Email Author NICK SCHOU

Awards

• 2011 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published July 29, 2010

  "Don't Start a Riot"

• 2011 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published May 20, 2010

  "Will This Pot Case Get Weeded Out?"

• 2011 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published July 29, 2010

  "Crash First..."

• 2011 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published August 19, 2010

  "Murder? Are You Crazy?"

• 2008 - Southern California Journalism Awards/LA Press Club, published November 21, 2007

  "Just a Random Female"

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2011 Stories by NICK SCHOU

• Dana Rohrabacher, U.S. Congressman, Endorses Regulate Marijuana Like Wine Act

  published Sep 07, 2011

  Proving the truism that even a broken clock is right once (or maybe twice) a day, U.S. Congressman Dana Rohrabacher (R-Huntington Beach) is lending his support to a proposed bill that, as its name sug... More >>

• WeedMaps Unveils New Amazon-Friendly Android App

  published Sep 02, 2011

  General Cannabis, the Newport Beach company that owns WeedMaps, is celebrating the official launch of a new marijuana-club locating phone application. While WeedMaps has already released I-Tunes and G... More >>

• John Chamberlain Murder Trial: Victim's Injuries Similar To "High Speed" Car Crash

  published Aug 30, 2011

  After three weeks of trial, prosecutors Ebrahim Baytieh and Keith Bogardus rested their case today against five former Theo Lacy Jail inmates charged in the Oct. 5, 2006 beating death of John Chamberl... More >>

• John Chamberlain Murder Trial: "You're All Crooks"

  published Aug 29, 2011

  Maybe it was because he'd been awake for 26 hours, but Jared Petrovich, one of five Theo Lacy Jail inmates charged in the Oct. 5, 2006 murder of John Chamberlain, a prisoner suspected of being a child... More >>

• John Chamberlain Murder Trial Day Nine: "We Had to Participate"

  published Aug 25, 2011

  On December 26, 2007, Miguel Guillen found himself in an unenviable position. An illegal immigrant, he'd recently returned to Orange County after visiting his mother in Mexico City. He'd only come bac... More >>

• Jason Chapluk Gets All Chapluk-ed Up

  published August 25, 2011

  Orange County Sheriff's Deputy Jason Chapluk was visibly nervous as he sat in the witness chair last week for his last day of testimony, in the... More >>

• John Chamberlain Murder Trial Days Seven & Eight: "They Were Going to Rape Him"

  published Aug 23, 2011

  On Oct. 5, 2006, Andrew Corral, an 18-year-old who'd recently arrived at Theo Lacy Jail thanks to a probation violation, was sitting on his bunk in D-Cube of the jail's F-West barracks, when a couple ... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  John Chamberlain Murder Trial Day Six: "All Kinds of Humiliation"

  published Aug 18, 2011

  As the first full week in the trial of the bloodiest jailhouse murder in Orange County history draws to a close, one thing is clear: of all the five defendants charged in the Oct. 5, 2006 murder of Jo... More >>

• John Chamber Murder Trial Days Four & Five: "A Culture of Fear"

  published Aug 17, 2011

  Irf there's one thing both prosecutors and defense attorneys seem to agree about in the trial of five former Theo Lacy Jail inmates charged with the brutal Oct. 5, 2006 slaying of John Chamberlain, it... More >>

• John Chamberlain Murder Trial Day Three: Deputy Taylor's Partner Speaks

  published Aug 15, 2011

  You could tell that Orange County Sheriff's Deputy Jason Chapluk was nervous. Okay, maybe not as nervous as he was on that security footage from the night of Oct. 5, 2006 when he and fellow Theo Lacy ... More >>

• Pot Party! OCNORML Celebrates Eight Year Anniversary Tonight

  published Aug 12, 2011

  OCNORML, the Orange County chapter of the National Organization to Reform Marijuana Laws, is celebrating its eighth year anniversary tonight at Giovanni's Pizza in Fullerton. The event, which starts a... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Media Fail: Code Of Silence Obeyed in Brutal OC Jailhouse Murder Trial

  published Aug 11, 2011

  On Monday, Aug. 8, opening arguments began in the long-awaited trial of five Theo Lacy Jail inmates charged with the brutal October 2006 murder of John Chamberlain, a Rancho Santa Margarita software e... More >>

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  COVER STORY

  Rusty Coones and Rodrigo Requejo Are Hell Raisers

  published August 11, 2011

  * This article was modified on Aug. 15, 2011. The backroom of Illusion Motorsports is full of bikes: some are set aside like... More >>

• [UPDATED with Denial:] NO New Trial for Steve Rocco, Ex-Orange School Trustee, in Ketchup Heist

  published Aug 08, 2011

  UPDATE, AUG. 8, 8:38 A.M.: Game, set and match, The Partnershipr Steve Rocco lost his bid for retrial of his ketchup theft conviction Friday when Judge Jacki Brown refused the ex-Orange Unified School... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  [UPDATED With $10,000 Award Offer:] Philip Victor Williamson, Long Beach Murder Victim, Killed Over Medical Marijuanar

  published Aug 01, 2011

  . UPDATED, AUG. 1, 1 P.M.: The Long Beach Police Department is offering $10,000 to anyone with information that leads to the arrest of whoever is responsible for the murder of Philip Victory Wiliamson... More >>

• Fullerton Cops Involved In Death Of Kelly Thomas Back on Duty

  published Jul 29, 2011

  UPDATE, AUG. 3, 2011, 3;28 P.M.: Calls for resignation, recall in Fullerton over Thomas beating.ORIGINAL POST, JULY 29, 1 P.M.: All but one of the Fullerton police officers who were involved in the de... More >>

• Derek Salazar, OC Jail Inmate Lawsuit, Alleges Beatdown by Deputies

  published Jul 29, 2011

  A lawsuit filed yesterday by Richard P. Herman, who often represents Orange County Jail inmates alleging excessive force by deputies, claims five guards severely beat inmate Derek Salazar inside the j... More >>

• Jim Gray: Voters Wanted To Regulate Pot Like Winer

  published Jul 27, 2011

  Retired Orange County Superior Court Judge Jim Gray, Orange County's favorite anti-drug war crusader, is pushing a ballot initiative for next year that would legalize marijuana for adults in Californi... More >>

• [UPDATED W/FIRST VIDEO OF POLICE ARRESTING VICTIM:] Kelly Thomas' Officer-Involved Death Was Videotaped; Councilman Calls For Release to Public

  published Jul 25, 2011

  UPDATED, JULY 25, 8:42 A.M.: Now comes the first video of police arresting Kelly Thomas, posted on Youtube and available through Fullertonsfuture.org. You can't see much besides onlookers milling arou... More >>

• Terry Horne, Orange County Register Publisher, Announces Retirement

  published Jul 22, 2011

  According to a video posted on O.C. Metro's website today, Orange County Register publisher Terry Horne plans to retire on Sept. 30, after 35 years in the journalism business. Horne has been publisher... More >>

• [UPDATED With Conviction:] First-Ever Racist OC Register Reader Fustercluck Case Goes to Trial Today

  published Jul 21, 2011

  [UPDATE, JULY 21, 3:50 P.M.] Yesterday, a jury of his peers found Jaime Zamora Ramirez guilty of raping two women, including a teenage female employee of his dry cleaning business. According to thi... More >>

• Garden Grove To Marijuana Clubs: You're Welcome Here

  published Jul 20, 2011

  Bucking the trend of Orange County cities who are doing everything they can to shut down medical marijuana clubs within their borders, Garden Grove is taking the opposite tack. Instead of suing the cl... More >>

• Infamous Surf City Toxic Dumpsite Now Slightly Less Toxic

  published Jul 19, 2011

  Conveniently located across the street from Huntington Beach's Hamilton Edison High School and surrounded by homes, the Ascon-Nesi Hazardous Waste Dumpsite has for decades reigned as one of Southern C... More >>

• 420 Times Expands Circulation to Orange County

  published Jul 18, 2011

  Starting with this month's issue, which hit the streets on July 15, The 420 Times, Southern California's premiere glossy magazine dedicated to "alternative healing," will finally be available in Orang... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Fullerton Cops Close Cannabis Club Near Elementary School

  published Jul 15, 2011

  Apparently Derek Gonzalez didn't get the memo that the city of Fullerton doesn't allow medical marijuana dispensaries inside city limits. Whether or not he did, the 21-year-old owner of The Green Parr... More >>