D.A. announces list of 10 most wanted

Two on county’s top 10 list, which is available online, have Newport Beach connections.Two men believed to be residents of Newport Beach are among Orange County’s 10 most wanted criminals, officials said Thursday.

Descriptions and information about the two suspects, along with the others, are available on the new Orange County district attorney’s website, which launched Thursday.

“If you are a fugitive, you need to know that you can’t hide forever,� Dist. Atty. Tony Rackauckas said in a prepared statement.

Officials are hopeful that the exposure will result in the arrest of the named individuals, Rackauckas said.

Samuel Anthony Rowland, 27, fled police after facing charges that could have led to a third-strike conviction, police said. Rowland, who is wanted on charges of possession of drugs and an illegal weapon, appeared in court but allegedly fled once he discovered he was facing a third strike and $1 million bail. Rowland is believed to be living on Balboa Peninsula in Newport Beach.

Tim James Maywood, 43, also known as Tim Marino, is wanted on suspicion of raping an unconscious woman and videotaping the incident. Marino’s co-defendant was convicted and sent to state prison, said Newport Police Sgt. Bill Hartford. An arrest warrant was issued for Marino, but he fled the area before police could take him into custody, police said. Marino had set up an appointment with the Newport Beach Police, but never showed, Hartford said. Marino may be living in Acapulco, but his last known address was in Newport Beach, according the district attorney’s office.

Newport Police are searching for Rowland, and they think Marino is in Mexico; Mexican authorities have been given his information, Hartford said.

“We are aware and we are still actively looking for both of them,� Hartford said.

The people on the most wanted list were nominated by prosecutors and investigators. However, those named aren’t necessarily the worst of the worst, said district attorney spokesman Mark Macaulay. The district attorney’s office is just trying to bring these names to the public’s attention.

MORE ONLINE

* The Orange County district attorney’s office most wanted list can be found at, www.orangecountyda.com.20051014iobtkpkn(LA)Tim James Maywood 20051014iobtk1kn(LA)Samuel Rowland