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ByMegKinnard The Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. A dep- uty who flipped a disrup- tive student out of her desk and tossed her across her math class floor was fired on Wednesday. The sher- iff called his actions "unac- ceptable," and said videos recorded by her classmates show the girl posed no dan- ger to anyone. "What he should not have done is throw the student," Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott said. "Police of- ficers make mistakes too. They're human and they need to be held account- able, and that's what we've done with Deputy Ben Fields." Rightsgroups Civil rights groups im- mediately praised the firing of Fields, a veteran school resource officer and foot- ball coach at Spring Valley High School. Calls for swift action rose almost imme- diately after the videos of Monday's arrest appeared on the Internet, and the sheriff suspended the dep- uty without pay before fir- ing him altogether. Lott praised the FBI for agreeing to investigate whether civil rights were vi- olated, and school district officials for promising to re- view how police are used for discipline. "They need to under- stand that when they call us, we're going to take a law enforcement action," Lott said. "Maybe that ought to have been something han- dled by the school without ever calling the deputy." The sheriff also had stern words for the student who started the confrontation by refusing to hand over her cellphone after her math teacher saw her tex- ting in class — a violation of school policy. Both she and another student who verbally challenged the of- ficer's actions during the ar- rest still face charges of dis- turbing schools. "The student was not allowing the teacher to teach and not allowing the students to learn. She was very disrespectful and she started this whole inci- dent," Lott said. "It doesn't justify his actions. But she also needs to be held re- sponsible for what she did." Lott also praised the students whose videos put such an intense spotlight on his deputy's actions. "I can't fix problems if I don't know about it," Lott said. "I would say that ev- ery citizen with a camera, if they see something that's going on that disturbs them, they should film it. Our citi- zens should police us." Lott said he wouldn't de- scribe Fields as remorseful, but rather sorry it all hap- pened. Training unit The agency's training unit looked at the videos and determined Fields did not follow proper training and procedure, the sheriff said. "When you make an ar- rest of someone who does not have a weapon, you never let go of the subject. When he threw her across the room, he let go of her. That's what violates our policy," Lott said. "She wasn't a danger at that point; she was just be- ing non-compliant and dis- respectful. You try to dees- calate a situation. And when you do have to put your hands on someone, there areothertechniquesweuse." Lott said he would not release the deputy's per- sonnel file. He said none of the complaints filed against him came from the school district. An expelled student has claimed Fields targeted blacks and falsely accused him of being a gang mem- ber in 2013, court records show. That case goes to trial in January. The girl remains uniden- tified, but she has obtained a prominent attorney — Todd Rutherford, who also serves as House minority leader in South Carolina's legislature. Rutherford contradicted the sheriff's claim Tuesday that the girl "may have had a rug burn" but was other- wise uninjured. "She now has a cast on her arm, she has neck and back injuries. She has a Band-Aid on her fore- head where she suffered rug burn on her forehead," Rutherford told ABC's "Good Morning America" on Wednesday. Asked about the discrep- ancy, Lott said officers at the scene and school ad- ministrators hadn't told him about any injuries, and "what she had once she ob- tained an attorney is a dif- ferent matter." Email, phone and text messages for Fields have not been returned. Defiant teens More than a dozen par- ents and community mem- bers vented their anger at Tuesday night's school board meeting. Some, black and white alike, said that the issue wasn't racial — and that it shows that schools and parents need better ways of handling de- fiant teens. Rebekah Woodford, a white mother of three, said removing the deputy from the schools sends the wrong message, suggesting that students can get away with being defiant. Others strongly dis- agreed. "We are sick and tired of black women being abused. You can say it's not racist all you want to," Craig Con- well said. "If that was my daughter ... that officer be- ing fired would be the least of his worries." 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UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PRO- CEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On November 16, 2015 at 02:00 PM, at the main entrance to the Tehama County Courthouse, 633 Washington Street, Red Bluff, CA 96080, MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps, as the duly Ap- pointed Trustee, under and pur- suant to the power of sale con- tained in that certain Deed of Trust recorded on April 12, 2006, as Instrument No. 2006-007857, of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Tehama County, California, executed by EVELYN JOHNSTONE AND RAY- MOND A. JOHNSTONE, WIFE AND HUSBAND AS JOINT TENANTS, as Trustor(s), in favor of SENIOR FREEDOM CORP. as Beneficiary, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER, in law- ful money of the United States, all payable at the time of sale, that certain property situated in said County, California describ- ing the land therein as: AS MORE DESCRIBED SAID ing FULLY DESCRIBED IN SAID DEED OF TRUST The property hereto- fore described is being sold "as is". The street address and oth- er common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 710 THISTLE STREET, RED BLUFF , CA 96080 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any in- correctness of the street ad- dress and other common desig- nation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, pos- session, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the Note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said Note(s), advances if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and ex- penses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obliga- tions secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimat- ed costs, expenses and advan- ces at the time of the initial pub- lication of this Notice of Trust- ee's Sale is estimated to be $202,038.71 (Estimated). Howev- er, prepayment premiums, ac- crued interest and advances will increase this figure prior to sale. Beneficiary's bid at said sale include all part of said Beneficiary's may include all or part of said amount. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept a cashier's check drawn on a state or na- tional bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union or a check drawn by a state or feder- al savings and loan association, savings association or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the California Financial Code and authorized to do business in California, or other such funds as may be acceptable to the Trustee. In the event tender other than cash is accepted, the Trustee may withhold the issu- ance of the Trustee's Deed Upon Sale until funds become availa- ble to the payee or endorsee as a matter of right. The property offered for sale excludes all funds held on account by the property receiver, if applicable. If the Trustee is unable to con- vey title for any reason, the suc- cessful bidder's sole and exclu- sive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. Notice to Potential Bidders If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should under- stand that there are risks in- volved in bidding at a Trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a Trustee auction does not auto- Placing highest Trustee auction does not auto- matically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, be- fore you can receive clear title to the property. You are encour- aged to investigate the exis- tence, priority, and size of out- standing liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder's office or a ti- tle insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same Lender may hold more than one mortgage or Deed of Trust on the property. Notice to Property Owner The sale date shown on this Notice of Sale may be post- poned one or more times by the Mortgagee, Beneficiary, Trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that in- formation about Trustee Sale postponements be made availa- ble to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date postponed, and, applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call In Source Logic at 702- 659-7766 for information regard- ing the Trustee's Sale or visit the Internet Web site address listed below for information regarding the sale of this property, using the file number assigned to this case, CA05000717-15-1. Informa- tion about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immedi- ately be reflected in the tele- phone information or on the In- ternet Web site. The best way to verify postponement informa- tion is to attend the scheduled sale. Date: October 5, 2015 MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps TS No. CA05000717-15-1 17100 Gillette Ave Irvine, CA 92614 949- 252-8300 TDD: 866-660-4288 Myr- on Ravelo, Authorized Signatory SALE INFORMATION CAN BE OB- TAINED ON LINE AT www.insourc elogic.com FOR AUTOMATED SALES INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: In Source Logic AT 702- 659-7766 MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps MAY BE ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR AT- TEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED MAY BE USED FOR THAT PUR- POSE. ORDER NO. 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