coast crime
Man will have to answer for alleged rape of ex-girlfriend
OCEASIDE — A Vista Superior Court judge found enough evidence Dec. 30 to order a man to stand trial for the multiple rapes of his former girlfriend. Jorge Armando Gonzalez, 26, is charged with o...
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Illegal immigrant gets prison for second DUI
ESCONDIDO — A Vista Superior Court judge Dec. 23 sentenced a repeat drunk driver to prison in connection with a recent DUI accident. Weighing Cesar Lopez’s record — two DUIs within four months...
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Alleged con-artist files motion about perceived harassment; husband enters plea
ESCONDIDO — An elderly couple accused of cheating San Diego investors of more than $1.5 million were back in Vista Superior Court on Dec. 23 for an arraignment hearing. Ronald Reiswig, 72, plead...
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Woman takes rap for more Escondido robberies
ESCONDIDO — A woman pleaded guilty Dec. 17 to two more robbery charges in connection with a series of Escondido holdups last year. Michelle Lefever, 28, pleaded guilty to the attempted robbery o...
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Man to stand trial for migrant worker slaying
OCEANSIDE — A Vista Superior Court judge found enough evidence Dec. 17 to order an Oceanside man to stand trial for the murder of his roommate , who was also his aunt’s lover. Judge Joel Pressma...
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Judge denies dual jury request; duo separated
OCEANSIDE — Superior Court Judge K. Michael Kirkman rejected a request Dec. 17 by San Diego County prosecutors to a rare dual jury trial for two men accused in the murder-for-hire killing of a f...
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Trio takes plea in drug dealer robbery case
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OCEANSIDE — A trio accused of planning the murder of an Oceanside drug dealer pleaded guilty to a lesser charge Dec. 12 in a Vista Superior Court. Maurice Green, Archie Green and Sara Saint Croix ...
Teen pleads guilty to life threatening assault
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VISTA — A young man accused of stabbing a partygoer multiple times pleaded guilty Dec. 8 as attorneys were on the verge of finalizing the jury panel for his trial. Matthew Leidle, 19, accepted a p...
Couple to stand trial for theft of millions
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ESCONDIDO — A Vista Superior Court judge on Dec. 9 found enough evidence to order an elderly couple to stand trial in connection with defrauding San Diegans of more than $1 million. Following the ...
Convicted felon takes wrap for 31-year-old slaying
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ESCONDIDO — A Nevada man convicted of a three-decades-old murder was sentenced immediately to prison following his guilty plea Dec. 3 in a Vista Superior Court. Nearly a year to the day of his arr...
Convicted murderer denied new trial
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CARLSBAD — A judge denied the request for a new trial by a man convicted of murder in connection with a fatal accident and burglary at a motions hearing Dec. 5. in a downtown San Diego Superior Cou...
Mother to stand trial for cocaine in child’s system
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CARLSBAD — A judge found enough evidence Dec. 3 at preliminary hearing in a Vista Superior Court to order a young mother to stand trial on child abuse charges after cocaine was found in her daughte...