In a brief hearing underscored by statements from the victim’s parents, Joe Walker of Mammoth Lakes was sentenced to five years in prison and the requirement to register as a sex offender for life. Walker faced 21 counts of sex-related offenses involving a Santa Barbara girl who was 14 and 15 during the crimes. Walker […]
Joe Walker of Mammoth will appear in Santa Barbara Superior Court Friday for sentencing on charges related to sex crimes involving a Santa Barbara teenager. In March, Walker pled guilty to 5 felony counts out of 21 sex-related charges lodged against him by the Santa Barbara DA. Deputy DA Mary Barron had earlier said that […]
According to the Santa Barbara District Attorney’s office, Joe Walker of Mammoth Lakes has entered guilty pleas to 5 felony counts out of 21 sex-related charges lodged against him by the Santa Barbara DA. The pleas took place in court on Friday. The amended criminal complaint filed against Walker described a situation over two years […]
Joe Walker of Mammoth Lakes had been scheduled to appear in Santa Barbara County Court Friday. The Santa Barbara District Attorney’s office had slated the hearing for setting of a preliminary hearing date in Walker’s case. He faces charges of illegal contact with a minor for purposes of sex and a charge of lewd acts […]
Charges in the case of Dr. Andrew Bourne in Santa Barbara County Court have been officially dismissed. Deputy District Attorney Mary Barron said that when her office received Dr. Bourne’s death certificate, the case was dismissed. Barron said, “We filed a copy with the court and dismissed the charges as to him, only.” She said […]
Another delay in the case of Joe Walker of Mammoth Lakes involving alleged sex crimes against a Santa Barbara teenager. According to the Santa Barbara District Attorney’s Office, Walker’s hearing on Friday was moved to March 9. Court officials expect to set a preliminary hearing date when they meet for that hearing in March. Walker […]
In the Santa Barbara child sex case that involved two Mammoth men, Dr. Andrew Bourne overshadowed co-defendant Joe Walker in news reports. With Bourne’s death, Walker stands alone against charges that he contacted a teen girl for sex and committed lewd acts with her. Walker was scheduled to head back to court Friday. According to […]
Thursday morning, the court in Santa Barbara County vacated the preliminary hearing later this month for Dr. Andrew Bourne and Joe Walker of Mammoth Lakes. A new court date was set. The Judge also ordered the defendants not to communicate with each other. Bourne and Walker both face charges of communicating with a minor girl […]
(Story updated Wednesday, 1-18-12 with further statement from Mammoth Hospital.) Thursday, Dr. Andrew Bourne and Joe Walker, both of Mammoth Lakes, will return to Santa Barbara Superior Court for a hearing. The Santa Barbara District Attorney’s office has promised to file more charges in the child sex case involving these two defendants. Meanwhile, community impacts […]
Reports from Santa Barbara on the Andrew Bourne/ Joe Walker child sex case continue as the two accused men returned home to Mammoth Lakes on bail. Bourne officially resigned from his seat on the Mammoth School Board. Both men head back to court on Thursday. The Santa Barbara News-Press quoted Santa Barbara Deputy District Attorney […]
(Update Thursday, 11am – Joe Walker has posted bail and is no longer in jail.) He’s going home. That’s what attorney Ron Bamieh said about his client, Dr. Andrew Bourne of Mammoth Lakes. He also commented on a declaration made by a Santa Barbara investigator. Bamieh said that the terms of his client’s release include […]
After an hour-long hearing in Santa Barbara Superior Court with arguments from the Santa Barbara District Attorney’s office and defense attorneys, the million dollar bail for Joe Walker and Dr. Andrew Bourne of Mammoth Lakes was reduced to $750,000. At 3pm Tuesday, both defendants remained in the Santa Barbara County Jail. According to Santa Barbara […]
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