental automotive stolen from John Wayne Airport, in line with Orange County Sheriff’s Department Sgt. Todd Hylton.
Waring, who was within the passenger’s seat, was accused of possession of fentanyl and methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia discovered within the automotive’s glove compartment, Hylton stated.
In March 2020, Waring pleaded responsible to single counts of assault with a firearm and main police on a chase, and two counts of assault with pressure prone to produce nice bodily harm, all felonies. He additionally admitted single misdemeanor counts of hit-and-run with property injury and battery.
Waring additionally resolved a separate case and pleaded responsible to possession of methamphetamine on the market and false personation, each felonies.
He was initially charged with three counts of tried homicide, together with a sentencing enhancement alleging tried premeditated homicide, for the June 20, 2016, taking pictures of Daniel Lopez, then 35, exterior a house in Costa Mesa. Two different folks escaped harm within the drive-by assault.
At the time of his plea deal, Waring was going through 65 years to life in jail, however as a substitute he was sentenced to time served in jail awaiting trial.
His mom instructed reporters following her son’s plea deal that he needed to pursue a profession in regulation.
Waring reached a $595,000 settlement in a federal lawsuit with the county in September of 2021. Waring alleged within the lawsuit that his cellphone calls whereas in custody have been illegally recorded and that sheriff’s deputies set him up for an assault whereas in custody.
