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Posts published by “Bruce McEwen”

The Guns & Gardens Of Bell Springs

The cops catch a Bell Springs guy with two-dozen assault weapons and a half dozen marijuana gardens and they think they've got a case. The DA thinks so too, and it all limps into court…

Chef Frandsen’s Choppa-Choppa

District Attorney David Eyster handled Chef Frandsen’s plea bargain. It's a bad sign for the defendant when a District Attorney himself wants to put you away. Chef. That's his name, the guy the DA himself…

The Mother Of All Pot Gardens

The first week of Matthew Graves' trial was like a gun show. Last week the jury saw hundreds of marijuana plants from a network of gardens spread out over the hills of the Foster Creek drainage in the Bell Springs area of Northern Mendocino County.

The Guns Of Leggett

There were enough assault weapons to arm a platoon of marines. Laid out in front of the jury box, there they were in all their lethal splendor, a gun guy's dream — 22 hand held…

Sergeant Mendoza: A Hero’s Welcome

Sergeant Manuel Mendoza-Valencia enjoyed a big welcome home and birthday party at the Apple Hall last Saturday. It has been six years since the young Boonville man was severely injured in Iraq by a roadside…

Lights Out Gang Member Bails

Garrett A. Bonner, 18 years old and up to his eyeballs in felonious mischief that could send him to state prison, came to court under guard Monday afternoon to see if he could get his…

I Still Miss My Ex, But My Aim’s Improving

According to the statement Samuel Campos gave the police, the pistol that killed his girlfriend was aimed at the Chihuahua she was holding. The Chihuahua survived and Señor Campos was arrested for murder. The shooting…

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