Newbury Park Man Arraigned on Murder Charge After Attack on Parents

By Redaccion
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District Attorney Erik Nasarenko announced today that Scott Goldberg  (DOB 05/22/02), of Newbury Park, was arraigned on felony murder and felony assault with a deadly weapon charges stemming from an alleged hammer attack on his parents.

His mother, Alison Marshall died from her injuries. Goldberg pled not guilty in Ventura County Superior Court today. He also denied all special allegations, including that he personally used a deadly weapon and that he personally inflicted great bodily injury.

On the night of November 19, 2023, Goldberg, who lived with his parents, is accused of attacking his mother and father with a hammer. He first allegedly struck his mother upstairs, bludgeoning her in the head. Hearing the screams, Goldberg’s father tried to run upstairs to provide aid to his wife, but Goldberg turned towards his father, stepped down the stairs, and hit him with the hammer.

Ventura County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrived at the home and arrested Goldberg without incident.   Ms. Marshall was rushed to Los Robles Hospital with multiple skull fractures and a brain injury. On November 28, 2023, Ms. Marshall was released from the hospital to hospice care and succumbed to her injuries on December 1, 2023.

Senior Deputy District Attorney Stuart Gardner, a member of the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office Domestic Violence Unit, is prosecuting the case.

Goldberg’s next scheduled court date is set for February 28, 2024, at 1:30 p.m. in courtroom 37 of the Ventura County Superior Court. Goldberg remains in custody without bail.

Case: 2023030702

Defendant Information:

Scott Goldberg (DOB 05/22/02)
Newbury Park

Charges:

PC 187(a) – Murder
PC 245(a)(1) – Assault with a deadly weapon

Special Allegations:

PC 12022(b)(1) – Use of deadly weapon (hammer)
PC 1203.075 – Crimes committed with great bodily injury
CRC 4.421(a)(1) – Crime involved great violence
CRC 4.421(a)(2) – Defendant was armed with and used a weapon at the time of the commission of the crime