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The following defen- dants were sentenced in Tehama County Superior Court, according to the Tehama County District Attorney's Office: —————— Recent State Prison Commitments: • Jose Luis Garcia was sentenced to five years, nine months in state prison for theft from elder or dependent adult; first degree residential bur- glary: first degree resi- dential burglary. Garcia went to the vic- tim's residence when no one was home. He entered the home through an unlocked door and stole several pieces of jewelry. The victim later reported the jewelry stolen. Garcia admitted to stealing the jewelry to obtain money to get "high". Garcia entered a residence through a window. Inside the residence Garcia stole a safe containing jewelry and keepsake coins. Later that day Garcia was arrested on a warrant and was found in possession of the safe. • Aurelio Medera Ramirez was sentenced to five years, four months in state prison for possession for sale of a controlled substance; receiving stolen property; resisting an executive officer. Deputies located Ramirez asleep in a car parked in front of a Los Molinos residence. When deputies requested Ramirez to step out of the vehicle Ramirez attempt- ed to run and after a brief struggle he was able to get away. Ramirez was located a short time later hiding in the closet of a residence several blocks away. Upon a search of Ramirez's vehicle deputies located 9.8 grams of methampheta- mine, a glass smoking pipe and a stolen hand- gun. • Carie Lyn Smith was sentenced to four years in state prison for cultivating marijuana, possession of a deadly weapon, special allegation, prior felony. Agent conducted a search warrant at Smith's residence. Inside the resi- dence agents located a pair of brass knuckles, throwing knives and a butterfly knife. Agents also located two bags of marijuana, one bag of m e t h a m p h e t a m i n e , scales, packaging materi- al, hypodermic syringes and two scanners. • Patricia Stevens was sentenced to two years in state prison for possession for sale of a controlled substance. Agents conducted a search warrant at Stevens' residence and located 1.2 grams of methampheta- mine, 191.7 grams of marijuana, packaging material, hypodermic syringes, glass smoking pipes and a digital scale. Recent County Jail Commitments: • Santiago Miguel Juarez was sentenced to 180 days in Tehama County Jail for assault by means likely to produce great bodily injury; pos- session of a deadly weapon. Officers were dis- patched to a fight in progress. Upon arrival officers observed two men fighting on the ground. After separating the two men officers con- tacted the victim and were told that he had received a call from his sister that there were three men out- side their residence yelling for him to come out. The victim then drove home and went inside his residence until a short time later he heard someone calling for him. Victim's father went out- side with a shovel to tell the men to leave when the victim saw Juarez pull out a bat and another man pull out a knife. Victim then went outside to help his father and was attacked. Victim was stabbed twice and his father received a broken hand. At the scene offi- cers located a broken knife, a baseball bat and a shovel. • Gary Lee Treat was sentenced to 180 days in Tehama County Jail for unlawful driving or taking of a vehicle, second degree commercial bur- glary, forgery. Treat was originally granted formal probation. Treat violated his proba- tion when he got into an altercation with another man which escalated into a physical fight. The vic- tim in this altercation stat- ed that he was at an apart- ment with some friends when Treat arrived and told him to leave. As the victim was walking away Treat attacked him and began punching him in the head until he fell to the ground and lost con- sciousness. • Christopher Levi Scheel was sentenced to 120 days in Tehama County Jail for receiving stolen property. Scheel entered a local convenience store, grabbed a 30 pack of beer and left without paying. The next day Scheel again entered the same conve- nience store, grabbed a 30 pack of beer and left with- out paying. Deputies were able to locate Scheel through a descrip- tion provided by the store employee. When contact- ed Scheel first denied stealing the beer but later admitted. • Ceandy Marie Curry was sentenced to 60 days in Tehama County Jail for possession of firearm by a felon. Curry is a convicted felon. When officers con- ducted a probation search at Curry's residence they located a handgun wrapped in a towel which was found in Curry's closet. Curry admitted to having this gun but stated she was holding it for somebody else. Recent Proposition 36 Commitments: Note: All cases where- in a defendant is sen- tenced per the terms of Proposition 36 are not at the request of the Tehama County District Attor- ney's Office. Per the requirements of Proposi- tion 36, a defendant who possesses drugs cannot be sentenced to confinement time in jail or prison. Instead, the court must place defendant on proba- tion 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 relat- ed term of probation the court may then elect to sentence defendant to jail or prison. The Tehama County District Attorney's Office contends that each crimi- nal case is unique and that in certain, specific, cases a defendant should be sentenced to a combina- tion of drug treatment and jail time. We further con- tend that in other specific cases where a defendant has an extensive criminal record and/or a history of non-compliance with either previous grants of probation or previous grants of drug treatment, a state prison sentence should properly be imposed. • Ruben Soliz was sen- tenced to Prop. 36 proba- tion for possession of a controlled substance. Soliz was a passenger in a vehicle stopped for speeding. When officers asked Soliz if he had any drugs on him he stated he did. Officers then located a small plastic bag con- taining methamphetamine in defendant's pocket. Preliminary Hearings (PX) and Trials: 19. CPD - People vs. Steven Arcangelo Piazza will appear in court at 9 a.m. on March 9 for the charge of murder. Corning Police Depart- ment received a call from Steven Piazza around 5:30 am o n Nov.23, 2009 stating he thought he had killed a woman. When police went to check on the vic- tim they received no response. Officers forced entry into the home and found the victim lying on the kitchen floor. The vic- tim was found dead at the scene. She had suffered a severe beating and had deep lacerations on the back of her head. Piazza was arrested shortly thereafter without inci- dent. 8A – Daily News – Friday, February 12, 2010 DW PLUMBING INC. Local Plumbers Serving all Your Plumbing Needs Since 1993 530 527-6403 Lic. No 679492 Major Credit Cards Accepted $ Money $ 2 Lend Cash 4 Notes McKinley Mortgage Co. CA DRE # 01773837 Call 530-241-0977 800-909-1977 Dr. Andrew Pomazal D.O.D.C. 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Main St. COURT ROUND-UP Great Backyard Bird Count The expanded lineup of Audubon Guide apps – which include mobile guides to the birds of North America and regional guides to the birds of Texas, Cali- fornia, Florida, New England, Mid-Atlantic, and Desert South- west – comes just in time for this weekend's Great Backyard Bird Count. Organized by the National Audubon Society and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and taking place today through Feb. 15, the count encourages bird watchers of all ages and skill levels to con- tribute to science by helping researchers create a real-time snapshot of birds' numbers and movement. Audubon Guide bird apps can help even the most novice birder take part in the 13th annual count. The apps can help participants locate and identify birds spotted during the count, learn more about those birds and document their findings in a way that allows for easier reporting to the count's organizers. The apps cover more than 750 species of birds with information on appearance, habitat, behavior, diet, nesting, mating, migration, endangered status and more. Available in the reference section of the apps store in iTunes store, the apps cost $7 to $20, but are not required to participate in the count. The Tehama County Community Action Agency, a division of the Tehama County Department of Social Services, has partnered with three Tehama County Family Resource Cen- ters to offer free tax preparation for low-income families and individuals earning less than $49,000 per year. The Community Action Agency became involved in starting Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) sites in 2009, according to Charlene Reid, director of both agencies, as a means of assisting low-income people capture the estimated $1.5 million of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) that goes unclaimed in Tehama County each year. "Giving families and individuals the opportunity to not only claim up to $5,600 of EITC, but the ability to have their taxes done retroactive for three years, is one of the best anti-poverty programs that is currently offered in the United States," Reid said. The agency has been training Cal- WORKs clients and community volun- teers through the Internal Revenue Ser- vice to work at these sites. Free tax preparation is being offered all day on Mondays at the Los Molinos First Steps Family Resource Center, Tuesday afternoons at the Corning Fam- ily Resource Center and Wednesday afternoons at the Red Bluff Family Resource Center. For all sites, it is requested that you make an appointment in advance. For more information or to make an appointment for one of the locations, please call 527-6159. County offers free tax preparation