Suspect in Hikshari Trail Murder Must Stand Trial, Judge Rules
Daniella
Patricia Moore must stand trial for the alleged murder and torture of
19-year-old Hannah Hayhurst, whose mutilated body was found two years
ago in a parking lot at the foot of Hilfiker Lane in Eureka.
Judge
Kaleb Cockrum held Moore to answer on all charges this morning, the
third day of her preliminary hearing. Her arraignment is set for July
20.
Attorneys,
presenting their arguments before Cockrum made his ruling, focused
not on the murder charge but on the special allegation that Hayhurst
was tortured. Assistant District Attorney Stacy Eads pointed out that
Convicted SoHum Home Invader Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison
One of two men who invaded and robbed a Southern Humboldt home, terrorizing a father and his daughter, was sentenced this morning to nine years in state prison.
Franklin Antonio Molina received the sentence as part of a negotiated deal, with Judge Kaleb Cockrum imposing six years for robbery and three years for a special weapons allegation. Molina also was sentenced for false imprisonment, assault with a firearm and making criminal threats, but those terms will run concurrently with the nine years.
In December 2018 shortly before Christmas, Molina and another man showed up at Adam Owen’s rural residence about an hour’s drive from Garberville. They wore ski masks, brandished guns and demanded money.
TODAY in COURT: Accused West Del Norte Shooter Pleads Not Guilty; Sex Trafficking Suspect Hopes for Deal; Waterfront Murder Trial Delayed Again
A Eureka man suspected of a recent shooting on West Del Norte Street pleaded not guilty today to attempted murder and a variety of drug and weapons charges.
Deputy Public Defender Casey Russo entered the pleas on behalf of Braylan Jay Lanier, suspected of attempting to kill a 37-year-old man who was shot several times and left lying in the street the night of Jan. 14.
Judge Timothy Canning ordered Lanier, 26, to be held without bail because he was out of jail on supervised release when he allegedly shot the other man. Bail on the attempted murder charge was set at $750,000.