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Santa Margarita man convicted of mailing meth

Written on 30 Sep, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

A man who attempted to mail methamphetamine from Atascadero to Alabama received a felony conviction Thursday following a trial in San Luis Obispo Superior Court. [Cal Coast Times] On Sept. 11, 2017, John Henry Robinson tried to ship a parcel... (Continue reading)

Man convicted for abusing Grover Beach child

Written on 26 Sep, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A San Luis Obispo jury convicted a 47-year-old man on Monday of molesting seven-year-old child in Grover Beach. [Cal Coast Times] In Dec. 2016, Jose Diaz was staying at a home in which the then 7-year-old victim and other relatives... (Continue reading)

SLO man sentenced to 20 years for stalking and criminal threats

Written on 20 Sep, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

A San Luis Obispo man was sentenced on Tuesday to 20 years in prison for stalking a woman in person and on social media. [Cal Coast Times] During the summer and spring of 2016, Michael Sidney Smith, 50, followed a... (Continue reading)

Plains found guilty on 9 charges for failing to maintain oil pipeline

Written on 8 Sep, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A Santa Barbara County jury found Plains All American Pipeline guilty on Friday of a felony count of failing to properly maintain its pipeline and eight misdemeanor charges related to the May 19, 2015 spill of 140,000 gallons of crude... (Continue reading)

Former L.A. County official to plead guilty in bribery case

Written on 5 Sep, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

A man who worked in Los Angeles County’s Real Estate Division agreed Wednesday to plead guilty to lying to FBI agents and subscribing to a false tax return in an effort to cover up his receipt of illegal bribes. [Cal... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande man convicted of child molestation

Written on 31 Mar, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

A San Luis Obispo County jury convicted a 28-year-old man on Thursday of five counts of molesting a child under the age of 10. [Cal Coast Times] SLO County sheriff’s deputies arrested Cody Adam Julian in Arroyo Grande on Aug.... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach women supplied oil field meth ring

Written on 17 Jan, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

A Grover Beach woman is facing a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years to life in prison and a $10 million fine after pleading guilty in federal court to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine as part of an oil field drug... (Continue reading)

Man convicted of Hollywood murder of woman from Morro Bay

Written on 15 Dec, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

A Los Angels jury convicted a marijuana dispensary security guard and small business owner for the murder of Carrie Jean Melvin, 30, who grew up in Morro Bay. Ezeoma Obioha, 32, is now facing the possibility of receiving life in... (Continue reading)

California senator sentenced to 42 months in prison for bribery

Written on 22 Oct, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

Former California State Senator Ronald Calderon, who accepted bribes to push legislation,  was sentenced Friday to three and a half years in federal prison. Ron Calderon, 59, of Montebello, pleaded guilty in June to one count of mail fraud. He admitted... (Continue reading)

Police detective sentenced to 5 years in prison

Written on 3 Oct, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

A former detective with the Bakersfield Police Department was sentenced Monday to five years in prison for bribery, drug trafficking, and filing a false income tax return, said acting United States Attorney Phillip A. Talbert. On May 31, Damacio Diaz,... (Continue reading)