Author: Ryan Hutson

From an attempted murder trial featuring body camera footage to a child sex abuse case and a defendant facing two separate felony domestic violence cases, here’s what happened Friday in Humboldt County Superior Court.

Cows, school threats and child molestation trials. This week’s Inside Humboldt Courts follows several very different cases moving through Humboldt County Superior Court.

Portions of this courtroom reporting may be upsetting to some readers. Inside Humboldt Courts includes developments in several major local cases — including disturbing testimony from the mother in an ongoing child molestation trial. In addition, school threat defendant seeks mental health diversion, and a Eureka woman accused in arson case heads toward preliminary hearing.

A man charged with attempted homicide and held without bail for over three years finally faces a jury in Eureka — plus, the Hoopa man who called 911 to report he’d stabbed his own uncle is now facing a murder charge in court, and more.

A family blames St. Joseph Hospital for a chain of events that ended in their son’s death. Also in Friday’s court roundup: a homicide case goes to preliminary hearing, Humboldt County facing possible contempt allegations, and a Cal Poly peeping Tom case advancing toward trial.

A baseball bat assault by a man with a homicide conviction, a Eureka woman who allegedly threatened her neighbor and lit her own place on fire, one alleged child predator who walked into a sting and then spent months free on bail, and another dealt a 125 years to life sentence.

Humboldt courts this week: a child sex abuse trial began, a McKinleyville man accused of setting his car on fire outside the courthouse was committed to a state hospital, and another defendant faces possible multiple life terms at sentencing Wednesday.

Earley Family Sees Second Murder Conviction of Jake Combs, Gang shooting in attempted murder case, and Major Plea Deal in child sex abuse case.