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DEVELOPING STORY: Phillip Craig Garrido

SIGNIFICANT BLOG FIND? Normally, I wouldn’t rush a blog post like I’m about to do here.  The Phillip Craig Carrido story out of California is still growing in media magnitude as details of Carrido’s arrest emerge.  I had no time to write about about the story when it first broke this morning…the unbelievable development concerning [...]

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DA: Bent has “50/50″ chance of 2008 trial date (PODCAST)

In a phone interview with Beyond90Seconds.com this morning, District Attorney Donald Gallegos said it’s possible the criminal case against controversial church leader Wayne Bent may not take place this year.  Pressed for a prediction, Gallegos said he feels that there is a “50/50″ chance the trial will get underway in 2008. If the Bent trial [...]

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Judge sets Wayne Bent’s bond at $150,000 (VIDEO & PODCAST)

Update:  (July 23): Attorney:  Don’t fringe on religeous freedom (The Raton Range) The Raton Range delivers excellent coverage of Wayne Bent’s July 18 arraignment.  The newspaper launches into the story with this lead paragraph: The attorney for the leader of what many people refer to as a cult that maintains its compound northeast of Des [...]

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Bent court date Friday; no confirmation that State returned “Healed” to parents

Update: (July 18 ) Judge sets Wayne Bent’s bond at $150,000 (July 17)  If you’ve spent time following any criminal or civil case, you know it’s not uncommon for court dates to change.  But a a check with New Mexico’s Union County District Court Clerk this morning confirmed that controversial church leader Wayne Bent (aka [...]

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