Lemus To Face Murder Charges at Trial
By Monica Velez The preliminary hearing in the case of Jeffrey Lemus resumed on the afternoon of…
Preliminary Hearing Begins in Woodland Bar Fight Murder
By Sarah Abfalter A preliminary hearing began Wednesday in the case of Jeffrey Lemus. Lemus, 55, is…
Judge Denies Motion to Sever in West Sac Murder Case
By Haroutun Bejanyan On December 15, the defense team of Deputy Public Defenders Charles Butler and Emily…
Further Delays in Davis Case of Toddler Death
by Sarah Abfalter Darnell Dorsey, a Sacramento man accused of inflicting deadly injuries upon his girlfriend’s 20-month-old…
Sixth KetMoRee Defendant Arraigned on Friday
By Sarah Abfalter On Friday, a sixth co-defendant, 20-year-old Joseph Gregory Sandeno, pled not guilty to first-degree…
Final Arrest Made in KetMoRee Murder
The sixth and final suspect in the September killing of Peter Gonzales at the KetMoRee bar and…
Green Faces April Trial on Charges She Killed Her Baby
By Sarah Abfalter The case of Samantha Green continued this Friday in Yolo County with an arraignment…
My View: The Troubling Case of Samantha Green
It took the DA’s office nearly nine months to articulate a theory of second degree murder and…
Green Will Face Second Degree Murder Charges
Judge David Rosenberg on Thursday held Samantha Green to answer on second degree murder charges following four…
Analysis: Do We Have a Problem with Crime Downtown?
Recently, in front of Mishka’s Cafe, Mayor Dan Wolk told the Sacramento Bee, “This is Davis and…
Hoskins Trial Ends in Acquittal on Murder, Hung Jury for Lesser Charge of Manslaughter
After a week and a half of jury deliberations, Yolo County Judge David Reed on Monday afternoon…
Vanguard and Civenergy Community Discussion on the Late Night Davis Downtown (video)
Last week, the Davis Vanguard and Civenergy held a forum at the Davis Police Department on Wednesday,…
Commentary: Have We Focused on the Wrong Thing Following KetMoRee Slaying?
In the month that has followed the September 20 stabbing death of Peter Gonzales in the early…
Preliminary Hearing Continued in KetMoRee Murder Trial
by Antoinnette Borbon The five defendants charged with the death of Peter Gonzales, 23, a Hacienda Heights…
Defense Delivers Tour de Force in Closing in Hoskins Trial
by Haroutun Bejanyan Every seat in Department 8 was filled on October 15, eagerly expecting to witness…
Defense Delivers Closing Argument In Woodland Murder Trial
by Whitney Davis In a two-hour closing argument Thursday morning, defense attorney J. Tony Serra retraced his…
Prosecution Presents Closing Arguments in Hoskins Murder Trial
By Haroutun Bejanyan and Tiffany Yeh On October 14, the People called up their final witness, the…
Sunday Commentary: Is Blondies a Political Football in This Discussion?
Two weeks ago when the council passed the urgency ordinance to put a building moratorium on new…
My View: The Lonesome Death of Tatiana Garcia
The September 19 stabbing death of Peter Gonzales has shocked the core of Davis in ways that…
Commentary: Davis Is Not Having an Identity Crisis
A terrible tragedy occurred three weeks ago on September 20 in the early morning hours at KetMoRee….
