James Redmill Sr. was 71 when he was reported missing in July of 2021. Today, nearly five years later, the Shasta County Sheriff notified the public of a significant update in the case after Redmill’s body was found on a neighboring property
After unsuccessfully pushing for more competitive pay from the county, several prosecutors from the Shasta County District Attorney’s Office are leaving for better opportunities elsewhere, leaving the county in a “critical” prosecutor shortage.
Amid an ongoing shortage of prosecutors, four of the county’s current prosecutors will leave by the end of May, the office said.
Barner has been chief of police for about three years and an RPD employee for 34.
Documents obtained by Shasta Scout tell a more complex story than the sheriff’s office’s presentation to supervisors on Tuesday.
California law allows law enforcement agencies to assist in federal immigration enforcement but only under specific circumstances. The sheriff’s office will present about how many times that occurred last year during tomorrow’s board of supervisors meeting.
The MPV will be used to provide services to people who are unhoused or live in rural areas to help them successfully comply with the terms and conditions of their probation. It’s funded by a more than $280,000 state grant.
Dr. Kaveh Ofogh, whose company, MEDIKO, will soon replace Wellpath as the medical provider at the Shasta County Jail has vowed to treat Shasta’s incarcerated people as his personal patients.
The sheriff’s office took actions to enter what’s known as a 287(g) agreement with ICE last May, but the process appears to have been halted. ICE’s 287(g) program, which gives local and state officers immigration enforcement authority, has been making national headlines.
When Phetakhom Tu Manivong was arrested in 2022, Redding Police officers posted on the department’s Facebook page, claiming he had committed a heinous crime. After being found not guilty by a jury of his peers, Manivong has filed a lawsuit against the city alleging that RPD’s false statement followed him for years, ruining his career and his reputation.
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