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ByHeatherHoelscher hhoelscher@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Heather on Twitter RED BLUFF Denver Broncos Of- fensive Line Coach and Red Bluff Union High School alumnus Clancy Barone returned to his for- mer campus May 20 as a National Football League Super Bowl 50 champion to speak with the stu- dents at the Performing Arts Cen- ter at the high school. Following in his father's and his brother's footsteps of being the football team captain, Barone, who graduated from Red Bluff in 1981, was the team captain of the varsity football team in 1980. "Being a Spartan is in my blood," Barone said. Being from a small town some people think big towns have the SPARTANS RedBluff native, NFL coach visits alma mater Staff report PAYNESCREEK Names have been released in the fatal incident on State Route 36 East near Paynes Creek that followed a multi- county pursuit starting late Mon- day and ending early Tuesday. The driver, who reportedly died of a self-inflicted gun shot to the head, was identified Thursday by the California Highway Patrol as Darren Andrew Eaton, 28, of Fort Jones. The passenger and owner of the 2007 Ford Mustang in- volved in the chase was identified by police as Casey Allen Spinks, 29, of Anderson. The Shasta County Sheriff's Department attempted to make an enforcement stop around 11 p.m. Monday resulting in a pur- suit reaching speeds reportedly in excess of 115 mph that started on State Route 44 East. It ended early Tuesday morning in Tehama County on SR 36E. Eaton fled the traffic stop after warrants were discovered by of- ficers, according to a CHP press MULTI-COUNTY Names released in pursuit By Margaret Baum Daily News correspondent SACRAMENTO A DNA expert told a Sacramento jury Thursday that DNA found on a Red Bluff girl murdered in 2013 could have been from the exchange of a lit cigarette. Mark Taylor, who worked for the Los Angeles County Coro- ner's office before doing his own research in DNA analysis, was the next to testify for the defense in the Quentin Bealer murder trial. Bealer, 42, is charged with ho- micide in the strangling death of 14-year-old Marysa Nichols, who was found half a mile behind Red Bluff High School Feb. 28, 2013. Although, Bealer originally said he never spoke to Nichols Feb. 26, he later testified he gave her the lit cigarette in his mouth to light the cigarettes in the pack he said he handed to her. According to Taylor, who Judge Delbert D. Oros qualified as an expert in DNA analysis, Beal- er's DNA found on Nichols could have come from the lit cigarette he claims he handed to her. Rebecca Gaxiola, a criminalist with the Department of Justice in Redding, had preciously testi- fied that Bealer could not be ex- cluded as the male contributor for the DNA found on Nichols' body. Gaxiola explained to the jury that the chance the male contrib- utor was a random, unrelated in- dividual was about 1 in 6.9 qua- drillion African Americans and 1 in about 130 trillion Caucasians. During cross examination Tay- lor said he agreed with the find- ings of the DNA results per- formed by Gaxiola, but did say that the DNA present on the body could have come from the ciga- rette Bealer said he gave Nichols. Taylor described tertiary DNA transfer for the jury. "Basically if someone dries their face with a towel that would be a primary transfer," Taylor said. "If another person then dries their face with the same towel, that would be a sec- ondary transfer. If someone were to grab the towel with a glove that would be the third or ter- tiary transfer." During cross examination Deputy District Attorney Donna Daly asked Taylor several ques- tions about the accreditation of his lab and whether his work is audited. BEALER TRIAL DNAexperttestifiesaboutsamples By Julie Zeeb jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Zeeb on Twitter RED BLUFF Salisbury High School graduated 49 seniors, 35 of whom walked the stage, at Wednesday's ceremony, kicking off the local high school gradua- tion seasons. Principal Barb Thomas wel- comed the audience before turn- ing the evening over to student speeches, thanking attendees for taking the time to celebrate the achievements of the students walking the stage. Seniors Rosemary Aubrey and James Shipman gave the welcome address about what a special moment it was to walk across the stage, especially when there were times during the jour- ney they thought there was lit- tle chance of graduating. What made the difference for them was the caring staff at the school. During the Spirit of Salisbury speech, Samie Taylor and Kolton Smith said the school was more than just school and was really more of a family. Staff was ex- cellent at giving tough love they needed to finish things and not accepting excuses, Smith said. Most students at Salisbury have had a rough start in school and she had been to 12 school, Taylor said. Salisbury was the one she excelled the most at. The school taught them to be more responsi- ble, well-rounded adults and has a staff that doesn't give up on its students. Elizabeth 'Liz' Serpa and Kyle Valdez gave the Helping Hands speech dedicated to partners like the William B. Ide Adobe State Historic Park and Day Star Ranch who have helped the stu- dents. Other organizations in- cluded the Job Training Cen- ter, Alternatives To Violence, Kiwanis, Elks, Lariat Bowl, Te- hama County Student Support Services, the community, the TLC staff at Salisbury and Prin- cipal Barb Thomas. "We wouldn't have gotten as far without you," Serpa said. "Your love, your dedication and hard work let us live up to our potential. Thank you (Barb SALISBURY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS GRADUATE IN WEDNESDAY CEREMONY PHOTOSBYJULIEZEEB—DAILYNEWS Dylan Pritchard shakes hands with Red Bluff High School Board Member Chris Hurton Wednesday at the Salisbury High School graduation. Kaitlyn Miranda puts on her shoes just before the ceremony on Wednesday at the Salisbury High School graduation. Also pictured are Angelica Figueroa and her sister Rosemary Aubrey. Community.....A3 Opinion............A4 Lifestyles........A5 Education........A6 Weather ........ A10 Sports.............. B1 Index............... ## INDEX D DowJonesIndustrial 17,828.29 (-23.22) D Standard & Poor's 2090.10 (-0.44) U Nasdaq 4901.77 (+6.88) BUSINESS California Supreme Court upholds sentence of 50years to life in prison for juvenile convicted of murder. PAGE A7 CALIFORNIA Courtrejectschallenge to juvenile sentence Investigation reveals U.S. air- port perimeter gates breached about every 10days; airline of- ficials dispute claims. 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