Brother of slain Yreka man urges 20-year-old responsible to 'get past the darkness'
Siskiyou Daily News The brother of a man who was beaten in the Yreka Greenway and later died of his injuries told the 20-year-old responsible that although he's "mad as hell at the situation," he doesn't want to see him spend the rest of his life in prison. Noah William Smith, a Yreka-area transient, will spend a minimum of 16 to 17 years behind bars for beating 53-year-old Yreka's Joseph Hendricks on Feb. 24, as well as maliciously setting fire in the Montague area in July of 2020, said Siskiyou County District Attorney Kirk Andrus. "What you did is insane, youngster," Montana Hendricks sa...