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Courthouse Bombing in Santa Maria: Suspect Accused of Premeditated Attacks, Including Attempted Judicial Assassination

Santa Maria, Calif. — A 20-year-old man is facing multiple charges, including two counts of attempted murder, following a bombing at a Santa Maria courthouse that left five injured on Sept. 25. Nathaniel James McGuire, the accused, is alleged to have targeted a judge and a deputy among others in a calculated attack, igniting an explosive device in a courthouse hallway. According to the Santa Barbara County District Attorney’s Office, McGuire, who was scheduled to …

Santa Maria Man Sentenced to 15 Years to Life for DUI Murder of 14-Year-Old

Santa Maria, California – A man from Santa Maria has been handed a significant sentence for his role in a tragic incident that resulted in the death of a 14-year-old. Earnesto Nava Herrera, 27, was found guilty of several charges, including second-degree murder, gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, and hit and run causing death. The charges stem from a fatal crash that occurred on March 27, 2021, in Nipomo on Highway 101. Following the crash, …

Intoxicated Santa Maria Man Convicted of Second-Degree Murder for Fatal Highway 101 Crash

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. – A Santa Maria man has been convicted of second-degree murder by a San Luis Obispo County jury for driving intoxicated and the wrong direction on Highway 101 in Nipomo, resulting in the death of a 14-year-old passenger. Earnesto Nava Herrera, the defendant, was driving heavily intoxicated when he collided with metal pipe fencing and a tree, then fled the scene in his vehicle and entered Highway 101 in the wrong …