Woman who called in Camp Roberts bomb threat gets probation
A woman who called in a bomb threat targeting Camp Roberts will avoid spending more time in jail and instead serve three years of probation. Read More …
Tag: San Luis Obispo Superior Court
DUI driver avoids murder conviction, found guilty of manslaughter
Following multiple days of deliberations, a San Luis Obispo jury convicted an Arvin man Wednesday of felony manslaughter, but not murder, for causing a 2016 crash on the Cuesta grade that killed a 16-year-old girl. Read More …
Man sentenced to 12 years in prison for attacking SLO County Jail guard
A Nipomo man was sentenced Thursday to 12-years in prison for assaulting a San Luis Obispo County Jail correctional deputy earlier this year, an incident that left the guard with a broken nose and other major injuries. Read More …
Dave Congalton files lawsuit against driver who struck him
KVEC radio talk show host Dave Congalton has filed a lawsuit against the driver who crashed into him while he was walking in San Luis Obispo two months ago.
On June 30, Congalton was walking to the “Families Together March” when a vehicle crashed into him at the intersection of Marsh and Chorro streets Read More …
Oceano man gets 40 years to life in prison over deadly sucker punch
An Oceano man received a prison sentence of 40 years to life Thursday for committing a deadly assault that took place outside an Arroyo Grande bar in 2014. Read More …
DUI driver tossed beer cans out of car
A DUI murder trial began Monday with multiple witnesses testifying that a driver and one of his passengers were tossing beer cans out of their car while their 16-year-old female friend lay dying in the roadway on the Cuesta Grade. Read More …
Gloria Allred files suit over Nipomo wrestling coach allegedly abusing girl
Renowned feminist lawyer Gloria Allred has filed suit on behalf of a Nipomo High School student who was allegedly abused by one of the school’s former wrestling coaches. Read More …
SLO judge stalls removal of pot plants from California Valley
In a potentially precedent-setting case, a San Luis Obispo judge ruled Thursday that SLO County was justified in finding that a pot grower was violating local code by operating a farm in the California Valley, but officials have been temporarily barred from removing the plants. Read More …
SLO High grad avoids more jail time for computer lab fire
One of the three former San Luis Obispo High School students who was accused of burning down the campus computer lab received a sentence Monday that will allow him to avoid spending more time behind bars if he complies with his probation requirements. Read More …
Investigator uncovers untrue testimony in CalCoastNews libel case
Shortly after waste hauler Charles Tenborg received a “notice of violation” from a state agency, CalRecycle, charging that he “repeatedly made false statements” to fraudulently obtain more than $34,000 in tax dollars, Tenborg admitted the transgression and in February 2017 wrote a check to reimburse the state. Read More …