Articles by Rhonda Parker
July 2019
Arcata Man Held to Answer for Attempted Murder; 2018 Shooting Stems From Four-plex Family Dispute on Heather Lane, Prosecutors Charge
Man Arrested After Fatal Humboldt Hill House Collision Out on Bail; Court Records Reveal Previous Speeding, Hit-and-Run Convictions
June 2019
Suspected Big Time Humboldt Heroin Dealers Will Stand Trial
Fortuna Teenager Accused of Terror Threats Against Church Youth Group Pleads Not Guilty; Bail Lowered to $50,000
Accused Kidnapper Franklin Molina to Stand Trial on Charges That Could Earn Him Life in Prison
Eureka Man to Stand Trial for Murder of 62-Year-Old Old Town Resident; Detectives, Witnesses Lay Out Evidence Against Suspect in Preliminary Hearing
‘Well, We Waited,’ Accused Arcata Pig Killer Told APD Officer Upon Being Discovered Next to Pile of Freshly Butchered Meat
Accused Arcata Pig Killer Will Stand Trial; Defense Argues Suspect Believed He Had Right to Slaughter ‘Princess’
Eureka Man Accused of Threatening to Kill Family Will Stand Trial
May 2019
Convicted of Fortuna Murder-For-Hire 30 Years Ago, Stephen Chiara Now Charged in DUI Death of Former Humboldt County Investigator
DA: Suspect in Fatal McK Hit-and-Run Was On Multiple Drugs; Judge Denies Bail Due to ‘Severity’ of Crime
Suspect in Fatal McKinleyville Hit-and-Run Appears in Court; Pleads Not Guilty to Vehicular Manslaughter, DUI
Eureka Man Who Pleaded Guilty to Molesting Children Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison
First Suspect in Arcata Pet Pig Slaughter Appears in Court; Miller Arraigned on Charges of Animal Cruelty, Grand Theft
McKinleyville Woman Arrested for Manslaughter After Allegedly Striking, Killing Pedestrian Saturday Morning
COURT ROUNDUP: Former Fugitive Zach Harrison Set for Murder Trial in September; Arcata Slashing, Dinsmore Shooting Trials Also Scheduled
Convicted Killers From Humboldt County Seek Re-Sentencing Under California’s New Felony Murder Rule
FISHER CASE: Former Humboldt Correctional Officer, Convicted Child Molester Sentenced to 106 Years in Prison
DEADLOCKED: Mistrial Declared In Eureka Child-Molestation Case After Jury Can’t Reach Conclusion
Chad Smith Trial Jury Still Struggling to Reach a Verdict
Judge Drops Felony Charges in Former CR Basketball Coach’s Domestic Violence Trial, Doubts Jury Will Convict
Jury in Chad Smith Child Molestation Case Can’t Reach Unanimous Decision on Most Serious Charges, Foreman Tells Judge
April 2019
Closing Arguments in Chad Smith Child Molestation Trial; Case Goes to Jury; Court Roundup on Fisher, Tsarnas Cases
SoHum Kidnapping Suspect’s Court Date Canceled Due to a Severe Case of Scabies
Arcata Woman Who Killed Her Infant Daughter Committed to Mental Hospital
CHAD SMITH TRIAL, DAY ONE: Opening Statements on First Day of Second Trial for Alleged Eureka Child Molester
TODAY in COURT: Former HSU Basketball Coach Pleads Not Guilty to Burglary; No One’s Sure if Two Murder Suspects are Mentally Competent to Stand Trial
Trial of 15-Year-Old Accused of Murdering Eureka Kid at Cemetery Will be Delayed; Defense Attorney Needs Time to Complete Investigation
Arcata Man to Face Attempted Murder Charges Over Last Week’s Highway 299 Shootout
‘We Took It Too Far’: Man Sentenced to 7 Years for 2015 Garberville Killing
Eureka Man Accused of Stabbings Outside The Jam and The Pearl Will Stand Trial
(UPDATE) Former Correctional Officer Cory Fisher Found Guilty of Child Molestation; Acquitted of Sexual Abuse of Inmates
FISHER TRIAL: Verdict Expected This Afternoon in Former Correctional Officer’s Child Molestation Case
FISHER TRIAL: Closing Arguments Have Ended and the Case is With the Jury
FISHER TRIAL: Prosecution, Defense Make Their Closing Arguments in Sexual Assault Trial of Former Correctional Officer
Humboldt County Man in Last Week’s Fatal Bay Area Motorcyle Crash Was Previously Convicted of Fortuna Murder For Hire
March 2019
FISHER TRIAL: Estranged Wife, Youngest Alleged Victim Give Jury Different Timelines About When She Was Told of Abuse
LEEN HEARING: Judge Declines to Hold Eureka Woman to Answer for Murder in Stabbing Death of Teenager; Case Against Leen’s Son Moves Forward in Juvenile Court
Fight Over Phone, Backpack Led to Fatal Stabbing in Cemetery, Witness Testifies; Judge to Rule on Murder Charges Today
Witness to Killing of Eureka Teen Tells Judge That Suspect’s Mom Held Her Back While Her Son Stabbed Victim
Future of Arcata Woman Who Killed Her Infant Daughter While Suffering Mental Illness Still in Limbo
Witness to Slaying of Eureka Teen Tells Court That the Victim Was Her Boyfriend, the Accused Killer Her Ex
FISHER TRIAL: Expert Witness Tells Jurors Why Children Don’t Always Report Abuse
In Eureka Teen Murder Case, District Attorney Keeps Asking For Judges to Be Disqualified
FISHER TRIAL, DAY FIVE: Second Inmate, Who Has Known the Accused Since Childhood, Says That Former Jailer Sexually Assaulted Him in His Sleep
FISHER TRIAL, DAY FIVE: Inmate Testifies That Former Correctional Officer Touched Him Inappropriately, Generally Behaved in Odd and Lewd Fashion
Prosecutor Requests Disqualification of Judge in Eureka Teen Murder Case
FISHER TRIAL, DAY FOUR: ‘I Was Scared’: Youngest Victim of Accused Child Molester Details Abuse He and His Brothers Suffered
FISHER TRIAL, DAY FOUR: Accused Child Molester’s Close Friend Took Abuse Allegations to Eureka Police
FISHER TRIAL, DAY THREE: An Alleged Child Victim Takes the Stand; The Accused’s Attorney Lays Groundwork For a Defense
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