Raul Hernandez

• Trial begins for parolee called a gang leader Published 05/24/2012 at 6:34 p.m.

  A parolee accused of being a felon in possession of a shotgun and street terrorism faces life in prison if convicted of the charges.

• Attorneys name Mark R. Pachowicz trial lawyer of year Published 05/24/2012 at 4:17 p.m.

  A Camarillo attorney was honored for his victory in a lawsuit against the district attorney and county.

• Camarillo man shot by deputy after pursuit to stand trial Published 05/23/2012 at 4:03 p.m.

  Darrell Stevens Walkley will stand trial on a charge of felony assault with a deadly weapon on a peace officer, a judge decided.

• Judge says enough evidence exists to try man in attempted murder Published 05/22/2012 at 8:05 p.m.

  A judge found enough evidence to hold a man for trial on a charge that he tried to kill his sister.

• Oxnard man to stand trial in parking dispute stabbing Updated 05/22/2012 at 9:13 p.m.

  Victor Ramirez of Oxnard is accused of stabbing a man during a parking dispute last year.

• Russell Takasugi pleads no contest in second theft case Published 05/22/2012 at 6:15 p.m.

  Russell Takasugi, a former Simi Valley attorney, faces prison time for stealing from the estate of an elderly client.

• Ex-bookkeeper sentenced to jail for stealing from employer Published 05/18/2012 at 8:06 p.m.

  The former bookkeeper of a Camarillo engineering firm on Friday was sentenced to more than three years in prison for stealing more than $100,000 from the company.

• Oxnard man convicted of 43 felony counts of sexual abuse Published 05/18/2012 at 8:03 p.m.

  Joe Richard Maldonado faces life in prison when he is sentenced for sexually abusing six boys.

• Motion to remove judge from Joshua Packer case denied Updated 05/16/2012 at 6:48 p.m.

  Ventura County Superior Court Judge Patricia Murphy told Joshua Packer's lawyer that a motion to remove her from the case should have been brought up when Packer appeared in court last week.

• Man who killed parents asks to be released from mental hospital Published 05/15/2012 at 5:37 p.m.

  A man who killed his parents in Santa Paula 36 years ago asks to be released from a state mental hospital.

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