Trevor Morgan

5 days ago | modbee.com | Trevor Morgan

In the wake of a viral video showing a Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Office deputy using force on a man during a traffic stop, many people have called for Patterson to start a police review board. The video shows Deputy Alexander Helms punch, fire a Taser at, point a gun at and then arrest Joshua Rhodes’ after he failed to exit his car when ordered to. Cell phone footage taken by Rhodes’ passenger, Elliana Barraza, and Helms’ body camera footage have made the rounds on social media.

5 days ago | yahoo.com | Trevor Morgan

In the wake of a viral video showing a Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Office deputy using force on a man during a traffic stop, many people have called for Patterson to start a police review board. The video shows Deputy Alexander Helms punch, fire a Taser at, point a gun at and then arrest Joshua Rhodes’ after he failed to exit his car when ordered to. Cell phone footage taken by Rhodes’ passenger, Elliana Barraza, and Helms’ body camera footage have made the rounds on social media.

1 week ago | modbee.com | Trevor Morgan

A construction worker was impaled after he fell off scaffolding at the Costco in Riverbank on Friday afternoon, according to the Modesto Fire Department. At about 3:10 p.m., firefighters and paramedics responded to the Riverbank Costco parking lot. They found a construction worker with a “penetrating injury,” according to an MFD incident report.

2 weeks ago | modbee.com | Trevor Morgan

A man faces 700 years in prison for a crime spree more than a year ago that ended in a shootout with Stanislaus County sheriff’s deputies, the Stanislaus County District Attorney’s Office announced. Jason Benson Dingler, 45, stole a gun, a car and then a beer before leading law enforcement on an 11-mile pursuit. Dingler’s potential centuries-long sentence is because he had at least two felony convictions prior to his spree.

2 weeks ago | modbee.com | Trevor Morgan

Body-worn camera footage of a Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Office deputy using force during a traffic stop was released Monday evening. Cell-phone footage taken at the scene made its rounds on social media last week — sparking criticism of the deputy’s use of force. The cell-phone footage was taken partway through the traffic stop.