Burglarized Family Recognizes Suspect in CCTV Footage
By Joshua Lian A preliminary hearing is underway for Holly Ford, who is charged with breaking and entering a Woodland residence with the intent to rob. According to witnesses’ testimonies and footage...
View ArticleJudge Sets Arraignment Despite Minor Inconsistencies in Witness Testimonies
By Nathan Yáñez and Sindy Lim Woodland – Despite some discrepancies in witnesses’ testimonies, Judge Sonia Cortés concluded there was enough evidence for defendant Akash Chandra to stand trial for a...
View ArticleAlleged Victim Claims to Take Defendant to Canadian Court after Allegedly...
By Michelle Lagos Woodland – The alleged victim of a battery with serious injury case provided an expansive testimony on the stand, including claiming “street law” made him a target when the defendant...
View ArticleAssault with a Deadly Weapon Case Allegedly Leads to the Partial Loss of a Leg
By Nathan Yanez Woodland – Serena Moreno is charged with one count of mayhem, two counts of assault with a deadly weapon and one count of stalking after allegedly using her car to hit two other women...
View ArticleHomeless Parolee Arrested for Allegedly Making GPS Device Inoperable by Not...
By Miles Davis Woodland – A homeless parolee was arrested in a park in Woodland for allegedly rendering his GPS device inoperable by not charging the device. In August of 2019, Jeramie Allen Newby was...
View ArticleDUI Case Balances between a Felony and Misdemeanor Charge
By Joshua Liang Woodland – A man charged with allegedly driving under the influence faces the possibility of a misdemeanor charge upgraded to a felony. On August 10, 2019, the defendant allegedly was...
View Article911 Call Disconnects during Confrontation
By Joshua Liang Woodland – A preliminary hearing was held in Department 10 for Alex Ibarra, a man suspected of breaking and entering a Woodland residence. Compiled from available testimonies, the...
View ArticleMy View: Ajay Dev Meets the Notorious Yolo County Deputy District Attorney...
It is really too bad that they don’t allow cameras into courtrooms – I think the public needs to see Deputy DA Ryan Couzens in action in order to have a proper perspective on him. He was Jeff...
View ArticleCase Against Serial Masturbator Continues to Build
By Joshua Liang Woodland – The jury trial of Martin Arturo Rios, a Davis resident charged with indecent exposure in a public area, resumed in Department 13. According to eyewitness reports, the...
View ArticleJury Deadlocked in Suspected Slide Hill Park Serial Masturbator Case
by Michelle Lagos Woodland – Judge Paul K. Richardson declared a mistrial in the suspected Slide Hill Park serial masturbator case after the jury was deadlocked on all counts. On June 25, 2018,...
View ArticleParole Board Grants Parole to Davis Killer Over Objections of Yolo DA
(From Press Release – Yolo DA) – On September 19, 2019, a Board of Parole Hearings panel granted parole to convicted murderer Timothy Wilson. At the hearing, which took place at California State...
View ArticleMotion for Early Termination of Misdemeanor Probation in the Fullerton Case...
Paul Fullerton poses with some of his fire gear in his shop By Danielle Silva The motion to terminate Fullerton’s formal misdemeanor probation early was continued due to the sentencing judge being...
View ArticleThe Fullerton Case: Hollywood’s “Perfect Storm”
Paul Fullerton poses with some of his fire gear in his shop By Danielle Silva A retired UC Davis firefighter who runs a gardening supplies business named Lil’ Shop of Growers, Paul Fullerton still...
View ArticleWitnesses Questioned in DUI Case
By Citlalli Peralta Woodland – A California Highway Patrol officer who investigated the collision of two cars on Westbound Interstate 80 on Sept. 17, 2018, took the stand in a DUI trial. The...
View ArticleMan Charged with Stealing Video Games from Target
By Ariana Camarena Woodland – A preliminary hearing was held to determine if a man suspected of shoplifting video games from a West Sacramento Target should be brought to trial. Cameron Hackett is...
View ArticleStolen Car, White Powder, Glass Pipe – Man Going to Trial for Possession of...
By Evan Chu Woodland – After the preliminary hearing in Department 13, the judge found sufficient evidence to hold Marcus Tafoya over for trial on multiple charges, including car theft and possession...
View ArticleDeputy DA’s Request for All of Dev’s Previous Attorney Files Denied
By Danielle Silva In light of Ajay Dev filing an Ineffective Assistance of Counsel claim, the prosecution’s request for all of Dev’s previous attorney’s trial transcripts was denied. Since 2009, Ajay...
View ArticleMan Pleads ‘Not Guilty’ in Retrial for Car Theft and Controlled Substance...
By Evan Chu and Julie Maruskin Woodland – On Wednesday, Oct. 2, David Urias pleaded not guilty in a retrial at Department 10 of Yolo County Superior Court. The theft of a car and controlled substance...
View ArticleWoman’s Head Bashed into a Car, Dent in Vehicle Shows Enough Evidence for Trial
By Arianna Medina Woodland – The defense claimed it was a mere bar brawl, but the police officer and witness testimony revealed critical details about the assault that led Judge Dave Rosenberg to...
View ArticleMy View: DA Plays Hardball in Efforts to Free Ajay Dev
We are two weeks out from another evidentiary hearing for Ajay Dev, but perhaps the most telling part of the last one that occurred on September 12 is that DA Ryan Couzens was going to play hardball...
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