Nearly four years after Ethan Morse was falsely arrested on a murder charge, his federal civil rights trial ended Tuesday with a Merced County Sheriff’s lieutenant and a detective denying … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced sheriff’s lieutenant says he ‘stands by’ decision to arrest DA’s son for murder
A Merced County sheriff’s lieutenant testified Tuesday that a prosecutor with the state Attorney General’s Office — not sheriff’s detectives — gave the go-ahead to arrest District Attorney Larry Morse’s … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced detective testifies he had probable cause to arrest DA’s son on murder charge
A Merced County Sheriff’s detective testified Thursday in the Ethan Morse’s federal civil rights trial he had probable cause to arrest District Attorney Larry Morse’s son in July 2014 in … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced DA’s son accuses police of false arrest. But a lawyer says the arrest was valid
Nearly four years after Ethan Morse was declared innocent of murder charges, he and his lawyers were in a Fresno courtroom on Wednesday to repair his reputation and to accuse … Click to Continue »
Read More »Suspects admit to 2016 slaying of Los Banos man, DA’s Office says
Four family members have been convicted in connection with the 2016 slaying of 35-year-old Los Banos resident Rene Cruz Sandoval. The defendants in the case were Tony Lujan III, 27 … Click to Continue »
Read More »Ex-Merced detective resigns after being accused of embezzlement, DA’s office says
The veteran investigator for the Merced Police Department who has been accused of embezzling money from the police union resigned Friday, according to the Merced County District Attorney’s Office. Former … Click to Continue »
Read More »Ex-Los Banos mayor is a wanted ‘fugitive,’ DA’s Office says
Tommy Jones, a former Los Banos mayor recently charged with bribing public officials in his capacity as a member of the city’s school board, now is considered a fugitive, the … Click to Continue »
Read More »DA’s press conference on bribery arrest
Merced County District Attorney Larry Morse II addresses the arrest of Merced Union High School trustee Greg Opinski on Monday, Aug. 29, 2016. … Click to Continue »
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