Here is a list of the bookings into the Glenn County Jail, with information provided by jail personnel, the Glenn County Sheriff’s log, and the Orland police log. Remember: Everyone accused of a crime is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
Friday, October 25:
10:24 p.m., Ivan Gabriel Luna Jimenez, 28, of Willows, was booked into the Glenn County Jail on charges alleging public intoxication (a misdemeanor). Bail was set at $0. He was taken into custody at 600 North Humboldt Avenue, Willows, by a Glenn County Sheriff’s deputy.
Saturday, October 26:
2:27 a.m., Ivan Gabriel Luna Jimenez, 28, of Willows, was booked into the Glenn County Jail on a warrant alleging possession of a controlled substance (a misdemeanor). Bail was set at $5,000. He was taken into custody at the Glenn County Jail by a Glenn County Sheriff’s deputy.
6:36 p.m., Savannah Marie Dees, 24, of Olivehurst, was booked into the Glenn County Jail on charges alleging causing bodily injury while driving while under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs, causing bodily injury while driving while under the influence of alcohol, gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, assault by means of force likely to produce great bodily injury which results in the death of a child under the age of eight years by a person having the care or custody of the child, and two counts of infliction of injury upon a child (all felonies). Bail was set at $690,000. She was taken into custody on County Road M at County Road 27 by a California Highway Patrol officer.
Sunday, October 27:
12:07 a.m., Jacob William Mertz, 31, of Orland, was booked into the Glenn County Jail on charges alleging driving while under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs, driving while under the influence of alcohol, and driving with a license suspended for driving while under the influence (all misdemeanors). Bail was set at $15,000. He was taken into custody in the 200 block of East Swift Street by an Orland police officer.
According to the Orland Police Department’s log, an Orland police officer initiated a traffic enforcement stop in the 200 block of East Swift Street on a gray 2019 Dodge Journey. Following an investigation, Jacob Mertz, 31, of Orland, was arrested and booked for allegedly driving while under the influence of alcohol, driving with a license suspended for DUI, and violation of DUI probation.
Monday, October 28:
9:43 a.m., Isaac Reyes Juarez, 37, of Willows, was booked into the Glenn County Jail on warrants alleging failure to appear on a felony charge. Total bail was set at $150,000. He was taken into custody at the Glenn County Probation Department, Willows, by a probation officer.
11:12 a.m., Kathleen Elizabeth Grimes, 40, of Willows, was booked into the Glenn County Jail on charges alleging using or being under the influence of a controlled substance (a misdemeanor). Bail was set at $0. She was taken into custody at Murdock Elementary School, Willows, by a Glenn County Sheriff’s deputy.
According to the Glenn County Sheriff’s log, at about 10:51 a.m. on October 28, an employee of Murdock Elementary School, 655 French Street, Willows, contacted the Glenn County Sheriff’s Office to report a suspicious person on the school grounds.
Deputy Peterson responded and contacted the vice principal, Darcy Pollak, who said that Kathleen Grimes entered the school property without checking in and was confrontational toward staff.
Deputy Peterson contacted Grimes and admonished her from the property.
Due to Grimes’ behavior being sporadic, Deputy Peterson conducted a controlled substance evaluation on her. The deputy determined Grimes was allegedly under the influence of a controlled substance.
She was subsequently arrested and transported to the Glenn County Jail.
4:10 p.m., Joshua Lewis Abanathie, 22, of Orland, was booked into the Glenn County Jail on charges alleging possession of a controlled substance (a misdemeanor), carrying a concealed dirk or dagger (a felony), and misdemeanor violation of probation, and a warrant alleging misdemeanor violation of probation. Total bail was set at $35,000. He was taken into custody at the west end of Stony Creek Drive by an Orland police officer.
4:15 p.m., Meleah Renee Valderrabano, 49, of Corning, was booked into the Glenn County Jail on warrants alleging failure to appear on a misdemeanor charge, failure to appear on a felony charge and felony violation of probation. Total bail was set at $57,000. She was taken into custody at the west end of Stony Creek Drive by an Orland police officer.
As heard on the police scanner, at about 4 p.m., the Orland Fire Department responded to what appeared to be a vegetation fire in the bed of Stony Creek, just north of Orland and south of the creek itself.
Orland Fire Chief Justin Chaney made it to the source of the fire on foot, and discovered it was caused by occupants of a homeless camp burning garbage. The fire was extinguished.
However, it was reported that two people were seen running away from the encampment. Whether Joshua Lewis Abanathie and Meleah Renee Valderrabano were the two people who were seen running away is unclear, but the Orland Police Department log gives the following information:
At about 4:07 p.m. on October 28, Orland police officers contacted Joshua Abanathie, 22, of Orland, and Meleah Valderrabano, 49, of Willows, in the 200 block of Stony Creek Drive.
Abanathie was arrested and booked for a misdemeanor Glenn County warrant and alleged possession of narcotics. Valderrabano was arrested and booked for one misdemeanor and two felony Glenn County warrants.
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