Will Preschool and Early Childhood Education Initiative Have the Votes to Go Forward?
Three weeks ago there were four votes to go forward with a quarter to one-half cent sales…
Shoplifting Trial Wraps Up in Yolo County Court
by Prince Sahota Witnesses Testify in Shoplifting Trial The trial of Delvonte Slaughter reconvened with the testimony…
Widespread Irregularities in Yolo County Elections Alleged
By Donna E. Davies It has come to the attention of several Yolo County registered voters that…
Closing Arguments in Shoplifting Trial
By Misha Berman In Department 7 on June 7, 2016, during the afternoon, both Deputy District Attorney…
Jury Finds Defendant Not Guilty on All Charges in UCD Sexual Assault Case
by Tiffany Yeh Defendant Ephrem Rukundo was found not guilty on all three charges: felony oral copulation…
Defendant Testifies in UCD Sexual Assault Trial
By Tiffany Yeh Defendant Ephrem Rukundo is charged with sexual battery (misdemeanor), and oral copulation and sexual…
Judge Holds Defendant to Answer in Forgery and Counterfeiting Case
by Tiffany Yeh Floyd Taylor is charged with felony forgery and counterfeiting in the amount of $35,000,…
Jury Finds Lemus Guilty of Reduced Charge, Voluntary Manslaughter
A Yolo County jury convicted Jeffrey Lemus of voluntary manslaughter on Friday, after quickly acquitting him of…
Preliminary Hearing on Robbery
By Misha Berman “It’s okay, people cry in court all the time,” said Deputy District Attorney Garrett…
Evidence Concludes in Murder Trial
Forensic Pathologist Who Conducted Mr. Choate’s Autopsy Testifies By Tiffany Yeh Witness Dr. Ikechi Ogan, a forensic…
Closing Arguments in Gang Case
By Misha Berman “Alex Hernandez and Joel Moreno did not directly stab the victim but they can…
New KetMoRee Murder Witness Emerges with a Different Story
By Antoinette Borbon and David Greenwald In a secret grand jury hearing recently announced by Judge Dave…
Defendant Not Held To Answer on Assault Charges
By Tiffany Yeh Sebastian Campbell is charged with one count of assault with a deadly weapon. Deputy…
Multi-Defendant Gang Prelim Heard This Week
By Tiffany Yeh Juan Morales (represented by Rod Beede), Antonio Salinas (represented by James Granucci), and Angel…
Witnesses Remember Kelly Choate during Lemus Trial
By Tiffany Yeh Brandon Bachant was Kelly’s neighbor, and he described Kelly as a “very good friend…
995 Motion for Ornellas-Castro Rejected
By Tiffany Yeh The Penal Code section 995 motion filed by Deputy Public Defenders Dan Hutchinson and…
No Death Penalty Sought for KetMoRee Defendant, Arraignment Continued
by Tiffany Yeh All six co-defendants (who had been indicted by a grand jury) in the stabbing…
Opening Arguments in the Lemus Murder Case
Last December, Kelly Choate, 53, was fatally stabbed on a Saturday night by Jeffrey Lemus during a…
DA Opts To Go Route of Secret Indictment for KetMoRee Suspects
Six defense attorneys and their six co-defendants were geared up for a 15-day, three week, preliminary hearing…
Defendant Held To Answer on Corporal Injury Charge
By Tiffany Yeh Timothy Armstrong is charged with infliction of corporal injury on a person with whom…
