Carlsbad man made a deal
Was found making "medical marijuana" deliveries last June, prosecutor said
A Carlsbad man who was arrested on suspicion of making deliveries of “medical marijuana” to “patients” made a plea deal this month, in San Diego’s North County courthouse. Taylor Patrick Jensen, 22, pleaded guilty to possession of “a usable amount …
Oceanside man was cooking wife, prosecutor said
When police arrived, there were three pans simmering on the stovetop
A 73-year-old woman was cut into pieces, her head was found in the freezer and other parts were being cooked in the kitchen, when Oceanside police entered her home last Friday, a prosecutor said today. “The officers saw clear evidence …
Boy charged with murder
A 15-year-old Vista boy is accused of a fatal gang stabbing
A 15-year-old Vista boy has been charged with murder, as an adult, in San Diego’s North County Superior Court. A prosecutor said the boy was one in a group of ten to 15 persons who had a fatal confrontation after …
Speeder accused of murder
Man driving Honda was said to be drag-racing on freeway
A 21-year-old man who investigators say drove in speeds exceeding 100 mph, and crashed his car killing the passenger in his vehicle, has been charged with murder. Jorge Lopez was pursued by CHP officers after midnight, in the early morning …
Los Angeles man accused of killing mom could face death penalty
Judge found sufficient evidence of murder for financial gain and torture
The defense attorney seems to be angling for an insanity plea, while the prosecutor is charging the special circumstances of murder for financial gain and torture, in the case against Bryan Chenhua Chang. The 31-year-old Los Angeles man is accused …
Temecula con man gets prison
“I tried to help them” but “things went terrible,” he told the judge.
A con man accused of using the stolen identities of his parents to run up more than $3 million in debts was sentenced to 14 years prison, last week. Tyler Adams admitted 48 felony fraud counts on the day that …
Vista burglar will be released
Eighteen-year-old left a fingerprint on the broken window
A youthful burglar expects to be released for time served at his sentencing next month, according to a plea deal in San Diego’s North County Superior Courthouse. Kamran Daniel Wilson was 18 years old when he was arrested for grand …
Elderly transient released
Seventy-three-year-old man created ruckus in hotel lobby
A 73-year-old man who describes himself as a “transient” admitted felony assault and resisting officers, in connection with a disturbance at a Cardiff hotel last August. It started when the cleaning lady at the Cardiff-by-the-Sea Lodge noticed a man standing …
San Marcos man pled guilty
Took a baseball bat to his sister and then burned down the family home.
A San Marcos man who attacked his sister with a baseball bat and then set the family home afire, last August, pleaded guilty this week. Edward Louis Nickols, 48, admitted two felonies: assault with a deadly weapon causing great bodily …
Los Angeles man accused of killing mom
"If I go to hell, I'll take you guys with me."
Sherry and Anthony Chang drove to their son’s apartment in Los Angeles for Thanksgiving 2008, but found he was not there when they arrived. They waited, and when he came home, then-27-year-old Bryan Chang told them they should not have …
Man accused of fatal collision now charged with murder
A California man has been charged with murder after he allegedly drove the wrong way on a San Diego County freeway and caused a fatal collision. Brian Joseph Webb II is also accused of driving with a suspended license, and …
Three defendants accused in Brittany Killgore slaying, in court today
Three defendants in a notorious murder case were in court today, one defendant got a new attorney and the date for a preliminary hearing for all three was reset for the end of January. Dorothy Maraglino is reportedly considering acting …
Man accused of killing mom may have benefited from sale of her home
Solana Beach home had been valued over $1 million
Bryan C Chang was the owner of a Solana Beach home that sold for $875,000 last August, according to public records. He has been held in custody, accused of killing his mother in that same home, since January 2010. A …
Escondido child abuser wants to move to L.A.
An Escondido man who admitted sex with a 12-year-old-girl has been released from custody in San Diego County, and has requested transfer to Los Angeles County. Christopher Bradley Nutt, 24, admitted sexual intercourse and possessing photographs of the 12-year-old girl …
Carmel Valley man admits fatal hit-and-run in Rancho Santa Fe
Jin Hyuk Byun, 19, admitted he was the driver who killed a teenager that was walking his bicycle alongside a road last July. Byun signed a felony plea agreement yesterday, October 31, in which he admitted a single count of …
Burglar admits three new felonies
A young multi-felon admitted three new felonies in a plea deal this morning in the Vista courthouse. Chase Evans Jenkins, 25, today admitted car theft and first degree burglary of an inhabited home and possession of hypodermic needle while in …
Charge against Fallbrook handyman is dismissed
A charge filed against a Fallbrook handyman was dismissed today, after a prosecutor said there were witness “credibility” problems. Forty-year-old Paul Singh is known as a handyman around the neighborhood of North Pico Avenue, where he used to live, according …
Los Angeles man accused of hammering Mom to death is due in court
A man accused of hammering his mother to death and cutting her body into pieces is set to be in court Tuesday, October 30. At this hearing, attorneys are expected to set a date for a preliminary hearing, in mid-November. …
Feds take over Chubby Bandit case
A man arrested on suspicion of a series of bank robberies in San Diego County will be prosecuted through the federal court system, an informed source said yesterday. A person can be charged with robbery-of-a-bank-teller and that case will go …