Michael and sister Janet Jackson are pictured leaving a Santa Maria Court Room in California, this after Michael responds to charges for child molestation. The jury later found Jackson not guilty of the charges.
Timothy Leary is shown supporting a beaming smile while being transported back to prison in a California Men’s Colony Transportation Car, this after spending another day in a San Luis Obispo County Courtroo m to answer charges of escape form that California Institution some years earlier. The shadow beneath Leary appears as if someone is giving Leary the Kook- Kook sign when in reality it is that of his girlfriend, Joanna Harcourtsmith who was extradited with Leary from Anthon’s Greece after Leary escaped from prison. When I asked Joanna why she’s giving Leary the kook-kook sign, she replied,” I’m not, were feeling each others imposes, I have my arms stretched out and the only way Timothy can respond is with that smile, due to his arms and hands being manacled to his waist.”
Martin Mendoza, pictured here with his attorney, Mr. McCormick as he awaits sentencing for the murder of his father, Benjamin Mendoza, a local ranch slaughter who was a cash and carry individual who kept his money in a safe at his residence in Paso Robles, California.Martin shot and killed his father, stole some $300,000 and then took and buried his father in a shallow grave in Monterey County. Martin Mendoza made a plea deal where he would plea guilty for murdering his father in exchange for a eighteen to twenty five year prison sentence.
Governor Jerry Brown made an appearance at the Diablo Nuclear Power Plant during the occupation by demonstrators in 1981.
National media converged in Santa Maria, California during the Michael Jackson child molestation trial, pictured here clamoring for a photo of one of Jackson’s defense attorneys.
Rescue personal from The Paso Robles Fire Department along with local Department of Forestry personal responded to a traffic accident when a over sized pick up ran over the top of a passenger car, trapping it’s driver for the better part of an hour. The driver was transported to a local hospital with moderate injuries.
Plane wreck...click pic to see more
A local teenager lost his life on Union Road in Paso Robles, California after he lost control of his car and hitting a large tree while speeding. According to the California Highway Report.
California Highway Patrol make an arrest on Highway 101 North bound near Templeton, California, following a high speed pursuit.
Drinking and driving and not wearing seat belts results in the death of two men after losing control of their car.
A California Highway Patrolman is pictured carrying a small child away from the car she was ridding in after it was involved in an accident.
Lawrence Singleton giving a jail house interview the day before being released from state prison. The Men's colony "CMC" in San Luis Obispo County. Singleton, on September 29, 1978, picked up 15-year old Mary Vincent up hitchhiking, raped her and then hacked her forearms off with a hatchet, throwing her off a 30 foot cliff. She managed to pull herself up the cliff and alerted a passerby who took her to a hospital. By the time he was arrested, Vincent was fitted with prosthetic arms. links to more news shots
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