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the nephew who had been placed in Dianna and knew they were thought about as the seamstress husband Grady Redmon’s care since he was 4 or 5 worked. years old — the boy who would grow up to become He added that at one point when it became clear her killer at age 16. that Ronnie, born to a drug-addicted mother, was Ronnie Rawlin, now 20, was sentenced by Judge becoming trouble, that he might be too much for Ralphs to serve 25 years in state prison for the first- Dianna to handle, his mother-in-law told him why degree murder of his aunt Dianna Redmon, the she kept trying to rear the boy. ruling occurring after some two hours of emotional “She said, ‘A lot of people have given up on that victim impact statements delivered by those who kid — and I’m not going to.’” loved Dianna most. Rawlin, sitting beside defense attorney Jim Clark And that included Ronnie Rawlin, now a grown during the sentencing hearing, adjusted his face man, who spoke directly mask as his cheeks turned to the court and crowd red, apparently due to of family members — as Robert Ussery’s words. friends and others who Dianna’s husband of were not allowed into 50 years, Grady, told the the courtroom on Fair court he will always miss Lane observed the drama the girl he married in unfold by live-streaming 1968. “I’m 72 and I don’t the proceedings. Due to know if I’ll ever have a COVID-19 restrictions, peaceful day the rest of only “crucial” parties to my life,” said Grady, who the sentencing hearing recounted the effort his were allowed to physically wife made toward giving be present. their young charge a good One of those deemed upbringing. crucial was Lisa Myrick, Dianna arranged for a Dianna’s niece whom Big Brother for Ronnie, other family members helped him participate in have said likely was the cross-country sports and closest to the victim. would see that he and his Through tears, Myrick sister attended church recounted how she still regularly, friends and has to stop herself from family have said. DIANNA REDMON grabbing her phone so Tammy Ussery, ex-wife she can talk to her Aunt to Robert and who Dini; “I want to call her found her mother’s body, “My soul broke that day. But my mom up and go on one of our told the court despite had more love for Ronnie than anything the circumstances dates. “She was a light in behind her mom’s in the world.” the dark that got stolen death she is certain that — Tammy Ussery, daughter of Dianna Redmon Dianna would want from us way too soon,” said Myrick. “She loved the court to be lenient us all so well.” in its sentence. Upon Dianna’s niece added that “I always thought I’d discovering the remains, said Tammy, “My soul take care of my aunt when she got old … I miss broke that day. But my mom had more love for what will never be.” Ronnie than anything in the world.” Myrick said she has struggled for more than Due to his having been born with problems three years to come to grips with the killing and related to his mother’s health, Tammy said, “Ronnie she described the slaying as having been “brutal, needed extreme help ... I feel like he slipped thoughtless and needless.” through the cracks.” Looking at Ronnie Rawlin, Myrick recounted the The man who may have “slipped through the hideous details of the crime, which was uncovered cracks” at one point in Friday’s proceedings after Rawlin was found with a gun inside his apparently angered his cousin, Joe Ussery, who was locker at Ponderosa High School Jan. 19, 2017. A in the midst of delivering his own victim impact subsequent search by authorities did not reveal the statement. slain woman’s corpse; it instead was found by her Joe Ussery, raising his voice at times, called daughter Tammy Ussery. Dianna’s bound body was Ronnie out for “smirking behind that mask,” adding lying down a sloping hill on the family property that Ronnie as he was being brought up by the near their house on Neef Lane in Shingle Springs. Redmons “had all the nice things in life.” “She was hogtied and thrown over a hill — the “She was your strongest advocate,” Joe told ultimate disrespect to a woman who loved with her Ronnie, referring to Dianna. “She only wanted to heart,” said Myrick, who then asked the judge to be treated with dignity and respect. Nana didn’t “give him the maximum and show him the mercy deserve this.” and grace he showed her.” Ronnie himself told the court that while his Myrick’s sarcasm ceased as she described her aunt’s discipline resulted in his embarrassment Aunt Dini’s service to others, including veterans and could become extreme at times, nonetheless and various church causes. “She had the heart of a he acknowledges, “I did something horrible that I servant and lived an honorable and humble life.” shouldn’t have done.” Lisa’s husband Dale Myrick also addressed the He said after he fired the 9 mm bullet that court, saying the pain his family has suffered took Dianna’s life, he wasn’t clear about what as a result of the murder cannot be adequately was occurring, but conceded, “I knew right from described. wrong.” “I have never heard a person shriek out in more Ronnie also told the courtroom crowd that he horror in my life,” said Dale, describing his wife’s wanted them “to stop bickering,” a direction that reaction when she learned of Dianna’s death. “This appeared not to sit well with Joe Ussery, whose is a wrong that will never be righted.” face flushed as he appeared to shake with anger. Dale Myrick urged the judge to “lay down an “I did the crime — I’m gonna do the time,” example that this is not how we do things in human concluded Ronnie Rawlin, as Judge Ralphs rapped life.” the gavel to pronounce a sentence that had been Robert Ussery, Dianna’s son-in-law and father agreed upon earlier by the defendant and the to her grandson Joe Ussery, told the court that people, represented by El Dorado County Deputy “Dianna did so many nice things.” District Attorney Lisette Suder. “She made a difference — she made a difference No doubt Dianna Redmon by now would when she didn’t have to,” said Robert. “And that’s have figured out how to stitch her family’s story saying something.” together again, not remembering the one crucial Robert Ussery added that Dianna Redmon was piece of fabric needed to complete the picture was generous in her sharing of her gift of quilt-making, destroyed on a cold January day more than three customizing the lovely blankets so the recipient years ago.
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