In the serene confines of Moose Lake Correctional Facility, nestled deep in Minnesota’s verdant woods, Nicholas Sterry whiled away his time. He worked in the kitchen, ticking off the days until his release, when one day, a monolith of manipulation and sexual abuse engulfed him, orchestrated by Corrections Officer Ashley Youngberg. Youngberg, a figure notorious…

The reputed mistress of a Phoenix man who was slain in Dana Point Harbor didn’t show up Tuesday morning for the opening day of his alleged killer’s murder trial. Sharlene Slama’s absence prompted an Orange County Superior Court judge to issue a bench warrant for her arrest, as she is a key witness in the…

Roger Wiberg II, a San Clemente resident, has always been handy.  He’s built a complex fireplace mantle, many end tables and even restored his 1973 Volkswagen–you can see him riding around town in the unique, yellow contraption. But it wasn’t until recently that Wiberg paired his talents as a craftsman with his own ingenuity to…

6/16 Andrew Ferri started writing in second grade. It was his first fraud. He stood tiptoed at the wooden podium so he could see over the top. The American flag waved heroically behind him and he turned to watch the stars and stripes promenade across the bluest April morning sky. The warm wind whispered to…

A cab driver who says he encountered the defendant testifies on Day Three of the murder trial – 6/11 When Gary Shawkey stood in line at a taxi stand in early 2008 outside of the Hyatt Regency in Long Beach not wearing any shoes, he was likely unaware that his face was plastered on TV…