Suspect’s charges include murder By Shelli DeRobertis
OCEANSIDE — The suspect who evaded police for several days after allegedly murdering his wife on New Year’s morning is expected to appear in the Vista courthouse and faces more than murder and kidnapping charges, according to a prosecutor. Dontaye Henderson, 28, is accused of fatally shooting his wife, 25-year-old Tamara Henderson, in the chest. The shooting took place in their apartment at about 11:16 a.m. while two children, including the couple’s 2-yearold son, were home. The other child, Tamara Henderson’s daughter, 6, told a lieutenant that her daddy shot her mother with a gun and that her mom was now dead, according to an Oceanside peace officer who asked in a written report for a warrant to be issued for the arrest of Dontaye Henderson. Records show that Dontaye Henderson was on parole at the time of the shooting, and at about 11:20 that morning his GPS bracelet was cut off. Several minutes later he called his parole officer and explained that he and his wife had been arguing and that she was shot. The report says that Dontaye Henderson wanted to turn himself in. But he faces kidnapping charges for an incident that happened shortly after the murder. He fled the scene and is accused of threatening with a gun to harm the 2-year-old son of Consuelo Ramirez if she — the child’s mother — did not drive him to where he ordered her to go. “Henderson kidnapped Ramirez and her child and had Ramirez drive him to the city of El Centro where he eventually let her drive away,” according to a statement from the declarant in the report. An arrest warrant was issued for Dontaye Henderson on Jan. 3, with a bail recommendation of $9 million. Dontaye Henderson was arrested at a bus terminal by police in St. Louis, Missouri, on Jan. 4. At the time of his arrest, Henderson was in possession of a handgun, according to Oceanside Police. Deputy District Attorney Keith Watanabe said there would be a new charge of child endangerment once Dontaye Henderson, who has a prior strike, is arraigned in court. If convicted, he faces 80 years to life. Dontaye Henderson’s prior strike stems from a conviction in 2003 in which he took a plea and served the lower term of three years in prison for forcible spousal rape on a wife he was married to before Tamara Henderson.
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Pop-up dining experience with Relate at St. Germain’s So remember a few months back when I boldly proclaimed Encinitas has established itself on Southern California’s dining map? Well, let’s add another notch to that status with the Feb. 3 opening of Chef Dan Moody’s Relate, a pop-up, or temporary, dinner only restaurant within the breakfast-and-lunch-only St. Germain’s. First off, let me give a more thorough description of this concept that has already gained traction in Los Angeles and New York. Chef Moody will leverage the kitchen of an already-established restaurant (St. Germain’s) and reinvent the atmosphere for diners during its off hours for a short run. The dining space will undergo a complete transformation, including new art, table settings, music, etc. to become a fine dining experience during dinner service. The concept is also a platform to celebrate young chefs. By eliminating the substantial up-front costs required to open a restaurant, the pop-up allows the
DAVID BOYLAN Lick the Plate chef to experiment without the risk. Chef Moody, a San Diego native, is CIA trained and comes with some serious credentials. He trained at L’Orangerie in Los Angeles and most recently, helped launch and provided ongoing support as sous chef at LudoBites in Los Angeles as well. LudoBites has become the phenomenally successful pop-up concept by Chef Ludo Lefebvre. Going way back, Chef Moody traded in his football uniform at Torrey Pines High School to work in the original Roadhouse in Leucadia and Jakes in Del Mar. It was there he gained the kitchen chops needed to qualify for enrollment at the Culinary Institute at Hyde Park, New York. So yes, he has the experience to make this endeavor work.
With this column running three days before Relate is scheduled to open, I wanted to provide readers a little more than a definition of a pop-up restaurant and chef background. So I approached Chef Moody with the idea of providing a taste of his cuisine for me to share with readers. To my surprise he was all for it so we agreed to meet for lunch at his home where he provided a sample, three-course meal. Based on this experience, I can say with no hesitation that Chef Moody is the real deal and you should probably make your reservation for Relate immediately because it’s going to be a tough ticket once word gets out. While he was unable to provide a menu due to his obsession with using only the freshest ingredients, Chef Moody describes the cuisine at Relate as contemporary French. If you happened to see the “No Reservations” episode with Anthony Bourdain in Paris highlighting the new breed of French TURN TO LICK THE PLATE ON B15
RELATE Chef Dan Moody will be working his magic at Relate at St. Germain’s. Courtesy photo
Police seek help from public in ‘Jane Doe’ case By Shelli DeRobertis
OCEANSIDE — Nearly 12 years ago the body of a woman was found in a drainage ditch on Airport Road near the intersection of Benet Road, and the Hispanic adult female has never been identified. The Oceanside Police Department is seeking help from the public in identifying the Jane Doe who was found deceased and with severe trauma to her head. She was discovered on
Aug. 8, 1999, at 7:50 a.m., near the Iron Sights Shooting Range on Airport Road, which is a public indoor shooting range. The woman’s age at death was estimated to be between the early 20s and 30s. She had black hair in a braid that reached down her back. The victim was wearing a green Tshirt that had a mock turtleneck, blue zip up pants, blue and white Reebok shoes and TURN TO CASE ON B15
NATIONAL CHARITY LEAGUE San Diego Del Norte Chapter of National Charity League’s Ticktocker council representatives, top row, from left, Kelly Boutelle, Catherine Hedrick, Gina Schoelen, along with bottom row, from left, Zoe Stephenson, Nathalie Kourie and Cameron Klaus met in Rancho Santa Fe recently to plan the annual All Ticktocker Day on Feb. 4. 150 Ticktockers from seventh- to 12th-grade will be gathering to hear from guest speakers and prepare handmade donations for philanthropies that include Miracle League, San Pasqual Academy and Rady Children’s Hospital. Courtesy photo
What’s hot with toasters and toaster ovens By Consumer Reports
Breakfast, lunch, dinner and fresh-baked cookies? That’s the promise of today’s toaster ovens. Consumer Reports’ latest test of 23 models found a few able multitaskers. But other ovens botched basic jobs. And if all you want is great toast, buy a toaster; it can pop out evenly browned slices for $35 or less. Here are the details: Oven features expand. Pizza stones, cookie sheets, and even rotisserie spits are available in toaster ovens. But the Hamilton Beach Set & Forget 31230, $100, is the first CR has seen with a built-in temperature probe designed to “serve perfectly cooked meat every time.” The compa-
ny also claims the countertop cooker uses 65 percent less energy than a standard electric oven or range. CR found that the Hamilton Beach roasts well, but the energy savings are minimal, about $7 per year if you make one roast a week. And in separate baking tests, the Hamilton Beach couldn’t cook pizza or muffins as evenly as other toaster ovens, let alone a full-sized oven or range. High prices but mixed results. The Breville Smart Oven BOV800XL, $250, is the most expensive toaster oven tested but also the top scorer, combining even toasting and cooking. Italian manufacturer DeLonghi claims its new EOP2046 toaster oven, $200, can “do the work of multiple
machines but uses minimal counter space,” thanks in part to an integrated panini press. But mediocre broiling and even less impressive baking made the oven’s overall performance so-so at best. Toasters top the toast tests. Though CR is still waiting for a model that does the job perfectly every time, toasters continue to brown more evenly and consistently than toaster ovens. The newly tested Oster Inspire 6329 toaster, $35, consistently made batch after batch of medium-brown toast. Spending $70 for the DeLonghi DTT720 gets you fine overall performance plus countdown indicator lights TURN TO CONSUMER ON B15
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