Alexis Rivas

5 days ago | nbcchicago.com | Alexis Rivas |Mike Dorfman

There aren’t many places as controlled as courtrooms. Judges can quickly dole out punishment to those who violate the rules of decorum, and deputies stand ready to expel anyone who breaks the peace. On Tuesday, that peace was shattered in nearly a dozen San Diego County Superior courtrooms after someone logged into the court’s virtual appearance portal and began posting explicit pornography and images of hate. San Diego County uses Microsoft Teams for virtual appearances.

6 days ago | nbcsandiego.com | Alexis Rivas |Mike Dorfman

There aren't many places as controlled as courtrooms. Judges can quickly dole out punishment to those who violate the rules of decorum, and deputies stand ready to expel anyone who breaks the peace. On Tuesday, that peace was shattered in nearly a dozen San Diego County Superior courtrooms after someone logged into the court's virtual appearance portal and began posting explicit pornography and images of hate. San Diego County uses Microsoft Teams for virtual appearances.

1 week ago | nbcsandiego.com | Alexis Rivas |Mike Dorfman

1 week ago | nbcsandiego.com | Alexis Rivas |Mike Dorfman

The child murder and torture trial for a Spring Valley family was supposed to get on the court's calendar Wednesday morning. Instead, any trial now looks unlikely until the end of 2026 at the earliest. Eleven-year-old Arabella McCormack died more than two years ago. Prosecutors said her adopted parents and grandparents starved and beat Arabella and her sisters for years, ultimately killing Arabella in August of 2022.

1 week ago | nbcsandiego.com | Alexis Rivas |Mike Dorfman

A high school math teacher at the Learning Choice Academy has been charged with having a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old female student, according to criminal court documents. Michael Davis carried out that relationship from February through March of this year, according to the criminal complaint filed by the San Diego County District Attorney. San Diego police arrested Davis last week at the academy's location on Spring Street.