Articles by Rhonda Parker
November 2019
ARCATA MURDER HEARING: Was Accused Manila Teen Acting With ‘Criminal Sophistication’ Before the Shooting?
Teen Suspect in Arcata Murder Was a Major Drug Dealer For Years, Psychiatrist Testifies During Hearing on Whether The Accused Should Be Tried As an Adult
TODAY in COURT: Preliminary Hearing in Opera Alley Murder Scheduled for Nov. 25; Fernbridge Hit-and-Run Put Off Until December
October 2019
TODAY in COURT: Supervised Release Possible for Former CR Coach; Old Town Murder Suspect Hearing Date Set
Remaining Four Suspects in 2016 Manila Roadside Murder Case Scheduled for January Trial
22-Year-Old Pleads Not Guilty to Brutally Beating Mentally Ill Man to Death in Old Town Alley
‘YOU ARE JUST EVIL’: Man Who Murdered Hoopa Grandmother Sentenced to 35 Years in Prison
Hearing Delay for Man Arrested in Connection with Fatal Humboldt Hill House Collision
TODAY in COURT: Trial of Rancher Raymond Christie Set to Start Later This Month; Torture, Murder Suspect Declines to Show for Hearing
Did Convicted Murderer Zach Harrison Actually Intend to Kill Someone Else?
One-Time Fugitive Zach Harrison Found Guilty of Murder
HARRISON TRIAL: As Proceedings Wrap Up, Defense Attorney in SoHum Murder Case Says Suspect Ran From Law Because He Was Scared of Being Falsely Accused
Harrison Claims Victim in Murder Trial Had Raped Him, But He Denies Pulling the Trigger
McKinleyville Stabbing Suspect Posts Bail, Released From Jail
16-year-old Eureka Boy Gets 10 Years for Cemetery Stabbing Death
‘This is the Only Time in 35 Years That I’ve Seen This Ammunition,’ Forensic Pathologist Testifies in Harrison Trial
Bail Reduced For McKinleyville Man Charged With Voluntary Manslaughter
TODAY in COURT: Cop Who Nabbed Fugitive Murder Suspect Zach Harrison After Nine Months on the Run Recalls the Strangely Placid Arrest
Sentencing for McKinleyville Man Convicted of Attempted Murder Postponed Again; Defense Seeks New Trial
September 2019
Eureka Teen Can’t Withdraw Manslaughter Plea for Cemetery Stabbing, Judge Rules
Witness Wanders Off Forcing Another Delay in Fernbridge Hit-and-Run Case
LEITERITZ HEARING: McKinleyville Resident Will Stand Trial For Manslaughter, Judge Rules
LEITERITZ HEARING: Homicide Victim Was Stabbed in the Back, Says Lead Investigator
LEITERITZ HEARING: 911 Tapes in McKinleyville Slaying Played in Court; Deputy Who Was at the Scene Testifies
Arrested Prosecuted Witnesses in McKinleyville Murder Case Granted Limited Immunity, Offer Contradicting Accounts of Day That Led to Man’s Death
Meltdown in McKinleyville Murder Case: Two Witnesses for the Prosecution Arrested for Contempt of Court This Morning
Rambling Prosecution Witness Says McK Homicide Victim Was Trying to be ‘Knight in Shining Armor’ for Woman Who Didn’t Show Up to Court Yesterday
TODAY in COURT: Eureka Man Pleads Guilty, Gets 15 Years in Prison on Meth Charges; Sentencing for McKinleyville Man Convicted of Attempted Murder Postponed
Hoopa-Area Fisheries Biologist Pleads Guilty to Child Molestation; Agreement With Prosecutor Gives Him 12 Years in Prison
District Attorney Pushing for 16-Year-Old Accused Shooter to be Tried as an Adult in Arcata Murder Case
TODAY in COURT: Former HSU Basketball Coach Pleads Guilty to Burglary; NCJ Embezzlement Case Delayed Again; Hearing Scheduled for Fatal DUI Hit-and-Run
TODAY in COURT: Pig Slaughter Suspects Heading to Trial; Plea Deal Possible in Hoopa Molestation Case; Defense Attorney Wants Charges Dropped Against Samoa Murder Suspect
August 2019
TODAY in COURT: Four-Year-Old Arcata Murder Case Delayed; Two-Year-Old Eureka Murder Case Also Delayed; Two-Year-Old Orick Murder Case Set for Trial
Hoopa Man Will Answer to Charges of Attempted Murder in March 28 Shooting of Neighbor, Judge Rules
COURT ROUNDUP: DA Alleges Fatal Humboldt Hill Collision Suspect Bailed Out With Illegal Weed Money
COURT ROUNDUP: Supporters Turn Out for McKinleyville Murder Suspect Who Claims He Acted in Self Defense; Eureka Murder/Torture Case Delayed
At Sentencing, Eureka Teen Who Previously Admitted to Cemetery Killing Requests to Withdraw Plea
Accused McK Killer Acted in Self-Defense, Says Attorney; Leiteritz Pleads Not Guilty, Receives Restraining Order Against Woman
TODAY in COURT: Hearings Postponed For Fernbridge Hit-and-Run Suspect, Man Accused of Threatening Church Group Visiting HSU
Child Sex Abuse Suspect Offered 12-Year Sentence for Guilty Plea
‘Please Forgive Me,’ McK Man Cries Before Getting 15 Years for Running Over, Killing 16-Year-Old Girl While Drunk
STAPP PLEADS NOT GUILTY: Man Accused in Fatal Humboldt Hill House Collision Faces Up to 16 Years in Prison, Remains Free on Bail
Man Arrested After Fatal Humboldt Hill House Collision Charged With Gross Vehicular Manslaughter
Trial Date Set for County Building Inspector Accused of Scamming People Into Investing in Imaginary Marijuana-Delivery Business
July 2019
Animal Cruelty Charges Dropped Against Co-Defendant in Arcata Pig Slaughter Case; Will Go to Trial for Grand Theft, Possession of Stolen Property
Eureka Skateboarder Accused of Murder Pleads Not Guilty
Eureka Teen Pleads Guilty to Stabbing Kid to Death at Oceanview Cemetery; Voluntary Manslaughter Deal Could Result in 12-Year Sentence
Couple Testify County Building Inspector Scammed Them Out of $50k Investment in Imaginary Marijuana-Delivery Business
Trial Begins For Former County Planning Official Charged With Bilking Growers and Others Out of Tens of Thousands of Dollars
Eureka Woman Held Without Bail for Alleged Torture, Murder of 19-Year-Old Woman
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