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The jury in the Richard Kenneth Petroski case returned a verdict of guilty of the involuntary manslaughter of John Gale Malia on April 9. El Dorado County Superior Court Judge James R. Wagoner announced that a verdict had been reached at 9:06 a.m. He noted that the previous Thursday, the jury had requested a read-back [...]
“He made me do it,” the voice of Richard Kenneth Petroski said over a speaker from taped audio on the first day of his murder trial on Tuesday. “He was pushing my buttons.” Petroski, known as Ricky, wiped tears away as he listened to the audio, taken at Marshall Hospital by El Dorado County Sheriff’s [...]
Richard Petroski’s testimony in the second day of the murder trial centered around Petroski allegedly killing his former stepfather, John Gale Malia, was marked with him often crying, appearing confused and panicked, and rambling off topic, providing non-answers to questions only to be met with objections and his answers struck from the record.
A hearing for a man suspected of killing his stepfather outlined the beginning of the trial and dealt with pretrial motions. Richard Kenneth Petroski sat with a smirk on his face as Judge James R. Wagoner outlined the days meant to select a jury, starting on March 26. Wagoner was hopeful that by March 28, [...]
The man accused of killing his stepfather appeared briefly in court Monday morning to set a new readiness and settlement hearing and to confirm the trial start date for later this month. Mark Ralphs, representing defendant Richard Petroski, said, “Everything looks like it’s a go” for a March 26 trial. Ralphs and deputy district attorney [...]
A man accused of killing his stepfather appeared in court Monday to change one hearing date and confirm a trial date. Defense attorney Mark Ralphs appeared with his client, Richard Kenneth Petroski, and told the court he was waiting on discovery. He noted he should receive it either Feb. 26 or 27. After discussion with [...]
Richard Kenneth Petroski appeared in court Monday morning to enter his plea and set a trial date. A not guilty plea was entered by defense attorney Mark Ralphs on behalf of Petroski, who sat quietly in the jury box during the hearing. Ralphs also denied all special allegations associated with the case. He then told [...]
EDITOR: Last night I opened the Mountain Democrat to read Mr. John Garon’s letter on Boone County, Ky. I was surprised to find out that this county was the poorest in America. Boone County is located just south of Cincinnati, Ohio, and considered to be a bedroom community for employees of Cincinnati’s Fortune 1000 and Fortune [...]
A preliminary hearing on Nov. 21 to determine whether Richard Kenneth Petroski would need to be arraigned and stand trial ultimately led to a hearing date for an arraignment. As Petroski was being escorted to the counsel table, defense attorney Mark Ralphs stipulated that the identification of the parties involved, that the events happened in [...]
Richard Kenneth Petroski appeared in court Monday morning just long enough to sit down and get back up to return to the county jail after confirming a preliminary hearing. The hearing was confirmed for Nov. 21 at 8 a.m. in Department 7. Petroski is accused of killing his stepfather, John Gale Malia, 69, on Dec. 4, [...]
EDITOR: Before the election, I was watching a European TV news broadcast. This privately-owned chain had sent a crew to Boone County, Ky., to find out how the residents of the poorest county in the U.S. were likely to vote. Most people interviewed were for Mitt Romney and their reasons were mainly twofold: Romney was going [...]
Richard Kenneth Petroski appeared in court twice Monday as his hearing was called in the morning but trailed due to a technical glitch. Defense attorney Mark Ralphs told Judge Douglas C. Phimister that there was a “discovery issue.” He noted that a preliminary hearing set for Wednesday required the discovery that was missing. Phimister trailed [...]
Richard Kenneth Petroski appeared for a short hearing on Oct. 1 to set a new date for a preliminary hearing. Although a preliminary hearing had been set for Oct. 3, El Dorado County Superior Court Judge Douglas C. Phimister was informed that Ret. Det. Rich Strasser was out of state on that day. Phimister ordered [...]
EDITOR: “U.N. arms treaty a threat” blares the MD’s Aug. 15 editorial. It must be fundraising time for the National Rifle Association. What better way to raise money than to scare the faithful? Recall when President Obama’s election spurred an immediate spike in gun sales. Why? The NRA was spreading the word that the new [...]
Richard Kenneth Petroski, the man accused of killing his step-father last December, received new hearing dates Monday morning. Petroski, 48, appeared with his attorney, Todd Jones, to receive hearing dates of Aug. 20 at 1 p.m. for pre-preliminary and Aug. 22 at 1 p.m. for a preliminary hearing. The latter is set to last about [...]
The Placerville man accused of murdering his step-father appeared in court for just a few minutes on Wednesday. Richard Kenneth Petroski, 48, appeared in-custody with his attorney, Todd Jones, to ask for a two-week continuance on the preliminary hearing. The new hearing date is June 11 at 1 p.m. Petroski is accused of killing his [...]
Editor’s note: Some names were inadvertently left off the Union Mine High School 2012 graduates list we printed in the Wednesday edition. Here is the complete list for the Class of 2012. Savannah Able Smith, Maegan Albright, Zachary Alder, Emmeret Aleman, Colton Aliff, Dustin Allred, Conrad Allshouse, Mason Anderson, Sean Anderson, Ciara Atchley, Gabriella Aveni, [...]
Jack Devan Aadnesen, Grace Christine Abela, Zachary James Achterberg, Brett Ahola, Joseph Akin, Melinda Nicole Albertsen, Travis Allec, Josephine Rae Alvarez, Benjamin H. Anderson, Maggie Anderson, Allison Helen Armstrong, Dana Jo Aros, Stefanie Lorraine Avilla, Alexander Bahro, Lara Michelle Bangs, Claire Marie Barnett, Savannah Elizabeth Barnhill, Samantha Loren Bartolo, Cole Jackson Bates, Joshua Matthew Battersby, Brooke [...]
Dustin Allred, Conrad Allshouse, Mason Anderson, Sean Anderson, Ciara Atchley, Gabriella Aveni, Justin Baer, Gabino Bahena, Elizabeth Bailey, Neftali Baron, Graham Bennett, Madison Berridge, Brendan Blockus, Christopher Bol, Chelsey Bold, Jay Bonner, Jenna Boss, Louke Bourgeois, Boone Bragdon, Violet Brown, Raymond Burgess, Thomas Callonea, Stephen Canada, Anna Canales, Rebecca Carey, Narcisco Carrillo, Haley Caruthers, Melissa Charter, [...]
Sacramento artist, Tony Natsoulas, invites artists to participate and compete in works of clay in the second annual “Totems, Plates and Teapots,” sponsored by the Placer Community Foundation and Alpha Fired Arts and held at the Blue Line Gallery in Roseville. “This show presents traditional forms in non-traditional ways,” said Natsoulas, curator for the exhibit. “Plates [...]