2014

Articles from 2014

Los Banos Homicide Hearing Delayed After Two Witnesses Testify
MERCED - A homicide case from 2010 was postponed again this week after two witnesses testified during a preliminary hearing in Merced County Superior Court. Carlos Anthony Gallegos, 29, of Salinas, ...

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Trial Set in Los Banos Homicide Case
MERCED - A trial was scheduled Thursday for a man charged with killing a Los Banos resident in 2010. Carlos Anthony Gallegos, 29, of Salinas, has pleaded not guilty to to murder and carjacking in the ...

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South Dos Palos Gang Slaying Case Goes To Jury
MERCED - Closing arguments were heard Tuesday in the case against a Dos Palos teenager charged with killing a rival gang member last year. Ryan O. Suarez, 16, has pleaded not guilty to killing John ...

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Witness Identifies Defendant as Gunman in Dos Palos Park Slaying
MERCED - The key witness in a gang-related homicide trial testified Wednesday that the teenage defendant opened fire in a South Dos Palos park, stood over the fallen body of John Cordero-Juarez and ...

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Los Banos Man Get 7 Years in DUI Death
Justin Nappi, 22, reads a statement before being sentenced Thursday to seven years in a state prison for the 2012 DUI death of Jayden Thomas, 10. LOS BANOS - Justin Nappi was sentenced in a Los Banos ...

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Bail Raised on Suspects in Case of Assault on Merced Police Officers
MERCED - Two men charged with assaulting Merced police officers last month returned to jail Thursday after a judge increased their bail at a hearing in Merced County Superior Court. Judge Marc A. ...

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First Trial in Urn Theft Case Set For Next Week
MERCED - Two men accused of stealing nine urns filled with human remains are scheduled to appear today in Merced Superior Court. Marc Reid, 55, is scheduled to go to trial Tuesday before Judge Mark V. ...

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