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Psychiatrist: Drug-induced psychosis preceded baby Justice’s death
WOODLAND — Poisoned by methamphetamine and “crazy talk” from her fiancé, Samantha Green spiraled into a drug-induced psychosis that resulted in her baby’s demise, a forensic psychiatrist said Wednesday...
View ArticleMaintenance worker suspected of threats
Davis police arrested a maintenance worker Wednesday after he allegedly threatened a resident of the apartment complex where he works. Deputy Police Chief David Delaini said the alleged victim was in...
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Trial begins for suspect in Davis toddler’s death
WOODLAND — An anticipated four-week trial began in Yolo Superior Court last week for the man accused of fatally beating a Davis toddler back in 2014. Darnell D’Angelo Dorsey faces felony child assault...
View ArticleSecond suspect named in Woodland homicide
Woodland police have arrested another suspect in connection with a July 1 shooting that killed Woodland resident Geovanny Yabet Gomez. Daniel Jaime Vallejo, 32, of Fontana, was taken into custody...
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Forensic psychiatrist casts doubt on Green’s story
WOODLAND — It was jealousy over her fiancé’s suspected infidelity, and not a drug-induced psychosis, that spurred Samantha Green to go to the Knights Landing slough where her son later died, a forensic...
View ArticleFur starts flying as firefighters rescue cats
Everyone’s heard of firefighters rescuing cats of out trees. But what about a chimney? That was the situation at hand Saturday, when two UC Davis students moving into a home on Sycamore Lane opened...
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Attorneys deliver closing arguments in baby Justice murder trial
WOODLAND — Samantha Green caused the death of her 19-day-old son Justice on Feb. 24, 2015 — on that point both the prosecution and defense agree. But whether she should be convicted of second-degree...
View ArticleFifth arrest made in Woodland homicide
Woodland police announced Thursday a fifth arrest in connection with an Aug. 30 stabbing homicide. Malinda Collins, 35, of Woodland, was arrested Tuesday by detectives from the Yolo County Gang Task...
View ArticleArson activity in Woodland leads to arrest
California Highway Patrol officers arrested a 47-year-old woman Thursday after she allegedly set several fires at a Woodland intersection. Maria Louise Martinez came to the CHP’s attention at about...
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Jury finds mother guilty of murder in baby’s death
WOODLAND — Samantha Green acted recklessly, intentionally and with conscious disregard to her 19-day-old baby’s life when she took him into the bitterly cold Knights Landing slough while high on...
View ArticleLawyers offer dueling theories for Davis toddler’s death
WOODLAND — Who, or what, is responsible for the death of little Cameron Morrison? A jury of seven men and five women will spend the next four weeks hearing contrasting theories regarding that question...
View ArticleFather arrested on suspicion of shaking 7-week-old son
A 36-year-old Davis man has been arrested for allegedly shaking his 7-week-old son, causing severe head trauma that has left the infant in critical condition, Davis police announced. Victor Duarte...
View ArticleFather of injured baby enters not-guilty plea
WOODLAND — As his infant son remained hospitalized with alleged shaken-baby injuries, a Davis man pleaded not guilty to child abuse charges Tuesday in Yolo Superior Court. Victor Leonel Duarte Briones,...
View ArticleWoodland hit-and-run driver gets prison time
WOODLAND — In a courtroom filled with members of his family and that of his victim, a Woodland man received a four-year, eight-month state prison sentence Tuesday for his role as the driver in a fatal...
View ArticleWoodland woman pleads no contest in fatal Davis crash
A 27-year-old Woodland woman has pleaded no contest to causing a fatal collision while under the influence of drugs in the October 2015 death of truck driver Giuseppe Santuccio, who was struck by the...
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Trial witnesses recall Davis toddler’s final hours
WOODLAND — “Something’s wrong with Cameron.” While memories have faded over the past 2 1/2 years, two relatives of Cameron Morrison clearly recalled those four words Darnell Dorsey uttered on the night...
View ArticlePolice investigate abduction claim
A report of an alleged kidnapping received by the Davis Police Department earlier this week will be sent to the Yolo County District Attorney’s Office to determine if charges are warranted. According...
View ArticleTrial for Davis murder suspects postponed
WOODLAND — A November trial date for the six suspects in a Davis homicide was scrapped Friday after one of the defendants’ attorneys withdrew from the case. Tim Pori cited an unspecified conflict...
View ArticleDavis police bust couple on weapon charges
A routine vehicle check led to two people facing weapon-related charges, Davis police said. According to Sgt. James MacNiven, officers were patrolling the area of County Road 32A near Interstate 80 at...
View ArticleOne dead, one hurt after pedestrians struck on causeway
One person died and another suffered major injuries early Monday morning after being thrown off the Yolo Causeway bridge during a series of several collisions, according to the California Highway...
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