`LASSIE' TRAINER TO PLEAD GUILTY; MAN FACES CHARGES FOR DUI.Byline: Erin Gebroe Daily News Staff Writer Former ``Lassie'' trainer Robert Weatherwax plans to plead guilty Feb. 25 to misdemeanor charges of drunk driving and striking a peace officer, authorities said. The 57-year-old Canyon Country resident, who earlier pleaded not guilty, likely will get a standard sentence of jail, community service or a fine, said Deputy District Attorney Terry White. Weatherwax was scheduled to enter a plea Tuesday without actually appearing in Newhall Municipal Court, but the proper paperwork had not been completed. He is not expected to be in court Feb. 25 either. Weatherwax was arrested about 1 a.m. Nov. 4 after being stopped near his home in the 16100 block of Soledad Canyon Soledad Canyon is a long narrow canyon / valley located in Los Angeles County, California between the cities of Palmdale and Santa Clarita. Soledad Canyon contains the localities of Vincent, Acton, Ravenna, and Agua Dulce. Road. Sheriff's deputies said he was too drunk to take a field sobriety test. As sheriff's Lt. Michael Bornman arrested the famed dog trainer A dog trainer is a person involved in the training of dogs. Professional "dog trainers" train the dogs to understand and comply with voice commands or hand signals. But as is more often the case, they find they must train the owners in proper use and technique. , Weatherwax punched Bornman in the chest and tried to run away, said Lt. Steve Dolan. A Breathalyzer breathalyzer Public health A device used to detect alcohol on a suspected drunk driver's breath; see DWI test conducted three hours later measured his blood-alcohol level at 0.20 percent, more than twice the 0.08 limit at which a motorist is considered legally drunk. Weatherwax is the son of Lassie's original owner and trainer, the late Rudd Weatherwax Ruddell "Rudd" Weatherwax (September 23, 1907 – February 25, 1985) was an American actor and animal trainer. He and his brother Frank Weatherwax are best remembered for training dogs for motion pictures and television. . In 1989, he served as grand marshal of Santa Clarita's Fourth of July Fourth of July, Independence Day, or July Fourth, U.S. holiday, commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence. Celebration of it began during the American Revolution. parade. |
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