Tag: neal putnam
Atty. doubts client’s competence
A mental competency hearing is set for Jan. 29 for a man charged with carjacking two vehicles in Otay Mesa and crashing one of...
Accused stabber claims insanity
A man suspected of killing two men in Otay Mesa has entered an insanity plea, prompting a judge to appoint a psychiatrist to examine...
Man sentenced for slaying wealthy boyfriend
The 3-hour sentencing of David Enrique Meza ended Monday with the Otay Mesa man receiving a life sentence in federal prison for killing his...
IRS gets its man
A former Chula Vista tax preparer was sentenced May 22 to 15 years in federal prison for a case in which the preparer used...
Driver punished
A South Bay man who struck and killed an elderly woman in National City was sentenced Friday to two years in state prison.
Alejandro Hernandez...
Child porn on teacher’s computer
A former middle school teacher at Paradise Hills pleaded guilty May 16 receiving and possessing child pornography images on his computer.
Timothy James Hensley, 39,...
Prelim set despite delays
A Bonita man accused of murdering a 17-year-old Palomar High School student in 2006 has a June 7 preliminary hearing set.
William Thomas Mace, 25,...
Arsonist gets what he asked for
An arsonist who set three fires in a Chula Vista apartment complex pleaded guilty to setting one fire and asked for immediate sentencing. The...
Two-timer gets at least 15 more years in prison
A convicted killer already serving a long prison term was sentenced May 5 to a consecutive term of 15 years to life for the...
Victim’s rude remark his last
A preliminary hearing has been set for Wednesday, April 28, in a 2007 murder case in which the victim, while at a South Bay...
