A Bakersfield College student and farmworker who was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement after publicly reading a poem critical of the agency was released Monday afternoon after two NFL players and immigration advocacy organizations posted his bail. After ICE arrested Jose Bello on May 15, his bond was set …
Read More »Merced mom whose toddler ingested suspected meth posts bail, released from jail
A 14-month-old Merced girl who ingested methamphetamine over the weekend has been transported to a hospital in the Bay Area, according to officials with the Merced Police Department. “As soon … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced police say he left the scene after killing a girl. A judge lowered his bail
The bail amount for a Merced County man accused of striking a girl with his car and then fleeing the scene was cut by more than half on Thursday. Isaac … Click to Continue »
Read More »Bail reduced for man accused of killing Merced 3-year-old
A Merced mother reacts on Thursday, Jan. 18, 2018, to a judge’s decision to lower the bail for a Livingston man accused of killing her 3-year-old with a car and fleeing. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Teen who live-streamed fatal crash to face drug test. Asks for lower bail.
A Merced County judge on Tuesday refused to change bail for the Stockton teen who live-streamed a fatal crash that killed her sister near Los Banos. Merced County Judge Ronald … Click to Continue »
Read More »Charges added, bail reduced for driver of fatal live-streamed Merced County crash
Obdulia Sanchez pleaded not guilty to manslaughter, DUI and child endangerment charges Wednesday morning in connection to a livestreamed vehicle crash that killed her sister, according to court documents. Prosecutors … Click to Continue »
Read More »Los Banos suspect charged with murder, denied bail
The suspect arrested for last week’s homicide of a 21-year-old Los Banos man was charged Monday with premeditated murder. Merced County Judge Harry Jacobs on Monday denied bail to 30-year-old … Click to Continue »
Read More »Los Banos teacher arrested in child porn case working to bail out of jail
A Los Banos elementary school teacher arrested on suspicion of possessing child pornography plans to post $ 20,000 bail after his arraignment, he said Friday during his first court appearance. Ernesto … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced man charged with raping unconscious teen asks judge to cut his bail
A 19-year-old man accused of playing rock, paper, scissors to determine who would first rape an unconscious teen at a party was denied a bail reduction this week in Merced … Click to Continue »
Read More »Ex-Los Banos priest facing second child porn case asks for bail in Merced County
Robert Gamel, the former head of a Los Banos Catholic parish who was convicted last year of child pornography possession, appeared in court Friday to answer new child pornography allegations. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Bay Area man accused of murdering woman found in trash bin may be free on bail this week
A Merced Superior Court judge on Tuesday agreed to reset bail for a San Francisco man who is accused of murdering a Chinese woman involved in human trafficking and dumping … Click to Continue »
Read More »Bail raised to $1M for mother accused of abduction
The mother caught trying to cross the Canadian border with her Merced daughters was arrested in San Francisco and booked into the John Latorraca Correctional Center in the early morning … Click to Continue »
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