Pro per defendant and local attorney loses trial prosecuted by Deputy DA Rees and is remanded into court after verdict

 

Yesterday at 2:45 p.m. bailiff said there was a verdict in Courtroom 5 in a trial where the defendant represented herself. After waiting for Maryanne Elizabeth DeAngelo to arrive, finally at 3:21, with all jurors in the courtroom;  DeAngelo was found guilty on all charges. Sentencing is on 4/29.

She was remanded in court. DeAngelo's bail bond posted by Bill Davidson Bonds was exonerated and she is on a no bail status.

Humboldt Superior Court Judge Lawrence Killoran presided over the jury trial. Senior Deputy District Attorney Roger Rees is the prosecutor. DeAngelo was pro per.

In response to Mr. Rees' argument for remand; DeAngelo's argument was  basically whatever; do what you need to do.

The jail log lists PC 243(d) battery with serious bodily injury, PC245(a)(4) assault likely to produce great bodily injury, PC245(a)(1) assault with a deadly weapon other than a firearm and PC 12022.7(a) great bodily injury enhancement. The information was amended on 4/16/26. 

Courtroom 5 is right next to the room where the public access computers are. I got to observe the jurors everyday and the defendant.

(CA State Bar)

DeAngelo is a local attorney with an office in Mckinleyville. Two of DeAngelo's civil cases, including one against local attorney Heidi Wells was dismissed. DeAngelo didn't show up in the case for Ms. Wells.

I have covered several criminal and civil cases involving local attorneys and can think of 5 criminal cases which resulted in convictions.

DeAngelo went through four attorneys. She fired most of them. Deputy Public Defender Ben McLaughin is not listed in the screenshot above.

Mr. Rodney Mayr could not be prepared for trial and on 3/25/26, Judge Steven Steward denied the substitution of attorney and DeAngelo ended up representing herself.