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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 v. Jakob Daniel Fontenot, Possession of a Firearm by a Felon. Brief History: The defen- dant is a 290 sex offender registrant on parole. His vehicle was stopped be- cause he was not wearing a seatbelt. The police of- ficer searched his vehicle and found two loaded fire- arms: a .380 pistol and a short barreled shotgun. De- fendant stated he owns the firearms for protection. Sentenced to two years state prison. People v. Kody Simon, Corporal Injury to a Spouse Brief History: The Victim and the defendant are mar- ried. The Victim called the police and reported that the defendant strangled and stabbed her. After the de- fendant was sentenced and placed on formal probation, the defendant physically assaulted the Victim sev- eral times. The Defendant grabbed the Victim's arm, and swept her legs from un- der her, causing her to fall onto train tracks, and in- jure her neck. In a separate incident, the defendant was following the Victim and the two got into a verbal ar- gument. The defendant at- tempted to take her purse away and was able to grab her comb. When she tried to walk away, the defendant grabbed her arm. The vic- tim was able to break free, but the defendant threw the comb at her, causing an injury on her leg. Lastly, the defendant approached the Victim at the city park. The Victim told the defen- dant that she didn't want anything to do with him. The defendant responded by throwing a cup of soda at her. Sentenced to three years state prison. People v. John Colbert, Second Degree Burglary; Second Degree Burglary; Vehicle Theft With a Prior Felony. Brief History: Red Bluff Police Department re- sponded to Food Maxx when an employee reported the defendant was carry- ing a backpack stolen from his vehicle. The Victim's purse contained Social Se- curity cards, credit cards and guardianship paper- work. The defendant and his companion were both on searchable probation. A search of the defendant re- vealed three stolen credit cards. The credit cards be- longed to the Victim who had her purse stolen from her vehicle. While search- ing the Defendant, the offi- cer also found the Victim's Social Security card and several more stolen credit cards. The stolen backpack was returned to the store employee who then men- tioned his car keys were missing. The defendant possessed the stolen keys, which he said he found on the ground. Another Victim reported his red ATV was stolen. While travelling to meet the Victim, a deputy no- ticed the defendant on a red ATV entering the road- way. The deputy attempted to contact the defendant. An off-duty deputy noticed the ATV and got a good look at the defendant. The deputies located the stolen ATV. Subsequently, the off- duty deputy was driving to work when he recognized the defendant walking on the street. The deputy ulti- mately arrested the defen- dant. Sentenced to 3 years and 4 months in local prison. People v. Cesar Oswaldo Macedo, First Degree Bur- glary Brief History: The defen- dant was involved with the Victim, a 17-year-old mi- nor. Defendant was giving the Victim methamphet- amine and they were en- gaged in a sexual relation- ship. The Victim takes care of her grandparents, and her grandfather had five guns disappear. The defen- dant had heard about the guns from the Victim and told the Victim to go re- trieve the guns for him or he would hurt the Victim and her family. The Victim went into the house, re- trieved the guns, hid them in her sweatshirt, and left. Sentenced to six years state prison. Recent County Jail Commitments: People v. Michael Wayne Flowerdew, Meeting with a Minor for Lewd Purposes; Sexual Penetration of Per- son under 18. Brief History: The de- fendant began texting the Victim, who was a 14-year- old minor at the time of the offense, after meeting each other through an on- line adult hook-up applica- tion, Grinder. On October 3, 2015, while at a local sport- ing event at Red Bluff High School, the defendant and the Victim engaged in sex- ual activity. They engaged in sexual activity on mul- tiple occasions. The defen- dant knew the Victim was 14 years old during the course of their sexual re- lationship. They began to hang out together the Vic- tim and the defendant en- gaged in sexual activity. Sentenced to 3 years for- mal probation, 270 days in Tehama County Jail, regis- tration pursuant to Penal Code section 290 as a sex- ual offender. People v. Bryan Morri- son, Meeting with a Minor for Lewd Purposes; Sodomy of a Person Under 18; Oral Copulation of a Person Un- der 18; Oral Copulation of a Person Under 18. Brief History: The Vic- tim is a 14-year-old minor who engaged in a sexual re- lationship with the defen- dant after meeting on an online website for casual sexual relationships. They first began texting, eventu- ally meeting in person and engaging in sexual activity. At the time of the sexual ac- tivity, the defendant knew the Victim was a minor. Sentenced to 3 years of formal probation, 120 days in Tehama County Jail, and registration pursuant to Pe- nal Code section 290 as a sexual offender. People v. Willow Rose Reed, Receiving Stolen Property. Brief History: Deputies responded to a residence regarding a burglary. The Victim's front side window was broken into. Multiple items were stolen which to- taled up $15,000 in value. Several hours later, dep- uties conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle defendant was riding in. The driver of the vehicle was on parole. The deputies located sev- eral items in the vehicle stolen during the burglary, such as bags of jewelry, for- eign money, and collectible coins. The deputies discov- ered the occupants of the vehicle were staying in Mo- tel 6 in Red Bluff. The dep- uties conducted a search of the room which led to the recovery of dozens of pieces of property that the Victim had described as being sto- len from his house. Sentenced to 5 years for- mal probation, 180 days in Tehama County Jail. People v. Timothy Wag- ner, Unlawfully Access Card Activity; Unlawfully Access Card Activity; Fail- ure to Appear for a Felony Charge. Brief History: The de- fendant rented two rooms at the Hampton Inn with a fraudulent credit card. Defendant had a backpack with numerous credit card numbers, names, cards, and laminating materials. The defendant was con- tacted as a passenger in a vehicle at a gas station. The deputy found binders full of stolen mail and credit card forging equipment. Defen- dant admitted possession of the equipment. Sentenced to 3 years for- mal probation and 210 days in Tehama County Jail. People v. Billie Joe Jr. Polley, Possession of a Fire- arm by a Felon; Transpor- tation of a Controlled Sub- stance for Purposes of Sale; Possession for sale of a Con- trolled Substance. Brief History: Law en- forcement received a re- port of a suspicious vehi- cle. The Tehama County Sheriff's Office stopped the defendant. The defendant had a suspended license. The deputies saw a syringe on the passenger seat. The deputies searched the vehi- cle and discovered a loaded, stolen 9mm firearm in a box which was located on the front seat. The defendant was driv- ing his vehicle and was stopped for a cracked wind- shield and having a sus- pended license. The defen- dant consented to a search. The deputies found on the passenger floorboard a black pouch with a glass methamphetamine pipe, 12.5 grams of metham- phetamine, and numerous empty bags. Sentenced to 5 years of formal probation and 120 days in Tehama County Jail. People v. Amanda Eliza- beth Rowley, Child Endan- germent. Brief History: The police responded after a citizen reported his registration stickers stolen, and found them on the neighbor's car. As the officer was going to the neighbor's apartment, he saw the defendant com- ing out of the apartment while holding a small child. The defendant appeared to be under the influence of a controlled substance. The police conducted a wel- fare check of the home. The police found two drug addicts in the apartment and discovered the co-de- fendant, Perry Perez, hid- ing under the covers of the defendant's bed. A proba- tion search of the defen- dant's room yielded small amounts of methamphet- amine and heroin, along with scales and packaging material. Sentenced 5 years of for- mal probation and 210 days in Tehama County Jail. Upcoming Court Dates -Trials, Preliminary Hearings (PX) & Pre Trial Conferences (PTC): People vs. Poly Duenas Sanchez and Gabino Mad- era, Murder with Special Allegation, Personal and Intentional Discharge of a Firearm Brief history: The de- fendants are charged with shooting and killing the victim in Tehama County and burning his body in Glenn County. People vs. Poly Duenas Sanchez, Lucio Nenecia Madera, Gabino Madera, Murder with Special Alle- gation, Personal and Inten- tional Discharge of a Fire- arm Brief history: The de- fendants are charged with shooting and killing the victim. Trailing new felony People vs. John Noonk- ester, Willful, Deliberate and Premeditated Murder with Special Allegation, Personal and Intentional Discharge of a Firearm, GBI (2 counts); Attempt: Willful, Deliberate and Premeditated Murder with Special Allegation, Per- sonal and Intentional Dis- charge of a Firearm, GBI. Brief history: The De- fendant is charged with shooting and killing his ex-wife and her father, and shooting a bystander. PTC: January 9, 2017 at 1:15 pm in Department 3 PTC: February 24, 2017 at 10 am in Department 4 TBJ: March 8, 2017 at 1:30 pm (Department to be Determined) People vs. Thomas Mi- chael Dixon, Murder with Special Allegation and In- tentional Discharge of a Firearm, with Great Bodily Injury. Brief history: The defen- dant confronted the victim regarding an alleged theft. During the confrontation, the victim was shot multi- ple times. PTC: March 24, 2017 at 10 am in Department 1 TBC: April 5, 2017 at 1 pm in Department 3 People vs. Suren Patel, public officer crime, perjury by declaration, theft from elder or dependent adult, grand theft, workers' com- pensation fraud, conspiracy to commit a crime, 2 counts Brief history: Patel was the owner and manager of a motel in Red Bluff and is an elected Red Bluff City Councilman. In running his motel, Patel employed people to provide maid and maintenance services. Based on an initial investi- gation, it was determined that Patel failed to pro- vide accurate information to his workers' compensa- tion insurance carrier. Ad- ditionally, Patel used a mo- tel customer's credit card to his advantage without the consent of the customer. Additionally, as a motel owner and operator, Patel was entrusted by the city of Red Bluff to collect from each motel guest Tran- sient Occupancy Tax and to provide such tax to the city each month. Based on an investigation, it appears that Patel significantly un- der-reported the taxes due to the city. In addition to the listed charges, Patel fal- sified documents on behalf of two employees so that they could unlawfully ob- tain welfare benefits. Patel was arrested on a Tehama County warrant in Florida and agreed to be extradited to Tehama County. Patel surrendered his passport by order of the court. Based on such surrender, Patel's bail was set at $300,000. PPX: January 23, 2017 at 10 am Department 1 PX: January 24, 2017 at 1:30 pm Department 1 People vs. Clayton De- laugher, Vehicular Man- slaughter. Brief history: The de- fendant was driving and approaching an accident southbound on I-5 when he hit another vehicle. The driver of the other vehicle died at the scene. Next Court Date: Janu- ary 9, 2017 at 1:15 p.m. in Department 1 People vs. Malachi Jack- son, Attempted Murder, Mayhem, Assault with a Deadly Weapon. Brief History: The defen- dant and the victim were involved in an altercation wherein the victim was stabbed by the defendant. PPX: January 9, 2017 at 10 am Department 1 PX: January 10, 2017 at 9 am Department 1 People vs. Kory Daniel Lefler, Murder Brief history: The defen- dant and the victim were involved in a confrontation. The victim was shot mul- tiple times which caused great bodily injury result- ing in death. PPX: January 9, 2017 at 10 am in Department 1 PX: January 10, 2017 at 1:30 pm in Department 1 People vs. Jennifer Ad- ams, 5 Counts, Theft from Elder or Dependent Adult, 5 Counts, Grand Theft of Per- sonal Property, 5 Counts, Grand Theft, 5 Counts, Theft Brief history: The de- fendant embezzled funds from multiple clients at the care facility she was employed at over a several year period. Next court date: January 30, 2017 at 10 am in Depart- ment 1. Courtroundup By Ellen Knickmeyer The Associated Press SANFRANCISCO Gov. Jerry Brown's plans to build two giant tunnels to move Northern California water southward moved one step closer to a final state and federal decision Thursday, with the state's release of a more than 90,000-page en- vironmental review Thurs- day supporting the $15.7 bil- lion project. Brown's administration is pushing toward federal and state decisions whether to permit the 35-mile- long, 40-foot-wide tunnels, touted to ensure more reli- able water deliveries to city and farm water agencies in central and Southern Cali- fornia. The state's environmen- tal report concludes the tunnels, while taking 5 per- cent more water from the Sacramento River, would be the least disruptive of all possible options for wa- ter deliveries from Califor- nia's largest river. Brown's earlier propos- als to redo delivery from the Sacramento near its meet- ing with the San Joaquin River include a canal plan rejected by voters in 1982, and a broader version of the tunnels that federal regula- tors objected to in 2014, say- ing it could threaten endan- gered species. Brown said Thursday the proposed tunnels and the discarded earlier versions of the project had been subjected to "more envi- ronmental review than any other project in the history of the world." The tunnels project "is absolutely essential if Cal- ifornia is to maintain a re- liable water supply," Brown said in a statement. Brown's administration and water agencies in cen- tral and Southern Califor- nia are the main backers of the project. Opponents include some Northern California wa- ter districts and farmers, and environmental groups, which fear losing more wa- ter and habitat for salmon, steelhead, sturgeon and dozens of other native fish and other wildlife already suffering under the Delta's more than half-century-old waterworks of pumps, pipes and canals. "We just don't think that the only answer is to take more water out of a river in crisis," said Osha Meserve, a lawyer working with North- ern California farmers and conservationists opposed to the project. WATER 90,000-page California report boosts Gov. 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