BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Brian Coykendall and Matthew Peterson were once friends. But when Peterson went to prison, Coykendall began dating his girlfriend. They lived together in Ridgecrest. Upon Peterson’s release a few months later, Coykendall formulated a plan. It included, a prosecutor said Friday, asking a neighbor to turn off surveillance cameras so Coykendall […]
As 15-year-old Niara Thompson watched her mother’s murderer get sentenced Friday to 25 years to life in prison with the possibility of parole, tears rolled down her face for the
According to courtroom observers, the jury deliberated for less than 30 minutes before returning a verdict of guilty in the trial of Jose William Lara.