Overview
- Approximately 85 koi fish vanished from the Oak House Restaurant’s decorative pond in Yucaipa over several nights in June.
- Deputies identified the 42-year-old suspect using surveillance footage and arrested him on a grand theft charge after finding five stolen koi at his home.
- The five recovered fish were returned to the restaurant but one koi died shortly after its return.
- The suspect remains in custody at the Central Detention Center on $30,000 bail.
- With large koi averaging $225 each, the theft represents a potential loss of more than $19,000 as investigators pursue leads on the missing fish and a second suspect.