Jury Finds Baywatch Actress and Bay Advocate Not Guilty of Theft for Rescuing Injured Chickens from Outside Foster Farms Slaughterhouse
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief MERCED, CA – A Central Valley jury here in Merced…
Baywatch Actress and Advocate Wrap Up Testimony in Their Trial for Rescuing Injured Chickens from Outside Foster Farms Slaughterhouse
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief MERCED, CA – Testimony ended here in Merced County Superior…
Defense Claims Evidence Light, but Judge Orders Trial in Arson Preliminary Hearing
By Ozzy Hernandez MERCED, CA – A judge in Merced County Superior Court this week ordered a…
Jury Deliberating Fate of Merced Man Charged with Murder Using Gun Stolen Earlier
By Sofia Leguria MERCED, CA – The jury here in Merced County Superior Court this week is…
Public Defender Notes Race, Questions Why Man Stopped for Infraction Would be Searched – Judge Denies Motion to Suppress
By Gwynneth Redemann MERCED, CA – Merced County Superior Court Judge Donald Shaver denied a motion to…
Court Confusion Over 2 Positive COVID Tests and 2 Missed Appearances for Same Man
By Katherine Coviello MERCED, CA – After failing to appear in court due after an abnormal COVID-19…
Two of Three People Plead No Contest to Charges of Bringing Contraband into Merced Jail; Missing Evidence in 3rd Case
By Gwynneth Redemann MERCED, CA – Anthony Aguilar and Dolores Bartley, charged with bringing contraband into the…
Expert Witness Finds Fingerprints on Multiple Pieces of Evidence in Case Involving 2 Burned Bodies in Torched Car
By Gwynneth Redemann MERCED, CA – The trial continued here in Merced County Superior Court Tuesday involving…
Victim Testifies Ex-Husband Punched Her, Threatened to ‘Firebomb’ Her Residence – Testimony Halted When Victim Starts Bleeding
By Gwynneth Redemann MERCED, CA – A domestic abuse victim testified Tuesday in Merced County Superior Court…
Tense Merced Courtroom as Man Noticeably Unhappy with Defense Attorney’s Performance – Stubbornness Works as Judge Sets Earlier Date
By Silverio Rizo Llamas MERCED, CA – Merced County Superior Court Judge David Moranda presided last Friday…
Mother-in-Law Testifies on Behalf of Defendant in Vandalism Case with a Neighbor
By Gwynneth Redemann MERCED, CA- The mother-in-law of Paul Casarez, who is charged with vandalism on…
Two Alleged Members of Norteños Gang Charged with Attempted Murder of Rival Gang Member
By Gwynneth Redemann MERCED, CA- Two alleged members of the Norteños gang, Daniel Martinez and Niko Flores,…
Restraining Order Granted to Daughter-In-Law After Claim Grandfather Struck Grandkids – But Order for Outside Only; They Live in Same House
By Stacie Guevara MERCED, CA – After being accused of striking his grandchildren without their parents’ consent,…
Family Survives in the Face of Father’s Gun Attack
By Aishwarya Rajan MERCED – One year and 34 charges later, a preliminary hearing for Guadaloupe Lopez-Herrera…
Man Faces Possible Domestic Abuse After Allegedly Biting Girlfriend
By Lisbeth Martinez MERCED –– In a preliminary hearing here in Merced County Superior Court this past…
Judge Mulls Jurisdiction in Human Trafficking Case
By Özge Terzioğlu MERCED – Two issues emerged in a human trafficking preliminary hearing here Tuesday in…
Defendant Spills His Life Story to Judge, Disagrees with Charges – Goes to Prison for 2+ Years
By Özge Terzioğlu MERCED – Defendant Lorenzo Gonzalez Monday rambled on about what’s been going on in…
‘Either Be High on Alcohol, or Be with Your Family,’ Judge Warns Unemployed Mom
By Pavan Potti MERCED – Rachael Silva was arrested for reckless driving, under the influence of alcohol,…
Man Punches Wife Twice, but Judge Rules Not Serious Enough to Be Felony
By Jose Medina MERCED – A Merced man more or less admitted he punched his wife—twice—but the…
Paperwork Snafu in Merced Court – Mother Brings Extensive Errors to Attention of Judge
By Anna Judson MERCED – “I do not know a Carlos Chavez,” said a mother here last…
