New Charges and Details in Brittany Killgore Murder
A prosecutor filed new paperwork today, making new allegations against three persons charged in the death of Brittany Killgore, a 22-year-old woman who was married to a Marine deployed to Afghanistan when she was killed. Deputy District Attorney Patrick Espinoza …
James Cameron Hollywood In Court Today
A young man with an unusual name made a felony plea deal in San Diego’s North County Superior Courthouse today. James Cameron Hollywood, 28, admitted that he possessed marijuana for sale and that he had a “usable amount” of heroin, …
"Nervous" Gangster Made a Deal
A young man known as “Nervous” to his homies in Fallbrook made a plea deal and was sentenced to one year custody, this week. “I did unlawfully assault with deadly weapon another with force likely to cause great bodily injury,” …
Four-Year-Old Shooting Incident Delayed Again
It was the evening of November 1, 2007 when police officers from Orange County reportedly fired on a man driving a car in Carlsbad and a female passenger in the car suffered fatal gunshot wounds to her head. Police officers …
Man Charged With Hosting Alcohol Party For Minors
A man suspected of hosting a party at his employer’s warehouse last month and charging minors a fee to enter and consume alcohol, was in court this morning. Eduardo Hidalgo, 26, was charged with three misdemeanors today: failing to take …
Sheriff: Encinitas Woman Walking Dog was Accosted
A woman identified as “Paulina” was walking her dog in Encinitas last week when a man jumped out of hiding and accosted her, according to a prosecutor in court last Monday. Prosecutor Aimee McLeod said the man spoke “in a …
Casino Scammers All Made Plea Deals
A scam in which cash was taken out of local casinos’ ATM machines using fake credit cards has ended with guilty pleas from multiple defendants. The roots of the scam were discovered when Cesar Dario, 33, was arrested in Harrah’s …
Judge Orders Persistent Shoplifter Held
Court files suggest Nhu Quynh Truong is a persistent shoplifter. Most recently the young woman, only 23 years old, has been charged with fifteen felonies related to retail thefts. Criminal history for Truong is documented since she was a juvenile …
After the Christmas Party, Fight w the Boss
Oscar and Miguel said they enjoyed a “Posada” or Christmas party last December which was hosted by their employer. They said the evening included beer, and that their boss Juan Rivas was also drinking. They all work together at a …
Carlsbad Woman Charged with Shooting Husband
Julie Elizabeth Harper, 39, was charged in San Diego’s North County Superior Courthouse today with murdering her husband with a gun, last week. She pleaded not guilty through a private defense attorney. Prosecutor Keith Watanabe said police found her husband …
DA Asks for Witnesses to Step Forward
The DA’s office has asked that anyone who may have witnessed lewd acts or a scuffle at the Del Mar fairgrounds two months ago to please contact investigators. Prosecutor Tracy Prior has charged two persons with lewd acts and battery, …
Disbarred Attorney in Court Again
The unusual, much-arrested, former-attorney Michael Theodore Pines was back in court August 9. Pines was charged last month with eleven new crimes, including five felonies for written threats and attempted extortion. At the time of his most recent arrest, Pines …
DNA Evidence in Hearings Against Firefighter
In the second day of testimony, attorneys questioned friends and classmates and relations of a 17-year-old boy who has accused a 38-year-old man of abusing him since the boy was 14-years-old. Raul Licon Jr., a California firefighter, has pleaded not-guilty …
Carlsbad Woman Suspected of Killing Husband
Julie Elizabeth Harper, 39, who was arrested on suspicion of killing her husband this week, was brought into a courtroom yesterday but not yet formally charged. Her defense attorney, Paul Pfingst, said that he was the one who phoned police …
Two Border Patrol Agents in Court
Kallie Lamb Helwig, 25, and Gerald Joseph Torello, 35, were summoned before a judge and ordered to stay away from three named persons, in San Diego’s North County Superior Courthouse today. Helwig and Torello, both said to be five-year veterans …