Courts

January 2018

Another Humboldt County Judge Retires: John Feeney Stepping Down From the Bench Next Month

LIVELY TRIAL, DAY NINE: The Defendant Takes the Stand, in Tears; Says ‘I Wasn’t Looking for Any Trouble’

LIVELY TRIAL, DAY EIGHT: Accused Shelter Cove Murderer’s Ex Testifies He Was Abusive, Often Provoked Neighbors; Prosecution Rests

Judge Dale Reinholtsen To Retire After Two Decades on Humboldt Superior Court Bench

LIVELY TRIAL, DAY SEVEN: Jurors Hear About That Other Time Eric Lively Was Arrested For Attempting to Run Someone Over With His Truck

LIVELY TRIAL, DAY SIX: Police Testify That Fatal Collision Took Place in the Middle of the Road, Suggesting Victim May Have Been at Fault

LIVELY TRIAL, DAY FIVE: Police, Firefighter Testify About Victim’s Last Minutes, Subsequent Investigation

Judge Feeney Declines to Condemn Mentally Ill Arcata Man to Three Years in Prison

LIVELY TRIAL, DAY FOUR: Boss Testifies Accused Shelter Cove Murderer Said ‘He Might Go Kill His Neighbor’

Deer Poacher Shawn Hof Jr. Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison For Shooting at Game Warden

Blue Heron Arsonist Gets Two Years

Case for Ghost Storyteller Accused of Child Molestation Postponed; Two Judges Disqualified from Presiding

LIVELY TRIAL, DAY THREE: Trial Mysteriously Suspended, Jurors Sent Home

DA Seeks to File More Sexual Abuse Charges Against Former Cop Charged With Child Molestation

LIVELY TRIAL, DAY TWO: Daughter of Shelter Cove Murder Suspect Testifies, Says That Father Told Her Not to Call Police

Last Three Defendants in Manila Roadside Murder Plot Get Court Dates; Separate Trials to Begin in March

LIVELY TRIAL, DAY ONE: Shelter Cove Murder-by-Truck Trial Begins, With Prosecution and Defense Laying Out Dramatically Different Cases

Benbow Home Invader Sentenced to 13 Years in Prison For Robbery, Kidnapping, Solicitation of Perjury

Eureka Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Stabbing a Guy With the Same Ex-Wife

Arcata Man With ‘Mental Health Issues’ Pleads Guilty to Felony Assault; In Exchange, Prosecutors Drop Over 150 Other Charges

Domenico Sentenced to Nine Years for Arson, Assault at Manila-Area Homeless Encampment Where He Lived

December 2017

Accused Ferndale Cop-Shooter Gets New Attorney; Preliminary Hearing Could Start as Soon as Next Week

Operator of Exploding Myrtletown Hash Lab Sentenced to 44 Months in Jail, Minus Time Served

Eureka Man Arrested For Vehicular Manslaughter, DUI Near Winco Thursday Out on Bail

Man Who Abused Then-Girlfriend in Garberville Motel Room Sentenced to 7 Years

November 2017

PG&E Gate-Crashing Suspect Skips Court Date; New Warrants Issued

‘Manila Five’ Suspect Flips: Fode Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter, Agrees to Testify Against Former Codefendants in Roadside Murder

Kade Chandler Sentenced to Year in Jail, 10 Years Probation in Drunk Driving Death of Two Young Women

Correctional Officer-Beating Suspect Arraigned on New Charge of Criminal Threats Against Different Deputy

McK DUI MURDER TRIAL: Judge Denies Defendant’s Request to Leave Jail to Move Motor Home

(VIDEO) Manila Man Who Admitted to KIEM Reporter He ‘Burnt the Mother****er’s Place Down’ Faces 9 Years After Assault, Arson Conviction

SoHum Man Gets 21 Years for Attempted Hammer Homicide

Judge Orders Embattled Public Defender to Answer For Attorney-Client Chaos in the Courthouse

Shelter Cove Murder Trial Likely Delayed While Suspect Waits on Insurance Settlement to Pay Accident-Reconstruction Expert

Trial of Marci Kitchen Put Off Until May 2018

Is Humboldt’s Public Defender Qualified for the Job? Visiting Judge Says She Will Issue a Ruling One Month From Today

McK DUI MURDER TRIAL: New Lawyer Exploring Different Defenses for Client Charged With Teenage Pedestrian’s Death; Prosecution Plans to Call Up to 40 Witnesses

Blue Heron Arson Suspect Pleads No Contest; Sentence Still to be Determined

Exonerated of Murder but Jailed Since 2015, Blue Lake Man Accepts Eight-Year Sentence for Vandalism, Drug Crimes

FODE FLIPS! Manila Murder Suspect Agrees to Testify Against Alleged Accomplice in Claros Killing

Hearing for Former Humboldt Correctional Deputy Accused of Molesting Children Pushed Back Until January

ANOTHER CONTINUANCE: Eureka Man Accused of Killing Roommate Has Preliminary Hearing Postponed

Oh Good. Nevada Law Enforcement is Gonna Come Pick Up Their Formerly McKinleyville-Based Triple Murder Suspect Soon

Plea Deal May Be in the Works For Accused Blue Heron Arsonist

October 2017

MORE COURT DELAYS: Hoopa, Shelter Cove Murder Cases Pushed Back

(VIDEO) Trial Delayed for McKinleyville Man Accused of Attempted Murder After Jammed Gun, Cash Register Tray-Wielding Clerk Thwart Eureka Liquor Store Robbery

Trial Delayed for Man Charged With Drunken Hit-and-Run Murder of 16-Year-Old McKinleyville Girl

McKinleyville Man Accused of Nevada Triple Murder is Still in Humboldt For Some Reason

Half of Accused Jail Deputy-Battering Duo Gets Trial Delayed, to the Evident Dismay of the Other Half

Marci Kitchen Trial Delayed Yet Again, After Defense Attorney Raises Questions About CHP Investigation

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