Suspect Arrested for Sexual Assault of a Minor 

October 23, 2026 – Riverside County Sheriff’s Office officials report that on Thursday, October 8, 2026, deputies from the Thermal Sheriff’s Station responded to a school in the 52000 block of Frederick Street, Coachella, regarding a report of inappropriate contact between a school employee and a student. Due to the nature of the investigation, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office - Special Victims Unit was contacted and immediately assumed the investigation. The suspect was identified as Brittny Jaramillo, a 26-year-old resident of Indio.

On Thursday, October 22, 2026, Special Victims Unit Investigators, with the assistance of the Thermal Sheriff’s Station Investigations Bureau, conducted a traffic stop of Jaramillo in the area of Varner Road and Adams Street, Indio, where she was arrested without incident. Investigators then responded to a residence in the 38000 block of Rancho Los Cerritos, Indio, to serve a search warrant related to the investigation. Jaramillo was subsequently transported and booked at the Robert Presley Detention Center for digital penetration and additional child sexual abuse charges. This is an ongoing investigation, and no further details are available at this time.

The Riverside County Sheriff’s Office - Special Victims Unit believes there may be additional victims and encourages anyone with information regarding this investigation to contact Investigator J. Lee at (951) 955-1718 or Sheriff’s Dispatch by calling 951-776-1099.

Reporting Supervisor: Sergeant Jim Peters

File # Y262810033

Source & photo: Riverside County Sheriff’s Office