Alleged Victim Takes Stand in UCD Rape Case
By Monica Velez The morning of February 11, 2016, started off with the testimony of a witness…
Woodland Man Facing Attempted Murder Charges
By Lindsay Christenson On Thursday, February 11, 2016, a preliminary hearing was held for Francisco Delgado. Delgado…
Jury to Decide if Stolen Soda Was Robbery or Theft
By Misha Berman Defendant Kenneth Dale Gates is on trial for petty theft and for threatening “Ms….
Wife of Former CHP Officer Accused of Domestic Violence Still Refusing to Testify
By Monica Velez On the night of August 28, 2014, the defendant, Armando Ortega, got into a…
Trial Begins for Man Accused of First Degree Robbery
By Tiffany Yeh Kenneth Gates faces trial in Yolo County this week, charged with second degree robbery…
Man Held to Answer on Felony Criminal Threats
By Tiffany Yeh At the conclusion of the preliminary hearing for Armando Ahumada on February 5, 2016,…
Man Held to Answer on Felony Hit and Run
By Misha Berman It is February 4, 2016, in Department 8 and the court is conducting the…
Jury Hangs 10-2 in Nelson Trial; DA Seeks Retrial
by Joanna Kwong Judge Maguire declared a mistrial late Friday morning after the 12 jurors were unable…
Trial Resumes For Man Accused of Improperly Touching Woman at Fair
By Misha Berman and Tiffany Yeh The trial resumed for Willie Nelson, a man who is accused…
Man Held To Answer, Accused of Shoplifting at Davis Nugget
By Lindsay Christenson On Tuesday afternoon February 4, a preliminary hearing was concluded with the establishment of…
Commentary: Hendrix Case Illustrates the Problems of Yolo County Justice and Beyond
As I told my interns this week, you can cover a lot of cases in Yolo County…
Judge Sides with Defense in Restitution Hearing in Carjacking Case
By Abigail Soler On Tuesday morning the lingering restitution hearing in the Michael Bassett case came to…
Fair Employee on Trial, Accused of Inappropriate Touching
By Monica Velez On the afternoon of February 2, 2016, the idea of trying out the rides…
Hendrix Acquitted of Child Molestation After Two-Week Trial
By Tiffany Yeh, Joanna Kwong, Abigail Soler and Courtney Lee A Yolo County jury on Friday acquitted…
Can Suspicion of Marijuana Be Sufficient For a Vehicle Search?
By Misha Berman During the afternoon of January 28, in Department 14, a preliminary hearing was held…
Molestation Trial Nears Completion
by Monica Velez Nearing the end of the second week in a sexual molestation trial, involving defendant…
Molestation Trial Resumes in Woodland
By Sarah Abfalter Woodland resident, Edward D. Hendrix, appeared in court Wednesday in the second week of…
Testimony Resumes in the Hendrix Molestation Trial
By Monica Velez The ongoing sexual molestation case of Edward D. Hendrix lingers, with the witnesses continuing…
Lucas Found Guilty on All Six Counts
by Marisa McCune Jesse David Lucas was found guilty on Friday, January 22, of all charges brought…
Lemus To Face Murder Charges at Trial
By Monica Velez The preliminary hearing in the case of Jeffrey Lemus resumed on the afternoon of…