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Jury finds San Miguel man guilty of attempted murder

Written on 17 Nov, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Even though his former girlfriend refused to testify against him, on Friday a jury found a San Miguel man guilty of attempted murder. [Cal Coast Times] Jim Pinedo is facing up to 30 years in prison. The jury found him... (Continue reading)

Developer Ryan Petetit pleads guilty to felony assault

Written on 16 Nov, 2018 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 25 comments

By KAREN VELIE Developer Ryan Petetit plead guilty Tuesday to five felony counts regarding a domestic violence incident in 2015 that sent a 23-year-old woman to the hospital. [Cal Coast Times] Petetit plead guilty to assault with great bodily injury,... (Continue reading)

Man found guilty for Facebook threats at against Women’s March SLO

Written on 31 Oct, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

An Atascadero man who posted death threats on the Facebook page of the Women’s March San Luis Obispo will avoid jail time but he will have to serve 18 months of probation and give up his firearms for 10 years... (Continue reading)

SLO attorney convicted of bank fraud

Written on 23 Oct, 2018 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo attorney Stephen Ronca pled guilty and was convicted of one count of bank fraud in June. Ronca is facing up to 30 years in prison. [Cal Coast Times] Last year, FBI agents arrested Ronca... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria man gets four-year sentence for accidental shooting death

Written on 4 Oct, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A Santa Maria man who shot and killed his 13-year-old brother in what authorities described as an accident received a four-year prison sentence on Thursday. [KSBY] On Feb. 3, Fernando Navarro, 19, shot and wounded Leonardo Navarro in the 600... (Continue reading)

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)