Articles Tagged With ‘San Luis Obispo Superior Court’




FBI searching for child molester who fled sentencing in San Luis Obispo in 2003

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The FBI is asking the public for help locating a convicted child molester who has been at large for more than 23 years after failing to appear for sentencing in San Luis Obispo. Erik Kristian Moller, now... (Continue reading)

Man sentenced to life for sexually abusing two kids in Paso Robles

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A San Luis Obispo County judge on Tuesday sentenced a man to 283 years to life in prison for sexually abusing two children in Paso Robles.  Last month, a jury convicted 41-year-old Teodulo Vasquezjimenez, a citizen of... (Continue reading)

Judge rules gang members can stand trial for downtown San Luis Obispo assault

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Enough evidence exists for three defendants to stand trial over a 2024 assault in downtown San Luis Obispo that left the victim lying unconscious in the street, a judge recently ruled. The defendants are all members of... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo County jury convicts X-ray technician of sexual battery

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A San Luis Obispo County jury convicted a local X-ray technician of misdemeanor sexual battery over a 2024 incident involving unwanted touching of a patient at a medical office. The jury found that John Stephen O’Brien, 47,... (Continue reading)

Man convicted of sexually abusing two children in Paso Robles

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A jury convicted a man of sexually abusing two children in Paso Robles earlier this week, the San Luis Obispo County District Attorney’s Office announced on Thursday. A jury convicted 41-year-old Teodulo Vasquezjimenez of 15 felony counts... (Continue reading)

Judge rules San Luis Obispo County murder suspect can stand trial

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A San Luis Obispo County judge ruled on Wednesday that enough evidence exists for a defendant to stand trial for the murder of a Santa Maria man on Highway 166 last November. Abel Angel Santiago, 23, is... (Continue reading)

Hate crime allegation stands in North County murder case

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A San Luis Obispo County judge ruled on Tuesday that a hate crime enhancement will stand in the case of a Paso Robles man accused of murdering a gay Atascadero man. Todd Pinion, 32, had been missing... (Continue reading)

Priest accused of abusing children in San Luis Obispo County to face trial

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A San Luis Obispo County judge ruled on Friday that there is sufficient evidence for a former Catholic priest to stand trial on 24 felony counts involving the molestation of four children. Last June, SLO County Sheriff’s... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles man sentenced to four years in prison for embezzlement

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A San Luis Obispo County judge on Tuesday sentenced a Paso Robles man to four years and four months in prison for embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars from an Atascadero business. In May 2024, the owner... (Continue reading)

Gang member given 42 years to life in prison for Oceano murder, knife assault

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A San Luis Obispo County judge on Tuesday sentenced a 31-year-old gang member from Santa Maria to 42 years to life in prison for the murder of an Oceano man and a separate knife assault of a... (Continue reading)