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NORTH COAST, Calif. — The Sonoma County Sheriff's Office said it has arrested two suspects from Hidden Valley Lake and Santa Rosa as part of its investigation into a violent home invasion robbery in Sonoma earlier this month.
Hugo Alexander Matamoros-Acosta, 20, of Hidden Valley Lake, and Sincere Nasir Rush Tanner, 22, of Santa Rosa, were taken into custody in the case, the agency said.
Authorities said the home invasion occurred at approximately 4:14 a.m. Sept. 12 in the 3000 block of Wood Valley Road in Sonoma.
Deputies responded to reports of an armed robbery where masked subjects, armed with firearms, forcibly entered a residence and restrained three victims, two of them being elderly, officials said.
The subjects threatened the victims, demanding valuables and, during the incident, one of the robbers struck a victim over the head with a blunt object, resulting in injury. The subjects fled the scene with stolen items.
Following the incident, detectives from the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Violent Crimes Unit were dispatched to the scene and assumed responsibility for the investigation, the agency said.
Based on the information they gathered, detectives were able to track down Matamoros-Acosta and Tanner at Twin Pine Casino in Middletown, the report said.
During the execution of a search warrant, the sheriff’s office said detectives recovered a firearm in Rush Tanner's car that they suspect was used in the robbery.
Both suspects were arrested and booked into the Sonoma County Main Adult Detention Facility on multiple charges.
Rush Tanner is being held on $1 million bail for felony charges including elder abuse, kidnapping to commit robbery, vehicle theft, altering a firearm ID number, first-degree robbery, assault with a deadly weapon, possession of a large-capacity magazine and conspiracy.
Matamoros-Acosta is being held on $1,031,000 bail for felony charges including elder abuse, kidnapping to commit robbery, vehicle theft, first-degree robbery, assault with a deadly weapon and conspiracy, and a misdemeanor violation of probation.
Both remain in custody.
Court records show both Matamoros-Acosta and Rush Tanner were arraigned on Sept. 16 and are due to return to court on Oct. 7 to enter their pleas.
Detectives from the Violent Crimes Unit are actively investigating this incident to identify all those involved. Anyone with information about this incident to contact the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office at 707-565-2185, or submit an anonymous tip through the agency’s website.
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On Monday, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation meant to help ensure the long-term success of California’s legal cannabis market, which is reported to be the largest in the world.
The legislation, AB 564, eliminates a 25% tax increase on California's legal cannabis industry.
“We’re rolling back this cannabis tax hike so the legal market can continue to grow, consumers can access safe products and our local communities see the benefits,” said Newsom.
"California's cannabis economy can bring enormous benefits to our state, but only if our legal industry is given a fair chance to compete against the untaxed and unregulated illegal market,” said Assemblymember Matt Haney (D–San Francisco), the bill’s author. “AB 564 helps level the playing field. It protects California jobs, keeps small businesses open, and ensures that our legal cannabis market can grow and thrive the way voters intended.”
AB 564 reverses a 25% tax increase on California's legal cannabis industry and sets the state’s cannabis excise tax rate at 15% until 2028, allowing legal businesses to remain competitive and promoting the industry’s long-term growth.
The administration recently enacted measures to bolster long-term enforcement efforts against illegal operators by dedicating cannabis tax revenue to fund civil and criminal enforcement activities. Newsom’s office said this will reduce the burden on legal businesses while ensuring sustained actions against illegal operators.
In addition, Board of State and Community Corrections grant eligibility has expanded to local jurisdictions, especially those allowing retail access, to further enhance and support local enforcement efforts against illegal cannabis activity.
A unified strategy across California
So far, the Unified Cannabis Enforcement Taskforce, or UCETF, which Newsom established in 2022, has seized and destroyed over 317 tons, or over 635,303 pounds, of illegal cannabis worth an estimated retail value of $890 million through nearly 230 multiagency operations.
UCETF has enhanced collaboration and enforcement coordination between state, local and federal partners. Partners on the task force include the Department of Cannabis Control, the Department of Pesticide Regulation, the Department of Toxic Substances Control, and the Department of Fish and Wildlife, among others.
To learn more about the legal California cannabis market, state licenses, and laws, visit cannabis.ca.gov.
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