Suddenly, out of nowhere, rumors are flying that former Undersheriff/Acting Sheriff Jason Dahl is the GCSO employee who was placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of an investigation for wrongdoing.
Get this straight: There is absolutely no evidence whatsoever that Dahl was in any way associated with the actual employee’s alleged – and I emphasize alleged – wrongdoing.
No evidence whatsoever.
Zero.
Nada.
Zilch.
As The Observer’s September 17 report made reasonably clear, the actual GCSO employee who was placed on administrative leave was Deputy John Sanzone – and it should be understood that he has only been accused of wrongdoing and should be afforded the presumption of innocence unless and until he is found guilty in a court of law.
Rather than rely on social media rumor mongers, The Observer called the Glenn County Sheriff’s Office to find out what is going on with former Acting Sheriff Dahl and current Acting Sheriff Travis Goodwin.
The GCSO confirmed that, indeed, Lt. Goodwin is now the permanent (meaning: until Justin Gibbs becomes sheriff in January) acting sheriff.
As for Dahl, he has left the GCSO not for any nefarious reason, but because he has taken a new job. At the end of September, he will take a position with the California Commission on Police Officer Standards and Training (POST), an entity of the state government.
Dahl is not happy with the Facebook postings in which he is mentioned. In one reply to someone’s post, he states:
“I am not exactly sure what you are insinuating. Travis Goodwin is currently Acting Sheriff due to me being off work until 9/30. The rumor spreading by Facebook trolls is ridiculous and toxic to this community. It is illegal for the Sheriff’s Office or any law enforcement agency to comment on a personnel matter until it is resolved. Period.”
The Glenn County Observer has shut down commenting for its September 17 Facebook post and has hidden all of its old posts, regardless of their content.
Here are the latest bookings from the Glenn County Jail. Remember: Everyone accused of a crime is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
Thursday, Sept. 15:
1:01 a.m., Moises Moreno-Jimenez, 21, of Orland, was booked into the Glenn County Jail on charges alleging unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor more than three years his younger (a felony). Bail was set at $20,000. He was taken into custody at 6386 County Road 20 by an Orland police officer.
Friday, Sept. 16:
7:47 a.m., Tyler James Fox, 28, of Orland, was booked into the Glenn County Jail on warrants alleging misdemeanor violation of probation, and failure to appear on a felony charge. Total bail was set at $64,000. He was taken into custody at 6412 County Road 12, Orland, by a Glenn County Sheriff’s deputy.
9:59 p.m., Lucky Bob Wyatt, 39, of Willows, was booked into the Glenn County Jail on warrants alleging failure to appear on a misdemeanor charge. Total bail was set at $146,000. He was taken into custody at North Colusa and West Sycamore Streets, Willows, by a Glenn County Sheriff’s deputy.
Saturday, Sept. 17:
3:28 a.m., Efren Castro Preciado, 42, of Willows, was booked into the Glenn County Jail on charges alleging possession of a controlled substance, and possession of controlled substance paraphernalia (both misdemeanors), and a warrant alleging driving without a license (a misdemeanor). Bail on the fresh charges was set at zero, while bail on the warrant was set at $5,000. He was taken into custody at 3825 Highway 99, Orland, by a Glenn County Sheriff’s deputy.
8:54 a.m., Justin Dale Burrows, 39, of Elk Creek, was booked into the Glenn County Jail without bail on warrants alleging second-degree robbery, and violation of parole (both felonies). He was taken into custody at 3600 County Road 305, in the creek east of the Grindstone Rancheria, by a Glenn County Sheriff’s deputy.
1:47 p.m., Lauren Nichole Ottone, 40, of Chico, was booked into the Glenn County Jail on charges alleging infliction of corporal injury on a spouse or cohabitant (a felony). Bail was set at $25,000. She was taken into custody at Irvine Finch State Park by a Glenn County Sheriff’s deputy.
11:30 p.m., Cody Arlen Taresh, 29, of Orland, was booked into the Glenn County Jail on charges alleging burglary (a felony). Bail was set at $15,000. He was taken into custody at 6228 County Road 200 by an Orland police officer.
Sunday, Sept. 18:
1:37 a.m., Tanner Steven Scalvini, 24, of Orland, was booked into the Glenn County Jail on charges alleging driving while under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs, and driving while under the influence of alcohol (both misdemeanors). Bail was set at $10,000. He was taken into custody at Circle K, 210 West Wood Street, Willows, by a Glenn County Sheriff’s deputy.
Monday, Sept. 19:
6:10 p.m., Mark Ramus, 54, of Redding, was booked into the Glenn County Jail on charges alleging possession of nitrous oxide (a misdemeanor). Bail was set at zero. He was taken into custody in the 1100 block of Hoff Way by an Orland police officer.
6:10 p.m., Kelly Ann Riehm, 32, of Anderson, was booked into the Glenn County Jail on charges alleging possession of nitrous oxide (a misdemeanor). Bail was set at zero. She was taken into custody in the 1100 block of Hoff Way by an Orland police officer.
8:40 p.m., Jorge Maria Perez, 29, of Hamilton City, was booked into the Glenn County Jail on charges alleging driving while under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs, and driving while under the influence of alcohol (both misdemeanors), and a warrant alleging infliction of corporal injury on a spouse or cohabitant, and false imprisonment (both felonies). Total bail was set at $45,000. He was taken into custody on Highway 45 at County Road 23 by a California Highway Patrol officer.
Tuesday, Sept. 20:
7:12 a.m., Javier Ruben Martinez, 18, of Willows, was booked into the Glenn County Jail on charges alleging infliction of corporal injury on a spouse or cohabitant (a felony), child endangerment (a misdemeanor), and felony vandalism, and a warrant alleging threatening to commit a crime (a felony), and felony vandalism. Total bail was set at $200,000. He was taken into custody at 330 East Ash Street, Willows, by a Glenn County Sheriff’s deputy. At 8:26 a.m. at the Glenn County Jail, Martinez was also charged with two counts of alleged felony violation of probation by a Glenn County probation officer. His bail for this was set at $320,000, making his overall total bail $520,000.
3:24 p.m., at the Glenn County Jail, Clarence Bartholemeu Hickman, 58, of Chico, was found to have a Butte County Superior Court warrant alleging failure for a transient to register as a sex offender after being released from custody, and failure to appear after giving a written promise (both misdemeanors). Bail was set at $2,000. Hickman was booked into the Glenn County Jail on Friday, Sept. 2.
3:39 p.m., Luis Fernando Vargas-Flores, 39, of Willows, was booked into the Glenn County Jail on charges alleging misdemeanor violation of probation. Bail was set at $8,000. He was taken into custody at 1026 Juniper Drive, Willows, by a Glenn County probation officer. The following afternoon, he was remanded by the court to the jail and held without bail for misdemeanor violation of probation.
10:22 p.m., Jeffrey Alan Davis, 26, of Red Bluff, was booked into the Glenn County Jail on charges alleging public intoxication (a misdemeanor). Bail was set at zero. He was taken into custody at 226 East Shasta Street by an Orland police officer.
Wednesday, Sept. 21:
8:18 a.m., Andy Kao Saechao, 27, of Oroville, was booked into the Glenn County Jail on charges alleging using or being under the influence of a controlled substance (a misdemeanor), possession of controlled substance paraphernalia (a misdemeanor), and felony violation of probation. Bail was set at $35,000. He was taken into custody at 400 Elm Street, Willows, by a Glenn County Sheriff’s deputy.
1:52 p.m., Derek Gerald Clark, 32, of Redding, was booked into the Glenn County Jail on charges alleging shoplifting (a misdemeanor), bringing a controlled substance into a jail (a felony), and giving false identification to a peace officer (a misdemeanor). Bail was set at $10,000. He was taken into custody at Walgreens Pharmacy, 828 Newville Road, by an Orland police officer.
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