A former Los Banos priest was sentenced to four years in state prison on Thursday, Feb. 8, 2018, for possessing child pornography. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Atwater man receive life sentence for 2013 murders
Jose Luis Botello of Atwater, appears before Judge Ronald W. Hansen during his sentencing hearing in the Merced County Superior Courthouse in Merced, Calif., on Friday, Jan. 19, 2018. Botello was sentenced to two consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole for the murders of 16-year-old Samantha Parreira and …
Read More »Merced judge gives max sentence to child molester
Lonnie Lee Poslof Jr., 37, was sentenced Monday in Merced Superior Court to 27 years to life in prison for committing three counts of lewd and lascivious acts with a child and one … Click to Continue »
Read More »Gustine dad cuts plea deal in infant’s death, avoiding potential life sentence
Andrew Sanchez, the Gustine father found not guilty earlier this year of killing his 9-month-old son, accepted a plea deal on Tuesday that will set him free from jail in … Click to Continue »
Read More »He escaped from Atwater prison for about 24 hours. It may add years to his sentence
The inmate who escaped U.S. Penitentiary Atwater in May has been indicted, the U.S. Attorney’s Office reported Thursday. Guaymar Cabrera-Hernandez, 26, escaped the prison around 8:30 p.m. May 12, and … Click to Continue »
Read More »Madera man’s death sentence upheld in double-murder revenge killing
Pedro Rangel Jr. and son Pedro III convicted of 1995 killings Only the elder Rangel got death sentence Son died in October 2012 at age 37 … Click to Continue »
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