In today's OC Register...
Huntington Beach man charged in weekend rape
A parolee whom a deputy shot also faces an attempted murder count for allegedly using his car as a weapon.
By JENNIFER MUIR
The Orange County Register
A parolee shot by an Orange County sheriff's deputy after reportedly raping a woman outside an Aliso Viejo bar was charged Monday, authorities reported.
Sabree Muhammad Triplett, 24, of Huntington Beach was shot early Saturday when he tried to hit the deputy and the woman with his car while leaving the parking lot, prosecutors said.
Triplett met the 22-year-old woman at Time Out Tavern and they left the Aliso Creek Road bar together, said Susan Schroeder, spokeswoman for the Orange County District Attorney's Office.
Triplett is accused of "not taking no for an answer," and punching, choking and raping the woman while they were in his car, Schroeder said.
The deputy, identified only as J. Porras, was responding to an unrelated call in the area when he saw a struggle in the car and shined a spotlight through a window.
The woman screamed and escaped before Triplett jumped into the driver's seat, Schroeder said.
Porras fired at Triplett as he was leaving the parking lot. The deputy and the woman "had to jump away to not be hit" by the car, Schroeder said.
Triplett was arrested and taken to a hospital. His condition was not released.
He is scheduled for arraignment today, but the court date likely will be postponed because of "medical issues," Schroeder said.
Time Out Tavern owner H.D. Manesh said he was in the bar about 2 a.m. and didn't hear gunshots.
"We've never had problems," Manesh said. "This place is very safe. We've been here for four years."
Triplett, who served two prison terms for drug-related crimes, is charged with two counts of attempted murder with a car, aggravated assault, forcible rape, felony evading and driving with a suspended license.
He faces 21 years to life in prison if convicted of all the charges.