The Mendocino Voice | Mendocino County, CA (https://mendovoice.com/tag/homicide/)
The court-appointed attorney representing 69-year-old Leslie Adelman has disputed his client’s claim, but the situation raises questions about whether the defendant’s Sixth Amendment right to legal counsel is being respected.
The victim has been identified by sheriff’s deputies as James Robert Anderegg, a 63-year-old man from Ukiah.
The victim’s name is not yet being released, but 69-year-old Leslie Adelman has been arrested by the Ukiah Police Department and charged with murder.
The suspect had a history of mental health related hospitalizations and had been served with a domestic violence restraining order the day before the killing.
Bail has been reduced from $1 million to $800K and Judge Keith Faulder has recused himself from the case.
