A 28-year-old man was charged Tuesday with murder and other counts for allegedly running over a man with his car following a fight in Orange.
Abrahan Salvador Perez of Orange was charged with murder and leading police on a chase causing death, both felonies, as well as misdemeanor counts of driving under the influence of alcohol, according to court records.
The DUI case is dated Jan. 2, 2026, according to court records.
Perez did not make it to court Tuesday so his arraignment was scheduled for Wednesday at the Central Justice Center in Santa Ana.
Police responded to reports of a fight about 10:30 p.m. Saturday in the 600 block of South Fashion Park, police said.
Perez left the area after the fight, but a short time later he drove back and ran over the victim, police said.
The victim was identified as 54-year-old Juan Mojica Cuevas of Orange, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Department.
Perez had been fighting with relatives of Cuevas, who was not involved in the original altercation, according to Sgt. Trevor Cullen of the Orange Police Department. Police were involved in a chase with the suspect before he returned to the scene and ran over the victim, Cullen said.
So every time I read of these horrific crimes, I wonder, are these people here legally? or…oops, not allowed to ask.