Authorities Seek 3 on Felony Warrants

Sheriff’s Department investigators are asking for the public’s help in locating two men and a woman who are wanted on outstanding felony warrants.

Ronald Edward Houston, 48, is wanted on suspicion of causing injury while driving under the influence and on suspicion of writing bad checks. He’s also wanted in Georgia on theft charges.

Houston, an auto mechanic and computer repairman, is suspected of avoiding arrest earlier this month in east Ventura by driving the wrong way on the Ventura Freeway.

Investigators consider him desperate and dangerous, officials said. He may be driving a silver Mercury Merkur XR4TI with California license plate number 2GZM284, officials said. His last known addresses were local motels.

He has used the aliases Ronald Stover and Ronald Dexter. He is white, 5 feet, 9 inches tall, weighing 140 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. He has a tattoo of the name “Ronnie” on his right arm, and he has scars on his left wrist and hand.

Maria Juliet Granados, 21, is wanted for missing a court appearance for a drug possession charge and for allegedly violating the terms of her probation stemming from a petty theft conviction.

Her last known address was in the 4500 block of Clover Drive in Oxnard. She is Latina, 5 feet 6, 220 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes.

Jesus Iniguez Madrigal, 25, is wanted for failing to complete a substance-abuse program that was part of his sentence for a drug possession conviction.

He is Latino, 5 feet 6, 160 pounds, with brown eyes and black hair. He has a tattoo of a cross on his right shoulder, and his last known address was on Chester Way in Oxnard.

Investigators encourage anyone with information to call Ventura County Crime Stoppers at (805) 385-TALK or (805) 494-TALK.

Tipsters can call anonymously, and if the information leads to a conviction, they could receive rewards of up to $1,000, officials said.