by News Staff | Nov 2, 2017 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities, Law Enforcement
News release from Inyo County Attorney’s office Raymond Bencoma was sentenced today by the Inyo County Superior Court to 141 years, 4 months to Life in prison. The Honorable Brian J. Lamb ordered the sentence after today’s hearing. Mr. Bencoma will be...
by News Staff | Sep 8, 2017 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities, Law Enforcement
Inyo County DA Office press release On September 6, 2017 an Inyo County Jury convicted Bishop-area resident Raymond Bencoma of four counts of felony assault with a firearm arising out of an incident that occurred in the early morning hours of August 26, 2016. Under...
by News Staff | Jul 7, 2017 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities, Law Enforcement
By Deb Murphy Judge Brian Lamb denied the prosecution’s request for a change of venue in the Raymond Bencoma trial. Adhering to the requirement that retrials have to begin within 60 days of a mistrial, Lamb set the date at August 28 at the courthouse in Independence....
by News Staff | Jun 30, 2017 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
By Deb Murphy With a poor jury pool turn-out, a second mistrial on the assault charges against Raymond Bencoma was called Thursday afternoon. The District Attorney’s office will move for a change of venue on July 6. After three and a half days of jury selection, the...
by News Staff | Jun 23, 2017 | General Misc. Stories, Law Enforcement
By Deb Murphy Raymond Bencoma will be back in Inyo County court Monday for a retrial on charges that hung the jury in early May. Bencoma was found guilty on charges of possession of firearms and ammunition by a felon, not-guilty on a charge of possession of stolen...