LOS ANGELES — A Mendocino County Superior Court judge ruled Friday that the Ukiah police chief and the county must stand trial in a domestic abuse case brought by the chief's former fiancee.
Amanda Carley, a onetime Mendocino County deputy probation officer, filed suit against the county and Chief Noble Waidelich in 2017 after years of alleged domestic abuse. Waidelich, who had received two officer-of-the-year commendations, was a detective at the time.
Even though he was being sued for alleged domestic violence, Waidelich continued to be promoted in the small Northern California city's Police Department.
