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Arroyo Grande Planet Fitness Named In Lawsuit Alleging Females Secretly Filmed

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ARROYO GRANDE, Calif. (KEYT) - A lawsuit was filed on Tuesday against Planet Fitness and two of its franchisees, including one here on the Central Coast.

The legal action alleges female members were filmed in various stages of undress while using a tanning booth.

The lawsuit says the fitness chain failed to prevent a member from secretly recording nearly 50 female gym members undressed in a tanning booth at its Arroyo Grande location over a period of less than one year.

The lawsuit stems from an incident on Dec. 29 last year when an 18-year-old college student was secretly filmed inside the Arroyo Grande location while using a standing tanning booth.

The perpetrator is said to have used a cell phone, pushing it through a crack in the booth door.

A police investigation revealed the incident was not isolated, as the perpetrator had recorded more than 50 videos of approximately 47 female members in various states of undress within the same tanning booth area over nearly 12 months.

According to the lawsuit, Planet Fitness employees were in the immediate vicinity during multiple incidents, reportedly witnessing the perpetrator's erratic and suspicious behavior on numerous occasions.

Despite this, the gym's staff allegedly failed to intervene, warn members, or take corrective action. 

The gym's own policy explicitly prohibits photography in tanning rooms.

The corporate offices at Planet Fitness have issued the following statement:

“At Planet Fitness, the safety and privacy of our members is our top priority, and we do not tolerate inappropriate behavior of any kind. We can confirm the franchise group has cancelled the member in question and is working closely with the local police in their investigation. As this is an ongoing investigation, we refer any additional inquiries to the local authorities.”

The Arroyo Grande Police Department is in the midst of this active investigation.

Administrative Sergeant Jeremy Burns says they’ve identified the suspect but an arrest has not yet been made and they’ll be keeping the individual’s identity private for the time being.

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Javier Gomez of Thousand Oaks convicted of December 2024 racially-motivated assault

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VENTURA COUNTY, Calif. (KEYT) – Javier Gomez of Thousand Oaks pled guilty to assaulting an African-American man with a baseball bat due to the victim's race this week.

On April 27, Gomez pled guilty to one felony count of assault with a deadly weapon as well as the special allegations and aggravating factors that the attack was motivated by the victim's race, that he was on probation at the time, and the attack caused great bodily injury noted the Ventura County District Attorney's Office in a press release.

According to the local prosecutor's office, Gomez is a documented gang member and he approached an African-American man as he walked to his parked vehicle alongside a juvenile on December 31, 2024.

Gomez and the juvenile shouted racial slurs before Gomez hit the victim in the head with a baseball bat, handed the bat to his juvenile accomplice, and the juvenile then proceeded to hit the man again in the head detailed the Ventura County District Attorney's Office.

The victim's wife called 911 and arriving deputies arrested Gomez and the juvenile at the scene shared the Ventura County District Attorney's Office.

The victim is not associated with any gang and suffered both cognitive and vision issues for months after the attack added the Ventura County District Attorney's Office.

The involved minor admitted to their charges and was sentenced in juvenile court noted the Ventura County District Attorney's Office.

Gomez is currently scheduled for sentencing on May 26, 2026, where he is expected to be sentenced to five years in state prison noted the Ventura County District Attorney's Office.

"The victim and his wife showed tremendous courage by testifying at the preliminary hearing and
confronting hate head on," stated District Attorney Erik Nasarenko. "Our community will not tolerate
hate-fueled violence or gang-related intimidation."

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‘Operation Clean Sweep’ Combines Volunteers & Environmental Groups to Remove Harbor Waste

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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) – The annual effort to remove discarded items from the Santa Barbara Harbor is taking place Saturday and it is expected to bring significant waste to the surface.

The event is known as "Operation Clean Sweep."

It takes place Saturday from 8 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. in front of the Harbor Boat Launch Ramp by Marina 4.

The Waterfront Department says a team of volunteer divers — backed by about 30 dockside volunteers — will head beneath Marina 4 to clear out underwater junk. Divers locate the debris, dock volunteers haul it up, and it is put into a Marborg dumpster.

Lunch will be provided for the volunteers.

Over the years the “Clean Sweepers” have removed more than 26 tons of debris from the harbor. Past finds include everything from bicycles, barbeques, plastic barrels, and boat propellers to wire cages, outboard engines, phones, computers, and  at times a marine battery. 

This effort is led by the City of Santa Barbara Waterfront Department, alongside volunteers from Salty Dog Dive Service, Commercial Fishermen of Santa Barbara, SB Channelkeeper, SB Maritime Museum, SB Sail and Power Squadron, and Tidy Seas.

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Abogados del presunto atacante en la Cena de Corresponsales dicen que ha estado en confinamiento total en la cárcel

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Por Holmes Lybrand, CNN

El hombre acusado de intentar asesinar al presidente Donald Trump durante el fin de semana no impugnará su detención mientras el caso avanza, dijeron sus abogados a un juez federal este jueves.

Cole Tomas Allen, quien habló poco durante la audiencia del jueves, está acusado de irrumpir en un punto de control de seguridad durante la Cena de Corresponsales de la Casa Blanca, a la que asistieron Trump y altos funcionarios del Gobierno, la noche del sábado.

A pesar de que Allen aceptó su detención preventiva, los fiscales insistieron en presentar sus argumentos ante el juez sobre por qué debía permanecer bajo custodia.

“El acusado ha aceptado ser detenido. Básicamente está concediendo su solicitud”, dijo a los fiscales la jueza magistrada encargada de la audiencia, Moxila A. Upadhyaya, al rechazar sus aargumentos.

“Estoy negando la solicitud del Gobierno. Es verdaderamente inusual”, añadió la jueza.

La audiencia comenzó poco después de las 11 a.m. (hora de Miami) y Allen compareció con uniforme carcelario naranja. Los abogados de Allen habían presentado previamente un documento indicando que impugnarían su detención, pero no lo hicieron durante la audiencia.

“Tuvimos dificultades para reunirnos con Allen en los últimos días”, dijo uno de sus abogados, señalando que finalmente lograron verlo. “Estamos concediendo la detención”.

Allen tiene previsto regresar a la corte el 11 de mayo. Sus abogados dijeron este jueves al juez que se encuentra en confinamiento total las 24 horas, una medida a la que se oponen.

“Cuando fuimos inicialmente a la cárcel nos dijeron que ya debería haber salido de esa condición, pero no lo ha hecho”, dijo una de sus abogadas, Tezira Abe. “No hay razón, según nuestro entendimiento, para que esté en una celda de seguridad. No fue por algo que dijera o hiciera al ingresar. No representa un peligro para nadie dentro de la cárcel”.

Los fiscales habían presentado el miércoles un memorando de detención en el que afirmaron que no existe “ninguna combinación de condiciones que garantice razonablemente la seguridad de la comunidad” si Allen fuera liberado, señalando su extensa preparación antes del evento, así como la posibilidad de que pudiera haber matado a personas y causado daños graves.

Calificaron su plan como un acto de “violencia política extrema”.

“El intento de asesinato siempre es un delito grave, pero cuando la víctima prevista es el presidente de Estados Unidos, así como otros altos funcionarios del Gobierno, las posibles consecuencias son de gran alcance”, decía el memorando.

Sin embargo, los abogados de Allen habían rechazado previamente esos argumentos en su propio documento ante el juez, cuestionando si los fiscales cuentan con pruebas directas de sus afirmaciones, en particular la acusación de que Allen disparó su escopeta en dirección a un agente del Servicio Secreto el sábado por la noche.

“La evidencia del Gobierno sobre el delito imputado, el intento de asesinato del presidente se basa completamente en especulaciones”, escribieron en un documento en el que solicitaban su liberación antes del juicio.

Según las autoridades, Allen envió una nota a familiares en la que detallaba cómo quería atacar a funcionarios de la administración, además de publicaciones en redes sociales y otros materiales que apuntan a su posible motivación.

Otro punto clave en los primeros días del caso ha sido determinar si Allen disparó su escopeta y si alcanzó al agente del Servicio Secreto que respondió disparando varias veces sin impactarlo.

Los abogados defensores han cuestionado si los fiscales saben con certeza si Allen disparó su arma y si llegó a herir al agente.

La fiscal federal para Washington, Jeanine Pirro, cuyo despacho lidera el caso, dijo este jueves por la mañana a Fox News que Allen “disparó esa arma en dirección al agent

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