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SLO County man who tried to flee the U.S. facing life in prison

Written on 2 Mar, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A San Luis Obispo judge on Wednesday sentenced a SLO County man, who last year attempted to flee the United States, to 435 years to life in prison for raping his wife, molesting her daughter and abusing... (Continue reading)

Paul Flores seeking new trial, judge to rule at sentencing hearing

Written on 10 Feb, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Paul Flores’s attorney will likely file a motion for a new trial in the Kristin Smart murder case prior to a hearing next month in which a judge could sentence Flores to life in prison. [Tribune] During... (Continue reading)

Mastermind of SLO County cocaine ring sentenced to prison

Written on 21 Jul, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

The Morro Bay man convicted of masterminding the largest cocaine trafficking organization in the recent history of San Luis Obispo County received a prison sentence of 18 years and eight months. However, he may be eligible for parole after just... (Continue reading)

Truck driver gets six years for deadly Christmas Eve crash

Written on 20 Jul, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

A Las Vegas truck driver received a six-year prison sentence for several vehicular manslaughter convictions stemming from a 2014 Christmas Eve crash that killed four San Miguel residents. Philip Ken Trujillo, 57, entered court on Thursday attempting to get a... (Continue reading)

Man sentenced to life in prison for Hollywood murder of Morro Bay native

Written on 7 Jun, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

A marijuana dispensary security guard and small business owner has received life in prison without the possibility of parole for the murder of Carrie Jean Melvin, 30, who grew up in Morro Bay. [LA Times] Ezeoma Obioha, 32, has insisted... (Continue reading)

Man gets 38 years to life for attack on SLO woman

Written on 17 May, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

An Atascadero man who attacked a 20-year-old woman outside her San Luis Obispo apartment in 2015 received a prison sentence of 38 years to life on Wednesday. Derrick Robert Moore, 27, pleaded no contest to first-degree burglary causing great bodily... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria teen who killed her baby sentenced to group home

Written on 13 Jan, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

A Santa Maria teen convicted of killing her newborn will go to a group home, rather than spending time at a state juvenile facility. [KCOY] Last January, the teen, who is referred to in court as Maribel S., gave birth... (Continue reading)

Brothers get vastly different sentences for Nipomo beating

Written on 8 Dec, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

San Luis Obispo County Judge John Trice recently sentenced two brothers who were convicted of a gang-related beating in Nipomo. One brother received nine years in prison, while the other received five years of probation. [Tribune] It was the brother... (Continue reading)

Nipomo woman gets year in jail for abusing terminally ill daughter

Written on 2 Nov, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

A Nipomo optometrist has received a one-year jail sentence for abusing her terminally ill adult daughter, whom hospital workers reportedly found covered in urine and feces. Despite pleading no contest to a felony count, Susanne Wilch Krout maintains her innocence... (Continue reading)

Caycuos man gets three years for stabbing his tenant

Written on 28 Oct, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A Cayucos man received a three-year prison sentence Thursday for stabbing a female tenant, who caused major damage to his home, in the back. [Tribune] On Nov. 19, 2015, Matthew Sebastian Agrey, 44, stabbed his 49-year-old tenant at a home... (Continue reading)