Another sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole has been handed down in the 1995 murder of an 18-year-old man in Costa Mesa that four fellow gang members have been convicted of carrying out. Already rejecting a motion for a new trial, Orange County Superior Court Judge Patrick D ... More >>
[Editor's Note: Exene Cervenka is a writer, visual artist and punk rock pioneer. The OC transplant is the lead singer for X, the Knitters and Original Sinners. Her column, Exene Says..., is her space to basically just write what's on her mind, everything from crazy life stories to political theories ... More >>
Hi Mr. Glew,I was subpoenaed to court to testify in my friend's case. I don't want to go because I know I will have to say things that will hurt them in court. What are my options? Unfortunately, you are caught between a rock and a hard place, as subpoenas are not suggestions; they ... More >>
[Summer Guide 2012/Better Call Glew!] What will happen and what you should do
What should I do if I get pulled over after one too many drinks?The first thing an officer looks for during a traffic stop, are objective signs of intoxication (OSI's), including bloodshot watery red eyes, the odor of alcohol, thick or slurred speech, flushed face, fumbling with a wallet to get the ... More >>
John Chamberlain's booking photoYou 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 Jail guard Kevin Taylor were bouncing around the guard tower insi ... More >>
Deputy Kevin TaylorOn 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 engineer awaiting trial on child pornography charges. Along with a host of loca ... More >>
ChamberlainOpening statements are expected to begin this morning in the murder trial of five jail inmates accused of beating John Chamberlain to death at Orange's Theo Lacy Facility in 2006 because they believed their fellow inmate was a child molester. Garrett Eugene Aguilar, 28, of Anaheim; S ... More >>
Paul Dean AndrewsUPDATE, MAY 25, 3:46 P.M.: A San Pedro man was sentenced today to 97 days in jail, three years probation and an order to stay away from Deborah Pauly for threatening violence against the Villa Park city councilwoman via a Facebook message. Paul Dean Andrews, 28, was slapped with ... More >>
Muzammil SiddiqiHere we go again.Organizers of February's controversial and much-blasted anti-Muslim rally in Yorba Linda have issued an ultimatum to the Orange County Human Relations Commission: rescind the Community Leader award it is presenting to Islamic Society of Orange County Imam Muzammil ... More >>
UPDATE, MARCH 28, 1:39 P.M.: The same day the third and final defendant was sentenced in the 2008 shooting death of a 22-year-old Lake Forest father, the shooter in that case lost an appeal over his confession.The California Court of Appeals, Fourth District, disagreed with the contentions of Edg ... More >>
UPDATE, MARCH 25, 4:40 P.M.: The Democratic Party of Orange County has weighed in on Villa Park City Councilwoman's Deborah Pauly's harsh remarks at an anti-Muslim rally in Yorba Linda last month. (Welcome to the party, folks!)As you might expect from a party philosophically opposite of a teabagg ... More >>
A harrowing exclusive interview with Michael Garten, who pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the jailhouse-beating case
But what's been unearthed reveals a culture of cruelty
Operation Streamline costs millions, tramples the Constitution, treats migrants like cattle, doesn't work
If you're a daughter, there are probably thousands of things you hope you'll never hear from your father.One of them might be, "I promise you that I'm not going to have sex with you."But one 18-year-old Orange County woman actually wanted her father to utter those alarming words.
How Fullerton resident Alex Bernal's 1943 battle against housing discrimination helped change the course of American civil rights
Get back to workThe United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit this morning rejected the notion that federal inmates who work must be paid "fair wages" or their constitutional rights are violated.
The life, death and final escape of Eleuterio Ramos
The life, death and final escape of Eleuterio Ramos
