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The following defend- ants were sentenced in Tehama County Superior Court, according to the Te- hama County District At- torney's Office: RecentState/Local Prison Commitments: People vs. James Gene Palmer, Transportation of a Controlled Substance, Pos- session for Sale of a Con- trolled Substance, Driv- ing Under the Influence, Carrying a Dirk or Dag- ger, Possession of an In- jection Device, Possession of a Controlled Substance, Resisting Arrest. These of- fenses included special alle- gations of prior drug sales, prior felony convictions and committing offenses while released on bail in other matters. Brief history: The de- fendant pled guilty to be- ing in possession of meth- amphetamine with intent to sell. After a traffic stop for suspected DUI the de- fendant was found to have a quantity of methamphet- amine, packaging materi- als and scales. The defen- dant was a passenger in a vehicle stopped by officers, he was found to be in pos- session of a concealed fixed blade knife. The defendant, during an encounter with officers began making fur- tive movements towards his waist, when told to stop, he ran. The defendant was placed in drug court but ul- timately violated probation. Sentenced to 22 years 8 months Local Prison People vs. Frank Spike Roehrich, Corporal Injury to Co-Habitant. The defen- dant also admitted having a prior strike offense and inflicting great bodily in- jury to the victim. Brief history: During an argument, the defendant savagely beat the victim, putting her in the hospital. The defendant has a strike for a prior conviction of Lewd Act on a Child. Sentenced to 12 years State Prison. People vs. Jeremy Lee Yates, Sale of a Controlled Substance 3 Counts, Main- taining a Place for Selling Methamphetamine, Con- cealed Firearm. Brief history: On 3 sep- arate occasions, the de- fendant sold methamphet- amine to a confidential informant working with TIDE. The defendant was selling drugs out of a home. In Sacramento, the defen- dant was found to have a pistol in his pocket. Sentenced to 12 years 8 months State Prison. People vs. Jeffrey Louis Castro Possession of a Con- trolled Substance 2 Counts, Failure to Appear with Spe- cial Allegations of Commit- ting Offenses While Out on Bail. Brief history: The defen- dant was placed on proba- tion for drug charges, he re- peatedly violated probation and failed to appear for a scheduled court hearing. Sentenced to 4 years Lo- cal Prison. People vs. Ashley Crystal Ramirez Transportation of a Controlled Substance Brief history: The defen- dant was on probation for a drug offense, the defendant and a co-defendant, while armed with pistols entered a home and robbed the oc- cupants. The co-defendant remains at large. Sentenced to 4 years State Prison. People vs. Zachary Ken- neth Thornton Robbery 2 Counts with a special alle- gation of personal use of a firearm. Brief history: The de- fendant and four co-defen- dants robbed victims dur- ing a pre-arranged meeting to sell marijuana. Sentenced to 12 years State Prison. People vs. Kimberly Deann Evans Possession of a Stolen Motor Vehicle. Brief history: The defen- dant tried to sell an ATV which was recently stolen from Tehama County Mos- quito Control. Sentenced to 3 years State Prison. People vs. Marshall Wil- liam Traylor, Conspiracy to Bring Illegal Substances Into Prison. Brief history: The defen- dant arranges with others to bring contraband to the vicinity of Salt Creek Camp. The defendant leaves camp to collect the contraband. Sentenced to 36 months State Prison. People vs. Kyle Ever- ett Perry Moss, First De- gree Residential Burglary, 2 Counts. Brief history: While on probation for an earlier burglary, the defendant was caught by victim in the process of leaving his home after having entered and stolen various items. Sentenced to 8 years State Prison. Upcoming Court Dates -Trials, Preliminary Hearings (PX) & Pre Trial Conferences (PTC): People vs. Quentin Ray Bealer, Murder. Brief history: The De- fendant was arrested and charged with the Murder of a 14 year old victim who had been reported missing when she never returned home from school. Officers located the victim's body two days later. TBJ: Ongoing in Sacra- mento Superior Court People vs. Travis John Kilburger, domestic vio- lence Brief history: Defendant plead guilty to Domestic Vi- olence with a Special Alle- gation Pursuant to Great Bodily Injury During Do- mestic Violence and Ter- rorist Threats with a Spe- cial Allegation pursuant to Use of a Firearm and a vi- olation of False Imprison- ment. Sentencing continued to May 24, at 1:30 pm in De- partment 2 People vs. Poly Duenas Sanchez, Lucio Nenecia Madera, Gabino Madera, Murder with Special Alle- gation Personal and Inten- tional Discharge of a Fire- arm, GBI, Conspiracy to Commit a Crime with Spe- cial Allegation-Personal and Intentional Discharge of a Firearm, GBI. Brief history: The Vic- tim met with the three De- fendants regarding money that was allegedly owed to the victim. During this confrontation the victim was chased down and shot twice with a shotgun. The victim died as a result of his injuries. TBJ: June 8, at 1:30 pm (Department to be deter- mined) People vs. John Noonkester, Willful, De- liberate and Premeditated Murder with Special Alle- gation, Personal and Inten- tional Discharge of a Fire- arm, GBI (2 counts); At- tempt: Willful, Deliberate and Premeditated Murder with Special Allegation, Personal and Intentional Discharge of a Firearm, GBI. Brief history: The Defen- dant is charged with shoot- ing and killing his ex-wife and her father, and shoot- ing a bystander. PTC: May 16, 2016 at 1:15 pm in Department 3 People vs. Roberta Draper (12 counts) Cruelty to an animal Brief history: The Defen- dant is currently on proba- tion in a prior multi-count cruelty to animal case. One of the terms of her proba- tion was that she is not to possess animals. A proba- tion search was conducted at her residence and law enforcement located dogs, geese, guinea hens and tur- keys. One of the dogs was deceased, while some of the other animals appeared to be malnourished, dehy- drated, and in poor health. The Defendant admitted that all the animals found belonged to her. PTC/MIL: May 6, at 10 am in Department 3 TBJ: June 2, at 9 am De- partment to be Determined People vs. Thomas Sea- graves, Michael Flowerdew, Bryan Morrison and Alex- ander Isaacson, Meeting with Minor for Lewd Pur- poses, Contacting Minor for Lewd Purposes, Sod- omy With Person Under 18 Years Old, Oral Copulation of Person Under 18 Years Old, Digital Penetration of Person Under 18 Years Old, Child Procurement Brief history: All four de- fendants were engaged in a sexual relationship with a 14-year-old victim know- ing that he was a minor at the time. One of the defend- ants would drive the victim to Gridley so that he could have sex with another de- fendant on weekends. PX/PTC — Flowerdew: June 6, at 10 am in Depart- ment 1 and June 7, at 1:30 pm in Department 2 Arraignment — Morri- son: May 24, at 8 am in De- partment 3 Courtroundup By Michael R. Sisak The Associated Press WASHINGTON The Am- trak engineer whose speed- ing train ran off the rails in Philadelphia last year was apparently distracted by word that a train nearby had been hit by a rock, fed- eral investigators concluded Tuesday, pinning most of the blame on him for the wreck that killed eight peo- ple. "He went, in a matter of seconds, from distraction to disaster," National Trans- portation Safety Board member Robert Sumwalt said. At the same time, the NTSB said a contributing factor was the railroad in- dustry's decades-long fail- ure to fully install positive train control, GPS-based technology that can auto- matically slow trains that are going over the speed limit. Had positive train con- trol been in use along that stretch of track, "we would not be here today," said Ted Turpin, an NTSB investiga- tor. Engineer Brandon Bos- tian heard about the rock- throwing on the radio and was apparently so preoccu- pied by it that he lost track of where he was and ac- celerated full-throttle to 106 mph as he went into a sharp curve with a 50 mph speed limit, investigators said at an NTSB hearing to pinpoint the cause of the May 12, 2015, derailment. About 200 people aboard the Washington-to-New York train that night were injured. Bostian, who has been suspended without pay since the crash for speeding, did not attend the hearing. He and his lawyer did not immediately return calls and emails seeking com- ment. Ron Kaminkow, an Am- trak engineer who also serves as secretary of the industry union consortium Railroad Workers United, said the board's conclusion underscores the need to put two engineers on trains. "If one buys into this theory, having another engineer or conductor would've pre- vented the wreck," he said. As for what this could mean for Amtrak and Bos- tian, the railroad has al- ready taken responsibility for the tragedy, and its lia- bility is capped under fed- eral law at $295 million, which could easily be ex- hausted, given the number of deaths and serious inju- ries. The Philadelphia Dis- trict Attorney's Office is helping the NTSB on the investigation, but a spokes- man would not comment on the possibility of crimi- nal charges. The hearing included a spirited discussion over how much blame to assign to the lack of positive train con- trol. In the end, the NTSB cited that as a secondary factor. But NTSB chairman Christopher Hart warned that unless the technology is put fully in place soon, "I'm very concerned that we're going to be back in this room again, hearing in- vestigators detail how tech- nology that we have recom- mended for more than 45 years could have prevented yet another fatal rail acci- dent." Among other things, the NTSB also recommended research into train seat belts and ways to secure luggage that can become missiles in a derailment; training for crew members on multitask- ing; and new equipment and procedurestohelpengineers keep track of their location in spots where there is no positive train control. In a statement, Amtrak said it "deeply regrets the tragic derailment" and will carefully review the NTSB findings and recommen- dations and quickly adopt them where appropriate. Amtrak noted that positive train control is already in place on most of its portion of the Northeast Corridor. Bostian told investigators that just before the wreck, he was listening to radio traffic from a Philadelphia commuter train operator who said a rock had shat- tered his windshield. At one point, Bostian passed the commuter train on an ad- joining track. INVESTIGATION Distracted engineer blamed in deadly Amtrak wreck PATRICKSEMANSKY—THEASSOCIATEDPRESSFILE Emergency personnel work at the scene of a derailment in Philadelphia of an Amtrak train headed to New York. The National Transportation Safety Board is scheduled to meet Tuesday to detail the probable cause of last year's fatal derailment. 2016 Tehama County Health and Wellness Guide & Directory A reference guide to North State medical professionals and related medical services available to Tehama County residents. 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