After an extensive investigation, three individuals face multiple federal charges for poaching within Yosemite National Park. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/poaching809.htm
Read More »3 men charged with battery on police officers in 2017 hookah lounge melee in Merced
Criminal charges were filed Friday against three men accused of assaulting Merced police officers during a melee last year at a downtown hookah lounge that angered many and triggered protests … Click to Continue »
Read More »Driver in fatal Merced County bus crash now charged in child sex-crimes case
The case against the driver of deadly 2016 bus crash in Merced County has been put on hold while the 59-year-old Los Angeles man faces dozens of new sex crimes … Click to Continue »
Read More »Verdict expected Friday for ex-pastor from Merced charged with rape, shooting.
A verdict is expected in the trial of a Merced former pastor accused of rape of his foster daughters and the shooting of three people in 2016, according to investigators. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Woman charged with 8 felonies in crash that killed Grass Valley teens
The lone suspect in an alleged drunk driving crash that killed two Nevada Union High School students on March 25 has re-entered Merced County Jail and faces eight felonies in … Click to Continue »
Read More »Atwater man charged in third car theft in five months, investigators say.
An Atwater man has been charged with car theft for the third time in five months, the Merced County District Attorney’s Office reported on Wednesday. The office filed felony charges … Click to Continue »
Read More »These 18 contractors were charged with misdemeanors in undercover sting in Merced
More than a dozen contractors working in Merced County were cited last week for contracting without a license during a two-day undercover sting operation, the Merced County District Attorney’s Office … Click to Continue »
Read More »This is why everyone charged with a crime gets a lawyer even if you can’t afford one
The Merced County Public Defender’s Office explains the importance of the case Gideon v. Wainwright, which resulted in the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that the right to counsel is a fundamental right essential to a fair trial. … Click to Continue »
Read More »8 of 10 charged in Merced County owe free attorney to this man’s fight 55 years ago
About nine out of every 10 people charged with a felony or misdemeanor in Merced County in 2017 were not able to afford an attorney. Nearly eight of those individuals … Click to Continue »
Read More »Video shows San Joaquin officer hitting detainee. Sheriff agrees he should be charged
Prosecutors on Tuesday released a video showing a San Joaquin County Jail officer striking a cuffed detainee last August. Sheriff Steve Moore said he supported the filing of a misdemeanor … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced woman charged with injury drunken-driving crash, CHP says
A 21-year-old Merced woman appeared in court Wednesday to faces charges in connection with an alleged drunken-driving crash that badly injured two passengers in her vehicle, according to Merced County … Click to Continue »
Read More »Ex-Panoche Water District officials charged with misspending thousands in public funds
Panoche Water District officials spent more than $ 100,000 in public money to buy themselves slot machines, car repairs, and kitchen appliances, funded landscaping on at their own homes, and covered … Click to Continue »
Read More »He was tagging a Los Banos wall. Now he’s charged with a felony
A 20-year-old Los Banos man has been accused of felony vandalism in relation to multiple incidents of graffiti or other damage, according to the Merced County District Attorney’s Office. Sebastian … Click to Continue »
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