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THURSDAY DECEMBER 15, 2011 Breaking news at: www.redbluffdailynews.com Music Brewing See Page 4A Pastimes RED BLUFF Helix vs Red Bluff 7 p.m. Few showers 55/37 Weather forecast 8B By ANDREA WAGNER DN Staff Writer A 40-year-old woman was charged with attempted murder Tuesday after police say she admitted to slashing her son's neck and trying to kill him at DAILYNEWS TEHAMACOUNTY DAILY 50¢ 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 Mother arrested in attempted murder of son the Creekside Village apartment complex. Red Bluff Police officers responded to the area of South Jackson Street when a caller reported hearing that a 13-year- old boy had a cut along his neck and had possibly overdosed on pills at about 2 p.m., logs said. Officers found the boy in his apartment with a "severe" cut across his throat and neck area, according to a press release from Lt. Kyle Sanders. Theresa Marie Lewis, the boy's mother, admitted at the scene that she had cut her son's neck. Investigators found that Lewis had tried to kill her son first, Monday, by giving him an overdose of unknown pills, Sanders said. She tried again Tuesday to give him an over- dose of pills and then used a Halls decked, check knife to slash the boy's throat. The boy was taken to St. Elizabeth Community Hospital with life threatening injuries and then flown to Enloe Med- ical Center in Chico, Sanders See MURDER, page 7A Family sues county over train death By ANDREA WAGNER DN Staff Writer Family members of an Anderson woman killed by a freight train at the county line May 12 filed a claim against Tehama County citing negligence for not warn- ing of the danger. In an identical claim to one filed in Shasta County in November, family members of Kristy Mae Chambers stated that both counties failed to warn pedestrians that the area where the woman died was unsafe. The 31-year-old woman, who had been at the creek with at least one friend, was struck by a Union Pacific See TRAIN, page 7A Search on for at-risk Cottonwood man Officials were search- ing Tuesday and into Wednesday in the Cot- tonwood area for a 41- year-old man who is list- ed as missing and at risk. Vega Walters, who is Courtesy photo by Bev Ross The Annual Traditional Courthouse display, completed by the Tehama County Facilities and Mainte- nance Staff, at the Tehama County Courthouse is pictured.The staff has as always done a phenom- enal job in creating the display, which is enjoyed by many.The courthouse is open to the public dur- ing business hours. Man gets 15 to life for child abuse A Tehama County man was sentenced to 15 years-to life in prison after pleading guilty to sexually abusing a 6-year-old child, according to the District Attorney's Office. David Joseph Savocchio, 43, of Corning pleaded guilty to one felony count of oral copulation and sexu- al penetration with a child under 10. An investigation by the Tehama County Sheriff's Department determined Savocchio molested the 6- year-old on numerous occasions. Savocchio was arrested in July and was initially charged with 11 counts of sexual abuse. Those charges have been dismissed, according to Tehama County Superior Court records. Other cases • An Ohio man who reportedly came to California to buy marijuana has pleaded no contest to his alleged par- ticipation in a drug deal that was busted by several North State law enforcement agencies. Clarence Vincent Evans pleaded no contest to felony accessory to commit a crime in Tehama County Supe- rior Court Monday. Other charges of possession of mar- ijuana for sale and transportation of marijuana were dropped. He could be sentenced to up to three years in prison. Sentencing will be held Jan. 17. Other defendants involved in the alleged drug deal are still awaiting trials. Jason Lynn Acord and co-defendant Tasha Nicole Foley will be in court again on Jan. 3 for pre-trial con- ferences. Their trials are set to begin Jan. 25. The defendants face charges of possession of mari- juana for sale, transportation of marijuana and conspir- acy to commit a crime. Acord faces an additional charge of evading officers. In May, Red Bluff law enforcement and agents from the Shasta Interagency Narcotics Task Force busted the alleged deal that was taking place in the Home Depot See ABUSE, page 7A SAN DIEGO (AP) — Demand for lower-priced homes drove California home sales higher in November as prices fell, a research firm reported Wednesday. Daily News file photo Celebrate a Pink New Year with Antsy McClain and the Trailer Park Troubadours at the State Theatre in Red Bluff.The show is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.Thursday, Dec. 29 and the doors open at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $22 in advance and $25 at the door.Tickets are available in Red Bluff at the Human Bean, the Copy Center and Wink. A dinner will be offered before the show across the street at the Oddfel- lows building. The menu will include tacos before the show and the cost is $8. The concert is a fundraiser for the State Theatre. Call 529-ARTS for more information on the dinner. Visit www.unhitched.com for a taste of Antsy McClain's music. California home sales rise while prices fall light up a ber but only by half the usual October-to-Novem- ber swoon. 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 There were 32,669 homes and condomini- ums sold in the state last month, up 4 percent from 31,403 in November 2010, DataQuick report- ed. Sales fell from Octo- The median sale price last month was $244,000, down 4.3 percent from $255,000 a year earlier, according to the San Diego-based research firm. It marked the 14th straight month that prices have declined from year- ago levels. Expensive homes drew fewer buyers, dragging the median price down. DataQuick estimated that sales of homes priced above $800,000 dropped nearly 16 percent from last year. Sales in some wealthi- er coastal regions suf- fered after caps on feder- ally guaranteed home loans were reduced. The reduced limits that took effect Oct. 1 vary by See HOME, page 7A life Join us to honor and celebrate... the special people in your lives who have passed on Thursday, Dec. 15 7 p.m. St. Elizabeth Community Hospital, Coyne Center CHW North State five feet, 10 inches tall and weighs 186 pounds, has a neurological con- dition. His clothing description is unknown. Walters walked away from his Hayes Way res- idence in Cottonwood on Monday. He was last seen walking toward the Gas Point Road area. Walters was located on a previous incident in a ditch during early morning hours and it is believed that he may have been attempting to get a ride from Holiday Market on Gas Point Road to an unknown location. — Julie Zeeb Antsy McClain to play the State