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Man found guilty of molesting niece
OCEANSIDE — A San Diego jury on May 26 convicted a 28-year-old man for molesting his niece while the girl was visiting her grandmother’s house in Oceanside. After nearly four full days of delibe...
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Man to stand trial for shooting rampage and police chase
ESCONDIDO — A 26-year-old man charged with firing on police officers as he led them on a pursuit through North County in March will have to stand trial on charges relating to the altercation, a ...
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Gardner gets life for murdering Dubois and King
SAN DIEGO — “Look at me!” Kelly King demanded of John Gardner before she addressed him May 14 in San Diego Superior Court. Gardner glanced up at the heartbroken woman briefly, but then quickl...
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Accused migrant killer maybe mentally unfit
OCEANSIDE — An Oceanside man accused of murdering his aunt’s lover will undergo a psychological evaluation to determine if he is mentally fit to stand trial, a San Diego Superior Court judge rul...
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La Costa man found guilty of murdering ex-girlfriend
CARLSBAD — Despite Jonathan French’s contention that the murder of his ex-girlfriend was unmethodical, it may have been a simple equation that led jurors to believe the slaying was premeditated,...
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Roommate takes stand in five-year-old murder case
OCEANSIDE — A former housemate of a 24-year-old woman who was murdered and then dismembered came clean April 28 about his time in the Oceanside residence. In the winter of 2005, Liko Hussey was ...
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Clothing store thief facing life in prison
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CARLSBAD — A clothing store manager testified April 29 about a robbery that could land a convicted felon in prison for life. Yvette Slattery, a manager at The Gap located in Carlsbad Premium Outlet...
La Costa man testifies about slaying court reporter
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CARLSBAD — A 41-year-old man accused of murdering his on-again, off-again girlfriend last summer in her Carlsbad home by slitting her throat testified he was “beyond angry” when he lost control of ...
Gardner pleads guilty to killing King and Dubois
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SAN DIEGO — Convicted sex offender John Albert Gardner III admitted April 16 to killing two North County teenagers. At a hearing in a downtown San Diego Superior Courtroom, Gardner pleaded guilty ...
O’side sergeant discusses one of the city’s oldest gangs
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OCEANSIDE — “God loves you Primo. And I love you too,” said Martin Englebrecht as a family member prepared to testify against him recently during his attempted murder trial. On April 15, Oceanside...
Son incompetent to stand trial for mother’s murder
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SOLANA BEACH — A 28-year-old man accused of killing and dismembering his mother in January in her Solana Beach home is mentally incompetent to stand trial, a San Diego Superior Court judge ruled Ap...
O’side gang member on trial for shooting at group of teens
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OCEANSIDE — A teenager was mistakenly gunned down by his neighbor during a gang retaliatory attack nearly three years ago, a prosecutor said April 5 during her opening arguments in the attempted mu...