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Inmate Homicide of Former Yolo County Convict at California State Prison,...
California State Prison, Sacramento By Roxanna Jarvis and Ramneet Singh SACRAMENTO – Officials are investigating the death of 25-year-old inmate Braydon Lesseos at California State Prison, Sacramento...
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Commentary: What Does the Housing Market Have in Store for Us
By David M. Greenwald The big news statewide has been a migration of some out of the state. However, on a regional level, according to new data, the Sacramento region remains hot, fueled by people...
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Commentary: Yolo DA Keeps Attacking Zero Bail, Even Though…
By David M. Greenwald One-sided press releases are not only the norm, but expected. With that said, the continued assault on zero bail by the Yolo County DA’s Office is baffling. It is baffling not...
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Defendant in Davis Vehicle Death Claims ‘the Guy Ran into Me’
By Lauren Smith WOODLAND – Defendant Scott Ekoniak, charged with vehicular manslaughter at his arraignment hearing in Yolo County Superior Court Wednesday afternoon, maintains that the pedestrian he...
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Judge Orders Director of CA Department of State Hospitals to Court for...
By Macy Lu WOODLAND – “Unacceptable under any standards in a civilized society,” Judge David Rosenberg of Yolo County Superior Court retorted after learning defendant Larry James Tillman, Jr.,—who...
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Letter: Puzzling Press Releases by the Yolo County District Attorney
By Susan Pelican Local news coverage on Wednesday, January 6 reports another press release from the DA that “over 526 crimes were committed as a result of the $0 bail program.” This assertion is...
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Courts Hikes Bail 7 Times for Alleged Drug Dealer, Domestic Violence Defendant
By Sally Kim WOODLAND — Defendant Tyler Webster’s $25,000 bail jumped seven times to $175,000 here in Yolo County Superior Court last week on now multiple open cases, and the deputy district attorney...
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Defendant Faces Other Serious Felonies, but Judge Reduces Charge in Earlier...
By Mia Machado WOODLAND – Agreeing with the defense, Yolo County Superior Court Judge Peter M. Williams granted a motion to reduce defendant Joseph Peper’s drug possession charge from a felony to a...
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Some Good News As Sacramento Region Sees Stay-At-Home Lifted
By David M. Greenwald It was a grim day across the country on Tuesday. A record 4400 people died of COVID nationally. In California it was little better—53,260 new cases, more than the nation was...
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Witness Describes 2011 Bar Shooter in Murder Trial; Defendant Allegedly Fled...
By Alana Bleimann and Julia Asby WOODLAND – Judge David W. Reed in Yolo County Superior Tuesday listened as two witnesses testified in the pre-hearing conference against defendant Jose Luis Gomez...
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Multiple Witnesses Fail to Identify Alleged Woodland Bar Shooter from 2011
By William McCurry, Lauren Smith, and Samara Yarnes WOODLAND – Defendant Jose Luis Gomez Arreola, facing murder charges here in Yolo County Superior Court, this week heard multiple witness testify he...
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Commentary: A New Hope – A New Challenge
COVID Vaccine GettyImages-1230423279 by Tia Will Once again I am writing an update on the novel corona virus. I begin with a summary of the presentations provided to the Board of Supervisors and the...
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Second Victim’s Testimony and Contradictions Heard as Preliminary Hearing...
By Avalon Amaral, Roxanna Jarvis, Jose Medina, and Aishwarya Rajan WOODLAND – Jose Luis Gomez Arreola’s preliminary hearing continued here in Yolo County Superior Court, with new details revealed...
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The Vanguard Week in Review: Court Watch (Jan. 11-15, 2021)
Assembled by Koda Slingluff The Davis Vanguard is an online news forum that provides coverage of criminal justice reform and courts throughout California and the nation. In 2006, the Davis Vanguard...
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Multiple Witness Statements in 2011 Bar Murder Conflict – Judge Rules Good...
By Hannah Blome WOODLAND – After parts of two weeks in preliminary hearing in Yolo County Superior Court, Jose Luis Gomez Arreola learned Wednesday he will stand trial for the 2011 murder of Gabriel...
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Vanguard Week in Review: Court Watch – Jan. 18 to 22, 2021
Assembled by Sally Kim The Davis Vanguard is an online news forum that provides coverage of criminal justice reform and courts throughout California and the nation. In 2006, the Davis Vanguard began...
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Missing Gun at Scene of DUI Accident Cause for Concern – But Officers Render...
By Lauren Smith SACRAMENTO – The discovery of an empty gun holster at the scene of a suspected DUI accident – with the injured driver on the way to the hospital – could have spelled a much more serious...
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After Years of Silence, Father Comes Clean about Molesting His Daughter
By Derrick Pal and Danae Snell SACRAMENTO — After nearly dying from a stroke, Defendant Herbert Highsmith became overwhelmed with guilt and remorse, and chose to face his past by admitting to his...
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Court Questions Defendant’s Knowledge of Firearms and Narcotics in...
By Hannah Blome SACRAMENTO – In a preliminary hearing here in Sacramento County Superior Court this week, Judge Stephen Acquisto determined there was sufficient evidence to suggest defendant Tram Tracy...
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Defendant Lashes Out after Seeing Bail Increased to $200,000 for Alleged...
By Linhchi Nguyen SACRAMENTO – A defendant faced an increase in bail here in Sacramento County Superior Court Tuesday—his bail was hiked from $50,000 to $200,000 for allegedly assaulting a prostitute...
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