Courts

December 2018

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

TODAY in COURT: Delay, Delay, Delay — Alleged Cop-Shooter, Alleged Roommate-Murderer, and Newspaper Embezzlement Suspect Will All Go to Trial Later Than Planned

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

Spooky Children’s Storyteller Pleads No Contest to Molestation Charges, Will Likely Get 16 Years in Prison

Trinidad Man Convicted of Felony Animal Cruelty for Neglecting Horse With ‘Crippling Injury,’ DA Says

COURT ROUNDUP: Decision in Lawson Case Several Weeks Out, Says DA. PLUS: ‘Carpathian’ Considers Plea, As Does SoHum Man Accused of Robbing, Shooting His Own Girlfriend

(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

COURT ROUNDUP: Trial for Suspect in Gruesome SoHum Double Murder Set for Christmas Eve; Godoy-Standley Judged Mentally Competent; Fortuna Murderer Gets Two Years’ Credit

October 2018

Settlement Talks Fail, and Accused North Coast Journal Bookkeeper Will Stand Trial for Embezzlement

‘MANILA FIVE’ CASE: New Legislation Means That Most of the Alleged Participants Likely Won’t Stand Trial for Murder

TODAY in COURT: Delays for Accused Child Molester and Accused Killer of Foster Father; Settlement Possible for DUI Murder Suspect; More

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

Bookkeeper Held to Answer in North Coast Journal Embezzlement Case, But the Case May Not Make it to Trial

Attorneys Argue About What to Do With Arcata Woman Who Killed Her Daughter While Suffering From Mental Illness

Accused Bookkeeper Takes the Stand in North Coast Journal Embezzlement Hearing

Marci Kitchen Has Been Sent to Prison

NCJ EMBEZZLEMENT CASE: Defense Attorney Claims a Dozen or More People Could Have Stolen the Newspaper’s Money, But the Accused Former Bookkeeper Did Not

Dinsmore Teen to Face First-Degree Murder Charges in Shooting Death of Former Foster Father

Child Suspect in Murder at Eureka Cemetery Cannot Be Tried as an Adult, Due to Legislation Just Signed by Gov. Brown

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

Six Arraigned on Felony Drug Charges Related to Sidelines, Toby and Jack’s; Warrants Issued for Two No Shows

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

Southern California Businessman Files Suit Against Operators of Blue Lake Casino and Tribal Judge, Claiming Wrongful Civil Proceedings

Arraignment for Accused Animal Abuser Ray Christie Postponed; Goose Still in Custody

Preliminary Hearing Set for Chico Man Charged With SoHum Double Murder

‘A Mom Doesn’t Kill Her Child’: Relatives of Victims, Friends of Marci and the Convicted Killer Herself Speak at Today’s Marci Kitchen Sentencing

Marci Kitchen Sentenced to Eight Years

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

Former Correctional Deputy Will Stand Trial on Charges He Sexually Abused Three Children, Three Inmates

(GRAPHIC) Investigators Share Testimonies From Inmates Who Say They Were Sexually Abused by Former Humboldt Correctional Deputy

(GRAPHIC) At Court Hearing for Accused Child Molester — and Former Correctional Deputy — Detective Describes Nearly a Decade of Ongoing Abuse of Multiple Minors

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