Gang activity was blamed for a riot that broke out last week at the jail in Placerville, police said.El Dorado County sheriff's Sgt. Bryan Golmitz said about 10 inmates began fighting among themselves at 2 p.m. Oct. 8. Some inmates suffered minor injuries.Golmitz said the prisoners ignored orders from jail staff to stop fighting.A staff member used a Taser on one prisoner who continued to brawl with another inmate, Golmitz added.Guards eventually regained control and injured inmates received medical care.No jail staff members were hurt.
William (Billy) Bowden pleaded guilty in a Winnipeg courtroom today to carrying a firearm in a careless manner in January 2007
William (Billy) Bowden, 33, pleaded guilty in a Winnipeg courtroom today to carrying a firearm in a careless manner in January 2007 and skipping out on his preliminary hearing about a year later. Other drug and weapons charges related to the 2007 incident were stayed as part of a plea bargain securing the two convictions. Bowden remains in custody though, charged with manslaughter in relation to the November 2007 killing of Jeff Engen, who was fatally stabbed at the Empire Cabaret, prompting the club to close. That charge remains before the courts. Bowden has been in custody since he was arrested Feb. 14 in Whistler, B.C., and returned to Manitoba. The Crown and defence jointly recommended that time be noted in his sentence for carrying the firearm. That crime occurred around 2:30 a.m. on Jan. 20, 2007, as Bowden was leaving the NV lounge in a truck with friend Ken Houston, court heard. Police discovered a Glock 9mm handgun loaded with 18 bullets in a pile of garbage close to where the...
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