Final Pretrial Motions Ahead of Start of Murder Trial Monday of Man Accused of Shooting Death of Neighbor
By Neha Malhi RIVERSIDE, CA – The murder trial of Alexander Richard Aguayo, who is suspected of…
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…
Judge Allows Homeless Defendants to Move Out of State While Waiting for Trial
By Dario McCarty WOODLAND, CA — Two homeless defendants requested here in Yolo County Superior Court to…
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…
Man Uses Colorful Language to Address Court; Doctors Decide He’s Not Competent to Stand Trial
By Dario McCarty WOODLAND, CA — Terrance Anthony Miles—who became outraged at both his defense attorney and…
Man’s Felony Matter Reduced to Misdemeanor Probation – Prosecution Loses Argument
By Tatiana Gasca ALAMEDA, CA — Judge Sharon Djemal in Alameda County Superior Court, Dept. 110, struggled…
Bail Denied for Defendant in Retrial of Conviction from 2019 – ‘Safety’ of Community Cited
By Stephanie Boulos SACRAMENTO, CA – Defendant Sekou Honablezh, here Friday in Sacramento County Superior Court after…
Defense Requests Felony be Reduced to Misdemeanor Because Client was in Wheelchair; Judge Declines Motion
By Sydney Kaplan SAN LEANDRO, CA – Public Defender Madelina Zepida argued here in an Alameda…
Defendant Pleads No Contest to Felony Criminal Negligence toward Family Dog
By Tracy Hobson and Stephanie Boulos SACRAMENTO, CA – Defendant Brock Erickson—accused of negligently allowing his family’s…
Riverside Jury Takes Only Few Hours to Agree Robberies Were Gang Related
By Jacqueline Rodriguez and Angela Patel RIVERSIDE, CA – It took a jury less than a…
Two Defendants Face Consequences of Participating in Illegal Pot Market
By Anna Zheng SACRAMENTO, CA – Sacramento County Superior Court Judge Geoffrey Goodman warned two defendants facing…
Defendant Dodges Traffic Stop, but Later Charged on Gun and Drug Counts
By Jacqueline Rodriguez SACRAMENTO, CA – Eric B. Murphy allegedly dodged a traffic stop, but when police…
Boyfriend Refuses Plea Deal, Faces Trial for Allegedly Hitting Longtime Girlfriend in Face
By Neha Malhi, Julietta Bisharyan and Alan Vargas SACRAMENTO, CA — After receiving an offer from the…
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…
Judge Reduces Firearm Felonies for Man after Clerk Refuses to Serve Him because He’s Black
By Jose Medina SACRAMENTO, CA – Felony charges were reduced to misdemeanors for defendant Deshawn Provost-Foreman at…
Distressing Scene as Homeless Man Muted for Weeping Because He Can’t Pay Bail
By Koda Slingluff YOLO – A felony arraignment—for displaying something that looked like a bomb but was…
