Witnesses Describe Alleged Gang Stabbing on State Street
By Michele Chadwick SANTA BARBARA, CA – Gang pretrials were the order of the day Monday here…
2 PROBATION CASES: Judge Rules Triathlete Still Needs DUI SCRAM, and Sex Offender Given Break This Time
By Joshua Cenzano SANTA BARBARA, CA – Judge Von Deroian presided over two separate matters in the…
MS-13 Gang Murder Trial in Santa Barbara Ongoing without Jury
By Eric Rodriguez SANTA BARBARA, CA – The judge here in Santa Barbara County Superior Court last…
Man Released from Custody to Parents after 64 Days in Jail for Alleged DUI and Battery against Those Same Parents
By Mairead Perez SANTA BARBARA, CA – Leonardo Ramos appeared before Judge Pauline Maxwell here in Santa…
Man Denied Diversion after Allegedly Grabbing Someone without COVID Mask
By Casey Rawlings SANTA BARBARA, CA –Santa Barbara County Superior Court Judge Pauline Maxwell denied a petition…
Jail Phones Don’t Work to Contact Lawyers, Jail Food ‘Horrific,’ Man Charges; Judge Promises to Help Contact Legal Aid
By Carson Eschen SANTA BARBARA – A man here in Santa Barbara County Superior Court Friday complained…
Daughter of Goleta Mayor Held on $500K Bail after Alleged Attack on Ex-Boyfriend – Judge Won’t Set Her ‘Up to Fail’
By Casey Rawlings SANTA BARBARA, CA – Kirsten Perotte—the daughter of Paula Perotte, the current Mayor of…
Judge Listens to Victim, Not Prosecution – Doesn’t Expand Protective Order
By Carson Eschen SANTA BARBARA, CA – Here in Santa Barbara County Superior Court, a woman requested…
Woman Accused of Terrorist Threats Released to Aunt by Judge
By Marcia Baraja SANTA BARBARA, CA – Santa Barbara County Superior Court Judge Clifford R. Anderson III…
Judge Denies Pretrial Release of Defendant in Burglary Case for Public Safety Reasons
By Elizabeth Garabedian SANTA BARBARA, CA – During an arraignment here in Santa Barbara County Superior Court…
Man Sentenced to 180 Days in Jail for Multiple Felonies and Misdemeanors – Judge Tells Him to ‘Put Your Best Foot Forward’
By Joseph Shepard & Casey Rawlings SANTA BARBARA, CA –Ramon Zaragoza appeared in Santa Barbara County Superior…
Four Witnesses Testify at Trial in Santa Barbara – Defendant Facing Voluntary Manslaughter after Street Fight
By Maia Surendra SANTA BARBARA, CA – In the jury trial of Scott Fleming, four witnesses were…
Santa Barbara Co-Defendants Take Deal for 100 Hours of Community Service after Standoff with Police
By Carson Eschen & Casey Rawlings SANTA BARBARA, CA- Brayan Aguilar-Jimenez of Goleta, 22, and Raul Cortes…