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Son Accused of Hammer Attack Will Be Charged as An Adult

The 17-year-old allegedly beat his father—a reserve sergeant with the Orange County Sheriff's Department—with a construction hammer several times while he slept. "Jack" Kudla could face life in prison.

1 Comment Recommend Martin Henderson (Editor)

Sam Dennis May 25, 2013 at 11:05 am
They could have simply gotten permission to search the rest of the house from the victim's motherRead More .... no need to wait hours for a warrant.
Jack Flaherty of Harvard-Westlake, ranked No. 3 in the nation, pitched a three-hitter and struck out 10 in a 5-0 quarterfinal victory over Santa Margarita. Photo/Martin Henderson
Martin Henderson (Editor) May 25, 2013 at 06:23 am
I tried several times, unsuccessfully, to upload a video with interviews and photos of the SMCHSRead More game but the new Patch 2.0 wouldn't let me. I'll try later, so check back. It's worthwhile.
Jaime Martinez graduated from Grossmont College with honors, and is heading to the University of California at Berkeley in the fall. Photo Credit: Photo courtesy of Grossmont College.
Rudy Padrol May 25, 2013 at 11:11 am
Jaime, you are truly an inspiration to me, our community and a perfect example of Success! ThanksRead More for leading the way! Let me know if you are interested in speaking at one of our events. I think you could inspire lots of kids. Rudy@iconnectyourdots.com Thanks you Patch, grapenuts and mount Everest for this story and commitment to our community!
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Cory Mendoza's prayers go unanswered in Santa Margarita's 5-0 loss to Harvard-Westlake. Photo/Martin Henderson
Nicole May 24, 2013 at 10:50 pm
Martin, If you are going to throw religion into the caption, please don't discourage it. I thinkRead More it was amazing how far into the playoffs they got and it seems by saying the words "prayers go unanswered" is a negative remark. We should be proud of them for being the underdogs regardless if they won or not.
Mike T May 17, 2013 at 04:36 pm
I'm still waiting for the teachers to produce a receipt for purchases made with MY money.Read More Asking/requiring donations of $20-25.00 a head in a 32 kid classroom is a nice $800.00 potential windfall of which I see nothing of where that $$ is spent.
Martin Henderson (Editor) May 15, 2013 at 05:00 pm
Tears in people's eyes watching the reenactment and listing to the speaker. Great program to deliverRead More a sobering message: Don't drink and drive.
Hal Mattson May 20, 2013 at 11:54 am
On behalf of the Mission Viejo / Saddleback Valley Elks Lodge No. 2444, thanks for the recognitionRead More comment.
Martin Henderson (Editor) May 15, 2013 at 02:04 am
Thank you, Elks, on behalf of everyone in the community. When I was in high school, I relied onRead More scholarships such as this to help out. Of course, money went a lot further back then.