Richard Bammer

Vacaville

Writer at The Reporter (Vacaville, CA)

Staff writer, columnist, The Reporter,

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Articles

Early parole reversed in shocking Bay Area ‘thrill kill’ murder after DA’s appeal

3 days ago | mercurynews.com | Richard Bammer

Solano County District Attorney Krishna Abrams, who urged Gov. Newsom to reverse a Parole Board’s decision to release a Vallejo woman convicted of a 2007 murder in Dixon, confirmed on Thursday the decision has been reversed. In a press statement, Abrams said Newsom, reviewing the matter and the nature of the crime, concluded on May 2 that Paige Linville, 41, posed “an unreasonable danger to society if released from prison at this time.”A Parole Board panel on Jan.
‘Shaken baby’ prelim hearing reset for late July

5 days ago | sanluisobispo.com | Richard Bammer

May 9-Saying she needed more time to review information from physicians, the defense attorney in a so-called "shaken baby" case asked the judge for a continuance on Friday, the seventh day of a previously scheduled preliminary hearing in Solano County Superior Court in Vallejo. During a brief afternoon hearing, Jeannette Garcia told Judge John B.
‘Shaken baby’ prelim hearing reset for late July

5 days ago | thereporter.com | Richard Bammer

Saying she needed more time to review information from physicians, the defense attorney in a so-called “shaken baby” case asked the judge for a continuance on Friday, the seventh day of a previously scheduled preliminary hearing in Solano County Superior Court in Vallejo. During a brief afternoon hearing, Jeannette Garcia told Judge John B.
Early parole reversed in shocking Dixon murder after DA’s appeal

5 days ago | thereporter.com | Richard Bammer

Solano County District Attorney Krishna Abrams, who urged Gov. Newsom to reverse a Parole Board’s decision to release a Vallejo woman convicted of a 2007 murder in Dixon, confirmed on Thursday the decision has been reversed. In a press statement, Abrams said Newsom, reviewing the matter and the nature of the crime, concluded on May 2 that Paige Linville, 41, posed “an unreasonable danger to society if released from prison at this time.”A Parole Board panel on Jan.
Vallejo man found guilty of 2018 murder, robbery

6 days ago | sanluisobispo.com | Richard Bammer

May 8-After nearly two days of deliberations, a Solano County Superior Court jury on Thursday afternoon determined a 29-year-old Vallejo man was guilty of a 2018 murder during a robbery in a Vallejo motel.
Vallejo man found guilty of 2018 murder, robbery

6 days ago | thereporter.com | Richard Bammer

After nearly two days of deliberations, a Solano County Superior Court jury on Thursday afternoon determined a 29-year-old Vallejo man was guilty of a 2018 murder during a robbery in a Vallejo motel.
Solano man, pleading insanity, ordered committed to a State Hospital

6 days ago | thereporter.com | Richard Bammer

A Solano County Superior Court judge on Tuesday ordered a Solano man committed to the California Department of State Hospitals after pleading not guilty by reason of insanity for a 2019 killing in Vacaville. During a morning “placement hearing,” Judge William J. Pendergast denied the defense attorney’s request that Marcus James Smith, 48, receive outpatient mental health treatment from MHS Services Inc., a provider of healthcare services to state and local government agencies.
Richard Bammer: Thank you, mom, for showing me your best qualities

6 days ago | thereporter.com | Richard Bammer

Editor’s note: Richard Bammer’s column appears in the Sunday print edition of The Vacaville Reporter. Most of my best traits, qualities and characteristics are the legacy of my mother. Arlene Virginia Bammer (nee Matney) was, above all else, a role model, from the moment I was born one minute after my twin sister also arrived in a Franklin, Ind., hospital. My mother continues to be a role model to this very day, Mother’s Day, and certainly will be every day I have left on Earth.
Vaca memorial service for jazz musician, educator Stout set for May 15

1 week ago | sanluisobispo.com | Richard Bammer

May 7-The Vacaville memorial service and celebration of life for Keith Stout, a founder of the Vacaville Jazz Festival and a music educator, will be at 10 a.m. May 15 at Valley Church, 5063 Maple Road, his family has announced. Stout, 62, died April 11 in San Antonio, Texas, where was surrounded by family and friends who gathered at St. Luke's Baptist Hospital, his brother, Ken, told The Reporter last month. By day an architect, Keith co-founded the annual citywide jazz festival 25 years ago.
Rowland Freedom Center taps prominent local educator as new CEO

1 week ago | sanluisobispo.com | Richard Bammer

May 7-A prominent Solano educator and California charter school advocate has been named as the new CEO of the Rowland Freedom Center, the American aviation and military history museum at Nut Tree Airport in Vacaville.