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Man sentenced to life in prison for SLO murder, mutilating remains

Written on 13 Jun, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A judge has sentenced a 44-year-old man to 96 years to life in prison for murdering a 64-year-old man and mutilating his remains in the Bianchi Open Space area behind Megan’s Organic Market in San Luis Obispo.... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo County crime spree shooter sentenced to 54 years to life

Written on 12 Jun, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A judge has sentenced the man who shot two people during a crime spree in San Luis Obispo County last August to 54 years to life in prison. Joshua Arnold, 42, of Visalia’s crime spree included two... (Continue reading)

Former SLO consignment store owner sentenced to felony probation

Written on 11 Jun, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A judge has sentenced a woman who owned a San Luis Obispo consignment store to felony probation and more than 1,000 hours of community service, in addition to a requirement she pay more than $300,000 in restitution,... (Continue reading)

Former Cal Fire SLO captain sentenced to 90 days in jail

Written on 6 Jun, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A judge sentenced a former San Luis Obispo County Cal Fire captain on Wednesday to 90 days in jail for a sexual battery conviction. James Peter Thomas, 59, groped a 37-year-old female coworker in 2020.  In May... (Continue reading)

Former Cal Fire SLO captain barred from changing guilty plea

Written on 22 May, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A former San Luis Obispo County Cal Fire captain cannot withdraw his guilty plea to a sexual battery charge, a judge ruled. [Tribune] James Peter Thomas, 59, allegedly groped a 37-year-old female coworker in 2020.  In May... (Continue reading)

Nipomo man sentenced to 24 years to life for fatal DUI crash

Written on 26 Apr, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

  By JOSH FRIEDMAN A judge on Thursday sentenced a Nipomo man to 24 years to life in prison for driving under the influence of drugs and killing a 72-year-old Atascadero man. [Tribune] On Aug. 6, 2021, Patrick W. McDuffee... (Continue reading)

Woman who sold fentanyl that killed Templeton man gets seven years in prison

Written on 30 Mar, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A San Luis Obispo County judge on Friday sentenced a woman to seven years in prison for selling the fentanyl that killed a Templeton man.  On Oct. 27, 2022, a caller reported finding a body behind the... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles man convicted of hit-and-run resulting in death

Written on 28 Mar, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A San Luis Obispo County jury on Wednesday convicted a Paso Robles man of felony hit-and-run resulting in death for running over a pedestrian whom another vehicle had already struck and then fleeing the scene. On July... (Continue reading)

Jury deliberating in Paso Robles man’s trial over pedestrian death

Written on 27 Mar, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A jury is deliberating in the hit-and-run trial of a Paso Robles man who allegedly fled the scene after running over a pedestrian whom another vehicle had already struck. [Tribune] On July 3, 2021, shortly before 2... (Continue reading)

Man sentenced to more than 20 years in prison for fatal Nipomo DUI crash

Written on 15 Mar, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A San Luis Obispo County judge sentenced a Santa Maria man to 21 years and 8 months to life in prison for a second-degree murder conviction and other offenses stemming from him driving intoxicated and in the... (Continue reading)