Joseph Serapiglia was found hiding under a mattress in a Palmdale home’s garage by deputies who were responding to a burglary alarm, according to Sgt. Dave Sauer of the Palmdale Sheriff’s Station.
The 43-year-old registered sex offender was arrested around 3:39 a.m. and held without bail at the Palmdale Sheriff’s Station jail, according to LASD inmate records.
The arrest ended a nearly weeklong search for Serapiglia. The LAPD had issued a community alert calling Serapiglia “a dangerous felon who has exhibited a violent nature and is a threat to the communities of Southern California. “
“On December 19, 2014, Serapiglia was last seen near the intersection of Sepulveda Boulevard and Roscoe Boulevard in the city of Panorama City. He cut off his court ordered GPS monitor device and escaped to an unknown location,” LAPD officials said in the community alert.
Early Wednesday morning, deputies were dispatched to “an audible burglary alarm” at 36712 Auburn Court in Palmdale, Sgt. Sauer stated in a news release.
When deputies got to the home, they first encountered a 40-year-old man named Adrian Madrigal, who had set off the alarm by opening a door to the garage, Sauer stated.
Madrigal told deputies he knew the owner of the house, but he was detained and ultimately arrested for possession of drugs, Sauer stated.
“Deputies searched the garage and found Joseph Serapiglia hiding under a mattress and detained him. He gave several false names before coming clean with his true identity,” Sauer stated.
Madrigal told deputies he and Serapiglia met a few years ago in jail, and the two rode the Metrolink to Palmdale, Sauer stated.
“Madrigal suggested they stay with an acquaintance of his, which took them to the location of the alarm call,” Sauer stated in the news release.
Serapiglia was sentenced in 1991 to 42 years in prison for attempted murder and rape. After serving 23 years of his sentence, he was released in April to live in the community of San Fernando, Calif., LAPD officials said in the community alert.
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callitasitis says
@ehhh,,no
Justice STEPHEN REINHARDT appointed by President Jimmy Carter, serve as member of the Democratic National Committee, Reinhardt served as a member of the United states commissions on civil rights. .
Justice LAWRENCE K. KARLTON appointed by President Jimmy Carter; work as a volunteer lawyer for the American civil liberties Union (ACLU)
Justice THELTON E. HENDERSON appointed by President Jimmy Carter; worked in the lawyer in the civil rights division. He monitor local law enforcement for any civil rights abuses,
These are your three Judge Panel Federal Justice; what say you to bill
callitasitis says
@ehhh..no
Those listed groups were looking at the state dollars they were going to get, they prostituted themselves at the public safety expensive for support of AB109 . You are right the three judge federal court ordered stated we have to many people in prison because as alleging unconstitutional mental health care. U.S. Supreme Court Affirms Prisoner-Release Order: On May 23, 2011, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that the State must comply with an order handed down by a Three-Judge Court to reduce its prison population to 137.5 percent of design capacity within two years.
**The following Judges dissented of the 5-4 ruling : Justices Scalia, Thomas, Alito and Roberts. Guess who ruled it in favor ????
John says
They all end up in the Antelope Valley, don’t they? Telling, isn’t it? Pretty soon they’ll be burying nuclear waste in AV instead of Nevada.
Boss Bee says
Seriously what justice is their in our town if all we have to do is snitch/ tell on someone like we’re playing a monopoly game this is serious and the ones who really aren’t affect in society as much, more than a normal person gets put through the severe degree. .It’s not right nor does it make sense to me, personal ly.
Sandy M. says
I’m totally shocked that this low life spent 23 yrs in prison without getting ” A Jeffrey Dhamer Welcome”.
Greg says
I have been reading comments for many years about what happens to criminals in prison. There is something many folks seem to forget…. the new prisoner is going to a place filled with other prisoners of that ilk. I doubt they get all upset unless it was a small child involved as the target (that one does apparently piss off many inmates and rightly so).
Thankful says
I would like to say “Thank You” to our local law enforcement for getting this very dangerous criminal off of our streets…this time I hope our Judicial System locks him up for good and throws away the key!
VICKY says
CHRISTOPHER HUBBART AND MORE LIKE HIM ARE READY TO BE RELEASED OR ALREADY HAVE BEEN
Lisa says
Omg I was wondering why the cops wouldn’t let me enter my home Monday. I live right down the street and they had the entrance and exit blocked smh…Glad they caught him…
Rosie says
why would they release an animal like this one, is disgusting the lack of our criminal justice. Please don’t let him get out again.
John says
Hey Rosie; early release??? Thank a liberal!
Ant says
Hey Idiot Liberals have nothing to do it. Moron
Bill says
isn’t Jerry Brown a Liberal? Thank him and AB109 prison realignment. He shifted these thugs from prison back onto the county jails that are to crowded to keep them. Oh and the reason for AB109 was a liberal judge said the prisons were to crowded and ordered their release. Do your homework, Libs have killed California
Julie says
Wiki ‘Liberal’…do Your homework…..
Ehhh... No. says
Not quite right, Bill, my blindly neocon friend.
It was not, “a liberal judge said the prisons were to crowded and ordered their release.” It was the United States Supreme Court in a full decision.
This forced the issue and made the required realignment much more pressing and AB109 was the most reasonable way to handle it short of simply releasing everybody from the prisons right out onto the streets.
Yep, this imperfect solution was supported by all the ‘liberal’ groups, like: the California Police Chiefs Association, Peace Officers Research Association of California, California Peace Officers’ Association, California State Sheriffs’ Association, Chief Probation Officers of California, Association for Los Angeles County Deputy Sheriffs, the Los Angeles County Deputy Probation Officers Union, and the Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca.
Perhaps you should follow your own advice there, Bill, and do your homework before willy nilly spouting off with clearly inaccurate statements…