An Ojai Valley man was sentenced to 18 years in prison Friday after pleading guilty last month in the 2019 sledgehammer death of his friend and roommate. During the hearing in a Ventura courtroom, family and friends of the victim, 22-year-old Houston Auer, gave statements to Judge Derek Malan. The defendant, Cameron Scott Lykins, also […]
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Southern California man sentenced for killing friend with sledgehammer
A man from Ojai has been sentenced to 18 years in federal prison for the 2019 slaying of his friend. Authorities say 28-year-old Cameron Scott Lykins killed Houston Auer on May 12, 2019, at Auer’s grandmother’s home on the 1100 block of Meyer Road in Ojai. Lykins and Auer got into an altercation in a […]
Fort Worth police looking for suspects who used sledgehammer to steal $10K of meds
FORT WORTH, Texas – Fort Worth Police need help identifying four people wanted for breaking in and stealing prescription medication from a local pharmacy. Police say it happened on Tuesday, just after 1 a.m. at Forest Park Pharmacy in south Fort Worth. One of the suspects used a sledgehammer to break into the front glass […]
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New trial set in sledgehammer murder case after mistrial declared
A mistrial was declared Thursday in the murder case of a Meiners Oaks man accused of killing his roommate with a small sledgehammer in 2019, with a new trial slated to start next month. The case against Cameron Lykins, 28, was continued to March 18, when another jury trial has been scheduled at Ventura County […]
Trial starts for 2019 sledgehammer killing in Meiners Oaks
The murder trial of a 28-year-old Meiners Oaks man accused of killing his roommate with a sledgehammer in 2019 got underway with opening statements in Ventura County Superior Court Wednesday afternoon. Public Defender Ashley Correa argued her client, Cameron Scott Lykins, “had no choice” but to kill his best friend in self-defense. But Deputy District […]
Woman beaten with sledgehammer while collecting recyclables dies, California cops say
A woman believed to be in her 60s collecting recyclables at a Southern California college on Christmas Eve died after a sledgehammer attack, sheriff’s officials reported. The woman, whose name was not released, died of her injuries Monday, Dec. 25, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said in a news release. The attack took place […]