Man Arrested for Homicide in San Juan Capistrano 

January 27, 2025 – SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, CA – Orange County Sheriff's Department officials report that on Saturday, January 25, 2025, at around 6:30 p.m., deputies were called to the 32000 block of Valle Road in the city of San Juan Capistrano regarding an assault. Deputies arrived and discovered the victim, a woman in her 50s, who appeared to have multiple stab wounds.

Shortly after their arrival, deputies pronounced the victim, a relative of the suspect, deceased.

OC Sheriff’s Homicide investigators responded and began their investigation. Based on the interviews conducted by investigators and the evidence at the scene, Josephe Jimenez Hernandez, 25, of San Juan Capistrano, was arrested and booked into the Orange County Jail on suspicion of murder. 

Official identification of the victim is pending notification to next of kin.

Source: Orange County Sheriff's Department