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Bud, Blowtorches & Home Invasions
Les Crane & Glenn Sunkett As any local will tell you, this slice of the Emerald Triangle has seen its share of unforgettable pot-related stick-ups over the years. The county’s reputation precedes...
View ArticleCourt Case Updates
Aaron Vargas is the young man who shot and killed Darrell McNeil in Fort Bragg last year for what Vargas said was McNeil’s predatory child molestation of not only Vargas but other Fort Bragg-area...
View ArticleFrom the Blogs: The Revenge of Glenn Sunkett
Glenn Sunkett, the Oakland guy convicted last summer of orchestrating a brutal home invasion at a grow just north of Fort Bragg, apparently got the Ukiah courthouse locked down last Friday, according...
View ArticleI Want a New Lawyer!
To whom it may concern, My name is Glenn Sunkett. I am an African American citizen and Oakland California resident who is being illegally detained, prejudiced, racially discriminated against, inhumanly...
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Can Glenn Sunkett Fire His Public Defender?
Glenn Sunkett, convicted home invader, would like nothing more than to fire Linda Thompson, public defender and, to hear Sunkett tell it, architect of his conviction. Glenn Sunkett So far, Superior...
View ArticleTimothy Pearce on Glenn Sunkett
I wrote a story this week about how Glenn Sunkett–the Oakland man convicted of orchestrating a brutal home invasion on the coast two years ago–has been trying to fire his court-appointed attorney for...
View ArticleOff the Record 2/24/2010
LAUREL KRAUSE was 15 when her sister Allison, 19, was gunned down by the National Guard at Kent State. Laurel lives near Fort Bragg these days but still suffers the loss of her big sister who was one...
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WENDY ROBERTS of Mendocino was the featured Supervisor Candidate on UkiahValley.tv last week. Ms. Roberts dismissed opponent Dan Hamburg as a one issue (pot) candidate with a casual, “Dan Hamburg...
View ArticleJill Ravitch & Bruce Anderson on Glenn Sunkett
A couple of weeks ago I wrote about Glenn Sunkett’s problems firing public defender Linda Thompson. In the following excerpt from this week’s Off the Record, prosecutor Jill Ravitch and AVA editor...
View ArticleGlenn Sunkett Goes Solo
Judge Ron Brown has denied Glenn Sunkett’s request to boot Mendo’s top public defender from his case. There were several hearings on Sunkett’s attempt at firing Linda Thompson—all of which were closed...
View ArticleSolo Either Way
To the editor, I want to acknowledge and commend Mr. Bruce McEwen for the bold journalism displayed in his report in your Off The Record section on March 3, 2010. I respect anyone unafraid to call a...
View ArticleOff the Record 3/17/2010
THE 5TH DISTRICT supervisor’s race just got a lot more interesting with former supervisor Norman deVall of Elk taking out papers to run for his old seat. deVall’s former colleague on the board, Dan...
View ArticleLetters to the Editor
HOW TO DUMP YOUR LAWYER Letter to the Editor Attn: Glenn Sunkett — I meant to write this before but last week we got a surprise search and all my AVAs which were saved up were among the collateral...
View ArticleGlenn Sunkett, Meet David Eyster
For nearly six months, convicted home invader Glenn Sunkett tried firing Mendo’s top public defender, Linda Thompson, who represented Sunkett during his trial last June. Thompson, Sunkett has said, did...
View ArticleOff The Record 3/31/2010
THE LOCAL JUSTICE SYSTEM is a crap shoot, front to back, and the matter of The People vs. Glenn Sunkett illustrates the point. As does the matter of The People vs. Kenny Rogers. Sunkett first. He was...
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ALEXANDER COCKBURN will appear in Fort Bragg at a “Parents for Peace” gathering and fundraiser this Saturday, April 24, at 7pm, 32820 Gibney Lane, Fort Bragg. Suggested donation $20. RSVP requested:...
View ArticleDispatches From The Temple Of Justice, Ukiah
Mr. Attila Panczel, Esquire, officer of the court, was looking at contempt charges. He hadn’t shown up for work. Esquire spelled his name for the court reporter. It’s a trickier spelling than Esquire....
View ArticleBook ‘Em, Clown-O!
With the film crews from National Geographic buzzing around in Mendoland last week doing a documentary on the local drug war, all the big shots at the courthouse were scrambling to get themselves in...
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Public Defender in the Dock
Thompson & Sunkett Glenn Sunkett called the other day. He sounded pretty good for a guy who just got 63 years in the state pen for a Fort Bragg marijuana job back in July of 2008. It was a bad...
View ArticleIf You Can’t Afford An Attorney…
Having the court appoint you a lawyer is a little like having your wife pick out your girl friend. Don’t expect too much in either case. You don’t have a legal right to a girl friend, but you’ve got a...
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The Public Defender & The ’62 Mets
Linda Thompson: As bad as the '62 Mets? Public Defender Linda Thompson’s sloppy defense work was again revealed in the recent case of Glenn Sunkett. Sunkett got a lazy, incoherent defense and walked...
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