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Dawn DaLuise Case: Pretrial Hearing 1
Dawn DaLuise in custody March 19, 2014. Photo Credit: KTLA Pool CameraUPDATE 5/24:An earlier version of this story included the first names of two family members of the defendant. They have been...
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Michael Gargiulo Pretrial Hearing 18 & Ka Pasasouk
Michael Gargiulo in custodyBooking photo, date unknownUPDATE 9:15 PM spelling, clarityMay 16th, 20148:05 AMI'm downtown and the Clara Shortridge-Foltz Criminal Justice Center, also known as "CJC." I...
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Dawn DaLuise Case: Pretrial Hearing 2
Dawn DaLuise in custody March 19, 2014. Photo Credit: KTLA Pool CameraMay 19, 20148:15 AMI’m on the 8th floor of the Airport Courthouse. I arrived before 7 AM, missing most of the 405 traffic....
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Cameron Brown 3rd Trial: Pretrial 16
Defendant Cameron Brown and Lauren Sarene KeyDate unknownMay 30, 2014I’m taking the 8:39 AM train today into downtown Los Angeles. Mr. Sprocket is using the car to make sales calls. I don’t mind...
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Mr. Sprocket in the ICU - Prayers Needed
Mr. Sprocket in the ICU, 5/30/14UPDATE 6/2 8:00 PM Just as I was getting ready to get up out of my chair and leave Mr. Sprocket's room, (E) told me that she just turned off all his blood pressure...
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Mr. Sprocket in the ICU - Prayers Needed, Part II
Mr. Sprocket in the ICU, 6/8/14Note: Read each day from the bottom up. SprocketThis is a NEW ENTRY. PREVIOUS DAYS NOTES CAN BE FOUND HERE.UPDATE 6/9 7:45 PMMore than one nurse has called the waking up...
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Mr. Sprocket Home From the Hospital - On the Road to Recovery
Information Desk at Olive View Emergency RoomUPDATE 6/20 4:31 PM Mr. Sprocket got his prescription! We are grateful we didn't have to wait too long.June 20, 2014 - 3:45 PM A Minor HiccupLast night, Mr....
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Dawn DaLuise Case: Pretrial Hearing 3 - Preliminary Hearing
Dawn DaLuise at a prior court hearing.UPDATE 6/24: spelling, clarity, grammar, added court ruling on bail reduction request8:12 AMI’m on the 8th floor of the Airport Courthouse, waiting for Dept. E,...
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Mr. Sprocket Home from the Hospital - First Mile Walk & Service Call
June 23, 2014 9:00 PMI left off Mr. Sprocket's story Friday afternoon, when he got his prescription for the sleep aid, Restoril. He had a good sleep that night.SaturdaySaturday he woke up feeling...
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Michael Gargiulo Pretrial 19; Cameron Brown 3rd Trial, Pretrial 17 & Alberd...
Michael Thomas Gargiulo, booking photo, date unknownLauren Sarene Key, 4 years old8:23 AMI'm at the downtown criminal court building with Mr. Sprocket. A few minutes ago, DDA Daniel Akemon and an...
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Mr. Sprocket Update - Getting Better Every Day
I'm sorry I haven't updated everyone on how Mr. Sprocket is doing for some time.When I last wrote, Mr. Sprocket was doing great on his morning walks and had just finished a service call for one of his...
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Michael Gargiulo Pretrial 20 & Cold Case Trial of Douglas Gordon Bradford
Michael Thomas Gargiulo, booking photo, date unknownFriday July 11, 20148:10 AMI'm on the 9th floor of the downtown Criminal Justice Center for another hearing in the Michael Gargiulo case. As most of...
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Cameron Brown 3rd Trial, Pretrial 18
Inspiration Point, Rancho Palos Verdes, CAJuly 31, 2014 8:20 AM(I'm behind on several stories due to helping Mr. Sprocket on several project proposals. Sprocket)I’m in the hallway of the 9th floor. I...
View ArticleA Note to Readers
As some of you know, several things have kept me from catching up on several cases I've been following. I've been crazy busy helping Mr. Sprocket get back to work full time (he's doing fabulous, by the...
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Samuel Little Sentencing, Cameron Brown & Michael Gargiulo
UPDATE 9/29 3:45 PM Correction to Gargiulo storyUPDATED 8:00 PM Added notation on Gargiulo's appearance.UPDATED: Added photosSeptember 25, 2014Mr. Sprocket came to court today to take notes for me on...
View ArticleJahi McMath: Alive Again?
GUEST ENTRY BY KZ, a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist. I asked KZ to weigh in on the recent developments in the Jahi McMath case. Enjoy! Sprocket.T&T''s Jahi McMath Case Quick Links - Case...
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Michael Gargiulo Case: Pretrial Hearing 22
Michael Thomas Gargiulo, in custody, date unknown.Friday, October 10, 2014The 9th FloorI arrive on the 9th floor about 8:15 amChris Nicely is here before me. He’s wearing his standard sweater vest....
View ArticleMichael Gargiulo Case: Defense Opposition Motion to People's MIL Re: Perkin's...
I obtained a copy of Michael Gargiulo's opposition motion (filed on October 10) to the People's motion in limine regarding statements made during the "Perkins Operation" at the El Monte Jail.It's clear...
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Javier Bolden Trial (USC Chinese Grad Students Murder)
Javier Bolden, 10/16/14, during opening statementsPhoto: Local NBC 4 Pool Video CameraUPDATE 10/21corrected name of Officer Luis ValleUPDATE 4:00 PM spelling, clarityUPDATE 1:45 PMcorrected number of...
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Michael Gargiulo Case: Pretrial Hearing 19, Part II
Michael Gargiulo in custody; date unknown.I am trying to get caught up on some of my notes on older pretrial hearings that have not been transcribed yet. Below are my notes on what happened on June...
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