Redding police initially denied a public records request for body camera footage from Daniel Maher’s arrest. With legal help, Shasta Scout obtained the video, which shows officers using several forms of force on Maher, who was later diagnosed with broken ribs.
Today in Shasta County Superior Court, 64-year-old Roger Neil Schmidt Sr. pled guilty to charges of murder and sexual assault filed by the Shasta District attorney’s office earlier this year, four decades after the crimes were committed.
A report by the Shasta Equal Justice Coalition used law enforcement data to examine racial and other demographic disparities in the county’s legal system.
Addressing recent allegedly racially-motivated crimes and incidents, California’s Commission on the State of Hate held a forum with local leadership to discuss the harms of discrimination.
As the county moves forward with preliminary steps toward what could one day be a three-part correctional campus located off Eastside Road in Redding, neighbors voiced their concerns during a tense public meeting. The city hopes to rezone the land, which was recently leased by the county, to allow for a facility to be built.
Local police participated in a drug raid. The feds had coordinated beforehand to have ICE take cannabis farm workers into custody in Medford.
Just days after the death of Michael Kennith Jorgenson, Jason Driskell was released from custody and died shortly thereafter in a local hospital, according to the Sheriff.
While DUI fatalities surge, a CalMatters investigation finds state leaders have shown little willingness to address the issue.
Michael Kennith Jorgenson was 24 years old. Like most who die in-custody, he was still awaiting trial.
Timothy Ray Thompson is facing 17 charges, including assault with a firearm and special hate crime enhancement. In court last week a judge ruled that he will be held to answer on all charges. He has not yet entered a plea.
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