Deputies arrest Fallbrook man for four burglaries, two sexual assaults

Sheriff's deputies assigned to the Fallbrook substation captured a suspect in the early morning hours of Wednesday, Dec. 2, who had reportedly committed four burglaries and two sexual assaults within a few hours.

"The deputies did a great job," said Lt. Dan Brislin, who oversees the Sheriff's Dept.'s Family Protection Detail.

Michael Anthony Espinoza, 22, of Fallbrook was arrested on charges of burglary, sexual assault, and rape in the incidents.

According to Brislin, the first call deputies responded to, at approximately 2:35 a.m., was at an apartment complex in the 1200 block of Alturas Road...