Courts
January 2019
Plea Deal Called Off As New Info Emerges in Bribery Case Against Former County Building Inspector
SoHum Home Invasion Robbery Suspect Won’t Be Released Before Trial, Judge Rules
December 2018
Cooperating Suspect in 2016 Manila Murder Demands to be Sentenced Soon
Arrest of Two Compliant Eureka Marijuana Distributors Sparks Class-Action Lawsuit Against the CHP
‘Carpathian’ Sentenced to 16 Years for Child Sex Abuse
Suspect in 2016 Drug Murder of Teenage Girl Will Finally Go To Trial Next Month
Hydesville Man Gets 13 Years in Prison for Shooting His Girlfriend in the Thigh
HUMBOLDT COURT ROUNDUP: Updates on Two Murder Cases, Two Attempted Murder Cases
McK DUI Murder Suspect May Try to Argue That Bad Digestion Was to Blame, Prosecutor Says
November 2018
Arcata Woman Who Killed Her Infant Daughter While Suffering Mental Illness Will Get Treatment
Man Who Pleaded Guilty in Death of 16-Year-Old Eureka Girl to be Released From Custody
Hydesville Man Who Robbed, Shot His Own Girlfriend While Wearing a Mask Pleads Guilty
(UPDATED) Judge: Sidelines and Toby & Jack’s Should Have Their Liquor Licenses Revoked
Chase Bank Robbery Suspect May Not Be Mentally Competent; Criminal Charges Put on Hold
October 2018
Settlement Talks Fail, and Accused North Coast Journal Bookkeeper Will Stand Trial for Embezzlement
Local Man Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter in Meth Overdose Death of 16-Year-Old Girl
Chico Man Held to Answer for Murder of SoHum Couple in Dispute Over Stolen Weed
(UPDATE) Fortuna Murderer Denied New Trial, Sentenced to 15 Years to Life
Court May Finally Decide if Manila Murder Plot Suspect is Mentally Competent to Stand Trial
Accused Bookkeeper Takes the Stand in North Coast Journal Embezzlement Hearing
Marci Kitchen Has Been Sent to Prison
Dinsmore Teen to Face First-Degree Murder Charges in Shooting Death of Former Foster Father
Court Sets Hearing Date in Hoopa-Area Child Molestation Case
Joe Daniel Olivo III Sentenced to 12 Years for 2014 Slaying of 14-Year-Old Boy
September 2018
Harrison Arraigned for Murder: Suspect in Months-Long Manhunt Could Face Life in Prison
March Trial Set For Manila Murder Suspects
Judge Reverses Own Decision in Christie Animal Cruelty Case; Arraignment Set For Next Month
Arrest Warrant Issued After Ricos Tacos Owner No Shows Bail Hearing
Deputy DA Questions Whether Ricos Tacos Owner Used Drug Money for Bail
Arraignment for Accused Animal Abuser Ray Christie Postponed; Goose Still in Custody
Preliminary Hearing Set for Chico Man Charged With SoHum Double Murder
Marci Kitchen Sentenced to Eight Years
Two Men Sentenced to 16 Years in Prison for Gang Murder of Eureka Teenager