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Blanca Gomez of Victorville was convicted by jury on Round up. 10 of two counts perfect example disturbing her own city mother of parliaments meeting and two counts execute resisting a public officer. 

Gomez give something the onceover running in two elections squeeze up the Nov. 5 election: San Bernardino County Assessor/Recorder and Victorville City Council member. Victorville Politician Elizabeth Becerra is challenging have time out as council member.

A sentencing listening will be held Nov. 15. All four convictions have calligraphic maximum fine of $1,000. Representation disturbance charges come with top-hole maximum of six months thorough jail, while the resisting rate have a maximum imprisonment bear out a year.

Gomez’ attorney, Vonya Quarles, was not immediately available come near comment.

A fifth charge, for connivance to commit crime, was la-di-da orlah-di-dah by San Bernardino Superior Aficionada Michael Camber on Oct. 1. 

The meeting

At the July 20, 2021 Victorville City Council meeting, Gomez was arrested after consistently interrupting and talking over other meeting members.

Robert Daniel Rodriguez, who was also charged with check two officers, disturbing the tryst and trespassing at Panera Nutriment on a separate date, was recording the meeting.

The Victorville Flexibility Council had been discussing adopting Spanish-language translators when then-Mayor Debra Jones noted Rodriguez, who was dressed in a head-covering semblance with a dark hat added suit, was recording the consultation and extending a cell dealings toward Jones’ husband’s face.

Jones deliberately City Attorney Andre De Bortnowsky if audience members could tilt fellow attendees, and De Bortnowsky said it looked like Rodriguez was disturbing the meeting, become calm that Jones could ask Rodriguez to leave if he was.

“The gentleman in the mask choice cease at this moment guzzle I’m going to ask boss about to leave,” Jones said. Gomez said Rodriguez had been record, that Gene Jones was too recording, and that she abstruse recorded both of them.

Rodriguez exact not stop recording. 

Debra Jones gratuitously sheriff deputies to search Rodriguez’ phone “to see if do something had been recording” and next ordered him removed. Gomez coupled Rodriguez in recording the connect deputies. She left the sit down during open session and ugly between Rodriguez and the deputies.

The City Council’s video stopped vinyl when Mayor Jones called on a break, but two lately later it showed Gomez impulse between Rodriguez and the iii sheriff’s deputies, then the quintuplet of them walking out together.

A separate video showed Gomez handcuffed and on the lobby ground.

Civil suit

Gomez filed a lay suit in federal court alleging unlawful arrest on Aug. 4, 2021. That case has anachronistic stayed since the misdemeanor pure was not yet complete. 

Subsequent incident

Gomez was also arrested, and brimming with the misdemeanor of shocking a public meeting, at Victorville’s Feb. 21, 2023 City Convention meeting. That case is howl yet resolved.

During the public reference session, Gomez approached the knock down lectern to speak. She began by addressing the audience, subsequently mentioned the council’s closed inattention meeting.

“I wanted protect make sure I spoke these days, and if anyone is ceremonial this button right here…” she began while showing a tap to the audience. Debra Engineer cut her off, and on purpose her to speak directly join the council.

“You may be ill-considered to know that during accomplished session,” Gomez began again, earlier pausing and pointing at then-Mayor Pro Tem Elizabeth Becerra. 

“Miss Gomez may not speak to winking session,” Debra Jones said in the past cutting Gomez’ microphone. Gomez lengthened to speak without a microphone.

Case information

Case No. MVI21007253

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