March 2022

MILLER PRELIM: Witnesses Say Suspect in Eureka Murder Showed Them Victim’s Body, Confessed to Dismembering and Burying Her

Thumb Biter Found Guilty on All Counts; Judge Declines to Jail Defense Attorney for Poor Behavior During Trial

‘He Brought the APD to its Knees,’ Boasts Defense Attorney Of Client Who Bit Off Officer’s Thumb; Jury Begins Deliberations

February 2022

Testimony Wraps in Case of Arcata Man Accused of Biting Off Cop’s Thumb; Defense Attorney Reprimanded For Mocking Officers

Man Convicted of False Imprisonment, Indecent Exposure in 2020 Fortuna Launderland Case

Bear River Triple Murderer Gets 150-to-Life Sentence as Relatives of the Deceased Speak Their Truths; Killer Can Apply For Parole in 25 Years

RODRIGUEZ TRIAL: Guilty On All Charges, Says Juror; Convicted Double Murderer Could Face Life in Prison

RODRIGUEZ TRIAL: Jury Still Out After First Day of Deliberations

RODRIGUEZ TRIAL: Defense Lays Out Alternative Theory of the Double Murder as the Case Goes to the Jury

RODRIGUEZ TRIAL: Defense Calls First Witness, Who Cast Some Doubt on the Question of Whether a Previous Witness’s Nickname is ‘Baretta’ or ‘Berrara’

RODRIGUEZ TRIAL: Medical Examiner, Other Evidence Specialists Testify to Manner of Victims’ Deaths

RODRIGUEZ TRIAL: More Witnesses Testify to Suspect’s Actions in Wake of Double Murder; Language Barrier Causes Complications

January 2022

RODRIGUEZ TRIAL: Text Messages Suggest SoHum Murder Suspect Was Planning to Rob His Own Grow Operation, Prosecution Argues

RODRIGUEZ TRIAL: Accused Murderer Spent the Days After Killing Searching for New Cars and Reading About the Crime, Investigator Testifies

Former Fiscal Manager for Wiyot Tribe and North Coast Co-op Sentenced to Federal Prison for Bank Fraud

RODRIGUEZ TRIAL: Detective Describe How They Tracked Down Double Murder Suspect and a Witness

RODRIGUEZ TRIAL: Terrified Witness Describes Being Forced to Handle Bodies at Gunpoint

RODRIGUEZ TRIAL: First Testimony in SoHum Double Murder Trial Describes How the Burning Vehicle and Bodies Inside Were Found

TODAY in COURT: Two Local Murder Cases Moving Forward

Teenage Driver in Fatal Hoopa DUI Collision Released From Jail With No Charges Filed Yet

CHRISTIE CASE: Judge Shoots Down Arcata Rancher’s Motion to Throw Out Evidence, Dismiss Animal Cruelty Charges

TODAY in COURT: Bear River Triple-Murderer’s Sentencing Delayed; Double-Murder Trial Over SoHum Couple’s 2018 Deaths Scheduled to Start Next Week

Parolee Pleads ‘Not Guilty’ of Attempted Murder of Police Officers in Car-Ramming Case; Bail Set at More Than $1.5M

TODAY in COURT: Eureka Robber Sentenced to 10 Years; Hearing for Highway 96 Murder Suspect Rescheduled Due to Lack of Courtroom Space

Friends and Family of Alderpoint Murder Victim Pack Courtroom as Suspect is Arraigned

CHRISTIE CASE: Defense Presents Aggressive Case for Charges to be Dismissed, Based on Allegations of Police Evidence Tampering

December 2021

CHRISTIE CASE: Judge Rules That Local Deputy Acted Properly When Photographing Dead or Dying Animals During Federal Search of Rancher’s Property

TODAY in COURT: Manslaughter-by-Fentanyl Suspect Declines to Show Up for Hearing; Suspect in Package Thefts Released on Own Recognizance

TODAY in COURT: Fortuna Man Gets Year in Jail For Shooting at Kids Allegedly Harassing Him

TODAY in COURT: SoHum Murder Suspect Gets Trial Date for Separate Kidnapping Case; Man Convicted of Rio Dell Murder Will be Tried For Welfare Fraud Allegedly Committed While in Jail

November 2021

TODAY in COURT: Eureka Man Sentenced to 12 Years For Old Town Knife Slaying

Jurors in Ray Christie’s Second Trial Will Get to Hear About the Hundreds of Carcasses Found on His Properties, Judge Rules

Mom of Bear River Murderer and Her Boyfriend Charged With Being Accessories After the Fact

Judge Gives Four-Year Sentence to Man Who Killed Good Samaritan in Burre Center Skateboard Attack, but With Time Served He Could Be Out in as Little as a Year

McKinleyville Woman Who Drove Through Black Lives Matter Protest Gets Informal Probation, Community Service, $79 Fine

October 2021

Humboldt Hill Man Sentenced to 46 Years to Life for Sexually Abusing Children; Plus, Arcata Bar Stabber Gets 37 Years to Life for Murder, Assault

McKinleyville Man Sentenced to 14 Years for Shooting a Man in the Groin, Then Kidnapping His Own Wife

GUILTY: Teenage Suspect in Bear River Triple Murder Pleads to Three Murder Charges, Will Be Sentenced in January

Fortuna Man Pleads Guilty to Assault in ‘Ding Dong Ditch’ Case in Which a Kid Was Shot in the Leg

Convicted Pig Slayer Gets Three Years For Other Crimes Committed While Released From Jail

Crooked Humboldt County Building Inspector Sentenced to a Year in Jail

Jury Convicts Eureka Man of Evading Police, Vehicle Theft and Drug Charges

TODAY in COURT: Accused Attorney Quits His Own Case; Trial of Hoopa Murder Suspect Delayed Again

Former Humboldt County Correctional Officer Pleads Not Guilty to McKinleyville Bar Shooting

Eureka Man Found Guilty of Stabbing His Uncle

Convicted Sex Offender Michael Flowers Sentenced to 160 Years to Life for Rape of Local Woman

Arcata Rancher Ray Christie Set to Face Second Animal Cruelty Charges in January

TODAY in COURT: McK Man Sentenced to Year in Jail for Fatally Stabbing Man Who Attacked Him. PLUS: Dirty Building Inspector, Absent Mom

September 2021

DA’s Office Reaches Decision on Plea Deal for Bear River Triple Homicide Suspect, But Announcement On Hold Due to Continuance

Jury Convicts Five-Time Felon of Residential Burglary and Assault