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Posts published by “Bruce McEwen”

Sunrise Suicide Pact Goes Badly Awry

Last Wednesday, March 28th, Joseph Mantynen, 32, of Las Vegas, Nevada, was sentenced to 26 years and four months in prison for the death of his wife, Mary Mantynen, a 23-year-old mother of two, also of Las Vegas, who was shot dead by police officers last December 21st at the Sunrise Motel on South State Street in Ukiah.

Mr. Bones’s Guns

Mr. Bones, aka Jonathan James Wisbey, is a Youtube video producer at Mr. 420 Wholesalers. He has posted a series of videos entitled Diary of…

Meet The Newbies

A slow week at the county courthouse means we can indulge in a little lightening of the mood, perhaps get to know some of the…

Murders Most Foul

The courthouse in Ukiah has been festooned with yellow ribbons, each one with a rosebud pinned to it, a gesture by the family and friends…

Boonville or Bust

Dominick Ventimiglia and his Elk Grove family were heading out to a Mendocino Coast beach house for Christmas. Mr. Ventimiglia (the g is silent) was…

When Mr. Mehtlan Came To Visit

Eric Wayne Mehtlan was acquitted of felony vandalism charges in a jury trial last week that was based, by and large, on a shopping list…

Justice Delayed & Delayed

Ladies and gentlemen, introducing Mr. Jason Ress, credit card counterfeiter and meth distributor, busted by a store detective at Freidman’s and subsequently arrested at a…

A Candidate For Deportation

Last year local judges would tell defendants entering a guilty plea that they “could be deported” if they were not American citizens. Now they say,…

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