RV Assault Leaves Questions about Second Unidentified Assailant
By Dario McCarty SACRAMENTO, CA – Here in Sacramento County Superior Court, at a preliminary hearing, a…
Sacramento Police Officer Arrested – Again – for Domestic Violence and Meth Possession; This Time the District Attorney Files Charges after Whiffling Earlier
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO, CA – A Sacramento Police Dept. officer had a…
Man Pleads Insanity to Charge of Stabbing in Prison Skirmish Preliminary Hearing
By Allison Hodge SACRAMENTO, CA – Gregory Leopold entered pleas of not guilty and not guilty…
Man Takes Plea Deal After Alleged Parking Lot Firearm Assault, Obstructing Jail Deputies
By Natalia Claburn SACRAMENTO, CA – Dewaze Whitfield is facing up to five years and…
Grandfather Seen on Zoom Allegedly Molesting Granddaughter during Class
By Genesis Guzman SACRAMENTO, CA – “John XXX” (not his real…
Five Agree to Plea Deal, Sentenced for 2nd Degree Burglary for Stealing 30 Pot Plants
By Zoey Hou SACRAMENTO, CA– In Judge Helen R. Gweon’s courtroom here in Sacramento County Superior…
Senator Sydney Kamlager to Receive Vanguard Justice Award on September 8
Just got the word that Senator Sydney Kamlager who is receiving our Vanguard Justice Award for Public…
Defendant Sentenced to Nearly 10 Years in Prison for 3-Acre Arson Fire, Theft – Claims ‘Upset About His Aunt Not Having Insurance’
By Stacie Guevara SACRAMENTO, CA –Defendant Rafael Torres was sentenced to nine years and four months in…
Sacramento Man Charged with Attempted Murder of Fellow Incarcerated Man after Target Trash Compactor Damage
By Ganga Nair SACRAMENTO, CA – While serving time in the Sacramento County Jail for damaging a…
Reflections of a Vanguard Intern: A Rookie Cop, an Expert Witness, and the Sway of Police Testimony
By Fiona Davis SACRAMENTO, CA – This past week, while assigned to monitor several departments in the…
Lost in Language – Defendant Struggles to Understand Details of Plea Bargain
By Allison Hodge SACRAMENTO, CA – Satnam Singh accepted a plea bargain in a robbery case here…
Defense Attorney Humanizes Mother of 3 Charged Burning House with Boyfriend Inside – Judges Reduces Bail to Expedite Release
By Natalia Claburn SACRAMENTO, CA – Sacramento Defense Attorney Alex Bugescu argued that defendant Justina Daggett’s attempt…
Defendant Requests Motion to Compel Discovery from Prosecution – Judge Refuses, Cuts Him Off
By Anna Zheng SACRAMENTO, CA – Kirk Douglas Williams late last week demanded discovery from the…
Vanguard Court Watch Articles of the Week
Public Defender Claims Prosecutor Using Cognitive Bias during Closing Arguments in Jeffrey Eble Trial By Alana…
Judge Gives Parties More Time to Resolve Case Involving Man Who Slugged Unruly Halfway House Roommate
By Stephanie Boulos SACRAMENTO, CA – Dion Nelson appeared before Judge Patrick Marlette in Sacramento County Superior…
PD Challenges Probation Officer about Assumptions, Defendant Denies Drug Sales – Judge Still Sets Trial Date
By Fiona Davis SACRAMENTO, CA – A judge here in Sacramento County Superior Court this past week…
Defendant Accused of Pepper Spraying, Threatening to Kill Alleged Neighborhood Bully
By Genesis Guzman SACRAMENTO, CA – Bernard Williams will stand trial in Sacramento County Superior Court after…
BBQ, Donuts, and High-Speed Chase: Serial Car Thief Takes Plea Deal for Dramatic String of Crimes
By Peter Eibert SACRAMENTO, CA – Lao Vang, a serial car thief, was in Sacramento County Superior…
Not Guilty Plea Entered In DUI Highway Crash Case – Only ‘Victim’ Was Highway Sign
By Natalia Claburn SACRAMENTO, CA – A suspected drunk driver is facing trial here in Sacramento County…
Two Strikes, And…Judge Explains Consequences of Defendant’s Burglary Crimes
By Zoey Hou SACRAMENTO, CA– In Sacramento County Superior Court Judge Patrick Marlette’s department Tuesday, he explained…
