Last Tuesday (election day), a pot trial got underway featuring some of the area’s most noted growers, activists and Deadhead celebrities were mentioned in open court — names like Wavy Gravy, Steve Parrish, David Nelson…
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Lorenzo Rodriquez took the stand at the end of his court trial last week, opting to appear before a judge rather than a jury. The defendant proceeded to pitch a no-hitter — not one hit did he make with the judge, the Honorable David Nelson, whom he had to convince he was not guilty of five felony counts against him stemming from a “domestic dispute” that turned out to be more like The Guns of Navarro.
A three-day jury trial ended last Wednesday with a hung jury, but the defendant will be going to prison anyway. Manuel Carl Turchan, 37, ran from a bust in Covelo but was identified as one…
After 20 years as a Deputy Sheriff in Mendocino County, Orell Massey has retired, although we understand he may return as a jail transportation officer for a while. Here’s a look at his last arrest.…
Last Halloween at a pot pharm near Dos Rios, when the costumes came off around midnight, out stepped a real monster, and a major act of violence commenced. Parental Guidance advised for the rest of…
Jewel E. Dyer and James A. Norton, both of Willits, have a lot in common. They’re both astute young fellows with enough acumen to see that working for a living doesn’t pay, and they’re both…
The Bronwen Hanes sentencing early last week proved to be a textbook exhibit of perp denial. All evidence to the contrary, Ms. Hanes, and her volatile boy friend, Tommy Lemons Jr., placed blame for their difficulties everywhere but where they belong — on themselves.
A preliminary examination of the evidence against Charles Reynolds in the death of Kenneth Fisher has resulted in a holding order against Reynolds, which was no surprise to those who feel Fisher was deliberately killed…
Judge David Nelson didn’t want to send Jared Soinila to prison for gross vehicular manslaughter — Count One, and Count Two, DUI resulting in great bodily harm — but the judge felt he had to “send a message to the community” that driving under the influence will not be tolerated by the courts regardless of Mr. Soinila having done “everything humanly possible” to show his remorse.