State Prison

April 15April 16
Trial Nears For Felon Accused of Killing 65-Year-Old North Palm Springs Woman
- Crime
A felon accused of hacking a 65-year-old North Palm Springs woman to death with a machete days after being released from state prison re-entered a not guilty plea Thursday. David Earl Williams Jr., 29, was ordered to return to the Larson Justice Center in Indio on May 17 for a trial-readiness conference. He remains held […]

Ceci Partridge
March 16March 16
Trial Begins For Ex-Con Accused in Indio Shooting
- Crime
The girlfriend of an ex-con accused of shooting a man in the head in Indio testified Tuesday that the defendant told her he shot the victim over a missing cellphone. John Kevin Medina, 40, of Indio, is charged with attempted murder and also faces several sentence-enhancing allegations, including causing great bodily injury and using a […]

Ceci Partridge
August 31
Woman Who Shot Two Teens in Palm Springs Pleads Guilty, Sentenced to 38 Years
- Archive
Palm Springs, CA A 20-year-old Desert Hot Springs woman who shot two teenage boys in Palm Springs pleaded guilty to attempted murder charges Wednesday and was immediately sentenced to 38 years in state prison. Sandra Vanessa Herrera, who also admitted several firearm and gang-related sentence enhancements, was arrested on March 9, along with a 17-year-old boy. […]

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