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8A – Daily News – Friday, March 5, 2010 Bartlett & Spence 1395 Montgomery Rd. Red Bluff, Ca • 527-2276 Marie Bartlett & Shirley Spence and • Payroll • Bookkeeping Open year around ADVANCED HYDROPONICS Indoor Lighting 1417 SOLANO ST., CORNING 824-1100 & Gardening 10-25% OFF MSRP NOW OPEN SUNDAYS Smog Check starting at $ 29 95 (most cars and pick-ups) Pass or FREE retest COMPLETE AUTO REPAIR + cert. All makes and models. We perform dealer recommened 30K, 60K, 90K SERVICES AT LOWER PRICES 527-9841 • 195 S. Main St. COURT ROUND-UP The following defendants were sentenced in Tehama Coun- ty Superior Court, according to the Tehama County District Attorney's Office: Recent State Prison Com- mitments: • Angela Mae Coberly was sentenced to six years, four months in state prison for three counts of sale/transportation/offer to sell controlled substance with special allegation-prior felony. During an undercover drug buy agents from the drug task force used a confidential infor- mant to purchase methadone pills from Coberly on three separate occasions. • Darlene Marie Kennedy was sentenced to 16 months in state prison for grand theft of personal property. The owner of a local business had reported that Kennedy, an employee, had been embezzling money from his business. The victim stated that he noticed the paperwork and receipts he received did not match what was being deposited in the bank. Deputies then contacted Kennedy at her home regarding these alle- gations. After receiving consent to search her residence deputies were able to locate business paperwork and receipts. Kennedy eventually admitted to taking small amounts of cash to pay her pills. Recent County Jail Commit- ments: • Billy Ray Aaron was sen- tenced to 240 days in Tehama County Jail for aid by misrepre- sentation: over $400. Brief history: Aaron filled out several quarterly reports with false information which resulted in an overpayment of $5,544 in cash aid and food stamps. • Leonard Gene Miller was sentenced to 180 days in Tehama County Jail for possession for sale of a controlled substance, main- taining place for selling or using controlled substance. Agents conducted a search warrant at Miller's home and located 16.8 grams of metham- phetamine, 9 pounds of marijua- na, scales, packaging material, several guns and a police scanner. • Robin Lee James was sen- tenced to 120 days in Tehama County Jail for receiving stolen property, possession of a firearm by felon-prior(s). Deputies received a report from a citizen about a vehicle trespassing on the property of a local business. When deputies arrived at the business they noticed one of the buildings had been forced open and two genera- tors had been stolen. Deputies then attempted to contact James at his home and observed the vehi- cle in question parked in the dri- veway as well as the stolen gener- ators found nearby. • Kimberly Colleen Oslin was sentenced to 90 days in Tehama County Jail for possession of ammunition. During a parole search of Oslin's residence agents located several .22 caliber bullets in an unlocked safe. Recent Proposition 36 Com- mitments: Note: All cases wherein a defendant is sentenced per the terms of Proposition 36 are not at the request of the Tehama County District Attorney's Office. Per the requirements of Proposition 36, a defendant who possesses drugs cannot be sentenced to confine- ment time in jail or prison. Instead, the court must place defendant on probation and require drug treatment alone. Per the requirements of Proposition 36, only upon a third drug related probation violation may the court impose confinement time. In the event the defendant violates a non-drug related term of proba- tion the court may then elect to sentence defendant to jail or prison. The Tehama County District Attorney's Office contends that each criminal case is unique and that in certain, specific, cases a defendant should be sentenced to a combination of drug treatment and jail time. We further contend that in other specific cases where a defendant has an extensive criminal record and/or a history of non-compliance with either previ- ous grants of probation or previ- ous grants of drug treatment, a state prison sentence should prop- erly be imposed. • Terry Lee Grayson was sen- tenced to Prop. 36 probation for possession of a controlled sub- stance. Officers make a consensual contact with Grayson and learn he is on active parole. Upon a search of his person officers locate methamphetamine and a smoking pipe. • Thomas Peter Scifo was sen- tenced to Prop. 36 probation for possession of a controlled sub- stance. Scifo was a passenger in a vehicle stopped for a vehicle code violation. After obtaining consent to search the vehicle deputies located a backpack belonging to Scifo which contained a prescrip- tion bottle with approximately 70 Hydrocodone pills. Preliminary Hearings (PX) and Trials: • Samuel Isael Ayala and Ever- ado Barragan will appear in court at 9 a.m. on March 9 for assault with a firearm with special allega- tions-use of firearm, street terror- ism-violent felony (Ayala only); discharge of firearm with gross negligence with special allegation street terrorism-violent felony (Ayala only); having concealed firearm on person with special allegation, street terrorism, trans- portation of a controlled sub- stance with special allegation, armed with firearm, possession for sale of a controlled substance with special allegation, street ter- rorism, battery: simple (Barragan only) Officers were dispatched to the parking lot of a local bar for a report of a fight in progress. While officers were responding dispatch advised them there had now been a report of shots fired at that location. Upon arrival officers contacted the victim who stated he had observed two females fighting in the parking lot and decided to intervene in an attempt to stop the fight when he was attacked by three Hispanic males. During the struggle one of the defendants retreated to his car where he removed a handgun and fired two gunshots into the sky. Officers were able to locate Ayala and Barragan and take them into custody without incident. • Susan Amelia Childs will appear in court at 9 a.m. on March 9 for the charge of murder. Childs and victim were argu- ing inside their residence when Childs grabbed a knife and stabbed the victim in the lower abdominal region. When officers arrived on scene they conducted a brief search of the area and locat- ed Childs hiding in the brush a short distance from the residence. Officers were unable to revive the victim who was pronounced dead at the scene. • Steven Donald Kuss and Paul James Wright will appear in court at 9 a.m. on March 9 for two counts of assault with a deadly weapon with means to produce great bodily injury with special allegation. Kuss and Wright encounter the two victims while walking along- side opposite sides of the street on New Years Eve. An argument ensues and the victims approach Kuss and Wright. The victims ends up getting beat with a chain and stabbed several times in the abdominal area and hands. • Steven Arcangelo Piazza will be in court at 9 a.m. on March 9 for the charge of murder. Corning Police Department received a call from Steven Piazza around 5:30 am on November 23, 2009 stating he thought he had killed a woman. When police went to check on the victim they received no response. Officers forced entry into the home and found the victim lying on the kitchen floor. The victim 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 incident. • Albert Frank Clifford and Courtney Alice Osborn will appear in court at 9 a.m. on March 30 for child abuse with special allegation, great bodily injury- child under 5 years old. Clifford is also charged with special allega- tion-one prior and special allega- tion, serious felony. Officers were dispatched to St. Elizabeth Hospital for a possible child abuse case. Upon arrival officers observed the victim to have several bruises on her body. Officers then contacted Courtney Osborn and questioned her regarding victim's injuries. She stated she took the victim to the hospital because her foot was swollen and the victim told her it was hurting. She further stat- ed she did not cause these injuries and does not know how they occurred. Upon further question- ing she stated that her boyfriend, Albert Clifford, would watch the victim while she was at work. Upon contacting Albert Clifford he also denied being responsible for the injuries and had no knowl- edge of what may have caused them. The victim was taken to UC Davis for further testing which revealed the 2 year old victim had fractures in her arm, foot and a previous skull fracture. • Joseph Anthony Verni, Jr. will appear in court at 9 a.m. on May 11 for attempt: willful, delib- erate, premeditated murder with special allegation, great bodily injury-domestic violence, aggra- vated mayhem, torture, arson causing great bodily injury. Brief history: RBPD Officers responded to a fire alarm and pos- sible physical disturbance between a man and a woman. They arrived at an apartment complex with a fire alarm sound- ing. The officers located Verni who had burns on his arm. Short- ly thereafter, officers located a female victim who was severely burned. The victim informed the officer that Verni poured a bottle full of liquid on her head and chest and, using a lighter, lit her on fire. At the time of the incident, victim's children were in the resi- dence.