Community The ON COW MOUNTAIN sports digest Commerce File Control burn scheduled .............Page 6 ..............Page 3 ..................................Page 1 INSIDE Mendocino County’s World briefly The Ukiah local newspaper ..........Page 2 Tomorrow: Sunny most of the day 7 58551 69301 0 WEDNESDAY Jan. 31, 2007 50 cents tax included DAILY JOURNAL ukiahdailyjournal.com 14 pages, Volume 148 Number 297 email: [email protected] Inmate escapes home confinement By LAURA MCCUTCHEON device sends a message to the The Daily Journal Whereabouts unknown; felony warrant issued “home box,” located in the A local inmate who was serv- inmate’s residence, which then ing his sentence in the home lieu of serving a county jail sen- tors, according to the MCSO. County,” Jail Commander Capt. transmits a message to the monitoring program has escaped tence. Law enforcement officials Tim Pearce said. Leaders in Community from custody. In December, Wrede -- who have not determined how Wrede Inmates in the home monitor- Alternatives in San Francisco, The Mendocino County was in custody for possession of removed the device, nor can they ing program wear a radio fre- which notifies the jail, Pearce Sheriff’s Office has issued a stolen property and violation of be certain he actually removed it quency monitoring device -- said. The LCA works with law $100,000 felony warrant for the probation -- allegedly removed at all. resembling an oversized wrist enforcement and other agencies arrest of 21-year-old Shane the monitoring device without “Since 2004, this is the first watch -- locked around their providing services, tools and Wrede Wrede, who has been on the permission and has since failed time someone has escaped home ankle. home monitoring program, in to report to program administra- confinement in Mendocino When tampered with, the See ESCAPE, Page 14 Suspect in pot robbery Dry on the range arrested at drive-thru By BEN BROWN The Daily Journal The Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office surrounded a fast food restaurant at 1115 Airport Park Blvd. at 10:30 p.m. Monday and arrested a suspect in the October robbery of a marijuana garden. Sheriff’s deputies, aided by officers from the Ukiah Police Department arrest- ed Ronald Paul Powell, 46, of Ukiah while he was waiting in the drive-through lane of Jack in the Box. Powell was wanted on suspicion of the armed robbery of a marijuana garden on Burke Hill Road on Oct. 18. It is alleged that Powell and another suspect negotiated with a man on Burke Hill Road to purchase four live marijuana plants for $10,000. The suspects then allegedly struck the victim in the head and held him at gunpoint while they took back their money and loaded the victim’s mari- juana plants into their vehicle. Deputies were assisting UPD officers Cold days, with a traffic stop Monday in the 400 block of Talmage Road when they saw Powell riding a motorcycle east on lack of rain Talmage Road. Deputies recognized Powell as a want- ed suspect in an armed robbery. A warrant taking toll was issued for his arrest in November but had not yet been served. Powell was seen turning south onto on rangeland Airport Park Boulevard, and sheriff’s deputies and UPD officers searched the By KATIE MINTZ area and located Powell in the Jack in the The Daily Journal Box drive-through lane. Citrus and avocado growers aren’t the Officers surrounded the building only agriculturalists to have been impacted because of Powell’s history of fleeing law by January’s freezing weather. enforcement during arrests. He was arrest- Ranchers in Mendocino County are fac- ed without incident. ing a lack of rangeland feed for their live- Upon arrest, it was found that Powell stock due to the combination of recent low was under the influence of alcohol while temperatures and little rainfall. riding the motorcycle, according to sher- “The grass was already hurting for lack iff’s reports. of rain, and the low temperatures just added He was arrested and booked into jail on to it,” Mendocino County Agricultural a warrant for armed robbery and on suspi- Commissioner Dave Bengston said. Isaac Eckel/The Daily Journal cion of driving under the influence. On Tuesday, Bengston said he was Mac Magruder herds cattle, with the help of his dogs, on Ingel-Haven Ranch He is being held at the Mendocino “deeply considering” asking the United in Potter Valley. Usually this particular pasture on the ranch is too wet and County jail on a $75,000 bond. States Department of Agriculture to declare muddy to feed cattle this time of year. The lack of rain and colder tempera- Ben Brown can be reached at udjbb@pacif- tures have hurt the growth of new grass, making the feeding of cattle a con- ic.net. See RANGE, Page 14 cern for local ranchers. Control burn on Cow Mountain The Daily Journal The U.S. Bureau of Land Assault charged in relationship with girl, 14 Management and the California By BEN BROWN Investigation determined that Garland had Sheriff’s deputies went to Garland’s resi- Department of Forestry and Fire The Daily Journal been involved in a consensual sexual relation- dence in the 4500 block of Sunnycrest Drive to Protection-Fire, recently renamed A 21-year-old Ukiah man was arrested on ship with the girl since October, and that they interview him about the allegations on Friday, CalFire, will be conducting a pre- charges of sexual assault Monday, in connection had engaged in sexual intercourse multiple but he was not at home. scribed burn on south Cow Mountain with his three-month relationship with a 14- times, according to sheriff’s reports. Deputies returned to the residence at 10 a.m. between Ukiah and Lakeport on year-old girl. Sheriff’s Capt. Kurt Smallcomb said that Saturday and placed him under arrest. Wednesday and Thursday. Wayne Garland, 21, of Ukiah, was arrested because of the girl’s age, she could not mean- Garland was found to be on formal probation For public safety reasons, the Cow on suspicion of unlawful sexual intercourse, ingfully consent to sex, which is why Garland is Mountain Off-Highway Vehicle area unlawful oral copulation, possession of a dan- being charged with sexual assault even though and his home was searched. During that search, will be closed from Tuesday through gerous weapon and a probation violation in the the acts were consensual. a can of mace was reportedly found. Friday. The closure could continue 4500 block of Sunnycrest Drive at 8 p.m. The girl was detained and turned over to Garland was arrested on the listed charges through the weekend if there is resid- Saturday. Child Protective Services for her safety. and transported to the Mendocino County Jail, ual fire. Anyone planning to visit the According to Mendocino County sheriff’s Smallcomb said CPS was called because some where he is being held without bail because of Cow Mountain Recreation area over reports, sheriff’s deputies were called to a house family members were aware of the relationship the probation violation. the weekend is encouraged to call in the 100 block of Ellen Lynn Drive on Friday and did not report it to police. Garland is not listed on the Megan’s Law sex 468-4000 to verify that the area will on reports of a sexual assault of the 14-year-old Other family members learned about the rela- offender registry in Mendocino County. be open. victim. tionship and contacted police. Ben Brown can be reached at [email protected]. 2 – WEDNESDAY, JAN. 31, 2007 DAILY DIGEST Editor: Jody Martinez, 468-3517 The Ukiah Daily Journal [email protected] FUNERAL NOTICES The world briefly [\ a variety of activities Australia, New Zealand, son Doug Baker of Ukiah, and interests. In her earlier Scandinavia, Cana- sisters Lillian years, she was an da, the Caribbean, as well Eremko of Calgary, avid hiker and camper with as many trips in Canada, Ann Wyllie of Senators warn against a drift toward the Sierra Club, a the states. Toronto, Canada, brother war with Iran, push for diplomatic talks square dancer, and enjoyed She leaves behind her Danny Kramer of woodcarving, sister, Pauline Hoh- North Battleford, Canada, WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican and Democratic sena- needlework, and bridge. mann of Tucson, her nephew Edward tors warned Tuesday against a drift toward war with an embold- She was a lifetime beloved children, Trudy Eremko and wife Norma of ened Iran and suggested the Bush administration was missing a member of the Sierra Club Jensen of Fort Bragg and San Francisco, chance to engage its longtime adversary in potentially helpful and the Mendoci- Stan Jensen of Pa- grandchildren Bryan talks over next-door Iraq. no County Historical cifica. At the family’s Baker, Brad Baker, Bra- “What I think many of us are concerned about is that we Society and a longtime request, there will be no dy Baker all of Ukiah, stumble into active hostilities with Iran without having aggres- member of AAUW and the memorial service. Robert Frye of San sively pursued diplomatic approaches, without the American Sun House Guild, Francisco, Lauren people understanding exactly what’s taking place,” Sen. Barack among others. She enjoyed [\ Thompson and husband Obama, D-Ill., told John Negroponte, who is in line to become JEAN PALMER attending Com- STEPHANIE BAKER Neal of Grantsville, UT, the nation’s No. 2 diplomat as Secretary of State Condoleezza Jean Palmer, longtime munity Concerts and UPT Stephanie Baker, age 88, Daniel Frye of San Rice’s deputy. Ukiah resident, Productions, as died in a local hos- Diego, great-grandchild Obama, a candidate for president in 2008, warned during the passed away on January 29 well as the many activities pital Monday, January 15, Addison and one Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing that senators of at the age of 91.