Jury Finds Customer Not Guilty of Charges; Video Shows He Defended Self from Car Repair Shop Owner’s ‘Aggression’
The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Video surveillance of an “encounter” between a car repair shop…
Man Denied Diversion after Allegedly Grabbing Someone without COVID Mask
By Casey Rawlings SANTA BARBARA, CA –Santa Barbara County Superior Court Judge Pauline Maxwell denied a petition…
Trial Set for Man Charged with Two Counts of Sexual Assault with Intoxicated ‘Friends’
By Gwynneth Redemann SACRAMENTO, CA – Shannon Glass, charged with the sexual assault and rape of two…
Victim Testifies in Assault and Battery Preliminary Hearing; Judge Sets November Jury Trial
By Amber Thatcher, Simran Chahal, and Fiona Davis SACRAMENTO, CA – A victim found beaten outside of…
Defense, Prosecution Argue; Judge Determines Woman Poses Risk to Public Safety and Denies Request for Release
By Alex Jimenez DUBLIN, CA – The prosecution and defense were at odds over a suspect’s involvement…
Man’s Bail $250,000, Faces Charges Ranging from Human Trafficking to Pimping
By Alexander Ramirez WOODLAND, CA. – Conte LeSean Watson was in Yolo County Superior Court this week,…
Judge Hears Two Preliminary Hearings for One Unhoused Haight Man and Former Lawyer
By Alana Bleimann SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Judge Christine Van Aken heard two preliminary hearings Tuesday in…
New Assault Charges Approved against Philly Police Officer Who Struck, Injured Black Lives Matter Protestor
By Alexa Kendell PHILADELPHIA, PA — During a Black Lives Matter protest in June 2020, a protestor…
Slow End to Work Week Punctuated by 3 Family Cases – All End Differently
By Tatiana Gasca ALAMEDA, CA– Steady legal proceedings indicated a slow day for Judge Jacob Blea of…
Daughter of Goleta Mayor Held on $500K Bail after Alleged Attack on Ex-Boyfriend – Judge Won’t Set Her ‘Up to Fail’
By Casey Rawlings SANTA BARBARA, CA – Kirsten Perotte—the daughter of Paula Perotte, the current Mayor of…
SF Public Defender Announces Jury Acquitted Graffiti Artist of Assault Charges After ‘Vigilante’ Jumped Him
By Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – It’s been a long four years for Anthony Portillo –…
‘Sloppiest Investigation of All Time’ Defense Charges in 2018 Norco Prison Riot Case Closing Argument
By Angela Patel and Angie Madrid RIVERSIDE, CA — Closing arguments from the prosecution and defense for…
Craigslist Nightmare: Victim Assaulted Over Tool Sale
By Zoey Hou SACRAMENTO, CA – It might be called a “Craigslist Nightmare”—an unhappy buyer of a…
Defendant Accused of Biting Off Dad’s Ear, Firing Gun Wildly – Violent Outburst Results in Four Felony Charges
By Annette Wong-Toi and Anna Zheng SACRAMENTO, CA – Jerren Irving appeared in Sacramento County Superior Court…
Man Charged with Threatening Stranger Gets Released because of Complicated Familial Situation
By Natalia Claburn SACRAMENTO, CA – A defendant has been charged in Sacramento County Superior Court with…
Work Project Not Prison, Despite Compelling Impact Statement of Victim Left with Three Broken Ribs
By Annette Wong-Toi SACRAMENTO, CA – Sometimes, victim impact statements have, well, an “impact” on courts. Sometimes…
Sacramento Teen Pleads No Contest to Attempted Murder of Another Teen in Yolo County
By Benjamin Porter WOODLAND, CA – Teen Oleg Igoroviech Lavrenko here Monday in Yolo County Superior Court…
Judge Denies Probation in Domestic Violence Case after Violent Acts
By Mia Machado, Allison Hodge, Alex Jimenez and Sam Zou FRESNO, CA – In the sentencing…
Passerby Claims Witness to Beating of Girlfriend
By Beth Miller and Jose Medina WOODLAND, CA – Defendant Dwain Desmar Smith, II—spotted allegedly beating his…
Defendant Held with No Bail After Judge Hears Dramatically Divergent Counsel Arguments
By Christopher Datu SACRAMENTO, CA – There may be, as the old television series predicted, a “million…
