Byron Alberto Zelaya, 58, and his son, Bryant Jesus Zelaya, 31, were both charged with a felony on suspicion of unlawfully practicing dentistry.
Byron Zelaya’s 29-year-old nephew, Omar Navarrete-Sevilla, was also charged with unlawfully practicing dentistry, but with a misdemeanor.
A previous patient of the allegedly unlicensed practice told ABC13 Eyewitness they paid $2,000 for a cleaning and brackets to prepare for braces, but they were concerned about office hygiene and lack of licensing verification.
The Zelayas have since been bonded out of jail.
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