Lodi city council member reverses decision to resign after being arrested on additional charges
He was arrested, forced to resign, and now he's back on the job? It's a new twist after a local politician was placed in cuffs.
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He was arrested, forced to resign, and now he's back on the job? It's a new twist after a local politician was placed in cuffs.
He was arrested, forced to resign, and now he's back on the job? It's a new twist after a local politician was placed in cuffs. The attorney of Shakir Khan says his client was coerced into agreeing to step down. The new charges of voter fraud against Khan come as a separate criminal case from 2019 moves forward. Shakir Khan's attorney tells us his client was "under duress" when a city official forced him to resign without any legal representation there. He says Khan has not stepped down from his city council post, but the sheriff's office says there is a long list of evidence that shows Khan violated the public's trust.
A Lodi city council member under heavy scrutiny for multiple criminal charges resigned, then claimed his resignation was coerced.
Lodi city council member Shakir Khan, already under heavy scrutiny for previous criminal charges, is now facing new charges related to the 2020 election. On Thursday morning, the San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office announced that Shakir Khan had been arrested. Later that day, he resigned from public office.
If Gov. Gavin Newsom gets his way, he wants to use it to build up the state's water supply.
A 16-year-old boy was arrested in connection to a shooting that happened near a Lodi park earlier in the week, police said Saturday.
Authorities are investigating a shooting that happened Thursday evening near Hale Park in Lodi.
The dog's owners said the department's account of the dog being aggressive is wrong and not backed up with evidence. They hired an animal rights attorney Monday to represent them as more than $25,000 has been donated online to fund what they say will be a legal pursuit of justice for their dog, Enzo.
Nearly 40 people gathered at the crossroads of Pine and Sacramento streets in Lodi this weekend to remember the life of a dog, a 2-year-old husky named Enzo.
A Lodi man has been found guilty of murdering another man back in 2021.
A family was forced from their home at a Lodi mobile home park early Saturday morning.
All lanes of the highway are back open near Acampo after major flooding shut it down.
While the southbound side is back fully open, only one northbound lane is open.
The Lodi Farmer Boys location is reopening nearly a year after a fire tore through the restaurant's kitchen.
Multiple school districts in Northern California issued a response to what they expect to be harsh weather starting tonight and heading into next week.
A Lodi nonprofit that helps homeless women and children is about to expand thanks in part to the help of a thrift boutique.
A Lodi native serving in the US Marine Corps has died while overseas.
A Stockton teenager has been arrested in connection with a Lodi home invasion robbery.
Detectives are seeking information that could lead to an arrest in the 2019 death of a woman who was found shot at a Lodi park.
Police in Lodi may have prevented a shooting at a Halloween party in the downtown area.
A possible mass shooting at a local Halloween event was stopped by police before the bullets could fly.
Get ready for an all-day festival right here in your backyard. Idol Beerworks in downtown Lodi is hosting Lodi Halloween Fest. It boasts award-winning food, beer, and live rock bands.
A pedestrian who was hit by a train in Lodi has died, say authorities.
A family and community is grieving a senseless act of violence, and a young pregnant mother's death. A 16-year-old girl is under arrest, facing a double murder charge.
A family and community are grieving a senseless act of violence, and a young pregnant mother's death. A 16-year-old girl is under arrest, facing a double-murder charge.
