Courts
October 2017
Second Woman Charged in Squires’ Blue Heron Motel Arson Case
February Trial Set for Eureka Attorney Charged With Bringing Loaded Handgun Into Courthouse
New DNA Evidence Delays Trials in Manila Murder Case
Accused Officer-Pummeling Inmates Set to Go to Trial at the End of the Month
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
Judge Rules Lawsuit Against Hiring of Humboldt Public Defender David Marcus Can Proceed
Fortuna Murder Trial Put Off Until Next Year Due to Shortage of Public Defense Attorneys
Defendants in 2016 Manila Murder Plot to be Tried Separately, Judge Rules
Accused PG&E Gate Crasher Deemed Mentally Incompetent
Rio Dell Couple Pleads Not Guilty to Murder Charges Stemming From Hash Lab Explosion
Rio Dell Couple Appear in Court, Charged With Murder After Deadly Hash Lab Explosion
Eureka Settles Lawsuit Over 2011 Arrest, Agreeing to Give Occupy Protester $50K
Accused Humboldt Correctional Officer Beaters Will Have (Another) Day in Court Next Month
Hearing Delayed in the Case of Elderly Eureka Man Accused of Shooting His Roomate to Death
Blue Heron Arson Trial Proceeds; Second Person Seen Fleeing Scene May Also Be Charged
Hearing for Accused Blue Heron Arsonist Postponed; Eyewitness Sought; Squires Present in Court
August 2017
Suspect in Eureka Weed Robbery Appears in Court After Running From CHP Stop, Enters Not Guilty Plea
Man Convicted of 2015 Weed Deal Murder Gets 52 Years to Life in State Prison
McCullens Motel Murder Suspect Fails to Convince Judge That Killing Was Accidental
Felon Faces 9 Years For Firearms and Drugs Charges
Oops! DA’s Office Hopes to Correct Typo, Potentially Add 10 Years to Lasinski Sentence