By Leila Katibah SANTA BARBARA - During an arraignment Tuesday in Santa Barbara County Superior Court Dep ...
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Defense Calls Prosecutor’s Protective Order for Pretrial Release ‘Unlawful’
Defense Calls Prosecutor’s Protective Order for Pretrial Release ‘Unlawful’
By Leila Katibah SANTA BARBARA - During an arraignment Tuesday in Santa Barbara County Superior Court Deputy District Attorney Justin Greene issued a criminal protective order for the accused, Philip ...
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Defense Claims Prosecution Made ‘Inappropriate Threat’ to Client in Court
Defense Claims Prosecution Made ‘Inappropriate Threat’ to Client in Court
By Leila Katibah SANTA BARBARA, CA - During a pretrial conference Wednesday morning, a prosecutor denied ...
By Leila Katibah SANTA BARBARA, CA - During a pretrial conference Wednesday morning, a prosecutor denied he had made an “inappropriate threat” to an accused in Santa Barbara County Superior Court, but ...
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‘Most Worshipful Grand Master of Planet Earth’ Too ‘Mentally Incompetent’ to Stand Trial, Claims Public Defender – Judge Proceeds with Case
‘Most Worshipful Grand Master of Planet Earth’ Too ‘Mentally Incompetent’ to Stand Trial, Claims Public Defender – Judge Proceeds with Case
By Leila Katibah SANTA BARBARA, CA - Here in Santa Barbara County Superior Court Monday, during a warrant ...
By Leila Katibah SANTA BARBARA, CA - Here in Santa Barbara County Superior Court Monday, during a warrant arraignment, the accused, who is currently in custody for violating the terms of his parole, w ...
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In Custody, but Accused Still Fails to Show in Court to Face Host of Misdemeanors
In Custody, but Accused Still Fails to Show in Court to Face Host of Misdemeanors
By Leila Katibah SANTA BARBARA, CA - A woman charged with a host of misdemeanors, although currently in c ...
By Leila Katibah SANTA BARBARA, CA - A woman charged with a host of misdemeanors, although currently in custody for violating probation, still managed not to appear for her scheduled arraignment heari ...
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Man Sent to Jail for Year for Violating Probation – But It Could Have Been 9 Years in Prison, Warns Judge
Man Sent to Jail for Year for Violating Probation – But It Could Have Been 9 Years in Prison, Warns Judge
By Leila Katibah SANTA BARBARA, CA - Anthony Jewal Garibay, IV, at the end of a probation hearing here in ...
By Leila Katibah SANTA BARBARA, CA - Anthony Jewal Garibay, IV, at the end of a probation hearing here in Santa Barbara County Superior Court Friday, was found guilty of violating the terms of his pro ...
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Judge Dismisses No Camping Case When Man Finds Apartment
Judge Dismisses No Camping Case When Man Finds Apartment
By Hannah Adams SANTA BARBARA, CA – Santa Barbara Superior Court Judge Dean Dadona dismissed a charge aga ...
By Hannah Adams SANTA BARBARA, CA – Santa Barbara Superior Court Judge Dean Dadona dismissed a charge against a man here last week when the accused simply found an apartment. About one year ago, the m ...
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Man Faces Competency Confusion and Virtual Issues in Court
Man Faces Competency Confusion and Virtual Issues in Court
By Angelina Sang SANTA BARBARA, CA –An accused here—with an alleged long history with crime and mental co ...
By Angelina Sang SANTA BARBARA, CA –An accused here—with an alleged long history with crime and mental competency—had a pretrial hearing here this week in Santa Barbara County Superior Court via Zoom, ...
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Judge Revokes Probation, Sets High Bail for Veteran Repeat Offender, Who Reacts Violently
Judge Revokes Probation, Sets High Bail for Veteran Repeat Offender, Who Reacts Violently
By Angelina Sang SANTA BARBARA, CA – Santa Barbara County Superior Court Judge Raimundo J. Montes de Oca ...
By Angelina Sang SANTA BARBARA, CA – Santa Barbara County Superior Court Judge Raimundo J. Montes de Oca Tuesday revoked the probation of a veteran with a long history of serious criminal activity and ...
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PD Argues ‘Conflict of Interest’ with Earlier Judge – New Judge Reduces Bail for Murder Suspect
PD Argues ‘Conflict of Interest’ with Earlier Judge – New Judge Reduces Bail for Murder Suspect
By Aryal Aglugub SANTA BARBARA, CA - Carlos Zavala, charged with murder, involuntary manslaughter, and us ...
By Aryal Aglugub SANTA BARBARA, CA - Carlos Zavala, charged with murder, involuntary manslaughter, and use of a deadly weapon, was released from custody Wednesday on reduced bail here in Santa Barbara ...
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Accused Not at All Happy after Judge Denies Request to be Released with Supervision
Accused Not at All Happy after Judge Denies Request to be Released with Supervision
By Isabelle Brady SANTA BARBARA, CA – The accused wasn’t at all a happy camper here Tuesday when Santa Ba ...
By Isabelle Brady SANTA BARBARA, CA – The accused wasn’t at all a happy camper here Tuesday when Santa Barbara County Superior Court Judge Raimundo Montes de Oca denied his request to be released unde ...
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Jury Question Slows Down Trial of Pro Se Accused of Felony
Jury Question Slows Down Trial of Pro Se Accused of Felony
By Keana Fortier-Sauray SANTA BARBARA, CA – During an ongoing trial here in Santa Barbara County Superio ...
By Keana Fortier-Sauray SANTA BARBARA, CA – During an ongoing trial here in Santa Barbara County Superior Court for Sterling Paul Ranft, the jury is at a standstill until the court clarifies whether ...
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Attempted Kidnapper Pleads Guilty, Sentenced to 7 Years
Attempted Kidnapper Pleads Guilty, Sentenced to 7 Years
By Michele Chadwick SANTA BARBARA, CA - Less than two months after an attempted kidnapping outside of UC ...
By Michele Chadwick SANTA BARBARA, CA - Less than two months after an attempted kidnapping outside of UC Santa Barbara’s dorm Santa Catalina, Judge Pauline Maxwell of the Santa Barbara County Superior ...
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Man Asks to Represent Himself, but Judge Refuses, Doubts Competency
Man Asks to Represent Himself, but Judge Refuses, Doubts Competency
By Noe Herrera SANTA BARBARA, CA – Mario Rene Krejdovsky, facing felony charges here Tuesday, repeatedly ...
By Noe Herrera SANTA BARBARA, CA – Mario Rene Krejdovsky, facing felony charges here Tuesday, repeatedly requested that Santa Barbara County Superior Court Judge Brian Hill allow him to represent hims ...
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Defendants with History of Drug Use Obtain Different Outcomes – 1 to Jail, Other to Treatment
Defendants with History of Drug Use Obtain Different Outcomes – 1 to Jail, Other to Treatment
By Darling Gonzalez SANTA BARBARA, CA – In Santa Barbara County Superior Court Dept. 6 last week, Judge P ...
By Darling Gonzalez SANTA BARBARA, CA – In Santa Barbara County Superior Court Dept. 6 last week, Judge Pauline Maxwell ruled very differently on two separate hearings for people with drug use violati ...
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Man Wants Alcohol Monitoring Device Removed after It Broke Several Times – Judge Disagrees
Man Wants Alcohol Monitoring Device Removed after It Broke Several Times – Judge Disagrees
By Aryal Aglugub SANTA BARBARA, CA – Arian Eteghaei has been in a series of scrapes with law enforcement ...
By Aryal Aglugub SANTA BARBARA, CA – Arian Eteghaei has been in a series of scrapes with law enforcement over the past few years, including some serious felonies—he was in Santa Barbara County Superio ...
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Suspect Released from Custody Despite $17,000 Warrant Filed against Him in Different County
Suspect Released from Custody Despite $17,000 Warrant Filed against Him in Different County
By Shady Gonzales SANTA BARBARA, CA - Hugo Calleros appeared in the Santa Barbara County Superior Court h ...
By Shady Gonzales SANTA BARBARA, CA - Hugo Calleros appeared in the Santa Barbara County Superior Court here this week, hoping a little trouble in another county wouldn’t prevent him from being releas ...
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Messy Arraignment Ends with a Compassionate Release Proposal
Messy Arraignment Ends with a Compassionate Release Proposal
By Hannah Adams SANTA BARBARA, CA - Judge Brian Hill oversaw the arraignment of Santana Hellasandros, and ...
By Hannah Adams SANTA BARBARA, CA - Judge Brian Hill oversaw the arraignment of Santana Hellasandros, and although the hearing here in Santa Barbara County Superior Court last Friday was messy, after ...
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Man to Stand Trial after Entering UC Santa Barbara Area Home Occupied by 13 Women – Claims Government Sent Him
Man to Stand Trial after Entering UC Santa Barbara Area Home Occupied by 13 Women – Claims Government Sent Him
By Joshua Cenzano SANTA BARBARA, CA – Taylor Lee Stewart appeared at his preliminary hearing in Santa Bar ...
By Joshua Cenzano SANTA BARBARA, CA – Taylor Lee Stewart appeared at his preliminary hearing in Santa Barbara County Superior Court Monday, charged with allegedly burglarizing a house occupied by at l ...
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Son of Neighbor’s Caregiver Charged with Attempted Murder, Elder Abuse, Kidnapping
Son of Neighbor’s Caregiver Charged with Attempted Murder, Elder Abuse, Kidnapping
By Joshua Cenzano SANTA BARBARA, CA – Josue Emanuel Torres, after his preliminary hearing here in Santa B ...
By Joshua Cenzano SANTA BARBARA, CA – Josue Emanuel Torres, after his preliminary hearing here in Santa Barbara County Superior Court Monday, faces a trial on four felony counts after allegedly breaki ...
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Judge Agrees to DUI Plea Offer for No Contest Plea, with 90 Days in Jail
Judge Agrees to DUI Plea Offer for No Contest Plea, with 90 Days in Jail
By Joshua Cenzano SANTA BARBARA, CA – A woman (the Vanguard does not usually name misdemeanor suspects) p ...
By Joshua Cenzano SANTA BARBARA, CA – A woman (the Vanguard does not usually name misdemeanor suspects) pleaded no contest to charges of driving under the influence and possession of illegal narcotics ...
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