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New Trial Denied, Arson Couple Sentenced

MADERA COUNTY – A Coarsegold couple was sentenced today in Madera Superior Court to a combined 41 years behind bars, after being convicted of setting dozens of fires in the Yosemite Lakes Park area in May and June of 2013. Kenneth Jackson, 41, and Alice Waterman, 47, both of Coarsegold, were convicted on May 1 of a combined 27 counts ...

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Couple Convicted Of Arson Request New Lawyers

MADERA COUNTY – A Coarsegold couple convicted on a combined 27 counts of arson were back in court on Monday, asking for new lawyers. Kenneth Jackson and Alice Waterman both requested Marsden hearings, whereby they asked that their court-appointed attorneys be dismissed and replaced, either due to ineffective assistance of counsel, or because there is some conflict between lawyer and ...

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Sentencing Delayed In YLP Arson Case

MADERA COUNTY – All parties were back in court today for the sentencing of a Coarsegold couple found guilty on May 8 of arson and conspiracy. Kenneth Jackson, 41, and Alice Waterman, 47, were scheduled to be sentenced on Friday, June 6, after he was found guilty of 21 counts of arson, resisting arrest, assault on a peace officer and ...

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Keitz And Cal Fire Discuss Arson Investigation

COARSEGOLD — Over 60 people gathered in the Yosemite Lakes Park Clubhouse on Monday evening, May 12, to hear from District Attorney Michael Keitz and Cal Fire investigators about the recent prosecution and conviction of two YLP residents on charges of arson and conspiracy. “We were here last summer to talk to you about the fires in the area,” said ...

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Town Hall Meeting On Arson Investigation

COARSEGOLD – District Attorney Michael Keitz will hold a Town Hall meeting to discuss with residents the investigation and prosecution of the recently concluded arson case. Two Coarsegold residents, Kenneth Jackson and Alice Waterman, were found guilty on Thursday, May 8, of 27 counts of arson committed during May and June of 2013.

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Jury Returns With Verdict In YLP Arson Case

MADERA COUNTY – After three months of testimony and five days of deliberation, the jury in the Kenneth Jackson/Alice Waterman arson and conspiracy trial has reached its verdict. Jackson was found guilty on 21 counts of arson, one count each of assault on a peace office and resisting arrest. Waterman was found guilty on 6 counts of arson. Both defendants ...

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Arson Case Goes To The Jury

MADERA COUNTY – After three months of testimony, dozens of witnesses and hundreds of exhibits, closing arguments in the trial of Kenneth Jackson and Alice Waterman wrapped up just before noon today, and the jury has begun their deliberations. The Coarsegold couple was arrested on June 25, 2013, following a string of suspicious fires in the Yosemite Lakes Park area ...

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Closing Arguments Begin In Arson Trial

MADERA – The trial of a Coarsegold couple charged with arson and conspiracy is entering its final phase in Department 2 in Madera Superior Court. Kenneth Jackson and Alice Waterman were back in court this morning as the judge gave jury instructions in advance of closing arguments set for later today.

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Defense Moves For Mistrial In Arson Case

MADERA COUNTY – The jury was not in the courtroom on Monday, Mar. 23, as the court dealt with a motion for a mistrial in the arson trial of Kenneth Jackson and Alice Waterman. One of Jackson’s defense attorneys, Martin Jones, filed the motion after a Cal Fire investigator testified last week that it was his opinion that a cigarette ...

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Arson Trial Begins In Madera County Court

MADERA COUNTY – The trial of Kenneth Jackson and Allison Waterman on arson and conspiracy charges got underway today in Madera County Superior Court. Both have been behind bars awaiting trial for over six months. Jackson and Waterman were arrested on June 25, 2013, after dozens of suspicious fires in the Yosemite Lakes Park (YLP) community of Coarsegold.

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