The lawyer for a Santa Clara County sheriff’s deputy who struck
and killed two bicyclists says fatigue may have played a prominent
role in the crash.
Deputy’s lawyer says fatigue may have play role in crash
CUPERTINO
The lawyer for a Santa Clara County sheriff’s deputy who struck and killed two bicyclists says fatigue may have played a prominent role in the crash.
Mary Sansen says 27-year-old James Council doesn’t know exactly what happened when his squad car veered into the path of the small group of cyclists on a winding Cupertino road. She did say that those investigating the case may need to look at Council’s work schedule.
Council worked a 121⁄2-hour shift the day before Sunday’s crash and said fatigue may have been an issue.
Kristy Gough, of San Leandro and Matt Peterson, of San Francisco, were on a training ride with other cyclists when Council’s patrol car plowed into them.
A memorial service for Peterson is scheduled for 7 p.m. tonight in San Francisco.
SoCal teen angry over motorist sex proposition carjacks man’s car
VICTORVILLE
A 16-year-old boy angry over a motorist’s sex proposition on a Victorville street allegedly punched the man in the face and stole his car.
Terry Richardson was arrested for investigation of prostitution and the teenager was taken to juvenile hall for investigation of carjacking.
San Bernardino County sheriff’s spokeswoman Karen Hunt says the 22-year-old Richardson was behind the wheel of his Honda CRV when he pulled alongside the teenager Tuesday afternoon.
Richardson allegedly handed the youth a note soliciting sex acts. The youth then became enraged and punched Richardson, who ran from his car in fear.
Hunt says the boy then decided to get revenge, adding the teen’s attitude was, “I’m going to show him and I’m going to take his car.”
The teenager drove away and Richardson called deputies saying he was carjacked. The boy was pulled over minutes later and arrested.
SoCal man gets death for masterminding couple’s murder
LOS ANGELES
A Southern California man who arranged the murder of an elderly couple in La Habra Heights has been sentenced to death.
A Los Angeles judge on Thursday sentenced 55-year-old Theodore Shove while rejecting bids for a life sentence and a new trial.
An appeal is automatic.
Shove was convicted last fall of the first-degree murders of 81-year-old Hubert Souther and his 79-year-old wife. They were beaten to death in their bed in 2001.
Prosecutors said Shove arranged for another man to kill the couple so he could take over Souther’s aerospace salvage business.
Lewis Hardin was convicted of actually carrying out the tire-iron murder. He’ll be sentenced next month.
Police kill man at East LA housing complex
LOS ANGELES
Los Angeles police say officers shot and killed a gunman at an East Los Angeles housing complex, prompting a confrontation with an angry crowd.
Police say two gang officers patrolling the Ramona Gardens complex on Wednesday evening were confronted by a gunman.
Sgt. Lee Sands says it appears both the man and the officers fired during the incident.
The man died at a hospital. His name wasn’t released.
A crowd gathered after the shooting, with some people claiming the man was shot while fleeing. Extra officers were called in for crowd control. No one was arrested.
City Councilman Jose Huizar (Wee-ZAR’) says he will call for an investigation.
Gunmen open fire on security guard in Carson drive-by
CARSON
A security guard shot six times when gunmen opened fire from a car outside a Carson fast-food restaurant apparently wasn’t the target of the drive-by shooters.
Carson High School, across the street from the Jack in the Box, was locked down while Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies investigated Wednesday’s noontime shooting.
School police Sgt. Ken Kimbrough says the shooting didn’t involve the school or students.
The 26-year-old security guard, whose name is being withheld, is being treated at Harbor/UCLA Medical Center for six bullet wounds.
Sheriff’s Lt. Denise Oglesby says the gunmen were apparently targeting another man standing near the guard.
The gunmen’s car was stopped in Long Beach. One man was booked for investigation of attempted murder and a second for shooting at a structure.
Driver dies after being found shot in head on LA-area freeway
POMONA
Authorities are investigating the death of a 54-year-old woman found shot in the head in a car crashed on a freeway in eastern Los Angeles County.
The California Highway Patrol on Thursday identified the victim as Deborah Lynn Lepper of Montclair.
The woman was found by paramedics responding late Wednesday to a report of a solo car crash on the eastbound San Bernardino Freeway in Pomona. She later died at a hospital.
Montclair is just east of Pomona.
Naked man caught by bystanders after car crash
LAGUNA NIGUEL
Deputies say bystanders helped capture a naked man after he ran from a car crash in Laguna Niguel.
Orange County authorities say the man ran from a Volvo that plowed into a parked car and flipped over on Wednesday.
The driver ran down a street until he fell and was subdued by bystanders and an arriving deputy.
Geoffrey Turnbull, 42, of Laguna Niguel was arrested for investigation of drunken driving. Authorities said tests will determine whether he also was under the influence of drugs.
