◼ Hearing pushed back for Fortuna man
The preliminary hearing for a Fortuna man accused of attempted murder has been pushed back to the end of the month.
Michael Alan Coen, 28, was arrested July 2 in a multi-agency manhunt less than 24 hours after he allegedly shot Michael Cooper on the 3400 block of Hillras Way in Fortuna. Coen has pleaded not guilty to numerous charges, including attempted murder, assault with a firearm, illegal possession of a firearm by a felon and resisting arrest.
On Tuesday, Humboldt County Superior Court Judge Dale Reinholtsen agreed to postpone a preliminary hearing -- a kind of mini-trial held to determine if there is enough evidence to hold a defendant for a jury trial -- until Aug. 31, based on an agreement between attorneys in the case....
Coen pleaded guilty to assault with a deadly weapon other than a firearm last November and, as a result, spent 47 days in jail and was sentenced to three years probation, according to Humboldt County court records. Coen was also arrested in February for his alleged involvement in an Arcata carjacking, but charges have never been filed stemming from that incident....
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