Articles by Rhonda Parker
February 2020
Family Members Ask God to ‘Show No Mercy’ to Convicted Murderer as Judge Sentences Him to Two Life Terms
Actually, Councilmember Kim Bergel and Facebook Activist Cornelius Loewenstein are Going to Try and Work It Out Outside of Court
At Emotional Sentencing Hearing, Local Man Who Crashed Into Humboldt Hill Home, Killing Local Business Owner, Officially Receives 11-Year-Sentence
Councilmember Bergel and Supporters Testify in Petition For Restraining Order Against Nasty Critic
Eureka Mom Accused of Killing Her Son Pleads Not Guilty
Ettersburg Murder Suspect Enters Not Guilty Plea; Also Charged With Assaulting Two Other Men With AK-47
TODAY in COURT: Agreement Could Mean 11 Years for Man Who Fled from and was Shot by EPD; Orick Murder Trial Postponed
TODAY in COURT: Latest on the Rio Dell, Manila, Hikshari Trail Murder Cases; Trial of Accused Eureka Sex Trafficker Delayed
TODAY in COURT: Last Remaining Suspect in Manila Roadside Murder Set for June Trial; NCJ Embezzlement Case Pushed Back to May
Trial of Eureka Man Accused of Sex Trafficking Delayed Due to His Lawyer Being Arrested for Alleged Drugs and Weapons Trafficking
KOBAK GUILTY: Jury Verdict Will Likely Result in Life Sentence for Eureka Man Who Killed His Friend
January 2020
Fields Landing Man Pleads Guilty to Fatal Humboldt Hill House Collision, Receives Maximum Sentence
KOBAK TRIAL: After Dramatic Closing Arguments, Jury Weighs Possible Murder, Manslaughter Verdict
KOBAK TRIAL: Both Sides Rest Their Cases; Jurors to Hear Closing Arguments Tomorrow; Suspect’s Degree of Drunkenness a Major Hinge of the Case
KOBAK TRIAL: The Suspect in the Eureka Roommate Murder Case Was Drunk, But Just How Drunk Was He?
KOBAK TRIAL: Eureka Murder Suspect Has Trouble Remembering Details of the Day He Shot His Friend
KOBAK TRIAL: Character Witnesses Testify to the Sweet Character of the Defendant, Who Says He Remembers Almost Nothing From the Night of the Killing
KOBAK TRIAL, DAY THREE: Expert Details Victim’s Eight Bullet Wounds
KOBAK TRIAL, DAY TWO: Victim and Suspect Shared Boozy Days, Laughs and Violent Text Messages
19-Year-Old Pleads Guilty to 2017 Rural Humboldt Murder, Will Get 18 Years to Life
Christie Retrial on Felony Animal Cruelty Charges Pushed Back to May; Defense Anticipates Filing Motion to Dismiss
Eureka Roommate Murder Trial Opens; Victim Shot Eight Times Following Day of Drinking and an Unrepeatable Insult, Say Lawyers
Suspects in ‘Manila Five’ Killing Agree to Plea Deals; Shooter to Receive 27-Year-Sentence; One Man Will Still Face Trial
Attorneys Ready for Trial in 2016 Manila Roadside Murder Case
December 2019
Jeffry Tsarnas Must Stand Trial for Fleeing the Scene after Fernbridge Hit-and-Run Incident
RETRIAL: Following Hung Jury, Rancher Ray Christie Will be Retried on Four Felony Counts in February, Prosecutor Says
Fortuna Teenager Held to Answer on Terrorism Charges; Officer Testifies Suspect Kept Journals Referencing Mass Shootings
CHRISTIE TRIAL: Hung Jury Declared After One Juror Out of 12 Declines to Convict Accused Rancher
CHRISTIE TRIAL: Judge Dismisses Apparently Rogue Juror; Deliberations to Start All Over Again With Alternate
CHRISTIE TRIAL: Misconduct or Mistrial? One Juror Refuses to Deliberate or Follow the Law, Other Members Tell Judge; Unknown Whether a Mistrial Will be Declared or Possible Rogue Juror Replaced
CHRISTIE TRIAL: Day Six of Jury Deliberations, Still No Verdict
TODAY in COURT: McKinleyville Man Receives Attempted Murder Sentence; Manila Murder Trial Set on Third Anniversary of Victim’s Death
CHRISTIE TRIAL: Day Five of Jury Deliberations Pass With No Verdict; Prosecutors Sick
McKinleyville Man Who Stabbed His Grandpa and Killed a Dog Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison
CHRISTIE TRIAL: Still No Verdict in Local Rancher Animal Cruelty Case! Jury Asks to Re-Hear Veterinarian Testimony
Rita’s Mexican Restaurant Owners Plead Not Guilty to Workers’ Compensation Charges
CHRISTIE TRIAL: Jurors Deliberate All Day For Third Day in a Row, Ask Questions of Judge, Still Can’t Reach Verdict
Juror Replaced in Christie Trial; Deliberation to Continue Into Next Week
CHRISTIE TRIAL: After the Defense’s Two-Hour Closing Argument, the Case is in the Hands of the Jury
CHRISTIE TRIAL: In Closing Arguments, Prosecutor Implores Jury to Hold Defendant Accountable for ‘Grossly Inadequate’ Management of Ranches
CHRISTIE TRIAL: Prosecution Rests; Ranch Hand Testifies He Was Ordered to Remove Cow Eartags
November 2019
CHRISTIE TRIAL: After Showing Jurors Some Drone Footage, the Defense Rests its Case
CHRISTIE TRIAL: First Defense Witness, Ray Christie’s Cowhand, Testifies That Someone Must Have Dropped Off Dead Cattle in the Middle of the Night
TODAY in COURT: Teen Murder Suspect Will Not Be Tried as an Adult; Christie Jurors Get Day Off
CHRISTIE TRIAL: Wildlife Warden Testifies to Carcasses Floating in Sloughs as Defense Gets Ready to Make its Case
CHRISTIE TRIAL: While Witnesses Testify to Stacks and Stacks of Carcasses Found, Defense Wonders Whether Cattle May Have Been Killed by Wild Animals or Poisonous Plants
Zach Harrison, Convicted Murderer and One-Time Fugitive From Justice, Sentenced to 50 Years in Prison for Alderpoint Slaying
CHRISTIE TRIAL: Prosecutors Allege Rancher Illegally Removed Tags From Cattle to Pass Them Off as ‘Organic’
CHRISTIE TRIAL: Defense Attorney Attacks Investigating Deputy’s Credibility
‘Nothing But a Show’ Rancher Ray Christie’s Attorney Says After Jury Shown Images of Numerous Dead or Dying Cows
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