Jimmy Reed's refusal to give up his violent ways is sending him back to state prison. A Tulare County jury convicted the 46-year-old Exeter man of attempted murder, assault, and domestic violence on Thursday, May 27. The Third Strike convictions stem from Reed's late-night beating of a former girlfriend in...
Tulare Man With Long History of Domestic Violence Gets 12 Years in Prison
A Tulare felon's threats of homicide and arson, along with domestic violence restraining order violations, resulted in a 12-year prison sentence Friday. Judge Nathan Leedy sentenced Larry Wayne Robinson, 53, in Tulare County Superior Court. A jury convicted Robinson of three felonies and two misdemeanors in October. Seven Previous Felony...
Porterville Man Released on $0 Bail Gets 56 Months in Prison
Prison bars will finally contain 50-year-old Paul Bella of Porterville. In April, while out of jail and awaiting sentencing for carrying a stabbing weapon and other charges from last year, he was arrested for possession of a controlled substance and resisting arrest. After being freed on $0 bail, Bella then threw pliers...
Parlier Man Kills 2 and Himself Before Hitting Train
A Parlier man killed two people, including a 16-year-old boy, then shot himself before crashing into a train, authorities said Monday. Carlos Cruz, 25, of Parlier, died Saturday in nearby Reedley. Cruz was visiting his estranged wife at a home in Fowler on Saturday when he shot two of her...
Quick Fresno Deputies Nab Man Who Shoved Gun in Woman’s Mouth
Fresno County deputies were quick to act Thursday after an 18-year-old man allegedly threatened his ex-girlfriend by shoving a gun into her mouth. The sheriff's office says deputies arrested Xavier Perez of Fresno about 30 minutes after the potentially deadly situation began at 1 p.m. in northwest Fresno. Deputies dispatched...
With Isolation, Abuse Activists Fear an 'Explosive Cocktail'
“Safer at Home.” It's a slogan of choice for the mandatory confinement measures aimed at curbing the spread of the coronavirus. But it's not true for everyone. As the world's families hunker down, there's another danger, less obvious but just as insidious, that worries advocates and officials: a potential spike...
R. Kelly's Girlfriend Charged After Fight at Singer's Condo
CHICAGO — A fight between two of R. Kelly's girlfriends inside the embattled singer’s Trump Tower condominium led to a domestic battery charge against one of them and sent the other to the hospital, Chicago police said Thursday. Joycelyn Savage, 24, was taken into custody after allegedly punching a 22-year-old woman in...
Marjaree Mason Center Unveils Top 10 Women Honorees
Marjaree Mason Center has announced the honorees for its 36th Annual Top Ten Professional Women and Leading Business Awards. Ten women and one local business made the list unveiled by the center, Fresno County's only dedicated provider of domestic violence shelter and support services. The honorees include Lindsay Callahan, president and...
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(Editor's Note: This is an updated version of Bill McEwen's Jan. 10, 2019, column on the financial challenges facing the Marjaree Mason Center.) Domestic violence again is sending tremors through our community. A day after she obtained a restraining order against the father of their 1-year-old daughter, a Fresno woman...
Fresno PD: Mom Killed by Man She Got Restraining Order Against
Fresno police suspect a woman was shot and killed by the man she got a domestic-violence restraining order against a day earlier. Police Chief Jerry Dyer says the 40-year-old man killed himself while being chased by officers Saturday. Dyer says police found the 26-year-old woman shot to death inside her...