Articles by Rhonda Parker

February 2017

Clayton Lasinski, Man Who Fled From and Was Ultimately Shot by Eureka Police, Will Stand Trial on Numerous Charges; Could Face 40+ Years

McKinleyville Man Accused of Slashing Girlfriend’s Father’s Throat Will Stand Trial for Attempted Murder

New Charge Added in Goldberg Trial: DA’s Office Alleges Suspect Beat His Wife Before Killing Her Lover in Fortuna

Preliminary Hearing Scheduled for Man Suspected of 2015 Garberville Murder

January 2017

At the Last Minute Suspected Murderer Maxx Robison Rejects Plea Deal; Trial Will Move Forward

Suspected Murderer Maxx Robison Considering Plea Deal

Judge Orders Prosecutors to Hand Over Evidence to the Attorneys for Clayton Lee Lasinski, Who Was Shot by Eureka Police in December

Trial Date Set for Three Suspects in 2014 Murder of 14-Year-Old Boy

Was the Man Accused of Rebar-Assault at a Petrolia Campground Insane?

Man Accused of 2015 Garberville Killing Appears in Court After Being Extradited From Florida; Man Formerly Accused of the Murder Released

Manila Five in Court: Two Confessed to Plot, Three Have Not — Should Their Cases Be Merged?

Still No Trial Date for Accused Killer of Fortuna Fireman; Goldberg’s Attorney Says He Needs More Time

Leigl Pleads Not Guilty for Third Time to 2014 Murder of 14-Year-Old

COURT ROUNDUP: Two Murder Cases, One Serial Armed Robbery Case All Pushed Back, for Various Reasons

With Attempted Murder Charges Dropped, Hoopa Teen Sentenced to 270 Days of Jail for Armed Robbery

Choking Back Tears, Humboldt State Student Pleads Guilty to Vehicular Manslaughter for His Role in DUI Crash

As Prosecutors Try For a Third Time to Reinstate Murder Charges Against Nicholas Leigl, The Accused’s Father Argues His Son’s Case

Trial of Arcata Woman Charged With Causing Infant’s Death Postponed Until April

December 2016

Prosecutors Fail to Reinstate Murder Charges Against Nicholas Leigl; Eureka Man Charged With Being ‘Accessory’ in Slaying of 14-Year-Old Boy

McK Man Charged With DUI Murder Appears in Court Today; Hearings in Case Pushed Back to February

District Attorney Seeks to Reinstate Charges Against Eureka Man Implicated in 2014 Murder of 14-Year-Old Boy

‘He Was Just Scared’: Family of Man Shot By Eureka Police Earlier This Month Show Up to Support Him in Court

Manila Five Appear in Court This Morning, Their Faces Ranging From Jolly to Somber as Preliminary Hearings Postponed

INVESTIGATORS: Manila Murder Conspiracy Driven By Belief That Victim Had Sexually Abused Suspects’ Daughter

More Details Emerge in Manila Murder Conspiracy as Three Suspects Appear in Court

McKinleyville Man Charged With Murder in DUI Collision That Killed Teenage Girl Last Week

Nine Days After Being Shot By Eureka Police in Frenetic Downtown Chase, Clayton Lee Lasinski Pleads Not Guilty to Multitude of Charges

Manila Murder Suspects Each Plead Not Guilty in Court Today

Hoopa Teen’s Charge Reduced from Attempted Murder to Attempted Second-Degree Robbery

Alleged Benbow Home Invader’s Requests For Girlfriend to Lie Recorded by Law Enforcement

Jon Goldberg, Suspect in Fortuna Murder, Appears in Court; Victim’s Wife Testifies

November 2016

Woman Arrested for Eureka Walgreens Hammer Assault Found Mentally Incompetent to Stand Trial

Hoopa Stabbing Homicide Suspect Pleads Not Guilty, Has History of Violent Behavior

Marcia ‘Marci’ Kitchen Hearing Postponed Until March

Hoopa Teen Arraigned for Attempted Murder

Suspect in Shotgun Crime Spree Arraigned on Nine Counts of Robbery

Trial Date Set for Arcata Woman Accused of Killing Infant Daughter

MCCLAIN VERDICT IN: No Unreasonable Force, But Jury Finds Officer ‘50 Percent Negligent’ in Tommy McClain’s Death; Awards Parents $150,000

MCCLAIN TRIAL, DAY FOUR: What Does ‘Get Down’ Mean? Testimony Closes With Dueling Expert Testimony

MCCLAIN TRIAL, DAY THREE: Tommy McClain’s Parents Take the Stand in Tears, Speak to Their Son’s Good Character

McCLAIN TRIAL, DAY THREE: ‘It Should Have Been Considered a Murder,’ Slain Man’s Family Member Testifies

McCLAIN TRIAL, DAY TWO: Emotional Day in Court as Officers Testify About the Moment Tommy McClain Was Killed

Did He Go For the Gun? Day One of the Tommy McClain Wrongful Death Suit Against the City of Eureka

Judge Refuses to Dismiss Charges Against Arcata Woman Whose Infant Died of Head Injuries

Accused Walgreens Hammer Assailant Pleads Not Guilty to Attempted Murder

October 2016

Lawyer Asks Judge to Dismiss Charges Against Arcata Woman Accused of Killing Child