Convicted of assault and battery, Winkle White is back in custody

Winkle Edward White is someone I covered in 2018. He was arrested and booked into the Humboldt County jail on charges of PC 148.2 interfering with fire personnel and PC 409.5 (c) entering a closed disaster area.  Investigation for burglary charges is ongoing for 2022 arrest.

White was originally charged with sexual abuse in the 2018 case. He was not held to answer to all charges after the preliminary hearing and ultimately entered a plea for assault and battery.

DA retrying the sexual abuse case for Edward Winkle White

Edward Winkle White was found not guilty of Count 5 on January 24. For counts 1-4, it was a hung jury.

"He put his fingers in my vagina. He said this would be the last time, it wasn't."

Jane Doe was on the stand this morning testifying in the jury trial for Edward Winkle White. Very soft spoken, she looked very nervous testifying in a room of mostly strangers. Some jury members looked down or not directly at her, as she spoke about her alleged sexual abuse.

Edward Winkle White's case goes from alleged sexual abuse to plea of assault and battery

Winkle Edward White was found not guilty of Count 5 on January 24. For counts 1-4, it was a hung jury.

The DA decided to retry the case for Counts 1-4. At trial assignment last Friday, White's jury trial was vacated.

No probation, credit for time served, not a bad plea deal for Edward Winkle White

Winkle Edward White was sentenced March 22 to 180 days in jail but he was given 90 days credit for time served and 90 days good conduct credits. No supervised release; no probation. Fines totalling $630. White was served with a CLETS protective order.

Edward Winkle White found not guilty of one count of sexual penetration with a foreign object

The jury in Edward Winkle White did not deliberate for long. Just moments ago, Jane Doe walked out with her mother.

It was a hung jury for Counts 1-4. Not guilty on Count 5.

"In a courtroom, you got a mic, you have people staring at you, judging you?"

Six men and six women heard closing arguments  today by Deputy District Attorney Carolyn Schaffer and Deputy Public Defender Luke Brownfield in the Edward Winkle White case.

"It was the same exact thing each time. He was not pleasuring himself?"

Deputy Public Defender Luke Brownfield's closing argument in the Edward Winkle White  jury trial  was a predictable strategy.

Attack the credibility of the victim.

"She was in the room, on the bed when defendant was molesting Jane Doe."

"There was digital penetration multiple times."

After going through the charges in the Edward Winkle White case, Deputy District Attorney Carolyn Schaffer asked the jury,
"Can you convict based on only Jane Doe's testimony?" She mentioned jury instruction 1190.

Shout out to Rob and Willow Creek Bulletin Board

 

Photo of Winkle Edward White who saw it on the Willow Creek Bulletin Board provided courtesy Rob Kilgore. "When Winkle was caught on camera, which started the search for him." 

Thanks to my regular readers, tipsters and informative pages on Facebook such as Willow Creek Bulletin Board for keeping the community informed.

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