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UPDATE:
◼ Jury in Fieldbrook double homicide case second trial finds Arreaga not guilty on both counts - John Chiv/Words Worth 2/25/2016

◼ Fieldbrook double murder suspect in court, February trial date set - Will Houston, Eureka Times-Standard

A man and woman were also in the car with Arreaga when he was pulled over on U.S. Highway 101 at the Singley Hill offramp in Loleta a few hours after the shootings. Multiple attempts to contact the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office regarding any investigation into the two individuals were not immediately returned.

◼ Trial setting in fatal shooting delayed - Will Houston, Eureka Times-Standard

The setting of Benjamin Jasper Carter’s murder trial date was continued until next week during a Monday hearing at the Humboldt County Courthouse due to a possible change in prosecutors....

Deputy District Attorney Luke Brownfield told presiding Judge John T. Feeney that a possible change in prosecutors could take place before the trial. Along with that, Brownfield said that they were “still talking about possible resolutions.”

◼ Jury selection in Rancho Sequoia murder trial to begin Jan. 12 - Will Houston, Eureka Times-Standard

Matthew Aaron Brown, 30, is accused of fatally shooting 49-year-old Neil Decker on July 18 over a personal property dispute. He has pleaded not guilty to one charge of murder with two special allegations — the intentional use of a firearm and the use of a firearm that caused great bodily injury or death.

◼ "The body has been cremated so there is nothing left to analyze"; Benjamin Carter So Hum murder suspect hearing continued due to possible change of counsel from DA's office. - John Chiv/Words Worth

DDA Luke Brownfield told Judge John Feeney that there would be a possible change of counsel. He alluded to his change of assignment. With Maggie Fleming being sworn in today as Humboldt's new District Attorney, that news does not come as a surprise.

◼ Alderpoint murder suspect Matthew Brown spares us theatrics today while his jury trial date is confirmed. - John Chiv/Words Worth
◼ Fieldbrook double murder suspect jury trial set for February 23. - John Chiv/Words Worth