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Did SLO County medical examiner skate on hit-and-run?

Written on 16 May, 2016 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 51 comments

By KAREN VELIE Local officials decided to look the other way after the San Luis Obispo County contracted medical examiner was involved in a hit-and-run on his way to an autopsy. Even so, officers did arrest Dr. Gary Alan Walter... (Continue reading)

Point man in Cal Poly frat robbery takes plea deal

Written on 12 May, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

A former Cal Poly football player faces a minimum sentence of 4.5 years in prison for trying to rob a San Luis Obispo fraternity house at gunpoint. The former wide receiver pleaded no contest to several felonies on Wednesday. Cameron... (Continue reading)

Paula Lopez facing four months in jail

Written on 23 Apr, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 18 comments

Former news anchor Paula Lopez Ochoa pled no contest Friday to one count of driving under the influence, two counts of delaying or resisting a peace officer, one count of refusing a chemical test, and one count of battery on... (Continue reading)

Atascadero teen pleads guilty to criminal threats

Written on 20 Apr, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 21 comments

The Atascadero teen whose threats caused the two-week shutdown of San Gabriel Elementary School in September agreed Wednesday to plea no contest to two felony charges in exchange for a one year sentence. The agreement also requires Bret Stephen Landen... (Continue reading)

State attorney pleads no contest in courtroom brawl case

Written on 13 Apr, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

A California deputy attorney general has pleaded no contest to disturbing the peace for her role in a courtroom wrestling match with a San Luis Obispo bailiff. In exchange, prosecutors agreed to drop a greater charge of resisting a peace... (Continue reading)

Lenny Jones facing more than14 years in prison

Written on 12 Apr, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 31 comments

Lenny Jones, Arroyo Grande’s 2014 Citizen of the Year, plead no contest last week to multiple counts of child molestation. He faces a minimum of 14 years, eight month in prison. In March 2014, Jones was accused of kidnapping, penetrating... (Continue reading)

Central Coast bank robber sentenced

Written on 11 Mar, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

A Bakersfield man who recently robbed two Central Coast banks received a 14-year prison sentence on Thursday. [KSBY] Johnie Dean Arnold robbed a Union Bank in Goleta on Nov. 2 and a Heritage Oaks Bank in San Luis Obispo on... (Continue reading)

Santa Barbara man sentenced for raping homeless women

Written on 25 Feb, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

A 35-year-old Santa Barbara man received a 32-year prison sentence Wednesday for raping two homeless women. Daniel Rico Fabian, 35, previously pleaded no contest to two counts of forcible rape, according to the Santa Barbara County District Attorney’s Office. Both... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay attorney sentenced for grand theft

Written on 9 Feb, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

A former attorney and Morro Bay planning commissioner was sentence Monday to 240 days in jail. John Patrick Fennacy, 50, pleaded no contest last year in a grand theft case involving elderly clients. [KSBY] Prosecutors initially alleged Fennacy embezzled at... (Continue reading)

Lacey Fowler let out of jail after most charges dropped

Written on 2 Feb, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 32 comments

A San Luis Obispo judge sentenced former Cuesta College employee Lacey Fowler last week to nearly a year in jail, yet Fowler is already out of custody, according to county sheriff’s office records. Prosecutors dropped the majority of the charges... (Continue reading)