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California murderer granted state-funded sex change

Written on 10 Aug, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 29 comments

A convicted murderer serving a life sentence in the California prison system will receive a taxpayer-funded sex change, a legal settlement indicates. [LA Times] California has agreed to settle a federal lawsuit by granting Shiloh Quine, formerly Rodney Quine, a... (Continue reading)

Ex-Paso Robles teacher sentenced in sex with students case

Written on 14 Jul, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

Former Paso Robles High School teacher Jeremy Monn, who had sexual relationships with students both in North County and the Central Valley, received a six-year, four-month prison sentence on Tuesday. [KSBY] Monn, 31, may only need to serve three years... (Continue reading)

Feces-eating bank robber sentenced to seven years

Written on 9 Jun, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 20 comments

A 40-year-old man who said the Virgin Mary ordered him to rob a San Luis Obispo bank and eat his own feces has received a seven-year prison sentence. [KSBY] San Luis Obispo Judge Donald Umhofer said during Monday’s sentencing hearing... (Continue reading)

SLO judge frees man he once gave life sentence

Written on 1 May, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

More than 20 years after sentencing a 16-year-old to life in prison without parole, San Luis Obispo Judge Michael Duffy has ordered the release of the now 37-year-old man. When he was 13-years-old, Mexican national Freddie Chacon was sent to... (Continue reading)

California judge reduces child rapist sentence

Written on 12 Apr, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

A California judge reduced the prison sentence of a man who raped a three-year-old girl, because the rapist did not seek out his victim, he just became sexually aroused. Last week, Orange County Superior Court Judge M. Marc Kelly reduced... (Continue reading)

Jealous Oceano man gets 16 years for murder

Written on 30 Jan, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

An Oceano man convicted of killing a 25-year-old Nipomo resident during a 2013 fight received a 16-year prison sentence on Wednesday. [KSBY] Joseph Munoz, 37, stabbed to death Joseph Padilla in front of an Oceano home, allegedly due to jealousy... (Continue reading)

Ventura man imprisoned 34 years freed after DNA tested

Written on 25 Nov, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 21 comments

A Ventura man who was imprisoned for 34 years for murder was released Monday after DNA evidence was found not to belong to either him or his alleged accomplice. While in prison, the convicted inmate married a Paso Robles woman.... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande cross burning convict receives reduced sentence

Written on 6 Nov, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

A judge has shaved three years off the prison sentence of a San Simeon man currently in prison for his involvement in a 2011 cross-burning that occurred outside the home of an African American teen in Arroyo Grande. [Tribune] In... (Continue reading)

SLO man receives three-year sentence for pimping teen girl

Written on 1 Oct, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 27 comments

A 20-year-old San Luis Obispo man received a three-year prison sentence Tuesday for pimping a 16-year-old girl. [Tribune] San Luis Obispo police arrested Douglas James Stephens during a prostitution sting in May. Stephens accepted a plea deal in August and... (Continue reading)

Cambria man sentenced 65 years to life for child molestation

Written on 12 Aug, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

A 57-year-old Cambria man received a 65 years to life prison sentence Monday for repeatedly molesting a boy. [Tribune] In July, a San Luis Obispo jury convicted Ronald John Cowan of five counts of child molestation. Cowan, who suffered a... (Continue reading)