COURT WATCH: After Nearly 3 Decades Incarcerated, Man’s Sentence Reduced by Court after Pleas to Spend Time with Family
By Shriya Kali Chittapuram MODESTO, CA – The accused faced re-sentencing here in Stanislaus County Superior Court…
COURT WATCH: Judge Denies Man’s Plea for Resentencing
By Rena Abdusalam MODESTO, CA – Judge Dawna Reeves, despite pleas for a reduction, rejected a man’s motion…
Even If Mental Health Is Contributing Factor to Alleged Offense, Judge Rules He’d Still Reject Diversion
By Audrey Sawyer MODESTO, CA – A hearing regarding a motion for mental health diversion was held…
Philly District Attorney Announces Creation of Carjacking Enforcement Unit after Infusion of $1.5 Million; City Council Praises Progressive DA
By Leila Katibah PHILADELPHIA, PA – In response to increased public safety concerns, Philadelphia District Attorney Larry…
Defense Wants Case Tossed – Claims Wrong Accused Appeared in Court; Judge Punts
By S. Priana Aquino ALAMEDA, CA — Billy Davis, Jr., appeared virtually in Alameda County Superior Court…
After Prelim, Judge Sets Trial for Man Facing Multiple Felonies, Including Murder and Carjacking
By Anna Olsen ALAMEDA, CA – In a preliminary hearing here in Alameda County Superior Court Monday,…
Injured Carjacker on Probation Granted Bail Reduction
By Nora Dahl MODESTO, CA – Following a hearing here in Stanislaus County Superior Court this week,…
Judge Delays Decision on Bail, Keeping Carjacking Suspect Locked Up Until Next Week
By Samuel Van Blaricom SANTA BARBARA, CA – Judge Clifford Anderson this past week decided to delay…
Judge Finds All 3 Suspects Should Stand Trial in Felony Carjacking Case
By Eshita Seshadri SACRAMENTO, CA – Judge Shelleyanne Chang decided after a preliminary hearing this week in…
Defense Teams Battle in Closing Arguments of Murder/Carjacking Case
By Jake Wylie OAKLAND, CA – The defense teams for Damone Haynes and Anthony Rhodes clashed as…
Carjacking-Murder Trial of Trio Disrupted When One Man Rushed to Hospital Tuesday
By Jake Wylie and Alexander Ramirez OAKLAND, CA – The ongoing trial of Damone Haynes, Sr., Anthony…
Homicide Investigator, Technician Testify to Details in Carjacking/Murder Trial
By Sophia Barberini ALAMEDA, CA – Two witnesses took the stand in Alameda County Superior Court Tuesday…
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…
Judge Increase Bail to $280K After Man Carjacks Jail Employee Vehicle, Leading Police On a High Speed Chase
By Alex Jimenez ALAMEDA, CA – After being released from Santa Rita Jail, defendant Luke Emanuel Barbero…
Defendant Sentenced to 7+ Years in State Prison for 4 Car Thefts, Carjacking
By Natalia Claburn SACRAMENTO, CA – Tracy Lunsford has been sentenced to seven years and four months…
Judge Rules against Man Accused of Attempted Carjacking to Escape Crowd Chasing and Assaulting Him
By Fiona Davis SACRAMENTO, CA – A man accused of attempting to carjack several vehicles in an…
Trial Proceeds: Victim Suffers Traumatic Injuries from Gunshot Wounds – Rupture Blow to Face and Body
By Tatiana Gasca ALAMEDA, CA – Proceedings continued in a jury trial Alameda County Superior Court last…
Man in Carjacking Case Claims Threatened by Public Defender, Decides to Represent Himself
By Angela Patel VENTURA, CA – A man in a stolen vehicle case from May of this…
Two Defendants on Trial for Conspiracy, Carjacking, and Battery Allegations
BY JOHN ARCENO RIVERSIDE, CA — Defendants Jose Fermin Lopez and Michel Fernando Garcia-Zazueta are facing allegations…
Judge Hears Motions in Limine for Oakland Homicide and Carjacking Case
By Monica Han ALAMEDA, CA— Judge Tina Thompson, in reviewing in limine motions here in Alameda County…
