The Shasta District Attorney’s Office has filed 12 charges against McCain. His charge of murder includes a special allegation that he killed his wife to prevent her from testifying against him in court. McCain pleaded not guilty to all charges today and remains in jail without bail.
Nikki Cheng Saelee-McCain went missing in May 2024 and is believed dead. During a press conference today the Sheriff’s Office announced that her husband, Tyler McCain was just arrested for murder. New details of the investigation were made public today.
After a spate of recent hate crimes and incidents in the North State, Arch Collaborative is reminding the community that emergency housing services are available for the victims of violent hate crimes.
After his disappearance in 2020, Nick Patterson’s mother said she received only limited help from law enforcement. The lengths she went — to discover the truth and recover the rest of her son’s body — illustrate the profound systemic failures Native families face in the search for their missing and murdered relatives.
Jenny O’Connell-Nowain is being charged with disturbing the peace and resisting arrest for her actions during a November 7 county board meeting. Defense attorney Michael Borges said he’s representing her free of charge because First Amendment rights are a priority.
The arrest of Norman Valdez in April was caught on camera by a community member, prompting a heated public discussion about RPD’s use of force.
Redding Police Chief Brian Barner says the department’s “proactive policing” approach is a direct response to demand from Redding residents. But what happens when the County’s legal and courts systems are unable to keep up?
Some attorneys who work for the county’s top prosecutorial office say they can’t continue to work in Shasta much longer without improvements. After stalled labor negotiations, they’re speaking out.
Public safety is a major concern for Shasta County voters, but last week, a board majority was hesitant to invest more resources toward the district attorney's ability to prosecute the county’s relatively high number of criminal cases.
Under Proposition 36, the District Attorney has significantly increased felony convictions. But a part of the bill that requires counties to implement an alternative process for drug treatment is not yet in place.
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