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Two sentenced to prison for torching Boy Scout hall

Written on 29 Aug, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

An Arroyo Grande teen and a Creston man were sentenced to Wasco State Prison Monday for torching a historic Boy Scout meeting hall and Japanese Cultural Center in Arroyo Grande in 2011 Both teens when they set the fire, Brian... (Continue reading)

Former Upland mayor sentenced for taking bribes

Written on 6 Aug, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

The former mayor of Upland was sentenced today to 24 months in federal prison for his conviction on a federal bribery charge stemming from a $5,000 payment he accepted in exchange for helping a business obtain a conditional use permit... (Continue reading)

Murdered woman’s son sentenced to life in prison

Written on 19 Jul, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

The schizophrenic man accused of killing his father and three others at an auto junkyard in Santa Maria in 2008 has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Leeds told the court he had not taken... (Continue reading)

Fourth Arroyo Grande cross burner sentenced to jail

Written on 28 Jun, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

The fourth defendant accused of committing a hate crime against a black teen in Arroyo Grande last year was sentenced to 11 years in prison on Wednesday. San Luis Obispo Superior Court Judge Jacquelyn Duffy sentenced Jeremiah Leo “Smurf” Hernandez,... (Continue reading)

James Hurst Miller’s sentencing delayed, again

Written on 20 Jun, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

An Atascadero lender facing up to 80 years in federal prison will have a few more months of freedom after a judge delayed his sentencing for a second time. James Hurst Miller, the former president of Hurst Financial Inc., agreed... (Continue reading)

Manson family member seeking parole

Written on 13 Jun, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 26 comments

A former Manson family member whose release was squelched two years ago by then-Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, is scheduled to have another parole hearing today at the California Men’s Colony in San Luis Obispo. [UTNews] Bruce Davis, 69, is serving life... (Continue reading)

Voters to ponder three-strikes law

Written on 12 Jun, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 21 comments

Should California’s sometimes-controversial “Three-Strikes Law” be modified? Voters in November will have a say in the law’s future following qualification of a initiative that would ostensibly reduce the number of convictions. If endorsed by voters, the initiative would change the... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande cross burners sentenced to prison

Written on 22 May, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

Three of the four defendants accused of committing a hate crime against a black teen in Arroyo Grande last year were sentenced to prison on Monday. San Luis Obispo Superior Court Judge Jacquelyn Duffy sentenced Jason Kahn, 36, to 12... (Continue reading)

Templeton man facing 225 years in prison

Written on 10 May, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

A 74-year-old Templeton man is among four people who have been indicted on federal bribery and money laundering charges for allegedly participating in a scheme in which associates of a lawyer hired to provide assistance to the Coachella Valley Indian... (Continue reading)

Three cross burning suspects reach plea deal

Written on 24 Apr, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

Three of the four defendants accused of committing a hate crime against a black teen in Arroyo Grande last year agreed to plea deals in exchanged for reduced sentences on Monday in San Luis Obispo Superior Court. Jason Kahn, 36,... (Continue reading)