2 Convicted in Fatal Shooting at World Cup Viewing Party
A man who fatally shot another man during a fight at a World Cup viewing party at a National City restaurant last year was convicted Thursday of second-degree murder and assault with a deadly weapon. A...
View Article12-Year Prison Term for Man who Beat Cousin to Death
A man who beat his 23-year-old cousin to death with a piece of wood at the defendant’s home on the Campo Indian Reservation was sentenced Tuesday to 12 years in state prison. Patrick Joseph Pablo, 49,...
View ArticleMan Arrested in Fatal Carmel Valley Car Crash
A motorist involved in a Torrey Highlands-area traffic crash that killed a 61-year-old woman was behind bars Thursday on suspicion of DUI and vehicular manslaughter, authorities said. Anthony Perez...
View ArticleNonagenarian Charged with Manslaughter in Woman’s Death
A 92-year-old woman was charged with a misdemeanor count of vehicular manslaughter for the death of another woman who was struck by the defendant’s vehicle in a parking lot in La Jolla, the City...
View ArticleSeven-Year Prison Term for Man Who Fatally Stabbed Father-in-Law
A man who fatally stabbed his father-in-law after the defendant’s pregnant wife told him that her father had molested her as a child was sentenced Friday to seven years in state prison. Joseph Henry...
View ArticleWoman Pleads Guilty to Crash That Killed Mother
A woman who was driving drunk when her vehicle slammed into two parked cars and a dumpster in Clairemont, killing her mother, pleaded guilty Friday to gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated....
View ArticleInmate, 33, Found Dead in California Prison
A 33-year-old inmate serving a 13-year-sentence for a voluntary manslaughter conviction in San Diego County was pronounced dead Friday morning after being found unresponsive in his cell. Gordon Rowell...
View ArticleState Probes ‘Suspicious’ Death of Man Jailed in San Diego Case
The death of a 33-year-old inmate serving a 13-year-sentence for a voluntary manslaughter conviction in San Diego County is being investigated as suspicious, pending the outcome of a coroner’s...
View ArticleDUI Driver Whose Crash Killed 3 Convicted of Manslaughter
A drunken driver who crashed his SUV on a freeway transition ramp, killing three of his five passengers, was convicted Tuesday of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and DUI charges, but...
View ArticleAccused of Killing Ex-Mission Bay Principal, Driver Faces DUI Trial
A motorist accused of driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs and running down a community activist removing graffiti in Mission Beach must stand trial on gross vehicular manslaughter while...
View ArticleRepeat DUI Offender Pleads Guilty to Pala Manslaughter
A repeat DUI offender who drove drunk and caused a head-on collision near Pala last summer that killed the other driver, then fled the scene, pleaded guilty Tuesday to gross vehicular manslaughter...
View ArticleFireball Whisky-Drinking Driver Pleads Guilty in Grandmother’s Death
A 21-year-old woman who drove drunk with her headlights off in Lakeside, killing a grandmother and seriously injuring the victim’s husband, pleaded guilty Tuesday to gross vehicular manslaughter while...
View ArticleMan Arrested in Fatal Carmel Valley Car Crash
A motorist involved in a Torrey Highlands-area traffic crash that killed a 61-year-old woman was behind bars Thursday on suspicion of DUI and vehicular manslaughter, authorities said. Anthony Perez...
View ArticleSuspect in Officer-Involved Shooting in El Cajon Pleads Guilty
A Colorado man who tried to run down an officer with a stolen car at the end of a chase through El Cajon, prompting a police shooting that killed a woman riding in the suspect’s car, pleaded guilty...
View ArticleDaycare Operator Wants to Withdraw Guilty Plea in Baby Shaking Death
The former operator of a Clairemont daycare facility, who pleaded guilty to shaking an 11-month-old boy, resulting in the child’s death, and hitting two of his own children, told a judge Wednesday that...
View ArticleTrial Ordered for Motorist Accused of Driving on Sidewalk, Killing Girl
A motorist accused of driving onto a sidewalk in Tierrasanta and striking two young girls, killing one and seriously injuring the other, was ordered Wednesday to stand trial on charges of gross...
View ArticleWoman Pleads Guilty to Crash That Killed Mother
A woman who was driving drunk when her vehicle slammed into two parked cars and a dumpster in Clairemont, killing her mother, pleaded guilty Friday to gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated....
View ArticleInmate, 33, Found Dead in California Prison
A 33-year-old inmate serving a 13-year-sentence for a voluntary manslaughter conviction in San Diego County was pronounced dead Friday morning after being found unresponsive in his cell. Gordon Rowell...
View ArticleState Probes ‘Suspicious’ Death of Man Jailed in San Diego Case
The death of a 33-year-old inmate serving a 13-year-sentence for a voluntary manslaughter conviction in San Diego County is being investigated as suspicious, pending the outcome of a coroner’s...
View ArticleAccused of Killing Ex-Mission Bay Principal, Driver Faces DUI Trial
A motorist accused of driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs and running down a community activist removing graffiti in Mission Beach must stand trial on gross vehicular manslaughter while...
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