Police hold man in death of woman.Byline: Rebecca Nolan The Register-Guard DORENA - Jay Charles Ferrara went for a walk in the snow Thursday and returned to find his live-in girlfriend dead on the living room floor. That's what Ferrara, 36, told investigators when they arrived at the salmon-colored trailer he shared with Theresa Ann Sirota and her young son. But police determined instead that the 30-year-old woman died as the result of foul play foul play n. Unfair or treacherous action, especially when involving violence. foul play Noun 1. violent activity esp. murder 2. , though they haven't released the cause of death. An autopsy is planned. Ferrara was being held Friday in the Lane County Jail on a single charge of intentional in·ten·tion·al adj. 1. Done deliberately; intended: an intentional slight. See Synonyms at voluntary. 2. Having to do with intention. murder. Lane County sheriff's investigators revealed few details about what happened at 36360 Shoreview Drive, space 2A, in Dorena. Neighbors at Shoreview Park said they didn't hear anything unusual. Cottage Grove Cottage Grove, village (1990 pop. 22,935), Washington co., SE Minn., near the St. Croix River; inc. 1965. There is farming (cattle, sheep, corn, and soybeans) and manufacturing (chemicals and machinery). police received a call shortly after 10 p.m. on New Year's Day New Year's Day, among ancient peoples the first day of the year frequently corresponded to the vernal or autumnal equinox, or to the summer or winter solstice. In the Middle Ages it was celebrated among Christians usually on Mar. 25. from Ferrara, who was described in dispatch records as "uncooperative." The city police transferred the call at 10:14 p.m. to the sheriff's office, which has jurisdiction outside city limits. Ferrara gave conflicting stories, but indicated that Sirota was hurt in some way, dispatch records showed. He also told the call-taker that both he and Sirota had been drinking. At one point, he said a gun was in the trailer. Later he said there were no guns in the home. A dispatcher Software that determines what pending tasks should be done next and assigns the available resources to accomplish it. It may execute other programs or generate a list for human operators to follow. See scheduler. told him how to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), emergency procedure used to treat victims of cardiac and respiratory arrest. CPR can be done in a hospital with drugs and special equipment or as a first-aid technique. in an attempt to revive Sirota. The trailer was without power, and officers from Cottage Grove, state police and the sheriff's office struggled to reach the area in bad weather, but still got there within 15 minutes and investigated the scene. Ferrara has a criminal history that stretches back to 1985, when he was arrested on felony felony (fĕl`ənē), any grave crime, in contrast to a misdemeanor, that is so declared in statute or was so considered in common law. burglary burglary, at common law, the breaking and entering of a dwelling house of another at night with the intent to commit a felony, whether the intent is carried out or not. and theft charges in Tillamook County. He was sentenced to 45 days in jail and five years' probation. He was convicted in 1987 of first-degree robbery in Lane County and was sentenced to 10 years in state prison. Department of Corrections records were incomplete, but showed that he was living in Lane County on post-prison supervision in 1998. He was convicted of domestic violence in 1998 toward his wife, who has since divorced him, and a judge extended his probation, Lane County Circuit Court records showed. His former wife said it was the only time Ferrara assaulted her. After his conviction, he completed court-ordered anger management courses and would leave whenever they got into an argument, she said in an interview. The Register-Guard typically doesn't name crime victims. Ferrara's ex-wife said his life slid downhill after their divorce. "We're better friends now," she said Friday. "He was supposed to help me move today." Ferrara had been living with Sirota for about two years, and the ex-wife said the pair would argue. Court records show that Sirota was arrested for harassment Ask a Lawyer Question Country: United States of America State: Nevada I recently moved to nev.from abut have been going back to ca. every 2 to 3 weeks for med. and attempted assault on a police officer in 1999, but the charges were later dismissed. |
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