ANTELOPE VALLEY: BRIEFLY : PRISON WORKER HELD IN DRUG, GUN CASE.LANCASTER - A California State Prison-Los Angeles County employee was arrested on suspicion of bringing marijuana marijuana or marihuana, drug obtained from the flowering tops, stems, and leaves of the hemp plant, Cannabis sativa (see hemp) or C. indica; the latter species can withstand colder climates. into the prison and a gun onto the prison grounds, a prison spokesman said Thursday. Cedric Shaw, 36, a materials and stores supervisor who worked in the prison's clothing room, was found with the marijuana Wednesday, and authorities later found a loaded gun in his vehicle in the prison parking lot, spokesman Dean Crenshaw cren·shaw also cran·shaw n. A variety of winter melon (Cucumis melo var. inodorus) having a greenish-yellow rind and sweet, usually salmon-pink flesh. [Origin unknown.] said. Crenshaw said he was not allowed to disclose how much marijuana was found. SOURCE: - Daily News Palmdale resident arrested in attack PALMDALE - A 40-year-old Palmdale man was in jail Thursday on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon Assault with a Deadly Weapon is the term used to describe the act of threatening to harm one or more people by using a weapon (usually a firearm). Here, assault must be differentiated from battery as they are often confused. Assault is threatening to use force. after deputies said he shot a former roommate who came to pick up his belongings. Carlos Tirado refused to let David Sokolosky, 28, inside the house in the 3200 block of East Avenue R-4 Wednesday afternoon, and the two argued briefly, deputies said. When Sokolosky turned to leave, Tirado shot him with a handgun he pulled from his waistband, deputies said. Sokolosky drove himself to a shopping center shopping center, a concentration of retail, service, and entertainment enterprises designed to serve the surrounding region. The modern shopping center differs from its antecedents—bazaars and marketplaces—in that the shops are usually amalgamated into , where he used a pay telephone to call for help. He was reported in serious condition Thursday at Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley Hospital. SOURCE: - Daily News Workers help nab holdup suspects LANCASTER - A pizza shop employee who refused to believe a gun was real joined other employees and customers in helping deputies capture two men suspected in several holdups, deputies said. When a man walked through the back door of Vince's Pizza in the 2800 block of West Avenue L, pointed a large revolver revolver: see small arms. revolver Pistol with a revolving cylinder that provides multishot action. Some early versions, known as pepperboxes, had several barrels, but as early as the 17th century pistols were being made with a revolving chamber to at an employee and announced it was a robbery, the employee told the gunman he did not believe the gun was real. The gunman pulled the trigger twice, but the gun failed to fire. Then the employee, whose name was not released, grabbed the gun and began struggling for possession of it, deputies said. Other employees and patrons came to the first employee's aid, and were able to restrain the gunman until deputies arrived. Deputies arrested Thomas Byrem, 34, of Rosamond on suspicion of attempted murder In the criminal law, attempted murder is committed when the defendant does an act that is more than merely preparatory to the commission of the crime of murder and, at the time of these acts, the person has a specific intention to kill. and robbery. They found Tracy Melrose, 32, of Lancaster sitting in a parked vehicle nearby and arrested him on suspicion of attempted robbery. SOURCE: - Daily News |
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