"Nick would not let it go and it had to be dealt with"; some details around David Ganfield's murder emerge in the preliminary hearing

Jonas Semore, one of two men arrested for the death of David Ganfield, started his preliminary hearing today. It was full of twists and turns with testimony from several people involved that night.

Allegations of alleged drug activity, drug money owed and women allegedly beaten by the victim; including a name recently in the headlines, Rebecca Hamline, who allegedly said Semore confessed to her that he had beaten Ganfield with a baseball bat. An autopsy was done on Ganfield by Dr. Super and he said cause of death was being "hit in the head by blunt force."

Hamline (along with James Cunha) was recently charged with Receiving Stolen Property and Identity theft.

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Also involved is Randy Cook, a name frequently on LOCO's Booked report from the Humboldt County Jail reports.

However, during cross-examination, Semore's attorney Ms. Kathleen Bryson, poked a few holes in Hamline's credibility and story. Ms. Bryson implied that Hamline snitched on Semore, a friend of hers, to cut a deal with the DA's office. Investigator Musson denied that he made any such promise to Hamline. Ms. Bryson quoted Hamline saying, "I need to get home to my kids and this is the best I could come up with."

Deputy District Attorney Roger Rees presented two HCSO witnesses today, Deputy Dennis Gagnon and HCSO Investigator Greg Musson.

The preliminary hearing continues tomorrow.

I will be posting details of the preliminary hearing after it concludes.