Courts

January 2018

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

Second Woman Charged in Squires’ Blue Heron Motel Arson Case

February Trial Set for Eureka Attorney Charged With Bringing Loaded Handgun Into Courthouse

‘Extremely Large Amount’ of Document Discovery Delays Hearing For Three Charged With Murder in Rio Dell Hash Lab Explosion

Hoopa Man Accused of Stabbing Valley West Resident to Death Two Years Ago Pleads Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity

New DNA Evidence Delays Trials in Manila Murder Case

Eureka Man Gets 27 to Life for 2015 Murder, Opening Fire on District Attorney Investigators Who Came to Arrest Him

Accused Officer-Pummeling Inmates Set to Go to Trial at the End of the Month

Suspect in Gang Murder of 14-Year-Old Gets New Attorney as Case Continues to Wend Its Way Through Court

CASE SUSPENDED: Man Who Led Cops on Bullet-Riddled Chase Through Downtown Eureka Deemed Mentally Incompetent; Judge Orders Second Opinion

Former Humboldt Correctional Officer’s Hearing on Child Molestation Charges Postponed to Next Month; Fisher Held in Jail He Worked at for 11 Years

September 2017

Eureka Woman Sentenced to Seven Years For Robbing Old Town Store With a Knife

Trial Date Set for Shawn Hof, Accused of Shooting at Warden

Hearing Date Set for Eureka Man Accused of Murdering Roommate Before Calling Cops

Cleared of Arcata Murder, Blue Lake Man Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison on Unrelated Charges

HSU Student Convicted of Child Porn Possession Sentenced to Five Years Probation, Will Be Allowed on All Parts of Campus

Former Humboldt Correctional Officer Accused of Molesting Three Young Boys Waives Right to Bail Hearing

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