Parolee And Registered Sex Offender Charged In Fresno City Attorney Home Scare
Larry Orduna Torrez, 56, a parolee and registered sex offender, was arrested and charged after an attempted home invasion at Fresno City Attorney Andrew Janz's house early Sunday, May 17, 2026.[1]
Surveillance video shows a knife-wielding man in black gloves ring the doorbell and jump a backyard fence before deputies intervened and took Torrez into custody.[1] Torrez was booked May 17 into Fresno County jail with a parole hold and $30,000 bail on a felony attempted burglary charge, and faces counts of trespassing and threatening a public official.[1]
Janz said Torrez had recently filed two legal matters against the city that his office defeated, a detail Janz highlighted after the arrest.[1]
An unrelated fence fire occurred at Janz's home the night after the attempted break-in, Janz reported.[1]
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- Incident occurred around 3:30 a.m. Sunday, May 17, 2026, at Fresno City Attorney Andrew Janz's home on North Van Ness Boulevard
- Surveillance video shows a knife-wielding man in black gloves ringing the doorbell and jumping a backyard fence before deputies intervene
- Deputies arrested 56-year-old parolee and registered sex offender Larry Orduna Torrez on suspicion of attempted first-degree burglary, trespassing and threatening a public official
- Torrez was booked May 17 into Fresno County jail with a parole hold and $30,000 bail on the felony attempted burglary charge
- Janz reports his office recently defeated two legal matters Torrez filed against the city and says an unrelated fence fire occurred at his home the following night
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