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4C Daily News – Wednesday, September 21, 2011 COURT ROUND-UP The following defen- dants were sentenced in Tehama County Superior Court, according to the Tehama County District Attorney's Office: —————— Recent State Prison Commitments • Javier Navarro Gar- cia was sentenced to two years and eight months in state prison for pos- session of a deadly weapon. Investigators conduct- ed a parole search of Garcia's residence and located nunchakus in his bedroom. Recent County Jail Commitments Rebecca Diane Bochantin was sentenced to 120 days in Tehama County Jail for petty theft with a prior. Bochantin entered a grocery store, grabbed some items and proceed- ed to exit the store with out paying. Bochantin then fled the area on foot but was later apprehend- ed by police. 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 District Attorney's Office. Instead, the court must place defendant on pro- bation and require drug treatment alone. Per the requirements of Proposi- tion 36, only upon a third drug related probation violation may the court impose confinement time. In the event the defendant violates a non- drug related term of pro- bation the court may then elect to sentence defen- dant to jail or prison. The Tehama County District Attorney's Office contends that each criminal case is unique and that in cer- tain, 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 exten- sive criminal record and/or a history of non- compliance with either previous grants of proba- tion or previous grants of drug treatment, a state prison sentence should properly be imposed. • Johnny Franklin Thorpe was sentenced to Prop. 36 probation for transportation of a con- trolled substance. A deputy conducted a Per the requirements of Proposition 36, a defen- dant who possesses drugs cannot be sen- tenced to confinement time in jail or prison. traffic stop on a vehicle in which Thorpe was a passenger. Upon contact- ing the occupants of the vehicle the deputy was advised Thorpe was on parole. A search was then conducted and the deputy located Hydrocodone in Thorpe's possession without a prescription. • Ruben Banuelos Jr., was sentenced to Prop. 36 probation for posses- sion of a controlled sub- stance. Banuelos and victim had been in an argument and Banuelos took the victim's car keys and drove away in her vehi- cle without permission. Banuelos was later con- tacted by officers regard- ing this incident and was found in possession of methadone. Upcoming Court Dates -Trials, Prelimi- nary Hearings(PX) & Pre Trial Confer- ences(PTC) • Thomas Charles Scott will appear in court at 8 a.m. on Oct. 12 in Department 3. He is fac- ing the charges of culti- vating marijuana with special allegation-prior strikes, possession of marijuana for sale with special allegation-prior strikes, possession of concentrated cannabis with special allegation prior strikes, maintain- ing place for selling or using controlled sub- stance with special alle- gation-prior strikes. Agents from the drug task force served a search warrant at Scott's residence and located large amounts of mari- juana, concentrated cannabis and marijuana food products for sale. Black Butte Lake to host volunteers Sept. 24 The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District's Black Butte Lake near Orland will celebrate the 18th annu- al National Public Lands Day Sept. 24 with volunteer park improvement pro- jects. Volunteers at Black Butte will improve our shared public lands by help- ing with restoring trails and recreation areas and litter removal. Volunteering this year with National Public Lands Day also supports Ameri- ca's Great Outdoors Initiative, an effort to promote the conservation of outdoor spaces and reconnect Americans to the outdoors. Free admission and lunch will be given to all volunteers on National Pub- lic Lands Day. Volunteers will also receive a coupon for a free day-use admission pass valid anytime in the next year at any park managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, National Park Service, U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service or U.S. Bureau of Land Management. The event will run from 8 a.m. to noon, with lunch following. For more information, visitors are encouraged to call the park office at 530-865-4781. The Corps has been involved with National Public Lands Day since its inception in 1994 and has consistently been one of the largest providers of sites and volunteers participating in the event. Last year, nearly 1,200 volunteers con- tributed to park improvement projects across the Sacramento District's parks. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is America's largest provider of outdoor recreation opportunities on federal pub- lic lands, serving more than 370 million visitors annually at 422 lake and river recreation parks in 43 states. For more information on Corps recreation oppor- tunities visit www.CorpsLakes.us. Women Veterans Conference set Oct. 7-8 The California Depart- ment of Veterans Affairs (CalVet) and the Inland Empire Veterans Collabora- tive are partnering to host the 2011 CalVet Women Veterans Conference: Enhancing Inner Beauty, Inner Strength to create a networking forum for women veterans of all eras. The Oct. 7-8 conference, held at the DoubleTree Hotel Ontario Airport, 222 North Vineyard Avenue, in Ontario, Calif., will also educate women veterans about the benefits available to them and provide assis- tance with employment opportunities. The two-day conference will feature dynamic keynote and motivational speakers, a Military Women Veterans Panel: Telling Their Stories, an open forum with California Legislators, and the 2011 California Woman Veteran of the Year Award presenta- tion. Attendees will also have the opportunity to choose from eight break- out workshops to learn about financial manage- ment, stress management, federal VA benefits and more. The conference runs 8 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. Friday and 8 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. Sat- urday. With California's women leading the nation in military service, this con- ference is instrumental in creating awareness and meeting the needs of a growing women-veteran population. For more information visit calvet.ca.gov/Women- Minority/Conference.aspx. 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