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The six men, five of whom are from Dallas, Texas, were arrested in November 2020 for the fatal shooting of Olsen, a Nevada County woman authorities say was shot in the head after a drug deal gone wrong. They have now all been charged with one conspiracy count of transporting marijuana, one count of theft with false pretenses, and are being collectively charged with discharging a firearm from a motor vehicle, according to the Nevada County District Attorney’s Office.
Gang enhancement charges have also been attached to the marijuana and theft charges, court documents show.
The defendants named in the grand jury’s indictment are Dakari Mondell Harris, 22, of Shreveport, Louisiana; Trey Rondal Richard, 23; Devon Deontae Jennings, 21; William Rynell Levise, 31; Ronney Turner, 31; and Laderrick Timothy Wynn, 20. All six defendants have pleaded not guilty to the charges against them, according to the District Attorney’s Office.
A man who authorities say tried to have sex with a 15-year-old girl is expected to receive two years’ probation after he pleaded no contest to a felony charge of sexual misconduct.
Michael Akiyoshi, 50, of Nevada County, will also perform 100 hours of mandatory community service under the terms of the plea agreement his defense attorney reached with prosecutors. Two other felony charges against Akiyoshi will be dropped as part of the plea deal, and he will not serve any time in state prison, according to Akiyoshi’s defense attorney, David Alkire.
Akiyoshi pleaded no contest April 30 to one count of inducing sex through false representation, and he will be sentenced on May 28, records show. The other charges against him, that will be dismissed, were for meeting a minor for lewd purposes and having contact with a minor for a sexual offense, both felonies. As a part of his sentence, he will have to register as a sex offender with the state of California, the Nevada County District
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A small group gathered Sunday on Names Drive in Alta Sierra to hold a vigil at the location where Ariella “Sage” Crawford was fatally shot by a sheriff’s deputy April 4.
The gathering marked two months since Crawford’s death.
During the vigil, organizers displayed signs reading, “Sage Crawford needed help,” and, “De-escalation should never end in death.”
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“It’s been two months since she passed right here, and I don’t want what happened to her or her life to fade from the community’s memory,” said Libby Woods, a Nevada City educator who helped to organize the vigil. “I’m going to continue to show up and try to create events where we can honor her memory, her children’s lives, and try to make change.”