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Final Witnesses and Closing Arguments in Sexual Battery Case
By Danielle Eden C. Silva and Fabiha Zaman Final Witnesses Testify in Vibat Trial By Danielle Eden C. Silva Both the defense and the People finished presenting their evidence during the morning session...
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Jury Reaches Verdict in Sexual Assault Case – Finds Him Guilty of Sexual Battery
By Fabiha Zaman Rodwin Yamsone Vibat was charged with six counts, two for each victim in his case. The first three counts were sexual battery on each victim by fraudulent representation and the last...
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Preliminary Hearing for Winters Attempted Kidnapping Case Begins
On Monday afternoon in Department 10, defendant Steven Thomas Long’s preliminary hearing was heard before Judge Daniel Maguire. After officers had taken Long into custody, they learned he was on...
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Preliminary Hearing on Vehicle Stop
By Samantha Romero The preliminary hearing for defendant Brian Nicholas Freeland began Tuesday afternoon in Department 10. The first witness called by the People was Deputy Jose Vera of the Yolo...
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Family Tries to Raise Money to Appeal Justin Gonzalez’s Wrongful Conviction
In early December, a Yolo County jury convicted Alexis Velazquez of first degree murder and Justin Gonzalez of second degree murder in the stabbing death of Ronald Antonio in Woodland last year....
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Commentary: DA Needs to Trust Due Process of Law
DA Jeff Reisig It was a strange and unexpected ruling that sent shock waves through the Davis and Yolo County community. An appellate court has ruled that Daniel Marsh, convicted of a double murder in...
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Preliminary Hearing for Domestic Violence Case
By Teja Dusanapudi The preliminary hearing for Justin Thaddeus Chenier began and ended on Thursday afternoon, with Judge David Rosenberg reducing the initial felony charge for infliction of corporal...
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Masseur Arrested and Taken into Custody after Leaving the State against Court...
By Danielle Eden C. Silva In Department 14, Rodwin Yamsone Vibat appeared for a preliminary hearing on a misdemeanor charge and for a check with a GPS unit on his current probation activity. Mr. Vibat...
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Opening Statements Delivered in Hit and Run Case
Defendant Also Accused of Domestic Violence By Jenean Docter The opening statements for the case of Kareem Kento Washington were heard in Department 8 on the morning of Friday, March 9, 2018. Mr....
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Election News: Gary Sandy In, Rexroad Out; Prieto Makes Immigration Statement
It has been a tumultuous week in the Yolo County supervisor’s race. Two days before the deadline, three-term Supervisor Matt Rexroad announced he was not going to seek reelection. However, Mr....
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Preliminary Hearing Ends for Defendant Steven Long
By Fabiha Zaman On Friday afternoon in Department 10, the preliminary hearing for defendant Steven Long came to an end. Officer Morgan Hatcher was the first witness to testify, continuing her testimony...
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Trial for Man Accused in Hit and Run Accident
Friends Who Assisted Victims Recall Hit-and-Run Suspect Leaving Collision Scene By Jenean Docter The People called the first witness to testify in the case of Kareem Kento Washington on the morning of...
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Hit and Run Testimony Continues
Victims Testify in Hit-and-Run Case: Driver and Longtime Friend Describe Suspect Leaving Scene By Jenean Docter Further witness testimony in the case of Kareem Kento Washington, accused of two...
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Preliminary Hearing Held for ATV Theft
By Taite Trautwein The preliminary hearing of Michael Marlon Cyr took place on Monday afternoon in regard to the theft of an ATV (all-terrain vehicle) that took place on October 6, 2017. The vehicle...
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Is YONET Conducting Witch Hunt against Fullerton and Family?
Paul Fullerton believes that YONET (Yolo County Narcotic Enforcement Team) has engaged in a witch hunt against him and his wife. Three months after he took a plea agreement in which charges were...
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A Couple of Preliminary Hearings Involving Stolen Vehicle Charges
Preliminary Hearing for Stolen Vehicle Charges by Kelsey Landon The preliminary hearing for Anthony Rodrigo Perez took place Monday afternoon in Department 9 of the Yolo County Courthouse. Perez is...
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Trial Begins of a Man Accused of Using a False Identity
By Danielle Eden C. Silva and Samantha Romero Man Accused of Using a False Identity By Danielle Eden C. Silva The trial of Jose Alberto Magana Lopez began in Department 10 today. Mr. Lopez is charged...
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Closing Statements for False Identity and Death Threats Case
By Danielle Eden C. Silva The jury in Jose Alberto Magana Lopez’s trial went into deliberation today after hearing the testimony of the defendant and receiving the closing statements. The afternoon...
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Escape Case Completes Closing Statements
By Danielle Eden C. Silva The closing statements in the trial against Pilaar Lenae Thomas were completed during the morning session in Department 14. After the closing statement from the deputy...
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Johansson Campaign Responds to Attack Letter
by Natalie Wormeli and William Kelly Recently five law enforcement officers signed an open letter titled “Worried about Johansson,” opposing Dean Johansson’s candidacy for District Attorney. Their...
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