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Paso Robles murder trial begins next week

Written on 29 Jun, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

With the murder trial of Paso Robles man Thomas Yanaga set to begin next week, attorneys are attempting to paint both the defendant and the victim as men with violent pasts. [Tribune] Yanaga, 52, shot and killed Atascadero resident Marshall... (Continue reading)

Trial begins for man accused of killing father in Orcutt park

Written on 14 Apr, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

Opening statements begin Tuesday in the murder trial of a man accused of shooting and killing his father and wounding his stepmother during a Labor Day barbecue at an Orcutt park in 2012. The defendant’s daughter said the victim was... (Continue reading)

Who would set fire to a homeless man?

Written on 19 Jan, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

Ventura police are searching for three men who attempted to burn alive a homeless man, but were thwarted by the efforts of a good Samaritan. [NBC LA] Police say that 58-year-old John Frazier was sleeping near the San Buenaventura State... (Continue reading)

Men’s Colony inmate attempts to kill guard

Written on 17 May, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 17 comments

An inmate at the California Men’s Colony attempted to murder a correctional officer Wednesday, inflicting injuries to the head and neck of the guard, as well as to a responding officer. Around 10 a.m. Wednesday, inmate William Mikeworth used a... (Continue reading)