Law and Justice
A resident of Oroville, California was sentenced in US District Court in Sacramento after being convicted of trafficking fentanyl. Julius Rucks, 42, of Oroville, was sentenced Monday to a term of 12 years and nine months in federal prison. According to public proceedings and court documents, on Dec. 6, 2018,
Law and Justice
California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Attorney Rob Bonta announced today the city of San Bernardino has settled a lawsuit filed by the state challenging its housing element. “Cities that fail to follow the law and plan for their fair share of housing will be held accountable – the status quo will
Current News
A Fairfield resident who came to Sacramento to victimize Asian females was sentenced after being convicted of grand theft and hate crimes. On August 8, 2023, Latravion McCockran, 21, pled to three counts of robbery as strike offenses, one count of grand theft person, two arming enhancements, and four hate
Law and Justice
An internationally recognized Sacramento-based artist is in custody at the Sacramento County Jail. David Michael Garibaldi, 40, is being held without eligibility for bail. Garibaldi was booked into the jail on Thursday, August 17. The information posted says Garibaldi is a “remand rearrest.” No court date appears in the sheriff’
Law and Justice
A Sacramento man who had been paroled for just four days before he was arrested was sentenced yesterday in U.S. District Court in Sacramento on weapons charges. Quentin Carthen, 41, of Sacramento, will serve seven years and eight months in prison for being a felon in possession of a
Community News
The arraignment of an Elk Grove City Council member arrested on drunk driving charges has been continued. District 4 City Councilmember Sergio Robles’ arraignment on August 10 in Sacramento Superior Court Department 2 was continued. According to information posted on the court criminal database, the next court appearance for the
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Washington, D.C. — On August 8, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a decision accepting for investigation a historic civil rights complaint against the State Water Resources Control Board filed by a coalition of Tribes and environmental justice organizations. The administrative complaint, filed against the Water Board on
Law and Justice
A vacancy created by the retirement of a Sacramento County Superior Court judge was filled last week with an appointment by Gov. Gavin Newsom. Jeffrey Galvin, of Sacramento County, has been appointed to serve as a Judge in the Sacramento County Superior Court. Galvin has been a litigation partner at
Law and Justice
The Sacramento District Attorney’s office secured the conviction of a gang member in a drive-by shooting that resulted in murder. A Sacramento County Superior Court jury found Christopher Berger guilty of first-degree murder and three counts of discharging a firearm from a motor vehicle. The jury also found Berger
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Today at 3:15 p.m., special counsel Jack Smith issued a three-minute statement on the second federal indictment of former president Donald J. Trump. The indictment was issued by a grand jury in U.S. District Court in Washington D.C. and concerns the president’s and his associates’
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On Friday, July 7, the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a ruling that said the Sacramento County Sheriff was justified in detaining the parent, not suspected of any wrongdoing, of a juvenile who threatened a mass shooting. The suspect, Ryan Bernal, had sent text messages threatening a
Community News
A social media video posted on Sunday, July 9, 2023, shows what appears to be a street fight. According to the posting information, the video was recorded in Historic Downtown Elk Grove, also popularly known as Old Town. In the video, there are five people, of which three men are