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ByAndrewSelsky TheAssociatedPress SALEM, ORE. A small Northern California town was rocked by a shooting, kidnapping and car- jacking on Tuesday, all allegedly committed by a man and woman from Oregon who led police on a high-speed chase before they were captured. The mayhem in the for- mer gold-mining town of Yreka started near dawn Tuesday when a man was shot in the stomach at the Super 8 Motel. The man, who has not been identified, was hos- pitalized in critical condition, po- lice said. Five minutes after police got CALIFORNIA Oregonians arrested in shooting, kidnapping By Julie Zeeb jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Zeeb on Twitter RED BLUFF Tehama County lost a World War II veteran and long-time Tehama County com- munity member with the death Friday of Red Bluff resident Bob Kerstiens Sr., for whom an am- phitheater is named at the Te- hama District Fairground. Kerstiens was an eight-time Board President during his 32 years on the Tehama District Fair Board, a long-time share- holder in the Red Bluff Round- Up Association and a judge of the Wild Horse Races at the ro- deo, having been involved with it since his brother-in-law Les Hart started the event more than 30 years ago. "Bob was a longtime leader for local and rural issues and recognized for his service on the District Fair Board as well as Farm Bureau, Cattlemen, Red Bluff Round-up Association and State Board of Forestry," said Rep. Doug LaMalfa. "He led a life of service to his country and community that made an positive impact in our lives. He will be sorely missed by all who knew him." Kerstiens was honored with the Red Bluff Round-Up Asso- ciation's President's Award in 2011. At the time, then-Round- Up president Dave Ramelli said Kerstiens was instrumental in getting the Red Bluff Round-Up Museum built next to the fair- ground. Kerstiens also took a leader- ship role, serving several times as president of the Tehama County Cattleman's Associa- tion, of which he was a long- time member. BOB KERSTIENS SR. RED BLUFF CATTLEMAN, WWII VETERAN DIES DAILYNEWSFILE Long-time Red Bluff resident, cattleman and former Tehama District Fairboard member Bob Kerstiens Sr., pictured here in April 2011with his Red Bluff Round-Up President's Award belt buckle, has died. He worked for Cal Fire for many years. By Julie Zeeb jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Zeeb on Twitter RED BLUFF Former Tehama County employee Sandy Thomas was sentenced to six months in jail and three years of probation Tuesday by visiting Judge Thomas Warner after pleading guilt to two counts of embezzlement of public funds. Six counts of embezzlement were dismissed as part of a plea agreement. Warner sentenced Thomas to three years of formal probation, 180 days in Tehama County Jail and 80 hours of community ser- vice along with repayment of $15,869.18 in restitution, which was presented to Tehama County District Attorney Gregg Cohen in a check to be delivered to Tehama County. Thomas was ordered to report to Tehama County Probation after being booked and released by the Tehama County Sheriff's Depart- ment. The probation department will determine what the start date will be for serving the 180 days at Tehama County Jail. As a result of the conviction on two counts of public embezzle- ment, Thomas, who was an ac- count technician with the Tehama County Building Department for about 10 years, will never be able to hold public office, Cohen said. The investigation began ear- lier this year when there were de- partmental concerns, Cohen said. The auditor's office was asked to do a forensic audit and found dis- crepancies over funds missing, receipts voided and entries in the computer that did not match up. The auditor's office was asked to take the audit back to 2013 and suspicions were confirmed as well as the methods Thomas admitted to for committing the theft. Methods of theft included not entering legitimate receipt num- bers, voided receipts that hid sto- len money and covering up stolen cash by using a check with a sim- ilar amount in the recording of re- ceipts. The thefts took place be- tween January 2013 and Decem- ber 2014. As a result of the investigation Thomas was fired from her job about two weeks ago, Cohen said. EMBEZZLEMENT Formercountyemployeesentenced Community.....A3 Opinion............A4 Lifestyles........A6 Sports.............. 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