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Idaho Press-Tribune • Monday, February 2, 2015
‘Power Ranger’ actor arrested in fatal sword attack
Toddler wounds both parents with 1 shot from handgun
PALMDALE, Calif. (AP) — A former star of the “Power Rangers” TV series has been arrested on suspicion of fatally stabbing his roommate with a sword. Los Angeles County Sheriff’s officials said 36-year-old Ricardo Medina was jailed Sunday in the death of Joshua Sutter. Investigators said Medina and Sutter got into an argument Saturday afternoon that turned into a fight. They said Medina retreated to his bedroom with his girlfriend, but when Sutter forced his way into the room Medina grabbed a sword he kept near the door and stabbed his roommate in the abdomen. Authorities said Medina called 911 and waited for help. Medina played the Red Ranger on “Power Rangers Wild Force” in 2002 and later played Deker on “Power Rangers Samurai.” A call to his agent hasn’t been returned.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A 3-year-old boy found a handgun in his mother’s purse and fired just one shot that wounded both his parents at an Albuquerque motel on Saturday, police said. According to investigators, the toddler apparently reached for an iPod but found the loaded weapon. Police believe the shooting to be accidental. The bullet first struck his father in the buttock and then hit the right shoulder of his mother, who is eight months pregnant, police said. His 2-year-old sister was present but unhurt. Both injuries are non-life threatening, authorities said. Justin Reynolds told KOB-TV that he and his girlfriend, Monique Villescas, were getting ready to order pizza when the toddler fired the shot. “It was like if I was to get up shake your hand and sat back down. That’s how fast it happened,” Reynolds said.” All of
a sudden we heard a gun go off and the next minute I realized my girlfriend was bleeding. Then, I sat down and realized I was shot, too.” Reynolds said he called 911 and grabbed some towels to try to stop her bleeding. “I was more worried about my girlfriend than myself and anything else that was going on. And my son because I didn’t know if he had shot himself or not,” said Reynolds. “He was shocked and crying. It was traumatizing.” Police said in a statement that the father was treated and released, while the mother was hospitalized in stable condition. “This case will be forwarded to the DA’s office and pending charges of felony criminal negligence will be reviewed on both parents,” Albuquerque police Simon Drobik spokesman said. The Albuquerque Journal reports that the family was living in a room at the America’s Best Value Inn where the shooting occurred. Police said child care officials are taking care of the children.
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HISTORY OF THE CALDWELL – PIONEER FIGHT Pioneer, which provides irrigation and drainage services for about 34,000 acres in Canyon County, sued the city in 2008, claiming it illegally drained stormwater into Pioneer’s facilities. The lawsuit went all the way to the Idaho Supreme Court before being sent back to a 3rd District Court for further action. In 2012, Caldwell filed an eminent domain action. The city sought to gain control of the disputed drains, which would have taken approximately onethird of Pioneer’s customers. The state legislature got involved in 2014 when the House passed a bill prohibiting the use of eminent domain as a method of acquiring irrigation district-owned property. The conversation shifted a few days after the vote. Nancolas and Pioneer Irrigation Board President Alan Newbill announced that a settlement was imminent.
“The parties litigated vigorously, negotiated diligently and, in the end, have produced a settlement that not only resolves existing legal disputes but provides a framework for communication and cooperation in the future,” according to a joint press release issued last fall. All that’s left is for everyone to sign on the dotted line. Caldwell’s City Council approved the agreement at its Jan. 20 meeting, and Pioneer’s Board is set to vote Wednesday night. The city isn’t paying Pioneer for the drains, according to the drain transfer agreement. However, Caldwell has budgeted approximately $300,000 to buy a long boom excavator so city employees can dredge the bottoms of its new drains. Caldwell Mayor Garret Nancolas expressed his relief and the settlement. He declined to comment furexcitement at closing this chapter of the city’s history after the ther, citing a promise to limit pubcouncil unanimously approved lic comment about the deal.
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