Governor Newsom appoints Deputy District Attorney Crystal Tindell Seiler as Judge of the San Luis Obispo County Superior Court
Date: 7/28/2023 4:19:04 PM
Deputy District Attorney Crystal Tindell Seiler, a Templeton High School graduate, has been appointed today by Governor Gavin Newsom to be the next Superior Court Judge of San Luis Obispo County.

Jury finds Bradley Norman Parrish guilty of aggravated arson of forest land near Elks Lodge
Date: 7/21/2023 5:29:36 PM
District Attorney Dan Dow announced today, July 21, 2023, that a San Luis Obispo County jury has found Bradley Norman Parrish (54) guilty of aggravated arson of forest land after a week long trial.

Stephen Arthur Deflaun sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the murder of two victims at Morro Strand State Campground in 2001
Date: 7/10/2023 3:58:36 PM
Today, San Luis Obispo County Superior Court Judge Jacquelyn H. Duffy sentenced Stephen Arthur Deflaun to serve life in prison without the possibility of parole for the shooting deaths of 37-year-old Stephen Donahue Wells and 11-year-old Jerry Rios, Jr. and assault with a firearm on California State Park Ranger Charles “Chuck” Jackson in July 2001.