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Judge Denies Release of Man Accused of Vandalism with Giant Rock
By Gabriel Eskandari WOODLAND, CA – During a supervised own recognizance assessment this past week in Yolo County Superior Court, Judge Tom M. Dyer denied the release of Sean Mohnike, a man charged...
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Unhappy with Public Defender, Man Represents Himself in Preliminary Hearing...
By Gwynneth Redemann WOODLAND, CA – Jason Burgett—because he said he was unhappy with his public defender—chose to represent himself on sexual assault charges against his ex-girlfriend at a preliminary...
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At Shooting Case Prelim, Prosecution Witness Claims from Jail, ‘I Do Not Know...
By Alexander Ramirez WOODLAND, CA. – Julian Matta Garcia and Monica Meriah Flores were in Yolo County Superior Friday on charges relating to a shooting that took place Nov. 19, 2020—their preliminary...
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Judge Sustains Some Felony Counts in Stabbing Case Despite Confusing Witness...
By Alexander Ramirez WOODLAND, CA. – Robert Sherman Obra faced a preliminary hearing here Friday in Yolo County Superior Court regarding an incident in Yolo County that led Obra to be charged with...
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Attorney Miscommunication, COVID Complication Lead to Man Attending Prelim...
By Samuel Van Blaricom WOODLAND, CA – A combination of miscommunication between the courts, attorneys and felony suspect John Rangel, along with COVID complications, caused Rangel to attend his Yolo...
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Two Accused of Organized Retail Theft Arraigned in Yolo on Monday
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – Taveon Thompson and Dorian Adams were arraigned Monday on multiple felonies in Yolo County Court after being arrested by Davis Police last week...
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Jury Finds Man Charged with Driving Drunk at Parole Office Not Guilty for All...
By Silveiro Rizo Llamas WOODLAND, CA – After days of deliberation, a jury here in Yolo County Superior Court found a man not guilty of all misdemeanor charges related to allegedly driving his partner’s...
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Man Held for Trial on 8 Felonies, Including Murder, in West Sac Shooting Case
By Alexander Ramirez WOODLAND, CA – After his preliminary here last week in Yolo County Superior Court, Ernesto Gonzalez will stand trial in early 2002 for murder, two counts of attempted murder, two...
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Woman Convicted of Identify Theft Gets Light Sentence and Lecture by Judge to...
By Gracy Joslin and Sophia Barberini WOODLAND, CA – Judge David Rosenberg of Yolo County Superior Court sentenced Rebekah Lancaster to time served and probation Tuesday, arguing she needs to “choose...
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Sierra Club Sues Yolo County to Demand ‘Environmental Safeguards’ of Teichert...
Special to the Vanguard Yolo County, CA – The Yolano Group Sierra Club announced on Friday that it was joining a lawsuit with a local citizen’s group, Yolo Land and Water Defense, demanding changes to...
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Yolo County Jail Locked Down, Attorneys Unable to Gain Access to Their Clients
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – Attorneys have been struggling to visit their clients in person at the Monroe Detention Center in Woodland. That situation got worse as there was...
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Appellate Court Overturns Justin Gonzalez Murder Conviction
By David M. Greenwald and Robert J. Hansen Woodland, CA – In 2018 Justin Gonzalez was sentenced to 70 years in prison, after having been convicted with Alexis Velazquez in the murder of Ronald Antonio....
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Yolo DA’s Office Files Retail Theft Charges in West Sac Case
By Robert J. Hansen Sierra Stommel, 36, and Allen Wright, 28, were arraigned in Yolo County Superior Court on Tuesday and pleaded not guilty on multiple charges including robbery and retail theft...
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Drug Theft Murder Trial Proceeds with Lead Detective Witness Testimony
By Catherine Potente WOODLAND, CA – The trial of Chandale Shannon, Jr., and Jesus Campos—the duo are accused in the murder and kidnapping of two teens, Elijah Moore and Enrique Rios, whose bodies are...
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Yolo County Clarifies Law on Political Signs
Political signs for both candidates for Yolo District Attorney on public property. (Courtesy of Maria Grijalva) by Robert J. Hansen Woodland, CA- The County of Yolo, in a press release yesterday,...
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Two Men Found Guilty by Jury of Killing Duo in 2016
By Cres Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau WOODLAND, CA – After about a week’s deliberation, the jury in the double murder trial of Chandale Shannon, Jr., and Jesus Campos Wednesday came back with...
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Yolo Court Deals with Petty Shopping Cart Charge
By Alexander Ramirez WOODLAND, CA – On an otherwise slow morning this week, Judge David W. Reed’s Yolo County Superior Court Dept. 1 calendar had a brief interaction with one person charged with petty...
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Guest Commentary: My Client’s Wife Is Afraid to Sleep
Photo by SHTTEFAN on Unsplash By Eliana Rose Swerdlow I’m claustrophobic. I avoid elevators. I avoid driving in the center lane. I avoid crowds. In my recurring nightmare, I’m trapped and no one can...
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Opening Statements Held in Drunk Driving Misdemeanor Trial – Defense Claims...
By Fiona Davis and Oliver Camarena WOODLAND, CA – In a pre-trial conference in a DUI jury trial here in Yolo County Superior Court Monday, Deputy District Attorney Gustavo Figueroa attempted to have...
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Judge Lets Stand Plea Agreement in Yolo Murder Case
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – Judge Reed on Wednesday set aside a prosecution motion to set aside a plea agreement that the victim’s family claimed to have misunderstood and...
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