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By Rob Kuznia
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Saturday, April 28 2007 |
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The attorney for the 14-year-old boy accused of slaying another teenager on State Street asked prosecutors on Friday to reconsider the decision to charge him as an adult and asserted there is reason to believe police had the wrong suspect. |
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By Tom Schultz
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Saturday, April 21 2007 |
A former Santa Barbara day care operator who pleaded no contest earlier this year to four felony counts of child abuse testified this week that she may have gone too far when she locked her adopted children in their rooms, but that she did it for their own protection.
Sylvia Jovanna Vasquez, 51, highlighted her efforts to find expert mental health help for three of her four kids who severely suffer from reactive attachment disorder. Her statements followed those of more than a half dozen witnesses who have testified on her behalf.
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By Tom Schultz
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Friday, April 20 2007 |
A Santa Barbara Police detective on Thursday testified to what he described as cooperative -- yet inconsistent -- statements Ernesto Botello made after he struck and killed 12-year-old Jake Boysel with his SUV last September.
Botello faces a single count of misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter, a charge, which if he is convicted, could bring him up to one year in County Jail.
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By Tom Schultz
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Thursday, April 19 2007 |
The Santa Barbara motorist accused of striking and killing 12-year-old Jake Boysel as he bicycled to school last September raised his right arm toward a bright morning sun an instant before the collision, an eyewitness testified Wednesday.
Ernest Botello, 24, is charged with misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter in the case before Superior Court Judge Clifford Anderson. If convicted, he could could face up to one year in County Jail.
At issue in this trial is whether Botello was blinded by the sun and, if so, whether careless driving caused the boy's death.
Testimony in the case, expected to last through next week, is scheduled to resume today.
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By Barney McManigal
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Wednesday, April 18 2007 |
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Capping his first 100 days in office, Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown on Wednesday announced progress on two of the region’s most pressing problems -- jail over-crowding and gang violence. Brown -- who took office Jan. 9 after pledging action on a five-point plan during last year’s campaign -- launched a blue-ribbon panel to explore available jail alternatives and unveiled plans to deploy anti-gang teams in both the North County and South Coast. At an informal news conference that harkened back to the heated contest against former Sheriff Jim Anderson, Brown signaled that he had reached his goals: “I am pleased to report today that we have made some significant advances in all areas of the five point plan.” |
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