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Friday, March 22, 2013 – Daily News Obituaries Intoxicated teen arrested with stolen bike A 19-year-old Red Bluff man was arrested after stealing a motorFREDERICK GLENN CRAMPTON cycle in Los Molinos and driving it December 19, 1916 - March 13, 2013 Frederick Glenn Crampton passed away March 13, 2013, while under the influence of in Ukiah, California, with his loving family by his side. He methamphetamine. was born to Frederick and Mae Crampton in Helena, Red Bluff police officers Montana, December 19, 1916, and grew up on a ranch responded to Antelope Boulevard called Smallhorn near Dillon, Montana. He married Mary around 1 p.m. Wednesday for a Colson and moved to Red Bluff, California, in 1937, where he owned a business for many years. In retire- report of a man riding a red motorment, he and Mary moved back to Dillon and Smallhorn cycle at a high rate of speed westand eventually to Willits, California. They recently cele- bound from Trinity Avenue. brated their 75th wedding anniversary. Officers located the man riding He is survived by his wife, Mary, and three daughters, the motorcycle at the intersection of Jean More (Warren), Judy Bowman, and Jan Upton (John); six grandchildren, Nicholas More (Teresa), Mary Antelope Boulevard and Gilmore More, Anthony More (Jezra), Jonathan Bowman, Samuel Road after the man dropped the Upton (Chatnaree), and Andrew Upton; and two great- motorcycle on its side. grandchildren, Adalin and Evan More. Also surviving are Officers, along with some private many fond nieces, nephews and cousins. His sister Doris and brother William predeceased him. Glenn was a cowboy and a musician, an ardent outdoorsman and devout Christian. He was rich in family and faith, and will be dearly missed. At his request, there will be no services. HALL Continued from page 1A For Growney, there is excitement, he said, but added: "To me, it was automatic. It was a no brainer that he was supposed to be in this thing." Looking back, Baumgartner fondly remembers the feeling when a rodeo town was "just happy to have you there." He enjoyed bull riders who would try a little harder, knowing he'd be there to protect them. Now, Baumgartner says he's just "kickin' around." He referees high school basketball games across the north state and is enjoying life with his wife, Melanie, and two teen-aged sons, Robert and Joey. Baumgartner did, however, provide some advice to up-and-coming bullfighters. "Save your money," he said. "It doesn't last forever and it can be over the next day. You better have something put away for when you're done." The 2013 ProRodeo Hall of Fame class also includes John Bowman, Chuck Logue, Kenny McLean and Rex Kerby. Induction Weekend will be held July 12-14 in Colorado Springs, Colo. ——— Sports Editor Andre Byik can be reached at 527-2151, ext. 111 or at sports@redbluffdailynew s.com. Follow him on Twitter: @TehamaSports CHESS Continued from page 1A Haring was on hand after the tournament to congratulate players and take pictures with tournament winners. This year's league championship tournament was held at Chico Christian School. There were 107 players from 11 schools in attendance. At the conclusion of the tournament, Corning was crowned tournament champions. The young team also won a plaque naming them the league's over-all best team. Cameron Lee from Maywood Middle School won three out of three games at the tournament's top table. Also winning three out of three games were Laura Gaona, Clayton Shaw and Olivia Payne, all from Olive View Elementary School. Now the team is gearing up for the Northern California State Chess Tournament in Santa Clara in April. WHIP Continued from page 1A foundation for the careers in the industries of the future. I'm pleased to be able to continue to rely upon Dan for his common-sense ideas and strong energy as a member of my leadership team." said. "He has literally traveled across the nation to try and bring employers home to California and get people back to work. This year, he is leading our Caucus efforts to make Logue was elected to higher education more his third term in 2012, repaffordable and help more resenting the 3rd Assemstudents receive the strong bly District. Calif. busts illegal pot grow FORTUNA (AP) — Six people were arrested, assault rifles were seized and thousands of marijuana plants were uprooted Wednesday after a three-year investigation by a state drug task force uncovered a pot-trafficking ring. Michelle Gregory, a California Department of Justice spokeswoman, said agents served 12 search warrants in Rio Dell, Fortuna and Bridgeville in Humboldt County, and in the cities of San Francisco and Sonoma. Investigators from state and local law enforcement agencies found the plants, hundreds of pounds of processed pot, 44 weapons, high-capacity magazines, cocaine, psychedelic mushrooms and $74,000 in cash. The pot was being sold illegally on the street throughout the United States, officials said. ''We have shut down an illegal, multi-state operation,'' California Attorney General Kamala Harris said in a statement. Eric Sordal, 31, was arrested on suspicion of child endangerment, marijuana cultivation and possession of assault weapons. Also arrested were Jamie Gilbert, 35; Scott Moore, 31; Emory Ayers, 64; Shawn Mitten, 35; and Alvin Machado, 27. They were being held on suspicion of possessing marijuana for sale and other charges. Officials said two additional warrants were served at a Coldwell Banker office and a Fortuna storage unit. Timber challenges owl habitat GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) — A timber industry group has filed a lawsuit challenging the latest habitat protections for the northern spotted owl, a threatened species. The lawsuit was filed in federal court in Washington, D.C., on Thursday against the secretary of Interior and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, which had no immediate comment. American Forest Resource Council President Tom Partin says wildfire and barred owls pose a bigger threat to spotted owls than the loss of old growth forests to logging. He adds that while the plan calls for some logging in owl habitat, the cost of extra consideration required by the Endangered Species Act makes the prospect unlikely. The spotted owl has been the subject of intense legal and political battles over logging for decades. 9A DEATH Continued from page 1A tion is still ''in the early stages'' and noted that the magistrate judge's findings aren't binding. The office has 13 days to file its objections with Burrell, Horwood said. The U.S. Attorney's Office asked that the case be dismissed on the grounds that the U.S. had not waived immunity under the Federal Tort Claims Act, which is an act allowing people to sue the government with some limitations and exceptions. It also stated the court does not have jurisdiction over the lawsuit because the challenged actions are covered by the discretionary function exception of the Federal Tort Claims Act. Court documents show the park service knew in the 1930s that the trails would need heavy maintenance and replaced many of the original walls with wet mortared walls in the 1960s and 1970s. In the mid 2000s, the trail had many locations that were deteriorating and eroding, some of it due to inadequate space for two hikers to pass that resulted in hikers going off trail, further damaging the trail. The Lassen Peak Trail is undergoing trail improvements that started in 2010 to repair, remove and replace the retaining walls with estimates for cost at about $895,000. The park maintains the improvements were in the works long before the 2009 accident. Court records show internal discussions took place and trail designers from the California State Parks system were consulted in 2007. In 2008 the park began holding formal meetings and taking public input. Discussions were held on what warnings should be in place, but the trail terrain made it difficult to post signs or warnings and it was decided by Park Superintendent Darlene Koontz that it was sufficient to warn visitors that the trail was steep with loose rock and cinders and that off trail travel was prohibited because of erosion problems. Those warnings were published in July 2009 on a sign at the base of the trail, in the park newsletter, on the park website and at the visitor center. "Over the course of hearing several motions to compel brought by plaintiffs, it has become all too apparent that defendant has purposely destroyed material evidence in this case, specifically the retaining wall that caused Tommy Botell's death and injury to his sister," Hollows said in court documents from Wednesday's hearing. "For this reason, the court must recommend sanctions in the form of a finding of negligence by the defendant in causing this death and injury." Court records show that the retaining wall involved SHELTER Continued from page 1A costs in 2012-13. The council passed the appropriation with additional direction to city staff to examine different solutions for the upcoming budget cycle. The contract calls for the city to pay a percentage of costs based upon the percentage of animals brought into the facility. In the last fiscal year it was around 28 percent of operating costs. Over the years, costs have risen, but the real jump started in 2004 following an independent report on the SITES citizens, picked up the motorcycle and pushed it to the corner of the intersection. Officers then spoke with the man, identified as Clifford Jacob Lindauer, and he displayed signs and symptoms of being under the influence of a controlled substance. According to a department press release, Lindauer admitted to officers he had used methamphetamine about two hours earlier. Officers learned the motorcycle Lindauer was riding had been reported stolen from a Los Molinos residence. After placing Lindauer under in the accident was knocked down prior to the investigation by the National Park Service and that the investigation was delayed until about three weeks after the 2009 accident. This is something that violates a National Park Service policy that states any serious accident area must be secured and a Board of Inquiry is required, according to court records. In his deposition, Investigative Services Branch Special Agent Alan Foster, who was to conduct the investigation of the scene, said that, aside from a barrier closing the trail and a sign stating the area was closed, there was nothing to mark it as a crime scene in an effort to keep people out. Information was also obtained that two people were allowed in the area to assess the walls for the purpose of determining their historical significance for an environmental assessment. The court opinion states that the park should have erected appropriate barriers and precautions to allow the public to use other areas of the trail if the intent of knocking the wall down was to reopen it to the public. "No matter how the situation is considered, under either alternative the court finds that defendant unnecessarily spoliated evidence by destroying the remaining portion of the wall," Hollows said. "And, there is no doubt that the shelter. The report said the county was not receiving all of the revenue it was due from the contract. The city went from paying $18,858 in 200304 to $78,105 four years later. Red Bluff Police Chief Paul Nanfito told the council in February he was examining other options the city could take for its shelter needs. The city can opt out of the contract with a 30-day notice. County officials were more optimistic about a deal being reached at their Tuesday meeting. "We believe in our discussions with the city that if this agreement was updated to today's standards and there was some honest discus- completed. This could include pubContinued from page 1A lic meetings to gather ideas from water users, environmental review is environmental leaders and arrest, officers located a glass smoking pipe and a filet knife on him. The motorcycle was returned to its owner and Lindauer was transported to Tehama County Jail. He was charged with possession of stolen property, driving under the influence of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of a dirk or dagger and two warrants. Lindauer also had outstanding charges of felony vandalism and misdemeanor battery. His bail was $149,000. — Rich Greene scene of the accident, i.e. the remaining part of the wall, was important for investigative purposes. Agent Foster so declared, and the court finds his evidence compelling." Concerns were also raised on a 2009 draft report regarding the trail that was destroyed and therefore not produced by defense for the plaintiffs to look at. Lawyers for the park have argued that the report, in part prepared by Susan Dolan, was not relevant to the Botell incident and, if considered, should be taken in her role as a historic architect and not a trail building expert. Court records show a complaint by the defense that Daniel Jones, who was the chief of maintenance in 2009, shredded all his documents, some of which dealt with visitor safety issues in the park, at the time of his retirement sometime between December 2009 and January 2010. Attorneys for the Botells did not return phone calls seeking comment Thursday, nor did officials from the National Park Service or Lassen Volcanic park, the AP said. A trial date of Sept. 10 has been set for the matter to be heard. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews. com. Follow her on Twitter @DN_Zeeb. sion about the city's desires and the number of animals that come from the city — that kind of thing — and the tracking and real specific things, that the agreement will stand and will not be an ongoing discussion," County Chief Administrator Bill Goodwin said. The board appointed supervisors Dennis Garton and Steve Chamblin to the ad hoc committee. The council appointed councilmen Clay Parker and Robert Sheppard, Jr. Parker and Garton worked together previously at the Tehama County Sheriff's Department and have familiarity with the animal shelter. the public. These meetings would also help inform people about what the plans are and answer questions, Bettner said. Reach Heather Hacking at 8967758, hhacking@chicoer. com, or on Twitter @HeatherHacking. Mistrial declared in California corruption case LOS ANGELES (AP) — Saying she feared ''all hell'' had broken loose among jurors, a judge declared a mistrial Thursday on dozens of remaining counts against five former elected officials accused of looting a workingclass Los Angeles suburb. Superior Court Judge Kathleen Kennedy took the action after the 12member panel struggled to decide 42 counts against the former mayor and four former members of the Bell City Council. On Wednesday the panel convicted the five defendants of a total of 21 counts of misappropriating public funds and acquitted them on 21 other counts. Things quickly went downhill Thursday after the judge asked jurors to keep deliberating. One juror sent a note that read: ''Your honor, I respectfully ask if you could please remind the jury to remain respectful and to not make false accusations or insults to one another.'' Another juror indicated the group had reached a dead-end when it came to most of the remaining counts. After receiving the notes, Kennedy told attorneys in the courtroom, ''It seems to me all hell has broken loose.'' She then called the jurors back into court and asked them to try one more time. After one more short session, they said they could not agree and the judge declared the mistrial. Jurors said they did not want to speak to the news media or attorneys and asked to be escorted privately from the courthouse. Earlier in the day, a juror sent the judge a note expressing misgivings about the previous day's verdict, but Kennedy ruled that decision was final and would not be revisited. A hearing was set for April 23, when the judge could determine a sentencing date and prosecutors will disclose if the deadlocked counts will be retried. The case involving the modest 2 1/2-square-mile city has become a national symbol of political greed. Authorities allege a salary-inflating scheme that drove the city to the brink of bankruptcy was masterminded by former City Manager Robert Rizzo, who is expected to go on trial with his former assistant on similar charges later this year. The city of Bell has about 36,000 residents, with one in four people living below the poverty line. In a separate note sent Wednesday, a different juror, identified as No. 10, said she thought the panel was straying from the judge's instructions. Defense attorneys argued Thursday that the notes might indicate there was misconduct in deliberations. ''There may be horse-trading to give up one verdict to get another,'' said attorney Alex Kessel, who represents former Councilman George Mirabal. Kennedy said pressure is placed on juries in all cases. ''That is not tantamount to misconduct,'' she said. Defense attorneys also questioned whether Kennedy's jury instructions were prejudicial to their clients. At one point, attorney Ron Kaye, who represents ex-Councilman George Cole, suggested jurors hear more evidence about the case, drawing an angry rebuke from the judge. ''You are not going to reopen evidence,'' she said. ''That is not provided. No!''