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Fears said it's unknown whether the shooter and Macedo know each other in some way, but he said the vic - tim has been cooperative. He added that no words or com- munication were exchanged between the shooter and the victim, and a motive has not been gathered "at this point in the investigation." Anyone with informa - tion regarding the incident is asked to call the Corning Police Department at 824- 7000. Corning police officer assaulted A Corning police officer was punched in the face in the early-morning hours Sunday during a scuff le that occurred when officers were attempting to detain a 23-year-old Corning man on the 800 block of Fourth Street. A patrol officer about 1:15 a.m. noticed a man, iden - tified as Antonio Emman- uel Diaz, behind a consign- ment business with a female who appeared to be young, according to a department press release issued Tues - day. When the officer con- tacted the man he noticed there were other people in a vehicle at the scene. Two of the people were 15- and 16-year-old girls, and two others were men. Police said Diaz allegedly provided a false name and age to the officer. Diaz alleg - edly said he was 17 but gave a date of birth that indicated he was older. The officer took possession of open con - tainers of beer that were in inside the vehicle and then attempted to detain Diaz. Police said a struggle oc - curred, and Diaz allegedly punched a female officer above her right eye. An offi- cer struck Diaz with a "dis- traction blow," and he was taken into custody. Diaz, who suffered a cut to his forehead, declined medical attention at the scene, and again declined medical attention at St. Elizabeth Community Hos - pital, according to the re- lease. He was booked into Tehama County Jail on sus- picion of resisting an exec- utive officer, assault on a peace officer, false name to a peace officer and dis- orderly conduct in a pub- lic place. The female officer suf- fered swelling and discol- oration from the punch and also suffered bruises on the left leg and knee area, ac- cording to the release. She did not seek medical atten- tion or leave duty. The two girls were taken to their homes and released to their respective parents, and two other men were co - operative and released, ac- cording to the release. Man arrested on suspicion of stolen property Corning police said Da- vid Leroy Brown III, 18, of Corning allegedly at- tempted to sell drugs to truck drivers at a fuel is- land Monday on South Av- enue out of a stolen vehicle. Truck drivers told an of- ficer about 3:30 a.m. that Brown allegedly attempted to sell them some type of drug in a pill container, ac - cording to a department press release. Police said Brown, who was sitting in a Ford Focus, denied at- tempting to sel l d r ugs and consented to a vehicle search, which yielded two pill containers that held marijuana. Brow n then a llegedly told the officer that he was attempting to sell mari - juana to buy gas to return the vehicle, which he said was his mother's, back to her without her knowing he had taken it, according to the release. When the officer contacted Brown's mother she denied owning or borrowing a Ford Focus. A different officer then con - tacted the vehicle's owner, who confirmed that her ve- hicle had been stolen. Brown also allegedly told police that he stole a GPS device that was in the car, according to the release. The owner of the GPS de - vice contacted the Corning police department later in the morning to file a theft report, and later identified the device as her own. Brown was booked into Tehama County Jail on suspicion of possession of stolen property and vehi - cle theft. Shooting From Page 1 his wife, Emy, have started a family. Their daughter, Shyla Rae, was born in Jan- uary. Davis spends his winters in Texas, where he's able to practice consistently and compete at a lot of team rop - ings to keep his skills sharp. Davis will be heeling for Jake Stanley, the husband of his cousin, Ashlie Da - vis Stanley. He and Jake roped together in 2009 and 2010, and are anxious to get started again this year. They roped in Den - ver at the National West- ern Stock Show and Rodeo in January, and they roped at the George Strait Team Roping Classic in San An - tonio. After that, Davis comes back to Cottonwood for a few weeks, then will compete in Edmond, Okla. starting Thursday at the Ram National Circuit Fi - nals Rodeo, before he hur- ries home for Red Bluff. Davis says he loves the Red Bluff Round-Up and has competed there since he was 18. "It's one of the most fa - mous rodeos," he said. "It's an awesome rodeo, the whole nine yards. It's a rockin' crowd, good announcers, good added money." On the side, Davis trades horses. Since he spends all day on horseback he's putting time and training on them. "I'm riding these horses to better myself, but at the same time I make them bet - ter and it makes them worth more money," he said. "I have a select few that I keep. The rest, I sell. It's a good lit - tle side business." Davis is part of the group that will produce the sec- ond annual Broc Cresta Team Roping on April 15 in Cottonwood. Cresta, a team roper who grew up in Santa Rosa, died in July, 2012 at the age of 25. Justin and Broc were friends through roping, and had lived to - gether for seven years in Cottonwood. The event draws all the big-name com- petitors who are in town for the Round-Up. "Last year was a big suc- cess," Justin said, "and it'll keep getting better." Davis says he loves rop- ing and the rodeo life. "It's my lifestyle. It's what I love to do," he said. "Why not love what you do and make money at it? It drives you to do more." Davis has won go-rounds in Red Bluff but would love to win the championship title. "You want to win at home (rodeos), but at the same time, they seem to be the hardest to win." This December, Davis and Stanley hope to be in the bright lights of the finals in Las Vegas. "We're going to go as hard as we can and hopefully win money, make the finals again, and hope - fully win the world." Round-Up competition begins with slack on April 16-18 at 10 a.m. each day, and continues during each day of the Round-Up April 18 at 7 p.m., April 19 at 2:30 p.m., and April 20 at 1:30 p.m. Tickets are on sale at RedBluff Roundup.com and at the Round-Up office at 530-527-1000. Roper From Page 1 The victims, now 18, tes- tified "persuasively at the jury trial," District Attor- ney Gregg Cohen said in a press release. "One of the victims read a statement at the sentencing hearing, ex - pressing that her goal now is to help other victims of (molestation) and help pro- tect others from being vic- timized. This same strong, young woman also spoke of her satisfaction with the fact that Mr. Smith will never be able to hurt an - other little girl." Cohen said the crimes occurred after Smith "of- fered to take the girls for ice cream and then took them to a remote and secluded lo- cation by a creek off Raw- son Road in the Red Bluff area." Cohen added that the victims testified that Smith told them that if they told anyone "about what had happened that he would kill their families." The counts Smith was convicted of also carried multiple special allega - tions that were found true and carried an additional 15 years to life in prison. Cohen added that the leng th of Smith's sen - t enci n g, accor d i n g t o Judge John Garaventa, was based not only on the "molestations that oc - curred in this case but also on Smith's prior re- cord which included a fel- ony conviction for the mo- lestation of another minor v ictim, a misdemeanor conviction for annoying a child, his complete lack of remorse and the danger that he presets to society." T he D i s t r ic t At t or - ney's Off ice prev iously said Smith — while tes- tifying on his own behalf — "denied his guilt in his two previous convictions, offering that he had pled guilty on the previous oc - casions as he wanted to protect the victims there." Molester From Page 1 tion Safe Sam: To Catch a Predator, a gang task force and instituted county-wide sex registrant sweeps. "On issues of public safety I am very conserva - tive minded and believe that in order to correct repeated criminal behavior, tough consequences need to be im - posed," Cohen said. Cohen, who was born in Santa Barbra and later moved to Los A ngeles, studied at California State University, Chico and later the University of San Fran - cisco, where he earned an undergraduate degree in biology. He attended law school at the University of San Diego. He went on to join a civil law firm in the Bay Area and followed that job as a prosecutor in the San Di - ego City Attorney's Office. He then went on to serve as a Special Assistant United States Attorney and came to the Tehama County District Attorney's Office in 1996. He worked for the Te - hama and Shasta DA offices until being elected in 1998. Cohen said he has spent 26 years as a prosecutor, prose - cuting thousands of criminal cases ranging form murder, rape and robbery, to white collar crimes, crimes against children and the elderly and qualify of life crimes. As for the next four years Cohen singles out AB-109. "The state has hurt us at the local level. AB-109 has resulted in a large number of people being released from local prison either early or not jailed at all. The chal - lenge for this next term is to maintain consequences - whether they be prison, jail, labor or another con - sequence - defendants need to be held accountable and need to be seen as paying back to society." Cohen is the longest serv - ing member of the Tehama Interagency Drug Enforce- ment task force, a St. Eliza- beth's Community Hospital Advisory Board member, a California District Attor- ney's Association member and National Rifle Associa- tion member. He is married with two boys. Olsen Deputy District Attor- ney Olsen has worked with the Tehama County's Dis- trict Attorney's Office since 2003. Olsen grew up in Iowa and was recruited to Cal - ifornia in 1967 to work for the Berkeley Police Depart- ment. He was drafted into the military in 1968, but said he received a deferment from the Oakland Induction Cen - ter and was told he was going to "fight the war in Berkeley." Olsen worked there until 1981, in the meantime grad - uating from California State University, Hayward and receiving a law degree from San Francisco Law School. He opened up a private law practice and worked one year currently as a police of - ficer and civil lawyer. He managed a private law practice in Napa with satel- lite offices in Santa Rosa, Vallejo and Oakland prac- ticing civil, criminal, family and personal injury law. Olsen said he accepted employ ment in Tehama County as an opportunity to return to serve with law enforcement. "Tehama County is my home," Olsen said. "I want change, for with change comes progress and that shall lead to prosperity for everyone in Tehama County." Olsen said he is also con - cerned about AB-109. "Crime is on the rise with the release of many prison- ers through legislation pre- sented with the passage of AB-109. Close collabora- tion and partnering with all law enforcement agen- cies of our county can stem this tide and I intend to lead that struggle successfully." Olsen is a member of the State Bar of California, Te - hama County Peace Officers Association, Moose Lodge, National Rifle Association, Tehama Shooters, Red Bluff Elks Lodge No. 1250 and the Wilcox Oaks Golf Club. Olsen is widowed with two children, four step-chil - dren and six grand children. Election From Page 1 By Howard mintz hmintz@mercurynews.com San FranciSco » Flanked by some of his alleged crimi- nal confederates, suspended state Sen. Leland Yee pleaded not guilty Tuesday to fed- eral gun trafficking and po- litical corruption charges — the first step in what prom- ises to be a drawn-out legal drama to determine whether he will spend the rest of his life in prison. During a brief appear - a nce i n fe dera l cou r t here, the 65-year-old Yee, through his lawyer, entered the plea to an indictment that accuses him of accept - ing bribes in exchange for political favors and trying to arrange an international arms deal with an under - cover FBI agent. He is scheduled to ap- pear again in court on Fri- day before U.S. District Jud ge Ch a rle s Br eyer, who has been randomly assigned to hear the case against the embattled leg - islator and dozens of co-de- fendants. Federal prosecutors al- lege Yee accepted checks and bags of cash from un- dercover operatives to pay off his campaign debts and help fund his now-derailed bid to become secretary of state. Yee also is alleged to have tried to orchestrate an international arms deal with an undercover agent, prom - ising to arrange shipments of high-powered weaponry from rebel groups in the Philippines for money. The indictment is based largely on a three-year un - dercover FBI investigation in which Yee was allegedly involved in cutting illegal deals with agents posing as everything from East Coast mafia members to an Ari - zona businessman looking to expand into the medi- cal marijuana business in California. An FBI affida- vit alleges that Yee was involved in such clandes- tine illegal meetings as re- cently as mid-March, as he was ramping up his run for statewide office. Senator indictment Ye e pl ea ds n ot g ui lt y to g un trafficking, corruption charges LiPo Ching — Bay area news grouP attorney Tony serra, le, talks about Leland yee's co-defendant raymond 'shrimp Boy' Chow outside the federal courthouse in san Francisco on Tuesday. Zenda: shirley Zenda, 72, of Proberta died Monday, april 7 in Chico. arrangements are under the direction of affordable Mortuary. Pub- lished wednesday, april 9 in the Daily news, red Bluff, Calif. Death notices must be pro- vided by mortuaries to the news department, are pub- lished at no charge, and fea- ture only specific basic infor- mation about the deceased. Paid obituaries are placed through the Classified adver- tising department. Paid obit- uaries may be placed by mor- tuaries or by families of the deceased and include on- line publication linked to the newspaper's website. Paid obituaries may be of any length, may run multiple days and offer wide latitude of con - tent, including photos. death notices The Passing Parade is brought to you by by Minch Property Management, 760 Main Street specializing in commercial leasing and sales. 530 527 5514 THE PASSING PARADE White, is a common name, but Ernie White was an uncommon friend. He was a loyal and dedicated employee at our old meat plant 2 miles west of Red Bluff for many years. But what I didn't know about him, until now, was that his middle initial, E, stood for Ebenezer…a decidedly uncommon name these days. His full name read, in the April 4th obituary section of the DN, Ernest Ebenezer White, and he demised April 1st, 2014. As he was a quick witted fellow, he would have appreciated the timing of his demise to cause his friends to consider if he indeed was deceased or just kidding around. Unfortunately, his demise was for real, and as he was born in 1917, he would have been 96 this August! Indeed, quite an accomplishment. Ernie was initially a truck driver at our old wholesale meat plant before becoming a meat salesman. In both endeavors he was a very valued employee and popular amongst his fellow workers. He was born in Oregon but his family moved to California in 1919, the same year my folks moved to Red Bluff. Ernie lived in Corning for much of his life. As he was not one for small talk, I was surprised to learn he was a B29 Flight Engineer during WWII and after his stint in the service, operated a gas station in Chico before coming to work at Minch's Wholesale Meats in 1956. Most of our former employees have demised since the plant closing in 1975. Ernie, however, outlived the majority and obviously lived on to a ripe old age leaving behind many kin including 5 great, great, great Grandchildren! R.I.P Ernie. … Speaking of obituaries, Ernie White's was quite complete and very informative regarding his long life. However, many obituaries are not, and this brings me to restate my suggestion that readers should compose and set aside their own notices of their pending demise. I say "pending" because we are all going to depart this life one of these days, and as a courtesy to friends and relations, one should set down a record of their accomplishments, and even their failures while here on earth, the reason being that only they know all the facts and therefore the version in print will be accurate. As time passes so quickly, details are often forgotten amongst said friends and relations. And while you are at it, you can assure your loved ones that you have this matter of life and death all figured out and that you are fearless going into the night and that destination from which none have returned unless one is a believer come Easter time. Come to think of it, reassuring loved ones at the time of one's demise, may be the prime objective of our lives. Robert Minch 1929- weDnesDay, aPriL 9, 2014 reDBLuFFDaiLynews.CoM | NEWS | 7 a