2ND EFFORT PAYS OFF Arraigned for Fatal Shooting Bar Owner: Alleged Shooting Subjects Were Good Customers by Laurie Welch Times-News Writer
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He faces up to 105 years in wearing a blue into the house of his ning to shoot in the direction gle gun shot” and saw the car In one, he’s a defendant prison if convicted of all “Superman” shirt girlfriend, Rebecca of the officers, but not at the drive into a fence on the south who allegedly fired a bullet charges. and carrying a pry bar Ward, and locked the officers themselves, accord- side of U.S. Highway 30. A into the leg of his ex-girl- The assault and battery in one hand and a front door, court ing to court records. patrol car pinned it into the friend’s boyfriend. In the charges also carry enhanced handgun in the other, May records state. Along 4300 North Road, a fence and May was hand- other shooting, he was hit by penalties for alleged use of a according to court Lambert told deputy in pursuit attempted cuffed, the report said. an officer after leading police deadly weapon. records. police he heard the window of to stop May’s car, which It’s unclear in court records on a chase along rural roads in May was subdued at his When May saw James the door break and ran into sped up to 80 mph, records when during the chase May Twin Falls County. Tuesday sentencing in Twin Lambert, he yelled, “Hi the bedroom with Ward, said. Idaho State Police was shot. May, 23, of Buhl, faces Falls 5th District Court, qui- James, I’ve been looking for where the two barricaded the troopers set out tire spikes May was treated for a charges for allegedly shooting etly answering “yes sir” and you,” before firing three or door. Lambert and Ward told and the car continued, while superficial head wound, said the boyfriend in Buhl and “no sir” when responding to four times, according to court police that May came to the an officer could smell Twin Falls County then driving at high speeds questions from Magistrate records. door, banging on it and burned rubber and see Prosecutor Grant Loebs. The with police in pursuit before Judge Thomas Kershaw. Lambert, of Beaverton, yelling before leaving after smoke from a blowout. officer who shot him is with the chase ended in Filer, Police responded at about Ore., told police that May’s Ward yelled at him to go. Patrol vehicles rammed the where he was shot. May is 7:30 p.m. Saturday to a gun misfired and that May At about 9:15 p.m., police car in an attempt to stop it, See MAY, Main 2 Arellano 2ND EFFORT PAYS OFF arraigned for fatal shooting Bar owner: Alleged shooting subjects were good customers By Laurie Welch Times-News writer BURLEY — A Paul man was arraigned Tuesday in Cassia County on felony charges of first-degree murder, attempted murder and aggravated assault after a fatal shoot- ing at a Burley bar on Saturday. Juan Manuel Arellano, 40, was charged after a shooting incident at the El Paralito Saloon, 165 W.U.S. Highway 30, which Arellano claimed the life of Ramona HELP OUT Monica Nanez Arellano, 32, of What: Benefit dance for Paul. Ramona Arellano’s Arellano’s family bond was set Where: El Paralito Tuesday at $1.5 Saloon, 165 W. U.S. million. He is Highway 30 ASHLEY SMITH/Times-News currently incar- When: 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Above: Magic Valley High School graduate Jesse Gonzales hugs his teacher, Kim Smith, before commencement Tuesday night at the College of Southern Idaho in cerated at the Saturday to Sunday Twin Falls. Gonzales was one of the school’s 82 graduates, a record number. Below: Classmates look at Monique Salazar’s mortarboard, on which she wrote her Mini-Cassia Cost: Women $5, men Criminal Justice $10 last name with the date. Center in Burley. Arellano is slated for a preliminary hear- ing in Cassia County 5th District Magic Valley High School graduates largest class in its history Magistrate Court at 9 a.m. June 11. By Ben Botkin With one class taught at a time,the program The Cassia County Sheriff’s office Times-News writer helps students focus on their core credits declined Tuesday to release the incident without as much of an emphasis on electives, The graduates of Magic Valley High School he said. See ARELLANO, Main 2 have an extra reason to be proud this year. Graduates preparing for Tuesday’s ceremo- The class of 2010 is also the largest group of ny had varied goals. Casey Hart planned to graduates in the Twin Falls school’s history. A study art design at the College of Southern record 82 students graduated from the high Idaho. school this year. Last year, the second-largest “It’s really awesome,”he said of graduation. Right to remain for the school,Magic Valley High had 56 grad- “It’s a relief.” uates. Joey Patterson departs for the Army later An alternative high school, Magic Valley this month, where he’ll be trained as a tank silent? Suspect High offers a second chance to students who School officials don’t attribute their large operator. have struggled in other high schools. Instead graduating class to any one specific reason. “It’s amazing,”he said. of attending multiple classes taught through- Altemose said that high schools in Twin Falls Nathen Langford is planning to attend CSI, better speak up out the day,students focus on one class taught have advisory periods in place, which help then move on to Idaho State University for a over 18 school days. struggling students know where they stand in degree in fire science to be a firefighter. By Jesse J. Holland “It’s a great compliment to them to stick this their academic goals. “I had a good experience,”he said. Associated Press writer out,”Principal Jack Altemose said of the class. “It may be part of the proactive conversa- “It’s a great testament to their will to want to tions that the advisers and counselors are hav- Ben Botkin may be reached at WASHINGTON — Want to invoke your do this and get this done.” ing with the students,”he said. [email protected] or 735-3238. right to remain silent? You’ll have to speak up. In a narrowly split decision, the Supreme Court’s conservative majority expanded its limits on the famous Miranda CDC: American cigarettes contain more carcinogens rights for criminal suspects on Tuesday _ over the dissent of new Justice Sonia By Thomas H. Maugh II receive higher doses of the most reported Monday. lighter in color and cured differ- Sotomayor, who said the ruling turned Los Angeles Times potent carcinogens than do American cigarettes are ently. Americans’ rights of protection from smokers in many foreign coun- typically made from “American The study was designed pri- police abuse “upside down.’’ LOS ANGELES — Cigarette- tries because of variations in the blend” tobacco, a specific blend marily to correlate how well lev- Justice Anthony Kennedy, who wrote smoking Americans way tobacco is that, because of growing and els of the chemicals in ciga- the majority opinion, said a suspect who processed for curing practices,contains higher rettes correlate with levels of goes ahead and talks to police after being cigarettes, levels of cancer-causing tobac- their metabolites in smokers’ informed he doesn’t have to has waived his researchers co-specific nitrosamines. The urine. The data about exposure right to remain silent. Elena Kagan, who from the most popular Canadian, to the chemicals in different has been nominated by President Barack Centers for Australian and British brands, in countries were an added benefit. 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