Courts
September 2018
Two Men Sentenced to 16 Years in Prison for Gang Murder of Eureka Teenager
Local Fisheries Biologist Pleads Not Guilty to Molestation Charges
Slain Eureka Teen Remembered by Stepfather as Suspects’ Hearings Proceed
Zach Harrison Held to Answer on Murder Charge; Eyewitness Testifies He Saw Suspect Shoot Victim
Two Men Charged in Overdose Death of Eureka Teenager Scheduled for October Trial
Judge Postpones Arraignment of Accused Child Molester While Defendant Sorts Out Legal Counsel
Hearing for SoHum Murder Suspect Suspended Today, After Prosecution’s Main Witness Fails to Show Up
August 2018
DA Asks Public for Help Finding Woman Wanted for Hit & Run, Vandalism
Chico Man Pleads Not Guilty to SoHum Double Homicide
McKinleyville Man Sentenced to 180 Days For Killing Best Friend in Vehicular Manslaughter Case
Woman Accused in Murder of Eureka Teenager Assigned Public Defender; Next Hearing Set for September
(UPDATE/CORRECTION) Marci Kitchen Pleads Guilty
KITCHEN GUILTY PLEA: ‘The People Have Offered Nothing,’ Says Prosecutor
Marci Kitchen to Plead Guilty Monday
DA Releases Statement on Potential Release of Sexually Violent Predator to the Freshwater Area
Eureka Mother, Son Plead Not Guilty to Murder of Teenager at Ocean View Cemetery Last Week
Man Accused of Shooting His Own Girlfriend in Failed Drug Heist Turns Down Plea Deal
Kitchen Trial Attorneys Submit Questions for Potential Jurors Even as Change of Venue Hearing Looms
Man Accused of Shooting His Girlfriend in SoHum Has a Big Choice to Make
Woman Who Attacked Eureka Walgreens Cashier With Hammer Headed to Mental Facility
July 2018
Jurors From Goldberg Murder Trial Will Be Subpoenaed Over Misconduct; Retrial Could Be Ordered
Court Having Trouble Deciding Fate of Arcata Woman Who Killed Her Infant Child
Orick Man Accused of Stabbing Ex-Girlfriend’s Boyfriend Will Stand Trial on Murder Charges
Preliminary Hearing for SoHum Murder Suspect Set for August
Judge Frustrated by Delays for Manila Murder Suspect’s Competency Hearing
California Mental Hospital Inefficiencies Leave Two Humboldt Murder Suspects in Limbo
Arcata Man Once Charged With Animal Abuse Pleads Guilty to Vandalizing the Co-op
Marci Kitchen Trial Continued Yet Again; Defense Plans to File Some Kind of Motion Next Month
A Judge Will Decide Whether Manila Murder Suspect is Mentally Competent to Face Charges
Fortuna Man Sentenced to a Decade in Prison for Shooting Eureka Teen at House Party
Arcata Man Pleads Guilty to Carjacking, Grand Theft and Burglary
June 2018
Judge Says Ray Christie, Arcata Rancher Accused of Animal Cruelty, Can Still Own Livestock For Now
Hoopa Man Accused of 2016 Stabbing Murder Will Stand Trial in August, Tentatively
STARTING ALL OVER: Former Jailor, Accused Child Molester Won’t Be Going to Trial Anytime Soon
‘I Knew I Had Gotten Shot’: Deputy, Hostage Testify in Case of Accused Ferndale Cop-Shooter