DA: No Charges for Fisherman in Deadly Central Coast Boat Fight
Monterey County District Attorney found insufficient evidence to charge Joshua Holtzclaw, citing California self-defense laws allowing force to prevent imminent harm.
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New details released after deadly Moss Landing fishermen fight
(KRON) -- Criminal charges will not be filed against a fisherman for another fisherman's violent drowning death in Moss Landing Harbor, the Monterey County District Attorney announced. "Based on the current state of the evidence, no charges will be filed against Joshua Holtzclaw concerning the death of Trenton Black," District Attorney Jeannine Pacioni's office wrote Thursday. The two fishermen got into a fight on June 11 before Black drowned, i…
No criminal charges in Moss Landing Harbor drowning death
MOSS LANDING – Monterey County District Attorney Jeannine M. Pacioni announced Wednesday that no charges will be filed in the death of 38-year-old Trenton Black, who drowned after a confrontation on the water at Moss Landing Harbor on June 11. According to the district attorney’s office, the investigation focused on the actions of Joshua Holtzclaw, who was fishing from his stationary boat in Monterey Bay that morning. Just before 8:30 a.m., Blac…
DA: No charges for fisherman in deadly Central Coast boat fight
The Monterey County District Attorney's Office will not pursue criminal charges against a man who was initially arrested for voluntary manslaughter after a fight between two fishermen in Moss Landing turned deadly in June.
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