GUILTY CA - Sarah Douglas, 26, murdered in her Elk Grove home, 1 May 2014

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nothing in MSM about start of trial ((thought it was supposed to start March 17))
 
http://www.kcra.com/news/Ex-boyfriend-Sarah-Douglas-was-a-smart-loving-mother/32628150

Nicholas Mitrick, Douglas' ex-boyfriend and the father of her son, spoke to KCRA 3 on Tuesday about how life has been since her death...

He said Sarah was loving, smart and ambitious, but her troubled upbringing led to questionable choices. "She was trying to be a (good) mother," he said. Douglas told Mitrick that Fleming, nearly three decades her senior, would save her. "He was going to take care of her, get her out of the industry. (He was) going to take care of her," he said...

Fleming's trial is set to start early June.
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Trial Begins For Ex-Cal Fire Battalion Chief In Girlfriend’s Slaying

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – A jury trial is beginning for a former California fire battalion chief charged with murder in the death of his 26-year-old girlfriend.

Orville Fleming was arrested following a 16-day manhunt in May 2014 after Sarah June Douglas was found fatally stabbed in the south Sacramento home they had shared.

Opening statements in his trial are set to start Monday before Sacramento County Superior Court Judge Sharon Lueras. The 56-year-old Fleming has pleaded not guilty.

http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2015/06/15/trial-begins-for-ex-cal-fire-chief-in-girlfriends-slaying/
 
Orville Fleming Takes the Stand, Describes Troubled Relationship

Orville Fleming took the stand Tuesday, the second day of the former Cal Fire chief’s trial in the death of his girlfriend Sarah Douglas.

“I’m realizing what has happened. I was the one that did this. This is the person… in two to three months, we were going to be married. And I killed her.”

Those were the words that came out of Orville Fleming’s mouth Tuesday afternoon.

http://fox40.com/2015/06/16/orville-fleming-takes-the-stand-describes-troubled-relationship/
 
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Marin Austin ‏@marinaustin 9m9 minutes ago

Former #CalFire chief Orville Fleming's taped confession: "I got the knife...I can't remember what happened next."
FOX40 News
 
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Marin Austin ‏@marinaustin 10m10 minutes ago

Former #CalFire chief Orville Fleming's taped confession: "I got the knife...I can't remember what happened next."
FOX40 News
 
Prosecution, Defense Offer Closing Arguments in Orville Fleming Trial

SACRAMENTO —

It’s not a matter of if he killed her, it’s a matter of how and to what degree.

Orville Fleming’s fate now lies in the hands of the jury who must decide if he will be convicted of first-degree murder, second-degree murder or manslaughter.

“The ultimate form of control is to control the destiny of your loved one. And that’s exactly what he did,” said Sacramento County Prosecutor Noah Phillips.

The prosecution argued Fleming had a need for “power and control” in his relationship with Sarah Douglas. They said the former firefighter was a professional at making “cold and calculated” decisions.

Phillips said that’s what led Fleming to “willfully” and “deliberately” murder his girlfriend.

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The defense said Fleming was provoked. Claiming the death happened in the heat of the moment and therefore, it’s manslaughter.

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Both the prosecution and defense brought up Fleming’s claim of experiencing dissociative amnesia, or forgetting the details of the violent crime.

The defense linked his “amnesia” to post traumatic stress disorder, which the prosecution didn’t buy.

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The jury went home for the day at 4:30 p.m. The jury will continue deliberations Tuesday at 9 a.m.

http://fox40.com/2015/06/22/prosecution-defense-offer-closing-arguments-in-orville-fleming-trial/
 
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THE JURY HAS REACHED A VERDICT!!!!!!!!!!!!

KCRA 3 is expecting the verdict within the hour.

The jury had been deliberating since Monday afternoon.

If Fleming is convicted of first-degree murder, it carries a sentence of 25 years to life in prison.

If the jury finds him guilty of second-degree murder, he faces 15 years to life in prison.

A manslaughter conviction would put Fleming behind bars for three to 11 years.
http://www.kcra.com/news/jury-reaches-verdict-in-case-of-former-cal-fire-chief/33736126
 

By Michelle Schultz
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Ex-Cal Fire chief found guilty of second-degree murder

Fleming was previously accused of killing his 26-year-old girlfriend, Sarah Douglas, in the couple's Sacramento County home last May.

The jury had been deliberating since Monday afternoon.

Fleming faces 15 years to life in prison.

The jury chose second-degree murder over first-degree murder and manslaughter convictions.

http://www.kcra.com/news/jury-reaches-verdict-in-case-of-former-cal-fire-chief/33736126
 
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