A judge told jurors Wednesday that a La Quinta man who went on trial earlier this month for the 2003 death of his 2-year-old son was no longer a defendant in the murder case, which is continuing against his wife. Riverside Superior Court Judge John G. Evans granted a defense motion for acquittal Tuesday and
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Patricia Brown is out of jail for the first time since August of 2016. Tuesday, a judge granted her $100,000 bail and a new trial after she was convicted in the death of her step-son. Patrica was released from custody at the Robert Presley Detention Center in Riverside just before 11:30 pm. Her family waited to finally reunite with her all night. “I’m excited
Continue Reading On April 3rd, Patricia Brown was out of jail for the first time since August of 2016. Her release followed a Riverside judge’s decision to grant her bail on April 3 and came just shy of a month after the decision was made to grant her a new trial. Yesterday, it was announced that Riverside
Continue Reading The Riverside County District Attorney’s office has decided to drop its appeal of a ruling to grant Patricia Brown a new trial, according to Patricia Brown’s attorney, Rodney Soda. In March, Riverside County Superior Court Judge John G. Evans ruled that Brown, who was previously convicted in the death of her two-year-old son, would be granted a
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A mother’s mission to find her daughter continues on the six month anniversary of Rebecca Modrall’s disappearance. August 5, 2019 marks six months since Rebecca Modrall was last seen.The last time she spoke with her family, or interacted with her friends. “We care more about finding her body than we do about someone being arrested
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“She was a very beautiful, beautiful little girl…She woke up in the morning smiling ready for the day,” reflected Sarah Modrall from the sofa in her home in Portland Oregon. Sarah Modrall speaks in the present about her daughter, Rebecca. “She turned 34 on April 15th.” But no one has heard from Rebecca for more
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The massive mirrored safe at Steve’s Coin Shop on North Palm Canyon Drive used to be filled with antique solid gold and silver coins. Today, it’s mostly empty boxes. “My father was laying in the hospital dying and someone comes into his shop and loots it for everything that he’s got,” said Ursula Ahajanian,
Continue ReadingA High Desert man was arrested Friday for possession of child pornography. On May 31 at 10:12 p.m., San Bernardino County Sheriff’s deputies assigned to the Morongo Basin Station received about a Yucca Valley who was possibly in possession of child pornography. The investigation led deputies to a residence on the 7500 block of Valley Vista
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Much like his flute, Brian Woodyard said he’s been in tune with Mother Nature for all his life. “It’s inspiration,” Woodyard said. “Everything in nature is an inspiration. There is nothing that cleanses the soul like being in a forest and feeling a light rain drop, or a dew falling off the canopy of the
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