Woman Beats Ex, Steals His Car – Pretends to Be Him Via Text
By Roxanna Jarvis SACRAMENTO– After allegedly assaulting her ex-boyfriend, a Sacramento woman reportedly stole his car and…
UC Davis Patient Lunges for Cop Gun and Rips Up Hospital Room, Court Told
By Jose Medina SACRAMENTO – After being refused further treatment in April at the University of California,…
Victim Tells Tangled Tale in Complicated Case of Love, Death and Revenge Beating
By Alana Bleimann SACRAMENTO – Three witnesses here in Sacramento County Superior Court were called to the…
Defendant Has Outburst, Is Forcibly Removed, Refuses to Return, Does Not Prevail in Prelim
By Hannah Skepner SACRAMENTO – It was over before it got started here Monday in Sacramento County…
Sacramento Superior Courts Post-COVID-19 – A Vanguard Reporter’s First Look Inside
(Editor’s Note: When I last was at Sacramento County Superior Court in early March, just days…
Sacramento Public Defender Convinces Judge Bail Was $400,000 Too High
By Nikki Suzani SACRAMENTO – Assistant Public Defender Amanda Massimini argued long and hard here in Sacramento…
Defendant Makes Personal Plea at Sentencing to ‘Strike’ a Former Strike to be a ‘Positive Influence’
By Yuanqi Ivy Zhou SACRAMENTO – Defendant Gabriel Anthony Urbieta made a personal plea to the court…
Car Thief Escapes Five Years in Prison through Salvation Army Rehab Program
By Larkin White SACRAMENTO – A car thief may have caught a big break here in Sacramento…
Sacramento Judge Grants DA Request that Hurts Defense in Jury Trial
By Nikki Suzani SACRAMENTO – Sacramento County Superior Court Judge Michael A. Savage Friday granted Deputy District…
Man Released Multiple Times but Keeps Committing More Crimes
By Ayanna Gandhi SACRAMENTO – Defendant James Wallace didn’t like his $1 million bail here—he wanted to…
Man Accused of Fleeing Cops in Car Chase Maintains Innocence
By Jaden Jarmel-Schneider SACRAMENTO – A defendant here, accused of taking law enforcement on a merry chase…
Preliminary Hearing Doesn’t Go Well for 6 Defendants Whose Own Text Messages Show Planning of Series of Robberies
By Lauren Smith SACRAMENTO – Six defendants charged with a series of attempted robberies and burglaries in…
Sacramento Prosecutor Reprimanded by Court for Making ‘Personal Attack’ at Routine Bail Hearing
By Roxanna Jarvis and Layla Mustafa SACRAMENTO – Late last week, what appeared to be a routine…
History of Robberies Trumps COVID-19 Pandemic – Bail Hiked to $300,000
By: Dominique Kato SACRAMENTO – A history of robbery offenses trumped the threat of COVID-19 here in…
Disturbance in Motel Room Leads to Drug and Firearm Arrest
By Roxanna Jarvis SACRAMENTO – A disturbance coming from a motel room led to the discovery of…
Gang-Related Assault and Robbery Defendant Sentenced to 15 Years
By Dominique Kato SACRAMENTO – Terry Eales was sentenced to 15 years in prison after being convicted…
Criminal Court Rarity: Judge Disregards Prosecution, Reduces Felonies to Misdemeanors
By Roxanna Jarvis SACRAMENTO – Sacramento County Superior Court Judge Ernest Sawtelle did something seldom seen in…
State Supreme Court Asked to Intervene on Behalf of Inmates in Sacramento County Jails
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – The Sacramento County Public Defender Office filed a…
Father Sentenced to Only 14 Years in Prison for Rape, Abuse of Daughter after 12-Year-Old Dies
By Henry Stiepleman SACRAMENTO – A Sacramento man who raped and abused his biological daughter will only…
‘Mommy, I Want A Pancake’ – Attorney’s Daughter’s Hunger Brings Cuteness to the Courthouse
By Nikki Suzani SACRAMENTO – With shelter-in-place restrictions forcing parents everywhere to work from home, there has…
