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Street rules, a shared ethos doomed Myers girl

Written on 11 Mar, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 21 comments

Mother-and-son murder suspects Rhonda Maye Wisto and Frank Jacob York had “a shared ethos commanding respect” and that may have led to the savage slaying of 15-year-old Destiny Myers, a prosecutor said Monday. Deputy District Atty. Timothy S. Covello told... (Continue reading)

SLO agrees to pay homeless attorney fees

Written on 6 Mar, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 21 comments

The San Luis Obispo City Council voted 3-1 not to appeal a judge’s ruling awarding legal fees to two attorneys who worked on behalf of the homeless. Councilman Dan Carpenter wanted to appeal San Luis Obispo Superior Court Judge Charles... (Continue reading)

Judge dismisses former Paso cop’s suit against city

Written on 28 Feb, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

A San Luis Obispo Superior Court judge dismissed the lawsuit of a former Paso Robles police officer against the city for the alleged sexual misconduct and abuse of power by former Police Chief Lisa Solomon-Chitty. [Tribune] Judge Jac Crawford dismissed... (Continue reading)

DA drops attempted murder of co-conspirator charge in Myers case

Written on 26 Feb, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

The two remaining defendants standing trial for the September 2010 killing of Dystiny Myers no longer face a charge of attempting to murder one of their co-conspirators. [KSBY] The San Luis Obispo County District Attorney’s Office dropped attempted premeditated murder... (Continue reading)

Paso man pleads not guilty to murdering his daughter

Written on 26 Feb, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A Paso Robles man pled not guilty Monday to murdering his two-year-old daughter. [Tribune] Herbert Brown III allegedly assaulted his two-year-old daughter on Feb. 18 leaving her not breathing and with visible head and body injuries. The child died last... (Continue reading)

Medical marijuana returned to patients

Written on 14 Feb, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s officials recently were ordered by Judge John Trice to return a supply of marijuana and related products to Ethnobotonica Patients Collective after felony charges against collective driver Chance Simmons were dropped by the district attorney.... (Continue reading)

Free Austin Sarna

Written on 1 Feb, 2013 in Featured, Opinion | 38 comments

OPINION By TERRY MOHAN Austin Sarna, the Good Samaritan transient, who interceded on an assault by several local drunks on a passing motorist in January 2012, has decided to refuse a plea bargain offered by the San Luis Obispo County... (Continue reading)

Footage shows Shumey suicidal in police car

Written on 30 Jan, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

Christopher Shumey slumped in his courtroom chair Tuesday as he watched a video recording of himself after he killed his mother saying he should have committed suicide instead. Shumey said he should have shot himself, video footage from inside a... (Continue reading)

Shumey snoozes through first day of trial

Written on 29 Jan, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

The trial of the San Luis Obispo man accused of killing his mother began Monday, and the defendant facing first-degree murder struggled to stay awake. [KSBY] Christopher Shumey slept through much of opening statements, including the majority of his own... (Continue reading)

Oceano dust rule in court

Written on 25 Jan, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 22 comments

A San Luis Obispo County Superior Court judge heard arguments for and against the controversial dust rule that requires state parks to reduce particulate matter blowing from the Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area or face fines of $1,000 per... (Continue reading)