There are a lot of murder cases currently making their way through the Humboldt court system | L to R: Aubrey, Kobak, Valenzuela, Goldberg
A Hoopa man charged with murdering his sister was appointed a new lawyer today after the Public Defender’s Office declared a conflict in the case.
This morning Judge Marilyn Miles appointed the county Conflict Counsel’s Office to represent 30-year-old Antone Richard Aubrey IV, accused of shooting Angel Louise Aubrey to death. The 33-year-old mother of five was found dead on Feb. 17 behind the gas station in Hoopa. Her brother was arrested nearby shortly afterward.
This morning Deputy Conflict Counsel Hugh Gallagher was in court for his office, but he told the Outpost he is not being assigned to Aubrey’s case.
Aubrey is charged with murder, being a felon in possession of a firearm, and the special allegation of using a gun to kill or seriously injure someone. This is state’s so-called “Use a Gun and You’re Done” law, which can add 25 years to life to any prison sentence.
Aubrey has three other cases in the Humboldt County court system. In 2015 he was charged with resisting arrest and possession of drug paraphernalia. In 2016 he was accused of probation violation. And in 2017 the charges were violation of probation and being a felon in possession of ammunition.
As of now his preliminary hearing remains scheduled for April 3.
Judge Miles has retired but is serving as a visiting judge.
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Two local murder trials will be postponed at the request of Deputy Public Defender Casey Russo, who is currently in trial defending murder suspect Jon David Goldberg.
Russo also is the attorney for 75-year-old David Alan Kobak, accused of killing his friend during an argument at Kobak’s apartment in Eureka; and Cesar Octavio Valenzuela, charged with a murder and carjacking near Manila.
Kobak’s trial has been postponed until July 9. And Russo plans to file a motion to continue for Valenzuela, who was scheduled for trial this month.
The motion to continue is set to be heard March 16.
Originally Valenzuela was one of five defendants charged with killing Tyson Eduardo Claros, shot to death during a carjacking on state Highway 255. One of the five was diagnosed as developmentally disabled and is in a state hospital. Another will testify for the prosecution in exchange for a manslaughter plea.
Valenzuela, Brandon James Mitchell and Tamara Nicole Thomson remain scheduled for trial. Each will be tried separately.
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PREVIOUS KOBAK:
- EPD: 75-Year-Old Man Arrested for Murder After Calling Police to Report Fatal Shooting
- UPDATE: EPD Releases More Information on Last Night’s Fatal Shooting on 7th Street
- Elderly Eureka Man Pleads Not Guilty to Murdering His Roommate; Bail Increased to $2 Million for Suspect in Friday Night Shooting
- Hearing Delayed in the Case of Elderly Eureka Man Accused of Shooting His Roomate to Death
- Hearing Date Set for Eureka Man Accused of Murdering Roommate Before Calling Cops
- ANOTHER CONTINUANCE: Eureka Man Accused of Killing Roommate Has Preliminary Hearing Postponed
- 75-Year-Old Eureka Man Will Be Tried for Murder of Roommate, Judge Rules
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PREVIOUS VALENZUELA:
- 20-Year-Old Shot Dead in Manila Early This Morning; Victim Found Lying in the Middle of Highway 255
- This Morning’s Manila Homicide Victim ID’d by Sheriff’s Office
- Two Arrested in Eureka in Connection with Yesterday’s Manila Homicide
- Manila Murder Suspects Each Plead Not Guilty in Court Today
- Sheriff’s Deputies Arrest Third Person in Connection With Monday Homicide in Manila
- BOLO: Two More People Wanted by Sheriff’s Office in Connection with Manila Homicide
- Another Two Manila Homicide Suspects Taken Into Custody Last Night
- More Details Emerge in Manila Murder Conspiracy as Three Suspects Appear in Court
- INVESTIGATORS: Manila Murder Conspiracy Driven By Belief That Victim Had Sexually Abused Suspects’ Daughter
- Manila Five Appear in Court This Morning, Their Faces Ranging From Jolly to Somber as Preliminary Hearings Postponed
- Manila Five in Court: Two Confessed to Plot, Three Have Not — Should Their Cases Be Merged?
- ‘Manila Five’ Murder Plot Suspects Will Stand Trial Together; Hearing Scheduled for Next Month
- Surprise in ‘Manila Five’ Murder Plot Trial; Eyewitness Identifies Shooter, and It’s Not the Man Charged With the Crime
- ‘They Set Him Up to Be Killed’: Sheriff’s Investigator Relays Testimony of Jailhouse Informant in Manila Murder Case
- All Five Manila Killing Suspects to Stand Trial for Murder, Carjacking, Judge Rules Today
- Parents of Manila Homicide Victim Discuss the Unproven Molestation Claims that Motivated their Son’s Alleged Killers
- ‘Manila Five’ Murder Trial Scheduled for May; More Charges Added to One Suspect’s Case This Morning
- New DNA Evidence Delays Trials in Manila Murder Case
- Manila Murder Suspect Agrees to Testify Against Alleged Accomplice in Claros Killing
- ‘Manila Five’ Suspect Flips: Fode Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter, Agrees to Testify Against Former Codefendants in Roadside Murder
- Last Three Defendants in Manila Roadside Murder Plot Get Court Dates; Separate Trials to Begin in March
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PREVIOUS GOLDBERG:
- Man Shot, Killed Off Rohnerville Road in Fortuna; Police Searching for Suspect
- ’Fortuna Police Release Statement on Today’s Homicide; Shooting Resulted From ‘Personal Dispute’
- Fortuna Murder Suspect Arrested by SWAT Team East of Bridgeville; Victim ID’d
- Jon Goldberg, Suspect in Fortuna Murder, Appears in Court; Victim’s Wife Testifies
- Goldberg’s Attorney Says He Needs More Time
- New Charge Added in Goldberg Trial: DA’s Office Alleges Suspect Beat His Wife Before Killing Her Lover in Fortuna
- Surprise Witness Delays Hearing on New Spousal Battery Charges for Accused Murderer Jon Goldberg
- Accused Murder Suspects in Eureka, Fortuna Shootings Both Appear in Court
- Fortuna Murder Suspect Jon Goldberg’s Attorney Asks Judge For Closed Hearing
- Fortuna Murder Suspect Jon Goldberg’s Legal Team Continues to Push for Closed Courtroom for Hearing on Wife-Beating Charges
- Goldberg Hearing Delayed Again; Wife of Suspect in Slaying of Fortuna Firefighter Unable to Make Court Date
- Fortuna Murder Suspect Jon Goldberg’s Wife Held in Contempt for Refusing to Testify; Wife’s Friend Provides Testimony About Alleged Spousal Abuse
- Trial for Fortuna Man Accused of Killing Wife’s Lover Postponed Four Months
- JUDGE AFFIRMS: Murder Suspect Jon Goldberg Will Also Face Charges of Threatening Wife With Gun
- Judge Says That Jurors in Goldberg Murder Trial May Hear Evidence in Spousal Abuse Case Against the Accused
- Fortuna Murder Trial Put Off Until Next Year Due to Shortage of Public Defense Attorneys
- GOLDBERG TRIAL, DAY ONE: Ruthless Revenge Killing or Unfortunate Tragedy? Murder Trial Underway for Man Accused of Murdering Wife’s Boyfriend in Fortuna
- GOLDBERG TRIAL, DAY TWO: Witness Testifies That Accused Murderer Physically Fought With His Wife, Fired Weapon Near Her on Morning of Crime
- GOLDBERG TRIAL, DAY THREE: Nearby Construction Workers Testify They Saw Murder Suspect Casing House Before Tim Smith Was Shot Dead
- GOLDBERG TRIAL, DAY FOUR: Victim’s Wife Testifies She Heard Gunshots Then Ran Outside to Find Her Husband Dying on the Ground
- GOLDBERG TRIAL, DAY FIVE, Part I: ‘I just held my mom and told her it was going to be OK,’ Victim’s Son Testifies
- GOLDBERG TRIAL, DAY FIVE, Part II: Suspect Said He Was Going to Kill Wife’s Boyfriend, Neighbor Testifies
- GOLDBERG TRIAL, DAY SIX: The Victim’s Son and a DA Investigator Testified Today, Along With a Man Who Was Flipped Off By Murder Suspect on the Day of the Shooting
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