Staff Blog Entries

Encinitas man gets State prison for spitting on officer

Farzad John Daftari admitted felony resisting arrest in plea deal

Farzad John Daftari, 23, was sent to State prison a week ago, after he pleaded guilty to felony resisting arrest. ...

Vista woman admitted felony graffiti after two weeks in jail

Will get six months local jail time, according to the plea deal

Ramona Elena Montes, 18, made a plea deal in San Diego’s North County Superior Courthouse last week, admitting five different ...

Tim Lambesis’ bail lowered to $2 million

But the heavy metal singer won’t make that bail either, his attorney said

A San Diego Superior Court judge lowered bail from $3 million to $2 million this afternoon for a man accused ...

Tim Lambesis set for new bail review, tomorrow

Heavy metal rocker held in lieu of $3 million now, accused of ordering a hit on his wife

A judge will hear new argument tomorrow, regarding the bail amount for Tim Lambesis, who is currently held in lieu ...

Prosecutor wants life without parole for alleged April Fools Day shooter

Carlsbad man was killed by shotgun blast in his own garage

Jury selection is set to begin Monday, for a man accused of gunning down a homeowner in his own garage ...

Three-year-old case for Phillip Miller delayed again

Man accused of missing shot-to-the-head after smoking sample pot

A Kansas City man accused of missing a point-blank shot-to-the-head during a marijuana robbery three years ago, had his trial ...

Homecare nurse accused of felonies was found guilty of two misdemeanors

Matthew McDuffie denied that he mishandled his autistic patient

The judge ordered a man who had been accused of six felonies to be immediately released from custody, after the ...

San Diego Natural History Museum shows off a new fossil

Extinct bison bones found during highway construction last month

During construction of a highway ramp in San Diego’s North County last month, a paleontologist working for a local museum ...

Jury will decide if nurse abused his autistic patient

Matthew McDuffie took witness box to deny rough handling

On Monday morning, a jury in San Diego’s North County Courthouse will begin deliberating the fate of a nurse who ...

Prosecutor moves toward death penalty in Brittany Killgore case

DDA Patrick Espinoza filed "special circumstance" charge in Superior Court, yesterday

An attorney prosecuting the Brittany Killgore murder case has taken another step toward the death penalty, when he filed new ...

Tim Lambesis “is a good, decent and Christian human being”

Defense attorney for the heavy metal rocker said the criminal case is “entrapment”

"Tim never had the intention to harm his wife, absolutely not,” an attorney for the lead singer of a heavy ...

Heavy metal rocker brought into San Diego court

Tim Lambesis denies hiring a hitman to kill his wife

The lead singer for a heavy metal band was brought into a San Diego County Superior Courthouse today and charged ...

Sanity trial for Oceanside man who stabbed mom is delayed

Awful evidence right before Mother's Day is averted

In September 2011 a jury found Adam Brown guilty of first degree murder for plunging a kitchen knife into his ...

Band singer arrested for trying to hire out a murder, Sheriff said

Timothy Lambesis allegedly "solicited an undercover detective to kill his wife"

The lead singer for a heavy metal band has been arrested in California on suspicion of soliciting murder, according to ...

Accused nurse expected to testify in his own defense

Felony charges of mishandling 23-year-old autistic patient

A nurse accused of abusing an autistic patient in his care is expected to testify in his own defense today, ...

Marine accused of killing gay Army reservist due in court

Attorney: “No time waiver,” case set for trial later this month

Kevin Albert Richard Coset, 23, is due in San Diego Superior Court next Tuesday, to confirm his trial date for ...

Juvenile gangster declared guilty of murder

Seventeen-year-old Oceanside boy used the shotgun, jury decided

A boy accused of shooting and killing another teen when he was 16-years-old has been declared guilty of murder and ...

Oceanside transient accused of killing a man for being too loud

Killer couldn’t sleep nearby because of loud conversation, investigators say

Bruce Eric Hunt, 52, was charged with murder in San Diego’s North County Superior courthouse yesterday afternoon, May 3, 2012. ...

Vista woman charged with 40 felonies for alleged graffiti

Teenager held in lieu of $50,000 bail

Ramona Elena Montes, 18, was charged with 40 felonies and 20 misdemeanors for an alleged nine-month spree of graffiti vandalism, ...

Caretaker sentenced for dogs' attack on joggers

Valley Center man gets probation and must pay medical bills

A Valley Center man has been sentenced to 30 days public work service and 3 years probation and ordered to ...