SAN FRANCISCO — One was a “teddy bear and an amazing man,” according to his wife. Another overcame methamphetamine and heroin addiction in favor of family life. The five men had overcome childhoods that were tumultuous, but they’d found stability in their 30s and early 40s. There was just one problem: They’d not only joined … Read more
SAN FRANCISCO — A city resident has been sentenced to four years in federal prison for having a gun in his car during a 2021 traffic stop in the Tenderloin neighborhood, a charge that was filed only after he was arrested in a 2022 police chase, court records show. Demarco Ransom, 35, was sentenced in … Read more
SAN FRANCISCO — A 43-year-old man is set to be sentenced to 11 years in prison for participating in the killing of a college student in 2013 and other crimes related to his alleged gang membership, court records show. Mario “Shy Boy” Reyes is set to become the first person sentenced in a major 2018 … Read more
SAN FRANCISCO — A man who ran a Marin County luxury car consignment service has been sentenced to six months in prison after pleading guilty to mail fraud and tax evasion, court records show. Walter Dawydiak, 65, is set to be released next month from USP Lompoc, where he’s serving the six-month sentence. Dawydiak was … Read more
SAN FRANCISCO — A 39-year-old man has been sentenced to seven years in prison for receiving dozens of lewd videos from a 9-year-old girl, who prosecutors say he referred to as his “girlfriend” and threatened to expose when she tried to cut him off. James Moran, of Reno, was sentenced last month after pleading guilty … Read more