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SACRAMENTO A federal grand jury returned an indictment Thursday charging Mexican na- tional Christian Rubio with con- spiracy to cultivate marijuana, cultivation of marijuana and dep- redation of public lands and re- sources, U.S. Attorney Benjamin Wagner announced in a press re- lease. MARIJUANA ManindictedforLassen pot grow By Andre Byik abyik@redbluffdailynews.com @andrebyik on Twitter RED BLUFF The Dairyville man charged with murder stem- ming from the stabbing death of Joshua Verry in June pleaded not guilty Tuesday, according to online court records. Jessie Lee Robison, 35, faces charges of murder with special allegations of use of a deadly weapon, prior felony, prior strike and prior serious felony, accord- ing to online court records. A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for Oct. 16 at Tehama County Superior Court. Red Bluff police responded to a report of a stabbing about 10:40 p.m. June 9 at an apart- ment on Mina Avenue in Red Bluff. Officers found Verry, 27, of Red Bluff had been stabbed sev- eral times in the chest and back. Verry was taken to St. Elizabeth Community Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. At the time, police said they learned that Verry and an un- known person were involved in a "physical altercation." Police identified Robison as a person SUPERIOR COURT Manpleads not guilty to murder charge JessieLeeRobison accused of murder in June stabbing death of Red Bluff man During a five-day Don't Bully Our Breed adoption event, the Tehama County Animal Care Center will reduce the adoption fees for pit bull and chihuahua type dogs to $45 or less. Animal Care Center staff are hoping to highlight often forgot- ten breeds during this adoption event. "Pit bull and chihuahua type dogs are often heavily overrep- resented in shelters, and the same is true here in Tehama County," said manager Chris- tine McClintock. "In reality, pit bulls and chihuahuas are two of the top three most popular dogs across the country, and in the state of California." Due to a lot of negative public- ity for both breeds, people often hesitate to adopt pit bulls, chi- huahuas and especially mixes of those breeds." "With this adoption event, we wanted to focus on the fact that each dog is an individual, and shouldn't be judged by their par- entage, or by their breed," Mc- Clintock said. "Even purebred dogs vary greatly in personality and behavior within a respec- tive breed." When adopting from a shel- ter, breed should not be the first thing adopters consider. Since the dogs don't come in to the shelter with their pedigree around their necks, breed labels in all animal shelters are edu- cated guesses by shelter staff. "Instead, adopters should be looking for a dog with the right personality to fit their lifestyle," McClintock said. Dogs ready for adoption are micro-chipped, licensed, current on vaccinations and have been ANIMAL CARE CENTER ADOPTION EVENT STARTS MONDAY DAILYNEWS-CHIPTHOMPSON Bane is one of many pit bull type dogs available for adoption at the Tehama County Animal Control Center. "With this adoption event, we wanted to focus on the fact that each dog is an individual, and shouldn't be judged by their parentage, or by their breed." — Christine McClintock, manager Staff reports RED BLUFF The Tehama County Sheriff's Department and Red Bluff police are investigating what they call the "suspicious" death of a 14-month-old baby girl, according to a Sheriff's De- partment press release issued Thursday. Authorities responded to a report of a child death about 9 p.m. Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Community Hospital, according to the press release. The girl, whose name was not released in the press release, re- portedly displayed "abnormal" signs earlier in the day and con- tinued to show abnormal signs before she stopped breathing af- ter "visiting friends in the city of Red Bluff." According to the release, 911 was called about 8:15 p.m. and first responders attempted to re- vive the girl. She was taken to St. Elizabeth Community Hos- pital, where she was later pro- nounced dead. A preliminary investigation between the Red Bluff Police De- partment and Tehama County Sheriff's Department is under- way, according to the release. The child was said to reside in the jurisdiction of the Sheriff's Department. Detectives will attend an au- topsy of the infant scheduled for Friday, according to the release. The investigation is ongoing. PUBLIC SAFETY 'Suspicious'infantdeathprobed Red Bluff police, Tehama County Sheriff's Department conduct joint investigation Community.....A3 Lifestyles........A5 Opinion............A6 Sports.............. B1 Autos...............B4 Weather ..........B8 Index............... ## INDEX PAL martial arts and anti-bul- lying classes are starting up again a er a summer hiatus due to heat. PAGEA3 POLICE ACTIVITIES LEAGUE Anti-bullying program resumes for fall Columnist lays out the advantages of single-unit food packaging when it comes to satisfying urges. PAGE A3 SCOTT MARCUS Getting real about snacking, marketing Ukraine's border guards flee amid onslaught into southeast Ukraine; Russia denies an invasion. PAGE A8 WORLD Russian armored columns enter Ukraine What would be nation's first statewide ban on single-use bags now heads to Senate for consideration. 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