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SACRAMENTO — A federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment today against Randy Thompson, 65, of Anderson, charging him with fraud involving air- craft parts, United States Attorney Benjamin Wag- ner announced. According to court documents and docu- ments obtained by the U.S. Department of Transportation, in 2010, Thompson, an aircraft mechanic who operated under the business name "Thompson's Air," was hired to overhaul an air- craft engine for a cus- tomer in Pennsylvania. As part of the overhaul, Thompson installed an engine crankshaft on the customer's private air- plane. Prior to the instal- lation, Thompson had twice sent the same crank- shaft to FAA-certified repair stations, and in both instances the repair stations had returned the part to Thompson with a tag documenting that the crankshaft was cracked and no longer suitable for use on an aircraft. Never- theless, Thompson installed the crankshaft and falsely certified that he had performed the engine overhaul in com- pliance with the FAA reg- ulations and the engine manufacturer's specifica- tions. After about 90 hours of operation, the crankshaft failed in flight, and the Intermediate class Job Training Center • 718 Main St., Red Bluff Call 529-7000 Pre-Registration Required Thursday February 27, 2014 8:30 am to 12:30 pm Cost: $65.00 per person Just 10 slots available/Each person at a computer THE DAILY NEWS OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED MONDAY, FEBRUARY 17 FOR PRESIDENTS DAY. Retail advertising deadlin: Tuesday's edition is Friday, Feb. 14 @ Noon. Wednesday's edition is Friday, Feb. 14 @ 2pm. Classified deadline is Friday, Feb. 14 @ Noon. N EWS D AILY RED BLUFF TEHAMA COUNTY (530) 527-2151 545 Diamond Ave., Red Bluff Weather forecast 8A Scattered rain 67/50 N EWS D AILY DAILY 50¢ FRIDAY FEBRUARY 14, 2014 Olympic Spirit at Plum Valley Spartans Pink Out Breaking news at: www.redbluffdailynews.com N EWS D AILY RED BLUFF TEHAMA COUNTY T H E V O I C E O F T E H A M A C O U N T Y S I N C E 1 8 8 5 See Page 4A SPORTS 1B Education 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 Measure C gives local control over vacancies By RICH GREENE DN Staff Writer The third of three county- wide measures on the June 3 bal- lot aims to bring local control into the process of replacing vacan- cies on the Board of Supervisors. If approved, Measure C would amend the County Charter to give the authority of filling board vacancies to the remaining supervisors. If, after 90 days, they fail to make a decision, the authority falls to the governor, who now has the sole appointment power. Most recently Gov. Jerry Brown used that process to appoint Sandy Bruce to the Tehama County Board of Supervisors in April 2013 fol- lowing the death of George Russell, who passed away after winning re-election, but before his term started. While county officials and boardmembers have never pub- licly criticized the governor's appointment choice, they have been largely critical of the time the process took. Russell passed away in Sep- tember 2012. As the board voted to place Measure C on the ballot Tues- day, Supervisor Bob Williams said he was often frustrated with the months of waiting for an appointment. Most board votes are passed by simple majority, but some such as contingency votes require four-fifths approval. Chief Administrator Bill Goodwin said that creates problems if a supervisor ever had an absence from a board meeting. Goodwin also said Measure C would align with the Tehama County philosophy of prefer- June 3 ELECTION Measure C will read: 'Shall the Tehama County Charter be amended to provide that vacancies occurring on the Board of Supervi- sors shall be filled within 90 days by the remain- ing members of the Board of Supervisors?' Cleanup input sought Daily News photo by Rich Greene The site of the former Cinderella Motel is slated for cleanup due to chemicals left behind when it host- ed a gas plant between 1874 and 1947. Public input is being sought. By RICH GREENE DN Staff Writer The public is being invited to review and comment on a proposed cleanup plan for 600 Rio St., which was once the site of a manufactured gas plant. A public meeting is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 20 at Red Bluff City Hall, 555 Washington St. Investigation in recent years of the location have found there are his- toric gas plant residues in the soil, soil gas and groundwater at the site. None of the chemicals found in the groundwater, which occurs at a depth of about 10-38 feet below the surface, have flowed into Red Bluff's municipal wells. Comments can be sent to Duane White, DTSC Project Manager, Department of Toxic Substances Control, 8800 Cal Center Drive, Sacramento, Calif., 95826. White can be reached at Duane.White@dtsc.ca.gov or (916) 255-3585. The draft RAP, the HHRA and CEQA and other site- related documents can be reviewed at the Tehama County Library's Red Bluff Branch at 645 Madison St. Hemsted earns national praise NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A longtime local promoter of the beef industry, Joan Hemst- ed was named the 2013 Out- standing CattleWoman of the Year by the American National CattleWomen, Inc. at the Annual Cattle Industry Convention in Nashville, Tenn., according to a press release. Hemsted has served many important roles throughout her tenure as a CattleWoman. She was the president of the Califor- nia CattleWomen, an ANCW Region Director, Chairwoman of the National Beef Cook-off committee, Co-chair- Hemsted Trucker arrested in 2013 Oregon manslaughter case By RICH GREENE DN Staff Writer A 27-year- old Red Bluff c o m m e r c i a l truck driver has been charged with second degree manslaughter in Oregon. The Tehama County Sheriff's Department arrested Gurpinder Singh late Wednesday night on Antoinette Court on a fugitive from justice arrest warrant pending extradition to Marion County, Ore. The manslaughter charge stems from a Nov. 4, 2013 fatal traf- fic rash on Interstate 5 at t h e Donald/Aurora i n t e r c h a n g e that killed a 2 6 - y e a r - o l d Lyons, Ore. man., accord- ing to an Ore- gon State Police press release. A preliminary law enforcement investigation found that as traffic was slowing a 1991 Acura Integra being driven by Dustin Paul Campbell was southbound in the far Singh Anderson mechanic charged with fraud Court tosses California's concealed-weapons rules SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A divided federal appeals court on Thursday struck down California concealed-weapons rules, saying they violate the Second Amend- ment right to bear arms. The 2-1 ruling of a three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said California counties were wrong to require law-abiding applicants to show ''good cause'' beyond self-defense to receive a concealed-weapons permit. California prohibits people from carrying handguns in public with- out a concealed-weapons permit. State law requires applicants to show good moral character, have good cause and take a training course. It's generally up to the state's sheriffs and police chiefs to issue the permits, and the vast majority require an applicant to demonstrate a real danger or other 'The right to bear arms includes the right to carry an operable firearm outside the home for the lawful pur- pose of self-defense' — Judge Diarmuid O'Scannlain See CONTROL, page 7A See INPUT, page 7A See HEMSTED, page 7A See CASE, page 7A See FRAUD, page 7A See COURT, page 7A