Suspects in Clearlake Oaks home invasion enter not guilty pleas; set to return to court in August

LAKEPORT, Calif. – Three men and a woman charged with a June Clearlake Oaks home invasion in which a young man was shot have entered not guilty pleas to a lengthy list of felony charges.

Clearlake residents Tyler Christopher Gallon, 18, and Sean Douglas Foss, 20, and San Franciscans Jenaya Drevelyn Jelinek, 22, and 26-year-old Dion Andre Davis II, are alleged to have carried out the robbery and shooting at the High Valley Road home of Ronnie and Janeane Bogner on June 26.

Chief Deputy District Attorney Richard Hinchcliff said the four defendants were arraigned on June 28 and appointed counsel. Komnith Moth is representing Davis, Stephen Carter will represent Foss, Thomas Quinn is counsel for Jelinek and Barry Melton is Gallon’s attorney.

On Tuesday, all four defendants were back in court, at which time all entered not guilty pleas, Hinchcliff said.

They will return to court on Aug. 6 for setting of their preliminary hearing, he said.

Foss – a former employee of the Bogners’ Weed Tech business – along with Gallon, Jelinek and Davis are alleged to have forced their way into the home where Janeane Bogner, her two young grandchildren and her adult son, Jacob, were present shortly before 9 a.m. June 26.

The Bogners told Lake County News that when Jacob tried to keep the suspects out of his bedroom, one of them shot through the door, with the bullet hitting him in the left leg, above the knee. Once in the bedroom the suspect allegedly pistol-whipped Jacob Bogner.

The suspects are then alleged to have stolen two .22-caliber handguns and the Bogners’ 2002 Cadillac Escalade, later found totaled along Sulphur Bank Drive in Clearlake Oaks.

Hinchcliff said the charges against all four defendants include the attempted murder of Jacob Bogner, robbery, burglary of an inhabited residence, assault with a firearm, assault with a semiautomatic firearm, grand theft of a firearm, and conspiracy to commit robbery and burglary.

Davis, who is alleged to have been the gunman, is charged with personal use of a firearm causing serious bodily injury, mayhem, negligent discharge of a firearm and a felon in possession of a firearm, according to Hinchcliff.

Based on the charging document, Davis also is alleged to have two prior prison terms, the first for negligent discharge of a firearm and felony evading, the second for being a felon in possession of a firearm and a felon in possession of a controlled substance.

Davis, Gallon and Foss are additionally charged with assault with a semiautomatic weapon and the attempted murder of a peace officer, specifically, Lt. Tim Celli of the Clearlake Police Department, said Hinchcliff. Celli was not injured by the gunfire.

Celli, along with Clearlake Police Chief Craig Clausen, came across the four suspects in a sedan in the Clearlake city limits later on the morning of June 26 and pursued them, according to the original police reports. The three men fled and shots were fired in Celli’s direction. Jelinek was taken into custody at the car.

The three men also are charged with using threats of violence to deter an officer from doing their duties as a result of the confrontation with Celli and Clausen, and vehicle theft and vandalism, with Jelinek separately charged with being an accessory after the fact, Hinchcliff said.

“There's a lot of investigation left to do, including forensic analysis of any firearms evidence,” Hinchcliff said.

Once the investigation is complete, more charges could be filed, he said.

All four remain in the Lake County Jail, with Davis’ bail set at $1,420,000, bail for Gallon and Foss set at $650,000 each, and Jelinek’s bail totaling $450,000.

As for Jacob Bogner, he still has a lengthy road to recovery still ahead.

After he was shot he was flown to Enloe Hospital in Chico, where he underwent surgery to repair the injuries to his femur. Doctors used steel plates to reinforce his damaged thigh bone.

He was able to return home on July 1. His father said he continues to have a significant amount of pain because of the injury, and has been told to stay off of the injured leg for another six weeks.

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Published: 12 July 2013

Sheriff’s Narcotics Task Force eradicates more than 52,000 marijuana plants from public land

LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Last week the Lake County Sheriff’s Narcotics Task Force eradicated 52,813 marijuana plants from public land near Indian Valley Reservoir.

The investigation that led to the grow's discovery began in the spring, according to Lt. Steve Brooks.

In April, narcotics detectives conducted several overflight missions focusing on locating illicit marijuana growing operations occurring in the Mendocino National Forest and Bureau of Land Management properties, Brooks said.

During one of the overflight missions, detectives located what appeared to be evidence of a large marijuana grow in an area commonly known as Complexion Spring, which Brooks said is located just north of Indian Valley Reservoir.

On Wednesday, July 3, narcotics detectives entered the grow site and located four separate plots connected by an elaborate trail system, Brooks said.

He said detectives were unable to locate any suspects or additional evidence which would assist in revealing their identities. The narcotics detectives subsequently eradicated the marijuana plants.

The Sheriff’s Narcotics Task Force can be contacted through its anonymous tip line at 707-263-3663.

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Published: 11 July 2013

Police and firefighters resuscitate man found at bottom of swimming pool

LAKEPORT, Calif. – Quick action by Lakeport Police, Lakeport Fire personnel and a 10-year-old girl helped save a Lakeport man's life on Tuesday.

Shaun Rudd, 32, of Lakeport was resuscitated and flown to an out-of-county trauma center after he was found at the bottom of a motel swimming pool, according to a report from Lt. Jason Ferguson of the Lakeport Police Department.

Ferguson said Lakeport Police officers responded to a report of a male drowning victim at the swimming pool at Regency Inn, located at 1010 N Main St., at approximately 11:22 a.m. Tuesday.

Officer Stephanie Green arrived first and found Rudd at the bottom of the pool in 8 feet of water, Ferguson said.

Green jumped into the pool and brought Rudd to the surface, where Lakeport Fire personnel removed
him from the water and began life-saving efforts, Ferguson said.

At the motel officers contacted a 10-year-old Lakeport girl who had accompanied Rudd to the pool, according to Ferguson.

The girl had noticed something was wrong with Rudd, ran to the motel's front office and notified employees, who then called 911, Ferguson said.

Ferguson said Rudd was transported to Sutter Lakeside Hospital where life-saving efforts continued.

Rudd, who showed signs of a pulse, was then airlifted to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital at 1:40 p.m., according to Police Chief Brad Rasmussen.

Katy Hillenmeyer, a spokesperson for Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital, said early Tuesday evening that Rudd was in critical condition.

Rasmussen commended Green and Lakeport Fire personnel for their life-saving efforts.

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Published: 09 July 2013