Overview

• Ramiro Ochoa Mendoza was arraigned on July 15 for the killing of 47-year-old Noel Batres, whose body was found under the Third Street Bridge on July 3.
• The defendant remains held without bail at the Napa County Department of Corrections as prosecutors prepare for trial.
• In April Mendoza was arrested for violating a restraining order, breaching post-release supervision, and resisting arrest before being deemed mentally incompetent to stand trial.
• A court dismissed his pending misdemeanor charges on July 8 after he failed to appear for a mental health diversion review required by state reforms.
• Community members have launched a GoFundMe campaign to send Batres’s remains back to Guatemala and honor his 26-year life in Napa.