Articles by Rhonda Parker
August 2017
Judge May Reduce Charges in McCullens Motel Slaying; Defense Argues That Shooter Fired on Car, Not People
Woman Accused of Attacking Deputy After Crashing Through PG&E Gate Has Release Request Denied
More on the Two Inmates Charged With Attacking a Humboldt Correctional Deputy
Woman Accused of Crashing Through PG&E Gate, Attacking Deputy While Under the Influence Appears in Court, Requests Supervised Release
Orick Woman Accused of Attempted Murder Cries in Court; Public Defender Enters Plea of ‘Not Guilty’
Eureka Murder Suspect Maxx Robison’s Hearing on New Drug Charges Delayed
Trial Date Set for Eureka Man Accused of Molesting Two Girls
Man Who Fled Police Carrying Loaded Handgun Through Downtown Eureka (Before Being Shot) Goes to Trial August 21
McCullen’s Motel Murder Suspect Now Faces New Drugs-In-Jail Charges; Motion to Drop Murder Case Delayed
July 2017
Arcata Man Pleads Guilty to Child Porn Charges on Condition He Be Placed on Probation
More Details Emerge During Accused Child Molester Chad Smith’s Preliminary Hearing; Arraignment Set for August
Alleged Victims of Eureka Businessman, Substitute Teacher and Accused Child Molester Chad Smith Testify in Pretrial Hearing
Arcata Woman Accused of Killing Her Own Infant Pleads Not Guilty By Reason of Insanity
Former North Coast Journal Office Manager Pleads Not Guilty to Embezzlement Charges
Hearing for Accused Eureka Child Molester Delayed, Over the Objections of the Suspect
Arcata Man Sentenced to Five Years in Prison For Sexual Assault; Defense’s Mental Illness Defense Fails to Sway Judge
Mother of Murdered Arcata Man Will Get Back $7K Seized by Police But Must Wait for Her Marijuana
Judge Says That Jurors in Goldberg Murder Trial May Hear Evidence in Spousal Abuse Case Against the Accused
DA’s Office Seeks Bigger Bail, Consolidation of Charges For Blue Lake Man Recently Acquitted of Murder
Arcata Woman Accused of Killing Infant Daughter May Plead Insanity
June 2017
Defending the Defender: Judge Issues Ruling in Favor of County’s Controversial Public Defender Hire, but Victory Could Be Short-Lived
Kyle Zoellner Appears in Court to Request Law Enforcement Return His Cell Phone, Laptops; Judge Says No
GIDDINGS-HUNTZIGER TRIAL: Two Defendants — One Guilty of Murder, the Other Acquitted — Both Shed Tears as Jury Rules on 2015 Arcata Killing
Criminal Proceedings Against Ferndale Exorcist Mom Suspended; Clinical Psychologist Evaluation Ordered
GIDDINGS-HUNTZINGER MURDER TRIAL: Weed Robbery or Bad Weed Deal? Defense Attorneys Highlight Witness Lies, Shady Actions in Closing Arguments
Ferndale Mom Accused of Performing Brutal Exorcism on Her Child Pleads Not Guilty to Attempted Murder Charge
GIDDINGS-HUNTZINGER MURDER TRIAL: Giddings Takes the Stand, Explains Why He Shot Harrison During Marijuana Deal Gone Bad
Court Allows Jailed Murder Suspect Jon Goldberg to Visit With 7-Year-Old Son, Over Prosecution’s Objections
JUDGE AFFIRMS: Murder Suspect Jon Goldberg Will Also Face Charges of Threatening Wife With Gun
GIDDINGS-HUNTZINGER MURDER TRIAL: Jurors Shown Photos of Victim’s Gunshot Wound as Trial Winds Down
GIDDINGS-HUNTZINGER MURDER TRIAL: Mother of Victim Admits on Stand That She Asked a Friend to Hold Off Calling 911
Trial Date Set for Last Year’s Roadside Slaying in Manila; Four Defendants to Stand Trial in November
GIDDINGS-HUNTZINGER MURDER TRIAL: Mother of Victim Takes the Stand, Describes String of Failed Weed Deals That Preceded Killing
Preliminary Hearing for Businessman and Substitute Teacher Accused of Child Molestation Pushed Back to July
Marci Kitchen Trial Date Set for November; Full Proceedings Expected to Last One Month
GIDDINGS-HUNTZINGER MURDER TRIAL: Caregiver Confirms That He and Victim’s Mom Hid the Weed While Trevor Harrison Died
Lively Pleads Not Guilty to Murdering Neighbor With His Truck; Trial Date Set in Shelter Cove Slaying
GIDDINGS-HUNTZINGER DAY TWO: Witness Describes 2015 Killing in Arcata’s Sunset Neighborhood
‘You Will Find Them Guilty of Murder’: Trial in 2015 Arcata Drug Killing Finally Gets Underway With Opening Statements From Prosecution, Defense
May 2017
Psych Report Could Determine Whether Arcata Woman Faces Criminal Charges for Death of Daughter
Leigl Plea Deal Appears to Fall Apart; Eureka Man Will Likely Stand Trial For Accessory to Murder of 14-Year-Old Boy
McCullens Motel Murder Suspect Moves to Have Charges Dropped
Once Suspected in Manila Murder Plot, Hector Godoy-Standley Instead Referred to Facility Serving the Developmentally Disabled
Additional Charges Filed Against Marci Kitchen During Today’s Arraignment; Trial Date to Be Decided in June
Eric Lively Held to Answer on Murder Charges After Running Down, Killing Neighbor
LIVELY HEARING, DAY 2: Shelter Cove Murder Suspect Told Co-Workers He Wanted to ‘Kill His Neighbors,’ Investigator Testifies
With Murder Charges Thrown Out Three Times, Prosecutors Move Toward Plea Deal For Nicholas Leigl
‘Let’s Load Him in the Back of My Truck’: Neighbor Describes Discovering Shelter Cove Murder Suspect Eric Lively Attempting to Move Victim
Two Arcata Men Headed to State Prison for Firing on Stewart Avenue Home
Deputy: Accused SoHum Murderer Eric Lively Described ‘Peeling Out’ to Strike Victim With Vehicle, Then Going Home to Wash Blood From His Tires
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