By Larry Judkins
Glenn County Observer
The wheels … of justice … turn very … very … slooooowly.
Perhaps you remember John Sanzone, the man who was a Glenn County Sheriff’s deputy for just nine or so months, beginning in December of 2021. In September of 2022, while employed at the Glenn County Sheriff’s Office, Sanzone was placed on administrative leave after a citizen reported the deputy had stolen money from him during an arrest.
Prior to this, then-Oroville Police Officer Sanzone was alleged to have done the same thing to a resident of Butte County.
Following an investigation here in Glenn County, a charge alleging grand theft by embezzlement (a felony) was filed against Sanzone on August 31, 2022. Almost a year later, on August 11, 2023, Sanzone entered a plea of not guilty.
On July 1, 2024, a request was made for selection of prospective trial jurors. A trial readiness conference was held on September 12, but the jury trial was scheduled and vacated on September 23, 24, 25, and 26.
Another trial readiness conference is planned for March 13, 2025, and a jury trial is set for March 24.
We’ll see.
For The Observer’s 2022 story about Sanzone, click on https://glenncountyobserver.news/2022/09/17/lawsuit-names-gcso-deputy-accused-of-wrongdoing/
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