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MENDOCINO COUNTY, Calif. – On Wednesday a jury found that a Redwood Valley man who shot to death his musician neighbor in January was legally sane at the time of the murder.
The jury last week already had found that Billy Norbury, 34, was guilty of the murder of 30-year-old Jamal Andrews on the night of Jan. 24, according to the office of Mendocino County District Attorney David Eyster.
Norbury was convicted of a count of first-degree murder and a special allegation that he used a 30-30 Winchester rifle to shoot and kill Andrews.
After handing down that conviction, the jury took up the matter of his sanity, making its finding on Wednesday, Eyster’s office reported.
Firefighters found Andrews shot to death outside of his home after being dispatched to his home as the result of a 911 call.
Norbury had fled the scene on an ATV and returned to his home, where deputies found him, according to the original report from the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office.
Norbury had shot Andrews twice, once in the head and once in the shoulder, officials reported.
Andrews, who was born and raised in Mendocino County, performed in three musical groups and left behind a fiancée and their young son.
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NICE, Calif. – The county’s Northshore area was rattled by a moderately sized earthquake on Halloween night.
The magnitude 3 quake was reported at 8:24 p.m. Wednesday, according to a preliminary report from the US Geological Survey.
The quake’s epicenter was located 11 miles northeast of Nice, 12 miles east northeast of Upper Lake and 12 miles north northeast of Lucerne, at a depth of 4.5 miles, the survey reported.
Shortly after the quake occurred Nice resident Barbara Yaple reported on Lake County News’ Facebook page that a big boom hit her house hard.
One shake report had been submitted from Clearlake Oaks to the US Geological Survey by about 9 p.m.
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CLEARLAKE, Calif. – A Clearlake man hit by a vehicle while jogging last week remains in the hospital, with family members setting up a benefit fund to help him on his long path to recovery.
Isaac Sanchez, 28, was injured on the morning of Thursday, Oct. 25.
Shortly before 10 a.m. that day Sanchez was jogging near the intersection of Arrowhead Road and Country Club Drive when he was hit from behind by a 2005 Kia Sedona driven by 63-year-old William Jackson.
Sanchez, who police found lying on the road’s shoulder with massive trauma, was flown to UC Davis Medical Center.
Police said the investigation’s cause remained under investigation, and a call placed Tuesday seeking an update was not returned. Drugs and alcohol were not believed to be a factor, according to the police report last week.
On Tuesday, UC Davis Medical Center said Sanchez remained hospitalized and was in fair condition.
However, he has a long way to go to recover from the incident, according to his cousin, Erin Izbicki.
Izbicki, who lives in Portland, Ore., said Sanchez was still in intensive care on Tuesday. She had flown down to see him on the day he was injured last week and had since returned home while his mother arrived from Southern California to be with him.
Sanchez suffered significant head trauma, including a fractured skull which resulted in brain swelling. While Izbicki said the swelling has decreased quite a lot, Sanchez is now dealing with pneumonia and a high fever.
Izbicki said he’s been sedated for three days and has been slightly responsive, but isn’t yet conscious.
Originally from Southern California, Sanchez has been living in Clearlake for some time, Izbicki said.
“He had a really hard life,” said Izbicki.
He’s been working as a dishwasher and prep cook at a Thai restaurant in Clearlake. Izbicki said he has turned his life around, started going to church and moved into his own little studio apartment. Sanchez also was saving up to buy a truck.
“He’s just really proud of what he has,” Izbicki explained.
Then he was injured, and she said his doctors have predicted he will need months of rehabilitation.
Izbicki said an account has been set up in his name at Bank of the West.
“We are all praying for his full recovery, Isaac is a very considerate person,” Izbicki said. “He would give you the shirt off his back, he has the biggest heart.”
Bank of the West has a local branch in Clearlake, 707-994-6483; contributions also can be made at any Bank of the West branch.
For more locations or information about the bank visit www.bankofthewest.com .
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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Clouds began moving over the county on Tuesday afternoon, bringing indications of the unsettled weather forecast to dampen Halloween spirits today as rain returns to the forecast.
The National Weather Service in Sacramento issued a Special Weather Statement for much of Northern California on Tuesday, including Lake County, detailing a Pacific weather system that will bring rain to the valleys and snow to high elevations beginning today.
A warmer system than the previous one with less rain, this system is also predicted to be shorter and lasting only until Thursday.
A 50-percent chance of rain is forecast for this afternoon increasing throughout the evening to 100 percent.
Overnight lows will barely reach in to the 40s tonight as rain lingers into Thursday morning.
Daytime highs on Thursday will reach into the 60s as warmer temperatures and clear skies return for the remainder of the weekend, when daytime highs return to the 70s.
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