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Julie Harper gets another chance
Julie Harper has appeared on calendar for this coming Monday, Sept 26, set for 9 am in Dept 31 of San Diego’s North County Superior Courthouse in Vista, California. The Carlsbad housewife was convicted of shooting her husband Jason in their upstairs bedroom in 2012, while their three children were watching cartoons on television downstairs. Julie Harper was able to post $2 million bail, and became pregnant while at liberty, between her trials. The murder defendant testified at two jury trials, she claimed she was abused by her husband, and was eventually convicted of second-degree murder. Julie Harper was sentenced to 15 years to life for second-degree murder, plus 25 years to life for personal use of firearm that resulted in death — a total of 40 years to life. Since she was sent to California state prison, Julie Harper has since returned to court to appeal her sentencing, which a judge upheld. The California Inmate Locator website shows Harper is still in prison, and not eligible for parole until Aug of 2034. So perhaps Julie Harper, now 49, will next appear remotely, by video monitor, before Hon. judge Timothy Casserly.
— September 23, 2022 11:51 a.m.
Did Jennifer Ramos lie in wait for Chad Danielson?
The year before the murder, in 2019, Jennifer Mendoza Ramos was arrested several times for misdemeanors, including possession of meth and public display of a weapon. She was ordered to go to NA meetings. But she was FTA (Failure To Appear) for her subsequent court dates. Almost exactly one year before the murder, in April 2019, she was arrested for brandishing a firearm, that case was resolved with a felony plea deal before her murder trial started this month, Sept 2022. It is unclear if her prior crimes will affect her murder sentence, now set for October 21, in San Diego’s North County Superior courthouse in Vista, California.
http://www.sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2022/s…
— September 22, 2022 8:35 a.m.
Did Jennifer Ramos lie in wait for Chad Danielson?
The jury went into deliberations late Friday, Sept 16. Yesterday, Tuesday Sept 20, they declared Jennifer Mendoza Ramos, 25, guilty of first-degree murder and personal use of deadly weapon, a knife. The jury could not come to unanimous decision on whether she was guilty of "lying in wait," which could have meant Life in Prison Without Parole. Ramos is now on calendar to be sentenced the afternoon of October 21, before Honorable judge Kelly Mok, who heard trial.
— September 21, 2022 1:24 p.m.
Antifa defendants expose selves gloating over
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Deputy District Attorney Will Hopkins is one of three prosecutors handling this complicated, 11-defendant case, currently scheduled to go to trial in March 2023. Remarks by the judge and defense attorneys hint that they expect perhaps half the defendants to make plea deals before the trial date.
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— September 17, 2022 9:54 a.m.
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Erich Louis Yach might be the Antifa defendant facing the most possible years in prison. He has 3 active court cases in San Diego County, plus he allegedly committed the riot crimes while out on bail for previous felony, which could add 16 years to any other sentence. When Yach was in court on September 15, his attorney repeated his prior statements that they expect to make a plea deal for his two felony cases, so Yach's one misdemeanor-resisting-arrest case will be dismissed. Yach is next due in court on Sept 28.
http://www.sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2022/s…
— September 17, 2022 9:38 a.m.
Summer Stephan first D.A. to take on Antifa
When Antifa defendant Erich Louis Yach came into a courtroom on September 15, 2022, he used a cane and limped heavily. According to remarks by his attorney, Yach expects to make a plea deal soon for his two current, felony cases in San Diego County so that a misdemeanor "resisting arrest" case will be dismissed. Yach is next due in court Sept 28.
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— September 17, 2022 9:21 a.m.
Did Jennifer Ramos lie in wait for Chad Danielson?
A jury of 7 men and 5 women began hearing evidence this morning, Monday, September 12, 2022. Defendant Jennifer Mendoza Ramos, now 25, looks larger and more masculine than ever. She is broader of back and shoulders, and her now-short hair is pulled into a tiny ponytail resting on her neck; she wears a pale lavender man’s dress shirt and new khaki pants while seated at the defense table. Her court-appointed defense attorney admitted in his opening statements that Ramos committed a murder but he insists was second degree, and there was no “lying in wait” as the prosecutor has charged — hoping to avoid a sentence of Life Without Parole. The beautiful widow, Mrs. Joy Danielson, was the first witness. Mrs. Danielson looks half her age, and she spoke about her (now) 17 year old daughter and 14 year old son, and what they all witnessed the morning her husband was stabbed to death on their front porch. The widow went red-faced and wept when the prosecutor produced the jacket her husband wore that rainy morning, the many stab holes were stark and obvious. Trial is expected to last about a week.
http://www.sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2022/s…
— September 12, 2022 1:06 p.m.
Murder suspects hop fence near Carlsbad lagoon – updated 12-6-21
Ian Forrester Bushee, 40, pleaded guilty last week to Voluntary Manslaughter. He also admitted he had a prior strike conviction (for a prior hot-prowl burglary in another county). For those crimes, he will get 22 years. Bushee also admitted a new Residential Burglary, for which he will get 2 years and 8 months (consecutive). Bushee further admitted that he had a serious felony prior which adds 5 years. According to prosecutor Bill Mitchell, the total sentencing term is expected to be 29 years and 8 months. The prosecutor said the stabbing victim’s family was in agreement with the plea deal, and some family members are expected to speak at Bushee’s sentencing on September 16, in the Vista courthouse, before Honorable judge Robert Kearney.
— August 30, 2022 7:25 a.m.
A cop’s eye view of the January 9 encounter with Antifa
San Diego County prosecutors claim it was Samuel Howard Ogden with the walking stick, who was "de-arrested" by his Antifa comrades, when police tried to arrest him as part of the riot on January 9, 2021.
http://www.sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2022/a…
— August 24, 2022 noon
Ex-Marine accused of killing Oceanside neighbor in broad daylight
The morning of August 5, 2022, Eduardo Arriola was sentenced to Life in prison without possibility of parole. The family of the murdered victim was present, but chose not to speak again. The convicted murderer chose not to speak.
— August 5, 2022 4:01 p.m.
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Julie Harper gets another chance
Julie Harper has appeared on calendar for this coming Monday, Sept 26, set for 9 am in Dept 31 of San Diego’s North County Superior Courthouse in Vista, California. The Carlsbad housewife was convicted of shooting her husband Jason in their upstairs bedroom in 2012, while their three children were watching cartoons on television downstairs. Julie Harper was able to post $2 million bail, and became pregnant while at liberty, between her trials. The murder defendant testified at two jury trials, she claimed she was abused by her husband, and was eventually convicted of second-degree murder. Julie Harper was sentenced to 15 years to life for second-degree murder, plus 25 years to life for personal use of firearm that resulted in death — a total of 40 years to life. Since she was sent to California state prison, Julie Harper has since returned to court to appeal her sentencing, which a judge upheld. The California Inmate Locator website shows Harper is still in prison, and not eligible for parole until Aug of 2034. So perhaps Julie Harper, now 49, will next appear remotely, by video monitor, before Hon. judge Timothy Casserly.— September 23, 2022 11:51 a.m.
Did Jennifer Ramos lie in wait for Chad Danielson?
The year before the murder, in 2019, Jennifer Mendoza Ramos was arrested several times for misdemeanors, including possession of meth and public display of a weapon. She was ordered to go to NA meetings. But she was FTA (Failure To Appear) for her subsequent court dates. Almost exactly one year before the murder, in April 2019, she was arrested for brandishing a firearm, that case was resolved with a felony plea deal before her murder trial started this month, Sept 2022. It is unclear if her prior crimes will affect her murder sentence, now set for October 21, in San Diego’s North County Superior courthouse in Vista, California. http://www.sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2022/s…— September 22, 2022 8:35 a.m.
Did Jennifer Ramos lie in wait for Chad Danielson?
The jury went into deliberations late Friday, Sept 16. Yesterday, Tuesday Sept 20, they declared Jennifer Mendoza Ramos, 25, guilty of first-degree murder and personal use of deadly weapon, a knife. The jury could not come to unanimous decision on whether she was guilty of "lying in wait," which could have meant Life in Prison Without Parole. Ramos is now on calendar to be sentenced the afternoon of October 21, before Honorable judge Kelly Mok, who heard trial.— September 21, 2022 1:24 p.m.
Antifa defendants expose selves gloating over Reader cover
Deputy District Attorney Will Hopkins is one of three prosecutors handling this complicated, 11-defendant case, currently scheduled to go to trial in March 2023. Remarks by the judge and defense attorneys hint that they expect perhaps half the defendants to make plea deals before the trial date. http://www.sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2022/s…— September 17, 2022 9:54 a.m.
Antifa defendants expose selves gloating over Reader cover
Erich Louis Yach might be the Antifa defendant facing the most possible years in prison. He has 3 active court cases in San Diego County, plus he allegedly committed the riot crimes while out on bail for previous felony, which could add 16 years to any other sentence. When Yach was in court on September 15, his attorney repeated his prior statements that they expect to make a plea deal for his two felony cases, so Yach's one misdemeanor-resisting-arrest case will be dismissed. Yach is next due in court on Sept 28. http://www.sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2022/s…— September 17, 2022 9:38 a.m.
Summer Stephan first D.A. to take on Antifa
When Antifa defendant Erich Louis Yach came into a courtroom on September 15, 2022, he used a cane and limped heavily. According to remarks by his attorney, Yach expects to make a plea deal soon for his two current, felony cases in San Diego County so that a misdemeanor "resisting arrest" case will be dismissed. Yach is next due in court Sept 28. http://www.sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2022/s…— September 17, 2022 9:21 a.m.
Did Jennifer Ramos lie in wait for Chad Danielson?
A jury of 7 men and 5 women began hearing evidence this morning, Monday, September 12, 2022. Defendant Jennifer Mendoza Ramos, now 25, looks larger and more masculine than ever. She is broader of back and shoulders, and her now-short hair is pulled into a tiny ponytail resting on her neck; she wears a pale lavender man’s dress shirt and new khaki pants while seated at the defense table. Her court-appointed defense attorney admitted in his opening statements that Ramos committed a murder but he insists was second degree, and there was no “lying in wait” as the prosecutor has charged — hoping to avoid a sentence of Life Without Parole. The beautiful widow, Mrs. Joy Danielson, was the first witness. Mrs. Danielson looks half her age, and she spoke about her (now) 17 year old daughter and 14 year old son, and what they all witnessed the morning her husband was stabbed to death on their front porch. The widow went red-faced and wept when the prosecutor produced the jacket her husband wore that rainy morning, the many stab holes were stark and obvious. Trial is expected to last about a week. http://www.sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2022/s…— September 12, 2022 1:06 p.m.
Murder suspects hop fence near Carlsbad lagoon – updated 12-6-21
Ian Forrester Bushee, 40, pleaded guilty last week to Voluntary Manslaughter. He also admitted he had a prior strike conviction (for a prior hot-prowl burglary in another county). For those crimes, he will get 22 years. Bushee also admitted a new Residential Burglary, for which he will get 2 years and 8 months (consecutive). Bushee further admitted that he had a serious felony prior which adds 5 years. According to prosecutor Bill Mitchell, the total sentencing term is expected to be 29 years and 8 months. The prosecutor said the stabbing victim’s family was in agreement with the plea deal, and some family members are expected to speak at Bushee’s sentencing on September 16, in the Vista courthouse, before Honorable judge Robert Kearney.— August 30, 2022 7:25 a.m.
A cop’s eye view of the January 9 encounter with Antifa
San Diego County prosecutors claim it was Samuel Howard Ogden with the walking stick, who was "de-arrested" by his Antifa comrades, when police tried to arrest him as part of the riot on January 9, 2021. http://www.sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2022/a…— August 24, 2022 noon
Ex-Marine accused of killing Oceanside neighbor in broad daylight
The morning of August 5, 2022, Eduardo Arriola was sentenced to Life in prison without possibility of parole. The family of the murdered victim was present, but chose not to speak again. The convicted murderer chose not to speak.— August 5, 2022 4:01 p.m.