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Judge Rules on Admissibility of Negotiations in Opening Statements of Murder...
By Tiffany Yeh Judge David Reed ruled that settlement negotiations were not admissible in the opening statements of the Lance Ornellas-Castro trial. Lyrics written by Mr. Ornellas-Castro (including the...
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Murder Trial Begins in Yolo County
By Carla Arango On the morning of February 8, 2016, in the case of the People v. Lance Richard Ornellas-Castro, the prosecution and defense provided opening statements, marking the beginning of the...
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Evidence Presented in Murder Trial
by Setarah Jahid On February 9, 2017, the Lance Ornellas-Castro trial resumed with a substantial amount of evidence presented from the prosecution. Mr Ornellas-Castro is charged with murder in the...
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Interrogation Video Leaves Victim’s Family in Tears During Murder Trial
By Ruby Zapien On February 10, 2017, in Department 9, the trial of the People v. Lance Ornellas-Castro reconvened. With the jury, defendant, and all counsel present, the People showed a series of...
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Complaining Witness Testifies in Stalking Incident
By Ryan Gonzales On February 15, 2017, Judge Paul K. Richardson presided over the preliminary hearing conference for the People v. Benjamin Prowell. Mr. Prowell, who was in the United States Navy for...
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Man Charged with Narcotics Trafficking and Possession of Firearms
By Gloria Ho On the afternoon of February 15, 2017, testimony continued in the jury trial of the People v. Jared Daniel Boles at Yolo County Superior Court. Criminal Defense Attorney David R. Nelson...
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Narcotics Trafficking Trial Wraps Up
By Jagjit Bath and Ruby Zapien Testimony continued in the jury trial of the People v. Jared Daniel Boles, in Department 11 with Judge Timothy Fall on February 16, 2017. Defense Attorney David Nelson...
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Suspect Accused Of Vandalizing Islamic Center of Davis is Arraigned
By Setarah Jahid On February 16, 2017, Lauren Kirk-Coehlo’s arraignment, for the crime of vandalizing the Islamic Center of Davis, commenced. The two defense attorneys on this case began by entering...
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Yolo County Sheriff Requests Its Own MRAP
The infamous Davis MRAP A little over two years after the acquisition of an MRAP (Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle) by the Davis Police Department – which caused a huge outpouring of criticism...
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Call to Action Regarding Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) Vehicle
By Matt Williams The Yolo County Sheriff’s office is seeking authorization from the Yolo County Board of Supervisors to acquire excess equipment from the Department of Defense, including a Mine...
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Victim is Fearful as She Testifies in Front of Defendant and His Family
By Ruby Zapien The tension was high in the courtroom as the complaining witness and her family sat on the opposite end of the room from the defendant’s family. On February 17, 2017, the Honorable Paul...
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Guest Commentary: Say No to Militarization of Police in Yolo County
By Cherie Goodenough Item 16 on the Consent Agenda of the Yolo County Board of Supervisors meeting on Tuesday, February 21: Authorize the Sheriff’s Office to apply for certification to participate in...
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Letter: MRAP Acquisition Is Not a Fiscally Sound Choice
By Colin Walsh (This was originally sent as a letter to the County Board of Supervisors) I am writing in regards to the agenda item “Authorize the Sheriff’s Office to apply for certification to...
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DA Announces Prosecution of Frank Rees in the Death of Baby Justice
Samantha Green has been sentenced to 15 to life for her role in the death of baby Justice Rees On Thursday, Frank Rees will be arraigned on charges associated with the death of his son, Justice Rees....
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Murder Trial Resumes in Yolo County
By Gloria Ho On December 11, 2015, defendant Lance Richard Ornellas-Castro allegedly shot a man in the head, killing him during the course of a robbery. The defendant had arranged to purchase marijuana...
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DA Announces New Charges for Frank Rees in Death of Baby
Press Conference photo/ Courtesy DA’s Office By Antoinnette Borbon It was exactly two years ago that authorities discovered the 19-day-old infant, Baby Justice, lying next to a tree along the...
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Murder Trial Resumes
by Jagjit Bath and Ruby Zapien Detective Brian Young’s testimony continued under Judge David W. Reed in Department 8. Deputy Public Defender Daniel Hutchinson questioned the witness regarding the...
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Motion to Suppress Testimony Granted in Part
By Setarah Jahid On February 23, 2017, the preliminary hearing for Raymond Yabes, Jr., began. Deputy Public Defender Richard Van Zandt had filed a motion to suppress due to an alleged Miranda rights...
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Letter: True Facts about the Field & Pond Project
The barn or covered event portion By James G. Fredericks I want to clear up the reporting on Field & Pond, which was covered in an article published in the Winters Express, February 10, 2017. A...
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Judge Overturns 2016 Lovett Conviction Based on New Court Decision
The case of Eric Lovett was already epic in Yolo County, with secondary charges of dissuading a witness arising out of purported hand gestures made in court that several jurors called ambiguous at...
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