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Posts published by “Bruce McEwen”

Crazy Cases

Here in Mendocino County, intoxicant capitol of the United States, there's a grape glut and there's a marijuana glut, both caused by too many people on the production end of the product. There's also a…

The Willits-Something Mafia

The woman all the bloodshed was over left the witness stand in tears last Wednesday morning, and Judge Richard Henderson called a recess to give her time to compose herself before cross-examination by the defense.…

Biting The Bullet

On July 9th, Ira Bowes was walking along UP Ave­nue in Covelo, and as he passed the Hanover residence, he became the object of what spirited men refer to as “fighting words.” Being outnumbered three…

Who Stole Tony Sanchez’s Guns?

Judge Richard Henderson found enough evidence at a preliminary hearing last Wednesday to bind Xavier Francis over for trial for the theft of five rifles from the Tony and Kerry Sanchez residence on Mountain View…

The Rogue’s March

“This is the most repulsive case I have ever seen,” Judge Richard Henderson declared as he took up the sordid matter of Steven J. Henry, lately of Laytonville. Henderson, pushing 70, is the oldest judge…

High Stakes Gambling

A couple of white women have beent busted for embezzling money from the ShoKaWa casino on the Hopland Rancheria. Roberta L. Reeder and Mary Ann Moore got caught overriding the jackpot payouts to the tune…

Appropriate Measures

“This is one of those drinking and camping offenses,” public defender Linda Thompson said of her client, Dena Morris. “Drinking” means she had an open container, probably a can of beer, and “camping” is a…

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