SAN FRANCISCO — After just two days of jury deliberation, a mistrial was declared in a federal murder-for-hire case that drew links between a Louisiana drug trafficking ring and an Oakland shooting. More than six years ago, Los Gatos resident and Louisiana native Thrince Thibodeaux was gunned dow...
A former Northwestern University professor accused of fatally stabbing his boyfriend was “catfished” by his onetime co-defendant, who killed the young hairstylist in a jealous rage, his attorney claims. Defense attorney Kenneth Wine said Wyndham Lathem, a renowned microbiologist charged in the Ju...
SAN FRANCISCO — As accused low-level drug dealers in a massive conspiracy case continue to accept plea offers, many defendants have incredibly similar stories: They came to the United States to escape poverty in Honduras, ended up agreeing to sell drugs in San Francisco, and were busted by underc...
SAN FRANCISCO — An Oakland resident was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison Tuesday, for being a felon in possession of a firearm. But it wasn't just any firearm that got 34-year-old Antoine Fowler into legal trouble; it was a gun that belonged to his then-girlfriend, former San Francisco sh...
After about two days of deliberations, a Contra Costa County judge declared a mistrial Tuesday in the sexual assault case involving world-renowned ballet dancer and instructor Viktor Kabaniaev after a jury was deadlocked at 6-6, his defense attorney said. Kabaniaev's defense attorney Kenneth Wine...
A former San Francisco sheriff's deputy accused of having a romantic relationship with a jail inmate and lying about her property being stolen — including her department-issued firearm that her ex-con beau was later caught with — was convicted of fraud Thursday. A federal jury in San Francisco fo...
SAN FRANCISCO >> A Mill Valley producer was dealt a major setback Thursday in his bid to stage a free rock concert in Golden Gate Park to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Summer of Love. The San Francisco Recreation and Parks Commission voted unanimously to turn down promoter Boots Hughston'...
