Articles by Rhonda Parker
February 2021
Judge Tosses Torture Charges Against Suspect in Hoopa Roadside Killing Case; Murder, Conspiracy Charges Remain
DA Files Charges in Bear River Triple Murder; If Convicted, Teen Suspect Could Face Life Without Parole or the Death Penalty
Suspect in Bear River Triple Homicide Appears in Utah Court, Gets Public Defender Assigned
Eureka Sex Trafficker Pleads Guilty to Assault and Imprisonment of 16-Year-Old Girl; Takes Five-Year Sentence With Credit for Time Served
TODAY in COURT: Recent Weitchpec, Eureka Shooting Suspects Make Their Appearances Before the Judge
TODAY in COURT: Alleged Accomplice of Bear River Triple Homicide Suspect Arraigned in Utah Court; Updates on ‘Manila Five,’ Anderson Cases
Teenager Who Pleaded Guilty to Fatal Myrtletown DUI Crash Sentenced to One Year in Jail, Probation, Community Service
TODAY in COURT: Fortuna Sex Crimes Suspect, Subject Arrested in King Salmon Standoff Both Plead Not Guitly
January 2021
Defense Attorney Asks Judge to Throw Out Charges Against One of Two Teenagers Accused in Roadside Murder Near Hoopa
Man Who Allegedly Fought With Eureka Police After Attempted Carjacking Will Stand Trial on Charges
TODAY in COURT: Accused West Del Norte Shooter Pleads Not Guilty; Sex Trafficking Suspect Hopes for Deal; Waterfront Murder Trial Delayed Again
Eureka Murder Suspect’s Mental Competance Will Be Re-evaluated
Ferndale Teen Enters Surprise Guilty Plea in DUI Manslaughter Case
ETTERSBURG MURDER CASE: Trial Date Set for May; Accused’s Laywer Enters Pleas of Not Guilty
Judge Denies Bail for 19-Year-Old Ferndale Resident Accused of DUI Manslaughter in Myrtletown
December 2020
ETTERSBURG MURDER CASE: Judge Rules That Ryan Tanner Must Stand Trial For Murder
ETTERSBURG MURDER CASE: Prosecutors Play Jailhouse Phone Tapes for the Judge; Medical Examiner Testifies
ETTERSBURG MURDER CASE: Defense Attorney Grills Lead Detective, Attempts to Cast Doubt on Witnesses, Evidence, Investigation
ETTERSBURG MURDER CASE: Police Investigators Testify to the Discovery of the Body and Possible Murder Weapons
ETTERSBURG MURDER CASE: Another Witness Testifies That All Was Fine Between the Accused Murderer and the Victim on the Night of His Death
ETTERSBURG MURDER CASE: Another Neighbor Testifies That the Accused Had Been on a Paranoid, Violent Rampage for Weeks Before the Killing
ETTERSBURG MURDER TRIAL: Girlfriend of the Accused Testifies That He Abused Her and Threatened Her With Death
Arcata Stabbing Suspect Will Head to Trial Next Week
Prosecutors Offer Plea Deal to Man Accused of 2018 Stabbing Murder Outside Arcata Bar
Murder Trial Scheduled For Suspect in 2018 Arcata Bar Stabbing, Even Though Pandemic May End Up Delaying It
November 2020
Witness Provides Gruesome, Hallucinatory Testimony in Ettersburg Murder Trial
Arcata Resident Pleads Not Guilty to Attempted Murder in Stabbing of a Man Sleeping on Eureka Street
Attempted-Murder Suspect Back in Jail After Being Freed on Supervised Release
Law Enforcement Looking For Suspect in Eureka Stabbing, Who Had Been Released From Jail
Eureka Man Serving Life Sentence for Murder Released From Prison Today, Following California Legislature’s Changes to Murder Felony Rule
Jury Finds Coleman Guilty of 2019 Rio Dell Murder
RIO DELL MURDER TRIAL: Jury Locked in Deliberations After Two Days
ETTERSBURG MURDER TRIAL: Main Prosecution Witness Garbles Testimony
RIO DELL MURDER TRIAL: In Closing Arguments, Defense Attorneys Lean Hard on Theory That Unidentified Jamaican Man Named ‘Dread’ Was the Actual Killer
Rio Dell Murder Trial Goes to the Jury
Ettersburg Murder Trial Delayed Until Next Week
October 2020
RIO DELL MURDER TRIAL: Suspect Fingers Unknown Jamaican Man Named ‘Dread’ as Actual Shooter
RIO DELL MURDER TRIAL: Suspect Takes the Stand
RIO DELL MURDER TRIAL: Prosecution Shows Jurors Texts Sent by Suspect After the Shooting
RIO DELL MURDER TRIAL: Young Mother Testifies She Was Brought Along on Ride That Ended With One Dead Against Her Will
RIO DELL MURDER TRIAL: Prosecution Witness Testifies That Suspect Dumped Car at Their Home, Issued Veiled Threats
RIO DELL MURDER TRIAL: Expert Testimony Anchors Second Day of Trial
RIO DELL MURDER TRIAL: Police Officer, Witness Testify About the Day Johnny Renfro Was Shot Dead
Arrest Warrant Issued For Former Humboldt Building Inspector Accused of Soliciting Bribes From Cannabis Growers
With Seven-Year Sentence for Consipirator in Manila Roadside Slaying, Court Finally Clears the Books on 2016 Plot
TODAY in COURT: Eureka Attorney Scheduled for March Trial on Drug Trafficking Charges; Old Town, Rio Dell Murder Cases Move Forward
Hoopa Teenager Arraigned for Roadside Murder Along Highway 96; Suspect Could Face Life in Prison Without Parole
September 2020
TODAY in COURT: Suspect in Rio Dell Murder Turns Down Plea Bargain; Woman Accused of Driving Into Crowd of McK Protesters Pleads Not Guilty
After Agents Give Details of Raid on Eureka Attorney’s Home, Judge Holds Him and His Partner to Answer on Charges of Maintaining a Drug House
Judge Hands Down 13-Year Sentence for Defendant in 2016 Manila Roadside Murder; Sentence for Last of Five Accused to be Handed Down Next Month
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