My View: Questioning Jailhouse Interviews while Waiting on Results of Homicide Investigation
Last weekend, the Vanguard reported on what appeared by all accounts to be a homicide in Davis. …
Charges Yet to Be Filed in Possible Davis Homicide Case
The Yolo County DA’s office has not filed charges against John Paul Johnson in connection with the…
Hostile Witness Repeatedly Lies Under Full Immunity
by Ruby Zapien Department 8 reconvened the murder trial of the People v. Lance Ornellas-Castro, with Judge…
First Murder in Just Over a Year Hits Davis on Friday
Details are sparse at the moment, but Davis Police late on Friday reported that on Friday morning…
Testimony Gives Insights into Defendant’s Upbringing
By Jagjit Bath On the morning of March 2, 2017, the testimony continued in the trial of…
Immunity of Witness Granted, Compelled to Testify in Murder Trial
By Gloria Ho On the morning of March 1, 2017, testimony continued in the case of the…
Jorge Garcia’s Testimony Reveals Inconsistent Statements
By Carla Arango On the morning of February 28, 2017, in the case of the People v….
People’s Witness Turns Hostile in Murder Trial
By Gloria Ho On the afternoon of February 27, 2017, Jorge Garcia, the codefendant in the People…
Judge Removes One Charge in Casa del Sol Murder
On August 30, 2016, six individuals appeared in court facing criminal charges, allegedly involved in the fatal…
Testimony Continues in Murder Trial
By Gloria Ho On the morning of February 24, 2017, Senior Crime Scene Investigator Stephanie Gill’s testimony…
Murder Trial Resumes
by Jagjit Bath and Ruby Zapien Detective Brian Young’s testimony continued under Judge David W. Reed in…
DA Announces New Charges for Frank Rees in Death of Baby
By Antoinnette Borbon It was exactly two years ago that authorities discovered the 19-day-old infant, Baby Justice,…
Murder Trial Resumes in Yolo County
By Gloria Ho On December 11, 2015, defendant Lance Richard Ornellas-Castro allegedly shot a man in the…
DA Announces Prosecution of Frank Rees in the Death of Baby Justice
On Thursday, Frank Rees will be arraigned on charges associated with the death of his son, Justice…
Interrogation Video Leaves Victim’s Family in Tears During Murder Trial
By Ruby Zapien On February 10, 2017, in Department 9, the trial of the People v. Lance…
Evidence Presented in Murder Trial
by Setarah Jahid On February 9, 2017, the Lance Ornellas-Castro trial resumed with a substantial amount of…
Murder Trial Begins in Yolo County
By Carla Arango On the morning of February 8, 2016, in the case of the People v….
Judge Rules on Admissibility of Negotiations in Opening Statements of Murder Trial
By Tiffany Yeh Judge David Reed ruled that settlement negotiations were not admissible in the opening statements…
Surprise Grand Jury Indictment in Woodland Murder Case
By Carla Arango For the second time in a major murder case, the Yolo County DA’s office…
Was Oscar Cervantes Wrongfully Convicted of Being the Shooter in 2002 Halloween Homicide?
In 2006, Oscar Cervantes was convicted and sentenced to life without parole for shooting Robert Stepper and…
