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Cold Case Breaks After 20 Years as Man Pleads Guilty to 2005 Murder

Thursday, July 3

Man Convicted in 20 Year Old Cold CasePhillip Gregory Frase, 77, pleaded guilty to the 2005 killing of Patricia Joseph at the Siskiyou County Superior Court on July 1st, bringing to close a two decades-long investigation by the Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office.On July 17th,... Read More.

Woman Pleads Guilty to First-Degree Arson in St. Francis Hotel Fire

Friday, June 13

Tahnee Willow Orr, 39, from Susanville, has pleaded guilty to first-degree arson for her involvement in the November 1, 2024, fire that destroyed the St. Francis Hotel and the adjacent Utopia Management office. This plea includes a multiple-structure enhancement, which indicates the severity of... Read More.

Chico Man Pleads No Contest to Arson Charge in Bidwell Mansion Fire

Wednesday, February 5

Kevin Alexander Carlson, 30, of Chico, is set to enter a no contest plea in Butte County Superior Court to a felony charge of arson of a structure with the use of an accelerant, as announced by Butte County District Attorney Mike Ramsey. Carlson... Read More.

Plumas County Dispatcher Pleads Not Guilty to Embezzlement Charges

Friday, April 19

Former Plumas County Dispatcher Cassandra Lavely pleaded not guilty to three felony embezzlement charges. The accusations involve misappropriating funds, over $20,000, from the Sheriff’s Employees Association’s accounts designated for underprivileged children’s gifts. Lavely's arrest on April 12 led to her arraignment this week.Assistant DA... Read More.

Former College Professor Pleads Guilty to Arson Charges in Connection with Dixie Fire

Wednesday, February 7

Nearly three years later, the former college professor arrested for starting fires behind firefighters battling the Dixie fire pleads guilty. The ex-professor Gary Stephan Maynard once taught at a number of California schools, including Sonoma State University, where he lectured on criminal justice, cults, and... Read More.

Aryan Brotherhood Member Pleads Guilty to 2018 Murder at HDSP in Ongoing Federal Racketeering Case

Friday, January 19

In a significant development tied to a racketeering case filed in 2019, Jason Corbett, 51, hailing from Butte County, has pleaded guilty to murder in aid of racketeering in connection to the California Aryan Brotherhood prison gang. The gang, implicated in racketeering activities spanning... Read More.

Plumas Sheriffs Again Pleads Supervisors Prioritize Funding for Sheriff’s Office

Tuesday, March 21

During a meeting on March 14th, Plumas County's Sheriff Todd Johns once again appealed to the Board of Supervisors for additional funding to fill the 20 open vacancies in his department. According to Johns, the lack of funding has made recruiting staff for dispatch,... Read More.

Stories tagged with: pleads

Cold Case Breaks After 20 Years as Man Pleads Guilty to 2005 Murder

Woman Pleads Guilty to First-Degree Arson in St. Francis Hotel Fire

Chico Man Pleads No Contest to Arson Charge in Bidwell Mansion Fire

Plumas County Dispatcher Pleads Not Guilty to Embezzlement Charges

Former College Professor Pleads Guilty to Arson Charges in Connection with Dixie Fire

Aryan Brotherhood Member Pleads Guilty to 2018 Murder at HDSP in Ongoing Federal Racketeering Case

Plumas Sheriffs Again Pleads Supervisors Prioritize Funding for Sheriff’s Office

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