Suspect’s Alleged Baseball Bat Attack Leads Deputies to ‘Truck Full of Treasures’
By Roselyn Poommai SACRAMENTO, CA – An initial baseball bat assault investigation led Sacramento Sheriff Deputies to…
Unusual Drug Find: Deputies Locate Meth under Man’s Stomach Fold
By Roselyn Poommai SACRAMENTO – It might not be the usual place you’d find hidden drugs, or…
Drive-Thru Lane Stops Alleged DUI Driver with History of DUI & Vehicular Manslaughter
By Avalon Amaral SACRAMENTO, CA – An Arby’s drive-through lane should be credited with an assist in…
Pregnant Wife Admits She Pulled Knife on Abusive Husband
By Mianna Muscat SACRAMENTO, CA — A pregnant alleged domestic violence victim admitted to police she pulled…
The Vanguard Week in Review: Court Watch – March 8 to March 12, 2021
Compiled by Kathryn Wood The Davis Vanguard is an online news forum that provides coverage of criminal…
Cop Faces Charges after Kicking Robbery Suspect in Head
By Aishwarya Rajan and Natasha Feuerstein SACRAMENTO, CA – Former Elk Grove peace Officer Bryan Schmidt found…
DUI Collision Defendant Allegedly Adds to Her Woes with Mistreatment of CHP Officer
By Roselyn Poommai SACRAMENTO, CA – After a Sacramento County Superior Court preliminary hearing here last week,…
Driver in Fatal Car Crash Insists He Was Just Tired – New Tests Show Evidence of Methamphetamine Use
By Ned Meiners SACRAMENTO, CA – A toxicology report released at a preliminary hearing in Sacramento County…
Defense Attorney Claims Probation Dept Won’t Provide Documents As It Did for Prosecution
By Ankita Joshi SACRAMENTO, CA – Sacramento County Superior Court Dept. 9 started off with a claim…
Judge Refuses to Grant Motion to Domestic Abuse Defendant Based on Man’s Violent History
By Derrick Pal SACRAMENTO — Despite a nearly 10-year clean record, a man’s acknowledged violent past in…
Defendant Initially Represents Himself at Preliminary Hearing – Later Takes Judge’s ‘Advice’ to Get an Attorney
By Mianna Muscat SACRAMENTO — Defendant Joki Jones appeared in Sacramento County Superior Court representing himself at…
Defendant Criticizes PD Who Kept Him Out of Jail – Even Prosecutor, Judge Support PD
By Michael Wheeler SACRAMENTO, CA — Ill will and resentment bubbled over this week in Sacramento County…
Sometimes ‘Dark’ Court Unusually Cheerful – Judge and Attorneys Share Pleasant Banter during Short Work Day
By Koda Slingluff SACRAMENTO, CA – Usually, courtrooms are dark places, with sometimes horrific stories of mayhem,…
Police Officers in Murder Trial Recount Differing Stories on What Happened during Home Invasion Robbery 12 Years Ago
By Aziza Nussipov and Savannah Dewberry SACRAMENTO, CA – Twelve years is a long time, even for…
Man Faces Multiple Drug, Evading Police Felonies after Car Occupants Deny Knowing Him
By Aziza Nussipov SACRAMENTO – In the preliminary hearing for Juan Ramos here Tuesday in Sacramento County…
Child-Endangering Driver, Drug-Firearm Defendants Get Combined 9 Years in Prison
By Alex Morgan SACRAMENTO, CA – Sacramento County Superior Court Dept. 61 Judge Michael W. Sweet heard…
Judge Denies Defense Claims Sacramento Officers Conducted Unreasonable Search and Seizure
By Lovepreet Dhinsa SACRAMENTO, CA – Despite claims here in Sacramento County Superior Court by Assistant Public…
Failure to Register as Sex Offender Lands Man in Prison for Longer than Original Sentence
By Ned Meiners SACRAMENTO, CA – Local resident Donnell Cox was sentenced Monday to two years in…
Child Porn Repeat Offender Takes Lewd Acts with Minors Deal, Gets 44 Months in Prison
By Michael Wheeler and Julia Asby SACRAMENTO, CA — Pleading no contest to one count of possession…
Defendant Finally Gives Up, and Accepts Free Lawyer – Threatened to Represent Himself Despite Judge’s Warnings
By Natasha Feuerstein FRESNO, CA – Defendant Juan Carlos Valdez refused representation from Assistant Public Defender Marco…
