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Thomas Yanaga trial fast approaching

Written on 5 May, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

Paso Robles murder suspect Thomas Yanaga, who has been in and out of jail and accused of attempting to kill another person since his initial arrest, may be just two months away from standing trial for a killing that occurred... (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)

Anti-addiction meds caused fatal Los Osos crash, attorney says

Written on 24 Apr, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

The 22-year-old man accused of using drugs prior to a 2014 crash that killed a Los Osos teen was actually under the influence of anti-addiction medication, his attorney claims. Last June, Alexander Gonzales, 22, was driving in the wrong lane... (Continue reading)

Appellate court rejects APCD rehearing request

Written on 23 Apr, 2015 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 13 comments

By KAREN VELIE After spending less than two days reviewing the San Luis Obispo County Air Pollution Control District’s request for a rehearing on the Oceano Dunes dust rule lawsuit, on Thursday, the 2nd Appellate Court in Ventura denied the... (Continue reading)

Ex-Cal Poly football player pleads in frat robbery case

Written on 23 Apr, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

One of the five former Cal Poly football players accused of attempting to rob a fraternity house last year has accepted a plea deal that will keep him out of jail. [Tribune] Cortland Josiah Fort, whom prosecutors accused of being... (Continue reading)

Yanaga barred from posting bail

Written on 21 Apr, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

A Paso Robles man who was arrested for participating in a Central Valley shooting after posting bail on a murder charge is now stuck in San Luis Obispo County Jail. On March 14, Thomas Yanaga, 52, shot Marshal Savoy, 32,... (Continue reading)

Parole of SLO skateboard killer up for debate

Written on 21 Apr, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

A 25-year-old San Luis Obispo man, who at 13 used a skateboard to beat an 87-year-old man to death, appeared in local court Monday, where attorneys debated the legitimacy of Governor Jerry Brown’s decision to keep him locked up in... (Continue reading)

Los Osos man reportedly admits he’s a child molester

Written on 10 Apr, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

A Los Osos man accused of raping a developmentally disabled girl told detectives, “I’m a child molester,” a police report states. [Tribune] Steve Linzmeier, 57, told sheriff’s detectives that he had gone skinny-dipping with the 16-year-old girl and that he... (Continue reading)

Murder trial witness a no show in court

Written on 4 Apr, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

A primary witness in the murder trial of Tom Yanaga from Paso Robles did not show up in court on Friday for her second day of testimony. Ashley Moss, 25, said she watched Yanaga load his gun before he shot... (Continue reading)

Trice sentences Central Coast Bandit

Written on 3 Apr, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

San Luis Obispo Superior Court Judge John Trice doled out a 16-year prison sentence on Thursday to Cristina Fernandez Padilla, a Watsonville woman better known as the Central Coast Bandit. Padilla robbed six banks in three counties over an eight-month... (Continue reading)