By Larry Judkins
Glenn County Observer
Richard Thomas Hodges, the Anderson man who was arrested in Glenn County for transporting an explosive device back in January of 2021, was sentenced to eight months in prison on Friday, Nov. 4, 2022.
The eight months are to be served consecutive to current prison sentences he is serving from Shasta and Placer Counties.
On January 11, 2021, Deputy Emily Lourenzo was flagged down by a private person at Highway 45 and County Road 57.
The person reported the attempted theft of fuel from their ranch and provided the deputy with a description of the would-be thieves.
The suspect was later found in the Ord Bend area of Glenn County and was later identified as Richard Hodges, then-32, out of the Redding area.
Hodges was found to be operating a reported stolen vehicle and transporting an explosive device.
Assistance was requested of the Butte County Interagency Bomb Team, who arrived on scene and rendered the explosive safe.
Hodges was taken into custody and booked into the Glenn County Jail without bail for possession of a destructive device, transportation of a destructive device, possession of a stun gun by a felon, possession of stolen property, possession of narcotics, possession of narcotic paraphernalia, and outstanding warrants out for his arrest out of Shasta County.
Glenn County District Attorney Dwayne Stewart formally charged Hodges with possession of a destructive device (a felony); possession of a destructive device on a public street or highway (a felony); auto theft with a prior (a felony); possession of stolen property (a misdemeanor); possession of tear gas by a felon (a misdemeanor); and possession of a stun gun by a felon (a misdemeanor).
On July 26, 2022, the Glenn County Sheriff’s Office took custody of Hodges at San Quentin State Prison and booked him into the Glenn County Jail on an order of production for the charges listed in the preceding paragraph.
On Aug. 5, the prisoner was produced, and on Aug. 12, his plea was entered.
On Sept. 9, 2022, Hodges was found guilty of possession of a destructive device. The other five charges were dismissed.
Then, as stated at the beginning of this report, Hodges was sentenced to eight months in prison, to be served after his Shasta and Placer County sentences are completed.
The Shasta County Superior Court website lists many cases against Hodges, and since this website is much less user friendly than many other court websites in the region, it is very difficult to know which case Hodges is currently serving time for.
The Placer County Superior Court website is a different story, however. It shows that on June 1, 2022, Hodges was pled no contest to a grand theft charge from early 2021.
He was sentenced to four months in prison, to be served consecutive to another sentence (presumably one out of Shasta County).
No one has indicated what Hodges was planning to do with his explosive device, but, on the bright side, at least no one was blown up.
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