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Thefollowingdefendants were sentenced in Tehama County Superior Court, according to the Tehama County District Attorney's Office: RecentState/Local Prison Commitments: People vs. Kevin Alan Niemeyer, Possession of a Controlled Substance with Special Allegation - Prior Strike. Brief history: Agents con- ducted a search of defend- ant's motel room pursuant to the terms of his parole. During the search, agents located heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine and a digital scale. Sentenced to 4 years State Prison. People vs. Juan Pedro Gonzalez-Santos and Luis Edouardo Renteria, Gon- zalez-Santos; Possession of Contraband in a Prison Camp with Special Alle- gation - Prior Strike; Pos- session of Contraband in a Prison Camp with Special Allegation - Prior Strike Brief history: Defend- ants were in prison custody working at a conservation camp when they were found in possession of marijuana. Sentenced to 2 years State Prison Recent County Jail Commitments: People vs. Crystal Dawn Rentoria, Possession of a Controlled Substance with Firearm; Failure to Appear While on Bail. Brief history: Officers contacted defendant re- garding suspicious activity and found her in possession of methamphetamine and a loaded pistol. Defendant was released from custody on bail and failed to appear in court as required. Sentenced to 180 days county jail. People vs. Dustin Dwayne McIntire, Violation of Pa- role. Brief history: Defend- ant was released from cus- tody and placed on parole. Defendant violated his pa- role when he failed to re- port and contact his parole agent. Sentenced to 135 days county jail. People vs. Mai Chao Lor, Possession of Concentrated Cannabis. Brief history: A deputy conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle where defendant was a passenger. The dep- uty observed the odor of marijuana and proceeded to conduct a search. Inside the vehicle the deputy lo- cated large bags of mari- juana. Sentenced to 120 days county jail. People vs. Jacob Aaron Lenihan, Grand Theft. Brief history: Defendant had stolen victim's debit card and made several un- authorized purchases. Sentenced to 120 days county jail. People vs. Yuvini Boan- erges Brenes-Calderon, Driving With a .08% Blood Alcohol Causing Injury. Brief history: Defendant was driving a vehicle while intoxicated when he lost control of his vehicle and rolled several times. The passenger was ejected from the vehicle and suffered in- juries as a result. Sentenced to 102 days county jail. People vs. Dallas Todd Lamb, Receiving Stolen Property. Brief history: Defendant was found in possession of a stolen cell phone. Sentenced to 90 days county jail. People vs. Ufraico Miguel Medina, Unlawful Driving or Taking of a Vehicle. Brief history: Officers lo- cated defendant tamper- ing with a vehicle match- ing the description of one that had been reported sto- len. Officers contacted de- fendant and confirmed the vehicle had been stolen. The defendant was arrested and taken into custody. Sentenced to 90 days county jail. Recent Proposition 36 Commitments: Note: All cases wherein a defendant is sentenced per the terms of Proposition 36 are not at the request of the Tehama County Dis- trict Attorney's Office. Per the requirements of Propo- sition 36, a defendant who possesses drugs cannot be sentenced to confinement time in jail or prison. In- stead, the court must place defendant on probation and require drug treatment alone. Per the requirements of Proposition 36, only upon a third drug related proba- tion violation may the court impose confinement time. In the event the defendant violates a non-drug related term of probation the court may then elect to sentence defendant to jail or prison. The Tehama County Dis- trict Attorney's Office con- tends that each criminal case is unique and that in certain, specific, cases a defendant should be sen- tenced to a combination of drug treatment and jail time. We further contend that in other specific cases where a defendant has an extensive criminal record and/or a history of non- compliance with either pre- vious grants of probation or previous grants of drug treatment, a state prison sentence should properly be imposed. People vs. Stephen Lee Eddy Jr., Possession of Con- centrated Cannabis. Brief history: A deputy conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle driven by the de- fendant. Upon contacting the defendant the deputy observed a jar of marijuana inside the vehicle. The dep- uty conducted a search of the vehicle and located sev- eral more jars of marijuana. Defendant sentenced to Prop. 36 probation. Upcoming Court Dates -Trials, Preliminary Hearings (PX) & Pre Trial Conferences (PTC): People vs. Quentin Ray Bealer, Murder. Brief history: Defendant was arrested and charged with the murder of a 14 year old victim who had been re- ported missing when she never returned home from school. Officers located the victim's body two days later. Change of Venue Motion: Oct. 9, at 8:30 a.m. in De- partment 1. People vs. Tyler Allen Burrone, Vehicular Man- slaughter Brief history: Defend- ant was driving his vehi- cle down the highway and failed to notice that the vic- tim's vehicle had stopped in front of him and was attempting to make a left turn. Defendant rear ended the victim's vehicle and forced it into the path of an oncoming semi truck. The five year old victim in- side the vehicle received fa- tal injuries as a result of the crash and the child's mother was seriously injured. PTC: Oct. 14, at 3 p.m. in Department 1. People vs. Brandon Eric- son Branscombe, Voluntary Manslaughter with Special Allegation - Use of Deadly Weapon, GBI, Child Under 5 Years Old, Child Abuse (3 counts), Assault With a Deadly Weapon (4 counts) with Special Allegation - Great Bodily Injury. Brief history: The 8 month old victim died as a result of injuries sustained while in the custody and care of defendant. Sentencing: Oct. 14, at 8 a.m. in Department 3. People vs. Jessie Lee Ro- bison, Murder with Special Allegations - Use of Deadly Weapon, Prior Felony, Prior Strike, Prior Serious Felony. Brief history: Defend- ant and victim had been fighting when the defend- ant pulled out a knife and stabbed the victim. The vic- tim later died as a result of his injuries. Preliminary Hearing PTC: Oct. 14, at 10 a.m. in Department 1. Preliminary Hearing: Oct. 16, at 1:30 p.m. in De- partment 3. People vs. Roger Sandy Bounnhaseng, 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 defend- ants went to a residence that contained a marijuana grow. The defendants con- fronted 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. PTC/MIL: Dec. 19, at 11 a.m. in Department 3. TBJ: Jan, 8, at 1:30 p.m. (Department to be deter- mined) COURTROUNDUP By Terry Collins TheAssociatedPress SAN FRANCISCO Nearly 2,000 firefighters were added Tuesday to battle a massive Northern Califor- nia wildfire threatening thousands of homes in antic- ipation of erratic winds and hotter temperatures that could undo their progress. Almost 7,400 firefighters are on the scene as crews nearly doubled containment overnight of the King Fire east of Sacramento that has scorched 139 square miles. With containment now at 35 percent, crews focused on expanding contingency lines and putting out hot spots. But a red-flag warning with wind gusts of up to 35 mph, along with dry heat and low humidity, could stoke the flames and send embers fly- ing ahead of the blaze. "We're not sitting back and waiting. We have crews trying to get those contain- ment lines strengthened," state fire Battalion Chief Scott McLean said. "Our awareness is heightened as we're continuing to work as hard and safely as we can to try to mitigate this fire." The wildfire, which started on Sept. 13, contin- ues to threaten about 21,000 structures, more than half homes. It has destroyed 10 homes and 22 outbuildings in the White Meadows area of Pollock Pines. While firefighters made progress during the week- end with cooler and wetter conditions, there were fears Tuesday that winds could be similar to when the blaze doubled in size a week ago. "We are just as concerned as were last week, but with the increased personnel we are optimistic that we can reduce any type of wind ef- fect," state fire Battalion Chief Chris Christopher- son said. "This is the high- est priority fire in the na- tion. We're hopeful that we can combat it." About2,700peopleremain under evacuation orders, fire officials said. The fire also continued to threaten a key University of Califor- nia, Berkeley research sta- tion that is home to scores of experiments on trees, plants and other wildlife. The blaze spread be- yond California as the Na- tional Weather Service said a "dense smoke advisory" remained in effect Tues- day about 50 miles away in Reno, Nevada, and around Lake Tahoe, which is about 15 miles from the fire. Those winds sent the air quality index into the "hazardous" level for gen- eral populations in Auburn northeast of Sacramento as well as the Roseville and Rockville areas. A man charged with starting the fire, Wayne Al- len Huntsman, 37, pleaded not guilty to arson on Fri- day. He remains in the El Dorado County jail on $10 million bail. HOMES THREATENED ManpoweraddedtofightNorCalwildfire MARCIOJOSESANCHEZ—THEASSOCIATEDPRESS A firefighter hoses down hot spots while fighting the King Fire on Tuesday as Mosquito Strike teams from Fresno and El Dorado Cal Fire worked in conjunction with department of corrections crews in an offensive firing tactic, intended to take away fuel from the main fire. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2014 REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM |NEWS | 7 A