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Jury finds Nipomo man guilty of beating his partner

Written on 23 Sep, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE A San Luis Obispo County jury on Wednesday found a Nipomo man guilty of felony violence against an intimate partner. Bob Otis Sell, 54, is scheduled for sentencing on Oct. 5. On May 14, the victim called... (Continue reading)

SLO County woman guilty of 9 election fraud charges

Written on 21 Sep, 2026 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 17 comments

By KAREN VELIE A San Luis Obispo County jury on Monday found Gaea Powell guilty of nine counts – eight felonies and one misdemeanor – for election fraud committed during the 2022 and 2024 Arroyo Grande mayoral races. Powell is... (Continue reading)

Templeton advisory group chair pleads guilty to criminal charges

Written on 23 Jul, 2026 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 7 comments

By KAREN VELIE Criminal allegations, restraining orders, gorilla costumes, firearms, vandalism, theft, threats and harassment continue to sully the reputation of an advisory group in Templeton. On Wednesday, the current chair of the Templeton Area Advisory Group pleaded guilty to... (Continue reading)

Jury finds San Luis Obispo sitter guilty of molesting child

Written on 26 Jul, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By KAREN VELIE A jury found a 22-year-old San Luis Obispo man  guilty of committing multiple acts of sexual abuse against an 11-year-old girl he was babysitting. After an eight-day jury trial, the jury determined Tanner Fite committed four separate... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay man guilty of assaulting a federal officer

Written on 17 Jul, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By KAREN VELIE A Morro Bay man is facing an additional 20 years in prison after he assaulted a federal correctional officer at the United States Penitentiary Atwater in Merced County Both 39-year-old Daniel Higgins of Morro Bay and 35-year-old... (Continue reading)

Atascadero man guilty of drug and firearm related offenses

Written on 10 Jan, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE A San Luis Obispo County jury found a 35-year-old Atascadero man guilty of drug and firearm related offenses on Wednesday. John Allen Webb is scheduled to be sentenced on Feb. 2, according to the District Attorney’s Office.... (Continue reading)

SLO gym owner pleads guilty to illicit filming and gun charge

Written on 28 Nov, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo gym owner Cole Corrigan pleaded guilty Tuesday to two charges of illegally filming partially dressed women and one weapons charge. Corrigan admitted to filming two women who were changing in the bathroom of CCC... (Continue reading)

Illegal immigrants paid $15,000 for boat to Santa Barbara County

Written on 21 Dec, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE A jury found two Mexican men guilty on Tuesday of drug and alien trafficking charges after law enforcement caught them on a panga boat containing 45 pounds of methamphetamine and 11 illegal immigrants from Mexico on a... (Continue reading)

Pastor convicted of trying to meet underage girl for sex in Arroyo Grande

Written on 15 Dec, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

A San Luis Obispo jury convicted a former Canadian pastor on Friday of a felony count of arranging to meet a minor for lewd purposes, a charge that came as a result of a sting operation conducted by Arroyo Grande... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo man convicted of manslaughter and elder abuse

Written on 12 Dec, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

A San Luis Obispo jury convicted the owner of the Manse on Marsh of manslaughter and elderly dependent abuse on Tuesday over the 2014 death of a dementia patient who walked away from the assisted living facility and was struck... (Continue reading)