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Posts published by “Bruce McEwen”

Courthouse Notes

The case of Mathis, Mathis and Norbury — no, it's not a law firm — it's the defendants, Penny Mathis, Jack Mathis and Audie Norbury, the love triangle senior citizens accused of embezzling from the Ukiah Gun Club along with some gun charges.

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 a Domestic Terrorist featuring a masked sleuth called Mr. Bones,…

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 new personalities who have taken over the center of attention,…

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 of Autumn Smith, shot dead by Andrew Crowningshield early last…

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 driving a Chevy Tahoe with his wife, his mom, his…

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