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Paul Flores moved to prison in Kern County

Written on 31 Mar, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Authorities transferred Paul Flores on Thursday from custody in San Luis Obispo County to a state prison in Kern County, where prison staff will determine where he will serve his sentence of 25 years to life for... (Continue reading)

Inmate gets 12 years in prison for attacking SLO County Jail guard

Written on 31 Aug, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

A Nipomo man was sentenced Thursday to 12-years in prison for assaulting a San Luis Obispo County Jail correctional deputy earlier this year, an incident that left the guard with a broken nose and other major injuries. [Cal Coast Times]... (Continue reading)

Goleta man sentenced to life after murdering family

Written on 25 Aug, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A judge sentenced Nicolas Holzer on Friday to four consecutive terms of life in prison without the possibility of parole for the brutal slayings of his parents and two sons at their home near Goleta four years ago. [Cal Coast... (Continue reading)

Jessica Allred sentenced to state prison for fatal DUI crash

Written on 31 Jul, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

A former San Luis Obispo resident was sentenced Monday to four years in state prison for vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and two counts of DUI resulting in injury. Judge Craig van Rooyen gave Jessica Lea Allred the maximum sentence for... (Continue reading)

Victor Martinez sentenced to life in prison for Marilyn Pharis murder

Written on 30 Jul, 2018 in Daily Briefs | 4 comments

Victor Martinez was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole on Monday for the rape and murder of Marilyn Pharis, in a courtroom filled with Pharis’ family and friends. Martinez did not look at those who spoke... (Continue reading)

Prison inmate from Paso Robles escapes

Written on 20 Dec, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

A two-strike offender from Paso Robles is on the loose after escaping Pleasant Valley State Prison in Coalinga on Monday. Brian Dill, 33, was being housed in the the minimum-security facility at the state prison. Correctional officials discovered Dill was... (Continue reading)

Two more inmates escape Lompoc prison camp

Written on 12 Dec, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

Two inmates were discovered to be missing Saturday at the minimum security Federal Correctional Complex in Lompoc. The escapees are the third and fourth inmates to walk away from the prison camp since late September. A total of seven inmates... (Continue reading)

Another inmate escapes Lompoc prison camp

Written on 30 Nov, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

For the second time in two months, an inmate escaped the minimum-security Federal Correctional Complex in Lompoc. Both inmates who recently escaped reportedly remain on the loose. [KSBY] Prison officials say a total of five inmates have walked away from... (Continue reading)

California mandatory prison bill passes after Stanford sexual assault

Written on 31 Aug, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

The California State Assembly voted 66-0 in favor of a bill that would mandate prison sentences for anyone convicted of sexually assaulting an unconscious person. The bill now heads to Gov. Jerry Brown’s desk. [NPR] In June, former Stanford student... (Continue reading)

Father receives year in prison for illegal campaign donations

Written on 18 Aug, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 17 comments

An 83-year-old La Palma man was sentenced today to 12 months and a day in prison for making illegal campaign contributions to his son’s bid for U.S. Congress, according to acting U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert. In 2010 and 2012,... (Continue reading)