A 52-year-old Atwater woman faces possible felony charges in connection with a suspected drunken-driving crash last week, the California Highway Patrol confirmed Monday. Cynthia Black and her passenger, Douglas Black, … 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 »Turlock man faces DUI, child endangerment charges after running into traffic sign
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Read More »Charges reduced for Teen driver who livestreamed fatal crash in Merced County
The DUI charges for Obdulia Sanchez, the Stockton teen driver who livestreamed a crash that killed her younger sister, were amended Friday to reduce one of the potential sentencing enhancements … Click to Continue »
Read More »DA fought 2014 dismissal of DUI charges against suspect in Modesto sergeant’s death
Matthew David Gibbs, the Modesto resident facing homicide charges in a DUI-related crash that killed police Sgt. Mike Pershall on Tuesday evening, had a drunk-driving case dismissed in September 2014, … Click to Continue »
Read More »UC Merced advocates say ‘drop the charges’ in hookah melee involving ‘good kids’
UC Merced students and others again addressed July’s hookah lounge melee in front of the City Council on Monday. Advocates for the five men that were arrested or cited first … Click to Continue »
Read More »Criminal charges filed in deadly Merced County bus crash
The Merced County District Attorney’s Office filed four felony charges against the driver in a deadly Highway 99 bus crash last year that left four people dead and injured several … Click to Continue »
Read More »Watch deputy DA discuss charges against Obdulia Sanchez
Harold Nutt, the chief deputy district attorney for Merced County, discusses the arraignment of Obdulia Sanchez, who live-streamed the crash that killed her sister on Instagram. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced High teacher to stand trial on charges of sex with student
A Merced High School science teacher accused of having a sexual relationship with a 16-year-old female student waived his preliminary hearing on Monday and was ordered to stand trial. Blia … Click to Continue »
Read More »Bentley to stand trial for charges of raping unconscious girl
A Merced Superior Court commissioner ordered a 19-year-old man to stand trial for rape charges stemming from a summer house party in Winton where he and a teen boy played … Click to Continue »
Read More »No charges filed against Merced man following arrest in sex-crime sting
A 50-year-old Merced man will not be charged with any crime after he was arrested last month at his home as part of a sprawling two-month investigation by Merced police … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced County father faces homicide charges in connection with infant’s death
Gustine resident Andrew Sanchez, 25, was arrested Monday in Santa Nella and faces possible homicide charges in connection with the death of his 9-month-old son Maddix Ramsour. According to authorities, the infant suffered blunt force injuries at his home in Gustine, on March 5, 2015. (Photos courtesy of the Merced …
Read More »Ex-Los Banos teacher held to answer on charges of sex with high school student
A former high school teacher and police officer from Los Banos on Tuesday was ordered to stand trial for his alleged sexual relationship with a high school girl about 10 … Click to Continue »
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