County Introduces Resolution Affirming Yolo As a Safe and Welcoming Community
Davis representatives on the County Board of Supervisors, Don Saylor and Jim Provenza, have introduced a resolution…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Can Sheriff Credibly Commit to Limitation on Use of MRAP?
Two weeks ago when Yolo County Sheriff Ed Prieto spoke before the Yolo County Board of Supervisors…
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…
Judge Reduces DV Charges to Misdemeanor after Prelim
By Syed Ali On March 3, 2017, Judge Janene Beronio in Department 9 presided over the preliminary…
Murder Trial Resumes with Testimony About Defendant’s Upbringing
By Ruby Zupien The murder trial reconvened with various testimonies in the case of the People v….
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…
Sunday Commentary: $1 Million Bail is Inappropriate in the Hate Crime Case
Before I get into my argument, there are a few points I would like to make. First,…
Judge Keeps Bail at $1 Million in Hate Crime Case
Judge Dan Maguire on Friday rejected both a prosecution motion for no bail, as well as a…
Judge Overturns 2016 Lovett Conviction Based on New Court Decision
The case of Eric Lovett was already epic in Yolo County, with secondary charges of dissuading a…
Letter: True Facts about the Field & Pond Project
By James G. Fredericks I want to clear up the reporting on Field & Pond, which was covered in an article published…
Motion to Suppress Testimony Granted in Part
By Setarah Jahid On February 23, 2017, the preliminary hearing for Raymond Yabes, Jr., began. Deputy Public…
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…
