Robert A. Hunt died on Monday, December 2, 2024. He was born in Orland to Robert W. and Helen L. Hunt on December 18, 1932.
He attended school in Orland and graduated from Orland High School, Class of 1951. He worked on the family ranch in Orland and joined the Air Force after high school.
After the Air Force he worked in Sacramento for Sears and then worked for PG&E for 33 years before retirement.
While in Sacramento, he met and married Thalis Tucker-Hunt on March 10, 1962. Their daughter, Melanie, was born in Sacramento and shortly after her birth, they relocated to Orland, where he transferred with PG&E.
Their son, David, was born in 1966.
Robert Hunt is survived by his wife, Thalis; and his children Melanie and David. He was preceded in death by his parents; stepfather Paul R. Booth; and brothers Ronald and Roger.
The family wished to thank the people at The Country Village and Windsor/Autumn Creek for their care in the last few years of his life.
In lieu of flowers, all memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association or the First Lutheran Church in Orland.
A memorial service is planned to be held at a later date.
Arrangements are under the direction of Sweet-Olsen Family Mortuary of Orland.
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.
Wednesday, November 27:
8:47 a.m., Andrew Jacob Burrows, 31, of Willows, was sentenced to the Glenn County Jail without bail for felony violation of probation. He was taken into custody at the Glenn County Probation Department by a probation officer.
2:23 p.m., Heather Yolanda Reed, 50, of Orland, was booked into the Glenn County Jail on charges alleging using or being under the influence of a controlled substance, and possession of controlled substance paraphernalia. Bail was set at $0. She was taken into custody at Habitat for Humanity’s Purpose Place apartments, 827 Newville Road, by an Orland police officer.
According to the Orland Police Department logs, at 2:07 p.m. on November 27, Orland police officers responded Habitat for Humanity’s Purpose Place apartments, 827 Newville Road, for a report of a disturbance involving a female who was possibly under the influence. Following an investigation, Heather Reed, 50, of Orland, was arrested and booked for being under the influence of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia.
According to the OPD log 11:08 a.m. on November 30, Orland police officers were again dispatched to the Habitat for Humanity apartments for a report of an unresponsive female. Officers found a deceased 50-year-old woman. Officers assisted the Glenn County Sheriff’s Office with a coroner’s investigation.
According to the Glenn County Sheriff’s log, at 11:08 a.m. on November 30, deputies responded to the Habitat for Humanity apartments for a report of a deceased woman. Heather Yolanda Reed, 50, was declared dead at 11:20 a.m. Her body was released into the care of Sweet-Olsen Family Mortuary of Orland.
3:30 p.m., Joshua William Morris, 37, of Orland, was sentenced to the Glenn County Jail without bail on charges alleging violation of post-release community supervision. He was taken into custody at the Glenn County Probation Department by a probation officer.
10:01 p.m., Jonathan Paul Castro, 36, of Orland, was booked into the Glenn County Jail without bail on a Tehama County warrant alleging failure to appear on a felony charge. He was taken into custody at Walker and Sixth Streets by an Orland police officer.
According to the Orland Police Department log, at about 9:51 p.m. on November 27, an Orland police officer initiated a traffic enforcement stop on a black 2013 Volkswagen Passat on Sixth Street at Walker Street. Following an investigation, Amy Lukaszewski, 49, of Orland, was issued a citation for allegedly having an expired registration and driving without her license. Passenger Stephen Green, 53, of Corning, was cited and released for alleged possession of drug paraphernalia. And passenger Jonathan Castro, 36, of Orland, was arrested and booked for one felony and seven misdemeanor Tehama County warrants.
Thursday, November 28:
3:50 a.m., Jonathan Paul Castro, 36, of Orland, who had been booked into the Glenn County Jail the previous day (see above), was found to have another Tehama County warrant for alleged failure to appear on a felony charge. Bail was set at $125,000.
12:44 p.m., Carlos Alfredo Pavon-Salazar, 21, of Orland, was booked into the Glenn County Jail on charges alleging battery on a spouse, ex-spouse, date, etc. (a misdemeanor). Bail was set at $5,000. He was taken into custody at 226 East Shasta Street, apt. #33, by an Orland police officer.
According to the Orland Police Department logs, at 12:09 p.m. on November 28, Orland police officers were dispatched to the Shasta Garden Apartments, 226 East Shasta Street, for a report of a domestic disturbance between Odaliz De Jesus Ortiz, 26, and Carlos Salazar, 21, both of Orland. Following an investigation, Salazar was arrested and booked for alleged misdemeanor domestic violence.
Friday, November 29:
11:58 p.m., Alexis Pineda, 27, of Chico, 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 on East Mill Street, east of Woodward Avenue, Orland, by a California Highway Patrol officer.
Saturday, November 30:
No one was booked into the Glenn County Jail on this date.
Remember back in May of this year, when a California Highway Patrol officer was reportedly attacked, beaten, and had his gun taken near Hamilton City?
What’s happened regarding that case?
At about 11 a.m. on Thursday, May 2, 2024, on County Road 203 (Canal Road) at the railroad tracks, north of Hamilton High School, people driving by reported a man was throwing rocks at the windshields of vehicles.
A Willows CHP officer, whose identity has never been released to the public, was the first person to arrive at the scene. A fight ensued between the two men, and both sustained injuries.
It was broadcast over the police scanner that one of the men had been shot, but, fortunately, this turned out to be false. Although the officer’s gun had been taken from him and a single shot was fired, no one was wounded.
Law enforcement officers and other emergency responders from multiple agencies began arriving at the scene, searching for both the suspect and the officer’s weapon. Both were eventually found.
Investigators with Redding CHP’s Multidisciplinary Accident Investigation Team (MAIT) showed up and took over the investigation.
The CHP did not release the identity of the suspect, but on Friday, May 3, the Glenn County Jail issued a media release for seven people who had been booked on Thursday. One of these was Alexander Hall, 26, of Chico, who was booked on a charge alleging attempted murder.
He was booked at 11:45 a.m. and taken into custody by the CHP on Canal Road, south of County Road 9. His bail was set at $150,000.
According to the jail’s media release, Hall is six feet-four inches tall and weighs 200 pounds.
So, what has happened since? According to Glenn County Superior Court records, on May 2, Alexander McKenzie Hall was charged with alleged attempted murder, discharge of a firearm during the commission of a felony, infliction of great bodily injury during the commission of a felony, and throwing an object at a vehicle with intent to cause great bodily injury.
On May 6, the arraignment of Hall commenced. On May 8, a plea was entered.
On May 10, Dr. Robert Boyle, a psychologist from Redding, was appointed. A mental competence hearing was held on July 10.
On July 17, a trial setting conference took place. And on October 10, a trial readiness conference was held.
Also on October 10, a proceeding regarding Hall’s mental competency took place.
On November 14, another trial readiness conference was held. And finally, a mental competence hearing is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. on Friday, December 20, Judge Donald Cole Byrd presiding.
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