◼ Loleta mom pleads not guilty to manslaughter charge; mother allegedly passed lethal dose of meth to infant son through breast milk
A 26-year-old Loleta woman pleaded not guilty Tuesday to allegations that she killed her 6-week-old son by feeding him methamphetamine-laced breast milk.
Maggie Jean Wortman stood before Humboldt County Superior Court Judge Timothy Cissna clad in a blue jail jumpsuit Tuesday with her hands shackled in front of her and pleaded not guilty to charges of involuntary manslaughter and two counts of felony child endangerment. If convicted on all counts, Wortman faces a maximum prison sentence of nine years.
Wortman was polite and respectful of the court, but reserved, throughout her brief court appearance Tuesday. When Cissna called the next case on his calendar, Wortman sat down and appeared to begin to weep until being led from the courtroom by a bailiff.
Humboldt County Sheriff's Office detectives arrested Wortman at the jail on Friday after a two-month investigation. She was in custody for an alleged probation violation stemming from a conviction for maintaining a residence for drug activities. The investigation spawned after Wortman's son, Michael Phillip Acosta III, was transported to a local hospital because he wasn't breathing on Nov. 21 and was later pronounced dead.
A forensic pathologist who reviewed autopsy and toxicology results on the infant concluded his death was caused by “methamphetamine toxicity.” A subsequent toxicology screen of Wortman's 19-month-old daughter also came back positive for methamphetamine, prompting Child Welfare Services to take her into protective custody.
Acosta?
UPDATE: ◼ Judge dismisses murder charge against Loleta woman - Thadeus Greenson/Times Standard
A Humboldt County judge has dismissed the murder charge facing a Loleta mother accused of killing her baby with methamphetamine-laced breast milk last year.
In a ruling filed Wednesday, Humboldt County Superior Court Judge Bruce Watson threw out the murder charge against Maggie Jean Wortman, 27, finding that no evidence was presented at the case's preliminary hearing to establish that Wortman knew she was endangering her infant son's life when she breastfed him after allegedly smoking methamphetamine.
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Paul Gallegos' DA's Office on FOX news online - HOPE THEY'RE PAYING ATTENTION.
◼ Not guilty plea in CA meth-laced breastmilk death Jan 26, 2011 7:32 PM EST
A Northern California woman has pleaded not guilty to killing her 6-week-old baby by feeding him methamphetamine-laced breast milk.
Prosecutors say 26-year-old Maggie Jean Wortman of Loleta used methamphetamine and passed it to her two children while breast-feeding.
Detectives arrested Wortman last week after a two-month investigation found her son died in November due to "methamphetamine toxicity."
Wortman entered her plea Tuesday in Humboldt County Superior Court. She is charged with involuntary manslaughter and two counts of felony child endangerment.
The Times-Standard of Eureka reports that authorities placed Wortman's 19-month-old daughter in protective custody after she tested positive for methamphetamine.
Wortman faces a maximum prison sentence of nine years if convicted on all counts.
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◼ Information from: Times-Standard, http://www.times-standard.com
◼ Loleta mom pleads not guilty to manslaughter charge; mother allegedly passed lethal dose of meth to infant son through breast milk
Gallegos hits the big time.
A Northern California woman has pleaded not guilty to killing her 6-week-old baby by feeding him methamphetamine-laced breast milk.
Prosecutors say 26-year-old Maggie Jean Wortman of Loleta used methamphetamine and passed it to her two children while breast-feeding.
Detectives arrested Wortman last week after a two-month investigation found her son died in November due to "methamphetamine toxicity."
Wortman entered her plea Tuesday in Humboldt County Superior Court. She is charged with involuntary manslaughter and two counts of felony child endangerment.
The Times-Standard of Eureka reports that authorities placed Wortman's 19-month-old daughter in protective custody after she tested positive for methamphetamine.
Wortman faces a maximum prison sentence of nine years if convicted on all counts.
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◼ Information from: Times-Standard, http://www.times-standard.com
◼ Loleta mom pleads not guilty to manslaughter charge; mother allegedly passed lethal dose of meth to infant son through breast milk
Gallegos hits the big time.
More schizophrenic charging UPDATED: Charges dismissed against Maggie Jean Wortman
Higher penalty for accidental fireworks than for dosing your kids (plural) with meth and killing one as a result....
◼ Loleta mom pleads not guilty to manslaughter charge; mother allegedly passed lethal dose of meth to infant son through breast milk
A 26-year-old Loleta woman pleaded not guilty Tuesday to allegations that she killed her 6-week-old son by feeding him methamphetamine-laced breast milk.
Maggie Jean Wortman stood before Humboldt County Superior Court Judge Timothy Cissna clad in a blue jail jumpsuit Tuesday with her hands shackled in front of her and pleaded not guilty to charges of involuntary manslaughter and two counts of felony child endangerment. If convicted on all counts, Wortman faces a maximum prison sentence of nine years....
A forensic pathologist who reviewed autopsy and toxicology results on the infant concluded his death was caused by “methamphetamine toxicity.” A subsequent toxicology screen of Wortman's 19-month-old daughter also came back positive for methamphetamine, prompting Child Welfare Services to take her into protective custody.
Humboldt County Assistant District Attorney Wes Keat said prosecutors are alleging that Wortman used methamphetamine and passed it along to her children while breastfeeding.....
Involuntary manslaughter is a misdemeanor - yet isn't this really second degree murder. Anyone who has had kids and worried about drinking coffee or wine knows the effect, and knows the importance of staying clean when you are pregnant or have nursing babies. And other cases like this are mentioned in this article.
◼ Humboldt County deputy pleads not guilty to child endangerment; arraigned in July 4 fireworks accident case - he is charged with felony child abuse resulting in great bodily injury.
Exposing the child to meth is child abuse - and should get her 3-4 years, manslaughter will get her a year. She's charged with felony child abuse and voluntary manslaughter and he faces one year for the death of her child and he faces up to 10 years for an accidental injury.
UPDATE: ◼ Judge dismisses murder charge against Loleta woman - Thadeus Greenson/Times Standard
A Humboldt County judge has dismissed the murder charge facing a Loleta mother accused of killing her baby with methamphetamine-laced breast milk last year.
In a ruling filed Wednesday, Humboldt County Superior Court Judge Bruce Watson threw out the murder charge against Maggie Jean Wortman, 27, finding that no evidence was presented at the case's preliminary hearing to establish that Wortman knew she was endangering her infant son's life when she breastfed him after allegedly smoking methamphetamine.
◼ Loleta mom pleads not guilty to manslaughter charge; mother allegedly passed lethal dose of meth to infant son through breast milk
A 26-year-old Loleta woman pleaded not guilty Tuesday to allegations that she killed her 6-week-old son by feeding him methamphetamine-laced breast milk.
Maggie Jean Wortman stood before Humboldt County Superior Court Judge Timothy Cissna clad in a blue jail jumpsuit Tuesday with her hands shackled in front of her and pleaded not guilty to charges of involuntary manslaughter and two counts of felony child endangerment. If convicted on all counts, Wortman faces a maximum prison sentence of nine years....
A forensic pathologist who reviewed autopsy and toxicology results on the infant concluded his death was caused by “methamphetamine toxicity.” A subsequent toxicology screen of Wortman's 19-month-old daughter also came back positive for methamphetamine, prompting Child Welfare Services to take her into protective custody.
Humboldt County Assistant District Attorney Wes Keat said prosecutors are alleging that Wortman used methamphetamine and passed it along to her children while breastfeeding.....
Involuntary manslaughter is a misdemeanor - yet isn't this really second degree murder. Anyone who has had kids and worried about drinking coffee or wine knows the effect, and knows the importance of staying clean when you are pregnant or have nursing babies. And other cases like this are mentioned in this article.
◼ Humboldt County deputy pleads not guilty to child endangerment; arraigned in July 4 fireworks accident case - he is charged with felony child abuse resulting in great bodily injury.
Exposing the child to meth is child abuse - and should get her 3-4 years, manslaughter will get her a year. She's charged with felony child abuse and voluntary manslaughter and he faces one year for the death of her child and he faces up to 10 years for an accidental injury.
UPDATE: ◼ Judge dismisses murder charge against Loleta woman - Thadeus Greenson/Times Standard
A Humboldt County judge has dismissed the murder charge facing a Loleta mother accused of killing her baby with methamphetamine-laced breast milk last year.
In a ruling filed Wednesday, Humboldt County Superior Court Judge Bruce Watson threw out the murder charge against Maggie Jean Wortman, 27, finding that no evidence was presented at the case's preliminary hearing to establish that Wortman knew she was endangering her infant son's life when she breastfed him after allegedly smoking methamphetamine.
The Fireworks case
◼ Humboldt County deputy pleads not guilty to child endangerment; arraigned in July 4 fireworks accident case 1/26/2011
◼ Arraignment for sheriff's deputy pushed back 1/22/2011
◼ Cal Fire Fourth of July fireworks accident report in District Attorney's hands; injured girl's mother hopes for accountability and awareness 12/21/2010
◼ Head over heels for local girl: Community comes together at Cartwheels for Jessi 8/01/2010
◼ Cartwheels for Jessi: Fundraiser planned for girl injured in July 4 fireworks accident 7/30/2010
◼ Cal Fire investigating July 4 fireworks accident; Sheriff's deputy, 10-year-old girl reportedly still hospitalized 7/17/2010
◼ Off-duty Humboldt County deputy, 10-year-old girl hospitalized after July 4 fireworks accident 7/07/2010
◼ Arraignment for sheriff's deputy pushed back 1/22/2011
◼ Cal Fire Fourth of July fireworks accident report in District Attorney's hands; injured girl's mother hopes for accountability and awareness 12/21/2010
◼ Head over heels for local girl: Community comes together at Cartwheels for Jessi 8/01/2010
◼ Cartwheels for Jessi: Fundraiser planned for girl injured in July 4 fireworks accident 7/30/2010
◼ Cal Fire investigating July 4 fireworks accident; Sheriff's deputy, 10-year-old girl reportedly still hospitalized 7/17/2010
◼ Off-duty Humboldt County deputy, 10-year-old girl hospitalized after July 4 fireworks accident 7/07/2010
Monday, January 24, 2011
Get y'er T-shirts! (update)
◼ "I was on heraldo and all I got was this crappy t-shirt"
$15 a pop! Takin' orders!
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OK - so, it was a joke, generated from a comment Jack made on the thread at the link - so-o-o-o-o, people seem serious about wanting to order some of these shirts. I'll look into it.
A whole new world of predatory lawsuits
◼ Climate Change, Unlimited Liability, and the End Of Capitalism
...These lawsuits seek to introduce the concept of unlimited liability into our already shaky economy – the notion that American companies can be held liable for damages based on the whims of the same anti-capitalist “scientific community” that has already been caught falsifying data. They could even be soaked for gigantic damages over events in distant lands, as the priesthood throws its statistical chicken bones and declares this tsunami or that blizzard to be a result of “global warming” caused by whichever American companies still have pockets left to pick....
...These lawsuits seek to introduce the concept of unlimited liability into our already shaky economy – the notion that American companies can be held liable for damages based on the whims of the same anti-capitalist “scientific community” that has already been caught falsifying data. They could even be soaked for gigantic damages over events in distant lands, as the priesthood throws its statistical chicken bones and declares this tsunami or that blizzard to be a result of “global warming” caused by whichever American companies still have pockets left to pick....
Friday, January 21, 2011
Thursday, January 20, 2011
14TH ANNUAL ARCATA EYE BALL
AT THE ARCATA THEATER LOUNGE
SATURDAY, JAN. 29, 7 P.M.
Featuring the Eye Rockestra, Dell'Arte's Odd Fellows, the Pom Pom Queens, the Eureka Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence and more. Hosted by Terrence McNally. Auction donations now being accepted, thank you – contact Debi Farber Bush at farbergirl@gmail.com.
◼ Arcata Eye Facebook
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Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Sheriff's deputy stabbed... Jesse James Petty charged with attempted murder of a peace officer
◼ Sheriff's deputy stabbed in Southern Humboldt County; Garberville man charged with attempted murder of a peace officer
A pair of deputies responded to the 800 block of Redway Drive in Garberville on a report of a man threatening others with a knife shortly after 10 a.m., according to a press release. The suspect, later identified as Jesse James Petty, 20, ran from the scene when the officers arrived, said Sgt. Ernie Stewart....
Petty, who is on probation for resisting/obstructing an officer and has a prior conviction of petty theft, was transported to the Humboldt County jail and charged with attempted murder of a peace officer. He is expected to be arraigned later this week.
A pair of deputies responded to the 800 block of Redway Drive in Garberville on a report of a man threatening others with a knife shortly after 10 a.m., according to a press release. The suspect, later identified as Jesse James Petty, 20, ran from the scene when the officers arrived, said Sgt. Ernie Stewart....
Petty, who is on probation for resisting/obstructing an officer and has a prior conviction of petty theft, was transported to the Humboldt County jail and charged with attempted murder of a peace officer. He is expected to be arraigned later this week.
Saturday, January 15, 2011
Friday, January 14, 2011
Out
◼ Driver in 2008 fatal crash out on parole; Anthony Flores released 27 months after crash that killed 9-year-old girl
Anthony Marques Flores, 21, of Eureka, was released from state custody Jan. 12, a little more than one year after being sentenced to serve a total of three years in a plea agreement with prosecutors....
Reached Thursday, Nicole's father, Kenneth Quigley, declined to comment other than to say Flores' being paroled “is a perfect example of everything that's wrong with Humboldt County and the state of California.”
How many more is it going to take?
Meanwhile - the DA's Office is melting down. There's no one left driving the bus.
Anthony Marques Flores, 21, of Eureka, was released from state custody Jan. 12, a little more than one year after being sentenced to serve a total of three years in a plea agreement with prosecutors....
Reached Thursday, Nicole's father, Kenneth Quigley, declined to comment other than to say Flores' being paroled “is a perfect example of everything that's wrong with Humboldt County and the state of California.”
How many more is it going to take?
Meanwhile - the DA's Office is melting down. There's no one left driving the bus.
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
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