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ByDonThompson TheAssociatedPress SACRAMENTO Patricia Krenwinkel, once a devout follower of cult killer C h a r l e s Manson and now the lon- gest-serving female in- mate in Cal- ifornia, ap- peared again T h u r s d a y before a parole board — 47 years after she helped kill pregnant actress Sharon Tate and six other people. Krenwinkel, 69, has been denied parole 13 times since her conviction in the 1969 slayings. She acknowledged dur- ing her trial that she chased down and repeatedly stabbed Abigail Ann Fol- ger, the 26-year-old heiress of a coffee fortune, at Tate's home and helped kill gro- cer Leno LaBianca and his wife, Rosemary, the follow- ing night. Prosecutors say Krenwin- kel carved the word "war" into Leno LaBianca's stom- ach,then wrote "Helter Skel- ter" in blood on the couple's refrigerator. Krenwinkel's attorney, Keith Wattley, successfully petitioned the state to hold the hearing a year early at the California Institution for Women, about 40 miles east of Los Angeles, where Krenwinkel is imprisoned. "Ms. Krenwinkel is fully aware of the difficulty she faces," Wattley told The As- sociated Press in an email. "But California law offi- cially recognizes a person's capacity to change and to address the factors that contributed to their previ- ous behavior so that they can safely be paroled." Krenwinkel contended at her previous parole hearing in 2011 that she is a changed woman. She has a clean dis- ciplinary record, earned a bachelor's degree behind bars,taughtilliterateinmates to read and trained service dogs for disabled people. Sharon Tate's sister, Debra Tate, said before Thursday's hearing that killers such as Krenwinkel cannot be rehabilitated. Krenwinkel was a 19-year-old secretary when she met Manson at a party. She testified at her previous parole hearing that she left everything behind three days later to pursue what she believed was a budding romance with him. She wept and apologized, saying she became a "mon- ster" after she met Manson. Prosecutors say the slay- ings were an attempt to ig- nite a race war after which Manson and his followers would rise from the rubble. CRIME CharlesMansonfollowerseeks parole 47 years a er killings By Christina A. Cassidy The Associated Press ATLANTA When President- elect Donald Trump takes office in January, Republi- cans will have the oppor- tunity to pull off something they have wanted to do for years — overhaul Medicaid, the program that provides health care to tens of mil- lions of lower-income and disabled Americans. Any changes to the $500 billion program hold enor- mous consequences not only for recipients but also for the states, which share in the cost. Trump initially said dur- ing the presidential cam- paign that he would not cut Medicaid, but later ex- pressed support for an idea pushed for years by Repub- licans in Congress — send- ing a fixed amount of money each year to the states in the form of block grants. Back- ers say such a change in the Medicaid formula is one of the best ways to rein in spending, but critics say big cuts would follow. Currently, the federal government pays an agreed- upon percentage of each state's Medicaid costs, no matter how much they rise in any given year. Republicans have ar- gued that states have lit- tle incentive to keep ex- penses under control, be- cause no state pays more than half the total cost. Both House Speaker Paul Ryan and Trump's pick for secretary of health and hu- man services, Georgia Rep. Tom Price, want to switch to block grants. Key questions facing Re- publicans will be how the funding is structured and how much flexibility will be given to the states. Republican control of Congress and the presi- dency means the GOP can act on its long-held pri- orities of reining in enti- tlement programs and re- pealing President Barack Obama's health care law, which allowed states to ex- pand the number of peo- ple eligible for Medicaid. Thirty-one states have opted for the expansion. It is not clear what the GOP's replacement plan will look like. Democrats have warned of dire conse- quences, and any proposed changes are likely to trigger a fight in Congress. Last week, the Demo- cratic Governors Associa- tion warned that repeal- ing the Affordable Care Act would end health cov- erage for millions of peo- ple and shift the financial burden onto the states, costing them $68.5 bil- lion in uncompensated care over the next decade. The group said the Med- icaid expansion alone has provided coverage for mil- lions of Americans who lacked insurance and that it had been a critical tool for states in combating the opioid epidemic. In 2012, a plan by Ryan to reduce the federal deficit included a proposal to con- vert Medicaid funding into block grants with a cap on the amount the federal gov- ernment would provide. Ad- vocacy groups warned that that approach would ulti- mately lead to fewer peo- ple receiving coverage. The Congressional Bud- get Office concluded that under Ryan's proposal, "states would need to in- crease their spending on these programs, make con- siderable cutbacks in them, or both." Earlier this year, Ryan and Republican leaders of- fered another, more flexible option: States would receive a fixed amount from Wash- ington for each person en- rolled. That approach would allow federal payments to grow if, for example, a re- cession forced more people onto Medicaid. More than 70 million are on Medicaid, nearly 10 mil- lion of them covered as a re- sult of the expansion. GOP budget documents say federal spending on Medicaid has increased 200 percent in the past 15 years, and the Congressio- nal Budget Office projects it will climb 68 percent over the next decade to $642 bil- lion. In addition, total state spending on Medicaid is ex- pected to rise from about $216 billion in fiscal year 2015 to more than $337 bil- lion in 2023. How the GOP overhaul is ultimately structured will be critical, said Matt Salo, executive director of the Na- tional Association of Medic- aid Directors. "Some of my members are looking at this and say- ing if this isn't done right, if the money doesn't match what needs to be done, this is potentially the greatest intergovernmental trans- fer of financial risk in the country's history," he said. States, many of them struggling with budget shortfalls, could end up covering fewer procedures or medications, instituting work requirements or re- quiring co-pays or premi- ums. Those that opted to expand Medicaid could de- cide it's no longer sustain- able. Among those now cov- ered because of the expan- sion is 59-year-old Alan Purser of Wynne, Arkan- sas, who tapped into the program after losing his job in 2014 when the pawnshop where he worked was sold. A few weeks after sign- ing up, he went to the doc- tor because of a bad cough. He was diagnosed with blood clots in both lungs and ended up in the hospi- tal for 10 days. "Honestly, I would be dead without this cover- age," said Purser, who is on disability. "I never would have gone to the doctor without insurance." HEALTH CARE With Trump's victory, GOP seeks to overhaul Medicaid The following defendants were sentenced in Tehama County Superior Court, according to the Tehama County District Attorney's Office: RecentState/Local Prison Commitments: People vs. Jeremy Ed- wards, Continuous Sexual Abuse Brief history: The minor victim in this case was a close family member of the defendant's girlfriend. Vic- tim often slept over at the defendant's house, some- times sharing the bed with the defendant and other family members. In one of the assaults, the defen- dant moved the minor vic- tim to another room away from other family members to conduct the assault. The minor victim eventually re- ported the abuse to a family member. Medical care was sought and law enforce- ment was called. Sentenced to 32 years state prison. Recent County Jail Commitments: People vs. Bryan E. Car- mona, Resisting an Execu- tive Officer; Battery Upon a Peace Officer Brief history: Red Bluff Police Officers responded to a report of a subject re- fusing to leave a laundro- mat at closing time. The subject was loudly uncoop- erative and still refused to leave. The Officers initiated an arrest of the defendant for trespassing at which point he became physically combative, striking one offi- cer in the face. At one point during the struggle the de- fendant attempted to gain control of an officer's fire- arm. Multiple backup offi- cers arrived and the defen- dant was arrested. Sentenced to five years formal probation, 210 days county jail and 80 hours community service. People vs. Justin Rob- ert Wilson, Manufactur- ing a Controlled Substance Other than PCP; Maintain- ing Place for Selling or Us- ing Controlled Substances People vs. Laura Isabelle Wilson, Child Abuse Brief history: Red Bluff Police Officers contacted a concerned citizen in the lobby who was reporting a Health and Safety Code violation, based on hav- ing witnessed an underage girl smoking cigarettes. The concerned citizen fur- ther observed Justin Wil- son making Butane Honey Oil, which is known to be a highly dangerous activity. Officers responded to the residence and contacted the Laura Wilson and Justin Wilson, and also received consent to search the res- idence. During the search, marijuana that was openly accessible to the children was observed, as well as the materials to manufacture BHO and unsanitary con- ditions. Defendants admit- ted that the manufacturing of BHO was occurring. Justin Robert Wilson: Sentenced to five years for- mal probation, 180 days county jail and 80 hours community service. Laura Isabelle Wilson: Sentenced to four years formal probation, 120 days county jail and 80 hours community service. 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 vic- tim in Tehama County and burning his body in Glenn County. PPX: January 17, 2017 at 10 am Department 1 PX: January 19, 2017 at 9 am Department 5 People vs. Poly Duenas Sanchez,LucioNeneciaMad- era, Gabino Madera, Murder with Special Allegation, Per- sonal and Intentional Dis- charge of a Firearm Brief history: The defend- ants are charged with shoot- ing 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 Premedi- tated Murder with Special Allegation, Personal and Intentional Discharge 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 TBJ: April 5, 2017 at 1 pm 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 Coun- cilman. In running his mo- tel, Patel employed people to provide maid and main- tenance services. Based on an initial investigation, it was determined that Patel failed to provide accurate information to his work- ers' compensation insur- ance carrier. Additionally, Patel used a motel custom- er's credit card to his advan- tage without the consent of the customer. Additionally, as a motel owner and oper- ator, Patel was entrusted by the city of Red Bluff to col- lect from each motel guest Transient Occupancy Tax and to provide such tax to the city each month. Based on an investigation, it appears that Patel signif- icantly under-reported the taxes due to the city. In ad- dition to the listed charges, Patel falsified documents on behalf of two employees so that they could unlaw- fully obtain welfare bene- fits. 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 sur- render, 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: January 9, 2017 at 1:15 p.m. in De- partment 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 in- volved 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, Grand Theft of Personal Property,GrandTheft,Theft Brief history: The defen- dant embezzled funds from multiple clients at the care facility she was employed at over a several year period. 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