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ByJoshLedermanand Darlene Superville The Associated Press WASHINGTON Worldlead- ers declared progress Fri- day in securing nuclear materials worldwide but warned of a persistent and harrowing threat: terror- ists getting their hands on a nuclear bomb. "It would change our world," Presi- dent Barack Obama said. Obama, addressing a nu- clear security summit, said there was no doubt that if "madmen" in the Islamic State group obtained nu- clear material, they would use it to kill as many peo- ple as possible. He urged fellow leaders not to be complacent about the risk of catastrophe and called IS the most active extrem- ist group currently menac- ing the planet. So far, no terrorists have gotten a nuclear weapon or a dirty bomb, Obama said, crediting global ef- forts to secure nuclear material. But he said it wasn't for lack of trying: Al-Qaida has sought nu- clear materials, IS has de- ployed chemical weapons and extremists linked to the Brussels and Paris at- tacks were found to have spied on a top Belgian nu- clear official. "We have measurably reduced the risk," Obama said. Still, he added, "the threat of nuclear terrorism persists and continues to evolve." At this year's summit — Obama's last major push on denuclearization — deep concerns about nu- clear terrorism have tem- pered other, more positive signs of the world coming together to confront the broader nuclear threat. The U.N. Security Coun- cil members who brokered a sweeping nuclear deal with Iran held up that agreement as a model for preventing nuclear prolif- eration, as they gathered on the summit's sidelines to review implementation of the deal. Obama also spent part of the summit huddling with the leaders of South Korea and Japan about deterring nuclear-tinged provocations from North Korea, in a powerful show of diplomatic unity with two U.S. treaty allies. Sim- ilarly, Obama's sit-down with Chinese President Xi Jinping offered the two strategic rivals a chance to illustrate their mutual concern about the North, a traditional Chinese ally. Undeterred, North Ko- rea only hours later fired a short-range missile into the sea and tried to jam GPS navigation sig- nals in South Korea — precisely the kind of act that South Korean Pres- ident Park Geun-hye had warned would trigger even tougher sanctions and more isolation. Aiming to show con- crete action to strengthen nuclear security, leaders came to the nuclear sum- mit with commitments in hand, known in diplo- matic-speak as "gift bas- kets." The White House spelled them out in a flurry of fact sheets. Latin America and the Caribbean are now free of highly enriched ura- nium, the White House said, praising Argentina by name for converting its remaining stockpile into a less dangerous form. Fis- sile materials like highly enriched uranium and sep- arated plutonium are nec- essary ingredients to make nuclear bombs. GLOBAL SUMMIT Le ad er s wa rn o f ri sk o f nu cl ea r- ar me d te rr or is ts JACQUELYNMARTIN—THEASSOCIATEDPRESS President Barack Obama speaks during a news conference at the conclusion of the Nuclear Security Summit in Washington on Friday. The following defendants were sentenced in Tehama County Superior Court, according to the Tehama County District Attorney's Office: RecentState/Local Prison Commitments: People vs. Jason Dean Sweaney, Possession of a Firearm by a Felon and ; Failure to Appear Brief history: Defendant pled guilty to being in pos- session of a firearm while having been previously con- victed of a Felony. Defen- dant subsequently failed to appear at a scheduled court hearing. On March 2, defen- dant was found to be in vi- olation of probation for the second time. Sentenced to 8 years 4 months State Prison People vs. Peter Louis Fracchia, Insufficient Funds Checks; Debtor Fraud. Brief history: Victim sued Defendant for unpaid rent and damage to his property, and won a judgment against Defendant. Defendant then concealed assets, mostly livestock, to avoid paying on the judgment. Defendant also wrote three bad checks totaling$6,717.18.Defendant pled guilty to two counts of bad checks (felonies) and one count of debtor fraud (misdemeanor), was granted probation, and ordered to pay the victim $87,940.77 based on the original judg- ments and the victim's costs of trying to collect. Defen- dant made some payments towards restitution but eventually stopped making payments and absconded to Washington. Sentenced to 3 years Lo- cal Prison. People vs.Kenneth Ed- ward Gammon, Possession of a Controlled Substance Brief history: As a result of a consensual encounter with officers, defendant was found to be in possession of methamphetamine. Defen- dant has a Strike for a prior violation. Sentenced to 32 months State Prison Recent County Jail Commitments: People vs. Nelson James Gleed, Burglary Brief history: Defendant broke into home of ex-wife and took property. A neigh- bor confronted him while the theft was in progress. Sentenced to probation and 120 days county jail. People vs. John Ezra Thomas Linstroth, Posses- sion of a Short Barreled Shotgun Brief history: Defendant was a passenger in a ve- hicle stopped for reckless driving. He informed offi- cers that he had a weapon located on the floorboard in front of him. The weapon turned out to be a sawed- off shotgun. Sentenced to probation and 90 days county jail. People vs. George Lee Mi- nor, Possession of a Stolen Motor Vehicle Brief history: Defendant crashed in a vehicle that had been reported stolen 2 weeks earlier. Sentenced to probation and 120 days county jail. People vs. Marco Anto- nio Reyes, Transportation of Marijuana Brief history: Defendant was involved in a traffic ac- cident. During the inves- tigation officers found 3.5 pounds of marijuana in his vehicle. Sentenced to probation and 90 days county jail. People vs. Pornchai Sirikittilkul, Possession of Marijuana for Sale. Brief history: The De- fendant was stopped for speeding. During the in- vestigation officers found approximately 4 pounds of marijuana in his vehicle. Sentenced to probation and 60 days county jail. Upcoming Court Dates -Trials, Preliminary Hearings (PX) & Pre Trial Conferences (PTC): People vs. Quentin Ray Bealer, Murder. Brief history: The De- fendant was arrested and charged with the Murder of a 14 year old victim who had been reported missing when she never returned home from School. Officers located the victim's body two days later. Motion to Quash/Mo- tion to Discover: April 4, at 9 am in Sacramento Supe- rior Court TBJ: April 4, 2016 at 9 am in Sacramento Supe- rior Court People vs. Travis John Kilburger, Domestic Vio- lence Brief history: Defendant plead guilty to Domestic Vi- olence with a Special Alle- gation Pursuant to Great Bodily Injury During Domes- tic Violence and Terrorist Threats with a Special Al- legation pursuant to Use of a Firearm and a violation of False Imprisonment. Sentencing: Continued to April 12, at 1 pm in Depart- ment 1 People vs. Poly Duenas Sanchez, Lucio Nenecia Madera, Gabino Madera, Murder with Special Alle- gation-Personal and Inten- tional Discharge of a Fire- arm, GBI, Conspiracy to Commit a Crime with Spe- cial Allegation-Personal and Intentional Discharge of a Firearm, GBI. Brief history: The Victim metupwiththethreeDefen- dants regarding money that was allegedly owed to the victim. During this confron- tation the victim was chased down and shot twice with a shotgun. The victim died as a result of his injuries. TBJ: June 8, at 1:30 pm (Department to be deter- mined) People vs. Alan Duane Doulphus Jr., Chase Alan Doulphus: Murder, special allegation felony murder, personal and intentional, use of a firearm, assault with a firearm, false impris- onment by violence, trans- portation of marijuana. Brief history: The de- fendants went to a res- idence that contained a marijuana grow. The de- fendants confronted the victim and two other men who were at the residence and ordered them to the ground at gunpoint. The defendants proceeded to tie up the victim and the two men with zip ties and duct tape. The victim was able to free himself and at- tempt to flee the residence but was shot several times by the armed defendants. The victim eventually suc- cumbed to his injuries. De- fendant's vehicle was lo- cated a short time later and a vehicle pursuit followed. Defendant's were eventu- ally apprehended and taken into custody. Inside the ve- hicle officers located a large amount of marijuana. Sentencing: (both defen- dants) May 9, at 8 am in De- partment 3 People vs. John Noonkester, Willful, De- liberate and Premeditated Murder with Special Alle- gation, Personal and Inten- tional Discharge of a Fire- arm, GBI (2 counts); At- tempt: Willful, Deliberate and Premeditated Mur- der with Special Allega- tion, Personal and Inten- tional Discharge of a Fire- arm, GBI. Brief history: The Defen- dant is charged with shoot- ing and killing his ex-wife and her father, and shoot- ing a bystander. PTC: May 16, at 1:15 pm in Department 3 People vs. William Fos- ter, Derek Hale, Garrett Lenardo, Zachary Thorn- ton and Robert Beaugrand, attempted murder Brief history: What be- gan as a marijuana deal re- sulted in kidnapping, rob- bery and one individual with a gunshot wound. Sentencing: Foster & Hale — April 4, at 8 am in Department 3 Sentencing: Thornton — April 18, at 8 am in Depart- ment 3 People vs. Roberta Draper, (12 counts) Cruelty to an animal Brief history: The Defen- dant is currently on proba- tion in a prior multi-count cruelty to animal case. One of the terms of her proba- tion was that she is no pos- sess animals. A probation search was conducted at her residence and law en- forcement located dogs, geese, guinea hens and tur- keys. One of the dogs was deceased, while some of the other animals appeared to be malnourished, dehy- drated, and in poor health. The Defendant admitted that all the animals found belonged to her. PTC/MIL: May 6, at 10 am in Department 3 TBJ: June 2, at 9 am De- partment to be determined. Court roundup By Mike Stobbe The Associated Press ATLANTA The govern- ment urged health officials around the country Friday to get ready now in case there are outbreaks of the mosquito-borne Zika virus in the U.S. this summer. A Zika epidemic has been sweeping through Latin America and the Caribbean, and officials think it's likely some small clusters of Zika will occur in the U.S. when mosquito numbers boom. At a "Zika Summit" on Friday, experts prodded some 300 state and local of- ficials gathered at the Cen- ters for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters to make Zika response plans now. When West Nile virus — transmitted by a dif- ferent mosquito — moved through the U.S. about 15 years ago, health officials were caught flat-footed, noted Dr. Georges Benja- min, executive director of the American Public Health Association. "This is an opportunity to get ahead of the curve," he told the summit's attend- ees. The Zika virus causes only a mild and brief ill- ness, at worst, in most peo- ple. But in the last year, in- fections in pregnant women have been strongly linked to fetal deaths and to poten- tially devastating birth de- fects, mostly in Brazil. The virus is spread mainly by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, which also live in parts of the U.S. It was thought to be mainly in the South but the CDC revised its map this week, show- ing the mosquito has been found in parts of the Mid- west and Northeast. Officialsdon'texpectZika to be a big problem, though, in the U.S. for a number of reasons, including the wide- spread use of air condition- ing and screens. The Zika mosquito likes to bite in- doors. They think the clus- ters may be small and sur- face only in a few states — most likely Florida and Texas. But they don't know for sure. So far, there have been no Zika infections in the U.S. caught from mosqui- toes. More than 300 ill- nesses have been reported, all linked to travel to Zika outbreak regions. About 350 additional cases have been reported in U.S. territories, most of them in Puerto Rico, where mosquitoes are already spreading the virus. To- gether, dozens or even hun- dreds of births in the 50 states and territories could be affected in devastating ways by Zika, said Dr. Ed- ward McCabe of the March of Dimes, who spoke at the summit. "We have a few short weeks to stop the Zika vi- rus from gaining a foot- hold," McCabe said. During the summit, state and local officials were en- couraged to map where the Zika mosquito lives and breeds in the state and which insecticides would work best in their area. The Zika response will likely mean workers will go door to door, sometimes asking to go on properties and even spray. That's dif- ferent from the truck- and aerial-spraying seen in con- ventional mosquito eradica- tion efforts. It will be a kind of cam- paign not seen in this coun- try since efforts to wipe out yellow fever in the 1950s and 1960s, and it will take different kinds of equip- ment, approaches and more staff, CDC officials said. DISEASE State health officials urged to get ready now for Zika epidemic in US Select"Subscribe"tabin lower right corner Complete information for automatic weekly delivery to your email inbox That's it! FREE online subscription to TV Select Magazine Digital edition emailed to you, every Saturday! Just go online to www.ifoldsflip.com/t/5281 (You'll only need to go there one time) • Fully searchable online, zoom in, print out pages and more! • No newspaper online subscription or website access required. • Best of all ... it's ABSOLUTELY FREE! 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