Estate Of Pleasant Hill Spokesman Killed In Lafayette Truck Accident Sues Driver, Truck Company, Contractors
The family of Martin Nelis, the 54-year-old resident Pleasant Hill man who was struck and killed by a commercial truck last year while bicycling on Reliez Valley Road during his lunch break, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the truck’s driver and several related companies. According to a press release issued through Business Wire,…
Former Lamorinda Youth Soccer Coach Charged With Trying To Meet Underage Minor for Sex
Martinez, Calif. – The Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office charged 28-year-old Martinez resident Alejandro Sanchez for attempting to meet who he thought was an underage girl for sex. Earlier this year in January, Sanchez entered an online chat room and began to communicate with an undercover law enforcement officer posing as a 14-year-old girl.…
Sacramento Man Found Guilty Of 4 Murder Counts After 2017 Fatal DUI Collision
From the Contra Costa County Office of the District Attorney: Martinez, Calif. – On March 4, a Contra Costa County jury found defendant Fred Lowe of Sacramento guilty of seven felonies, including the murder of four victims from a collision caused by Lowe in 2017. After the fatal crash, Lowe fled the scene of the incident…
Martinez Resident Sentenced for Child Molestation
Martinez, Calif. – On Tuesday February 26, 2019, 21-year-old Martinez resident Aaron Mikkelsen pleaded guilty to one count of child molestation and was sentenced to six years in state prison. The sentence was handed down by the Honorable David E. Goldstein. Through his guilty plea, Mikkelsen admitted that he sexually molested a child under the age…
Martinez Man Found Guilty Of Trying To Meet Minor For Sex
From the Office of the District Attorney, Contra Costa County: On February 8, a Contra Costa County jury found defendant William Butte of Martinez guilty as charged of three felonies, including his attempt to meet a 15-year-old girl for sex. Butte, 50, communicated with who he thought was a minor on the mobile application Kik…
Concord Man Found Guilty Of Attempted Murder After Shooting Outside Wren Avenue Home
A Contra Costa County jury found defendant Guido Ginochio of Concord guilty of two felonies, including the attempted murder of the victim, following a shooting outside a Wren Avenue home on Feb. 7, 2017. In a verdict delivered Jan. 30, the jury found that Ginochio used a firearm to fire two shots into the back…
Con Fire EMS Chief Charged With Embezzlement And Possession Of Controlled Substances
Martinez, Calif. – Due to the investigation by the Martinez Police Department, the Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office charged 50-year-old Martinez resident Richard P. Stephenson with two felonies for embezzlement and two misdemeanor charges of possessing a controlled substance. The embezzlement charges relate to Mr. Stephenson stealing controlled substances belonging to the Contra Costa County…
Pittsburg Man Convicted Of 31 Felony Charges Relating To 2017 Arson Spree
Jurors this week found a 38-year-old Pittsburg man guilty of multiple arson charges in connection with a series of fires set in Antioch, Martinez, Pleasant Hill, Concord, Pittsburg, Walnut Creek, Lafayette, Brentwood and Benicia In the early months of 2017. James Bishop III was found guilty on 31 of 33 counts of arson in connection…
Martinez Resident Charged With Child Molestation And Production, Distribution And Selling Child Pornography
From the Office of the District Attorney: Martinez, Calif. – On Thursday October 25, 2018, the Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office charged 21-year-old Martinez resident Aaron Kurtis Mikkelsen with multiple felony violations including committing lewd acts with a minor under 13, producing child pornography, as well as selling and distributing child sexual abuse material online.…
Former Walnut Creek Middle School Teacher Gets 25 Years To Life For Child Molestation
From the Office of the District Attorney: Martinez, Calif. – On September 27, 2018, Michael Bartel, a 34-year-old resident of Martinez and former teacher plead guilty in Contra Costa County Superior Court to four counts of child molestation. By his guilty plea, Bartel admitted that between May 14, 2016 and November 3, 2017, he engaged in…