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A 41 YEAR-OLD SALINAS MAN HAS BEEN CONVICTED OF COMMITTING FORCIBLE ORAL COPULATION AND SEXUAL BATTERY WITH RESTRAINT. THE OWNER OF FIRST RESPONSE SECURITY, CESAR ENCISO, WAS FOUND GUILTY OF ASSAULTING A FEMALE SECURITY GUARD HE HAD HIRED, AFTER SHE COMPLAINED ABOUT HER WORKING CONDITIONS. ENCISO IS SCHEDULED TO BE SENTENCED TO UP TO 9 YEARS, WHEN HE RETURNS TO A MONTEREY COUNTY COURT ROOM JULY 23RD.
A MAN KNOWN FOR BEING THE “ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ALL THINGS AGRICULTURE” IN MONTEREY COUNTY HAS PASSED AWAY. 69 YEAR-OLD SALINAS RESIDENT JOHN INMAN DIED MONDAY, AFTER SUFFERING A STROKE ON SATURDAY. INMAN HAD WORKED AS A REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL AGRICULTURAL ENGINEER, FARM ADVISOR, AND AGRICULTURAL CONSULTANT….AND RECEIVED THE SALINAS VALLEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE’S ANNUAL AG LEADERSHIP AWARD IN 2001.
HE WAS ALSO A FOUNDING MEMBER OF THE MONTEREY COUNTY AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION, A MEMBER OF AG AGAINST HUNGER, AND HE LED THE SALINAS VALLEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE’S AG BUSINESS DAY TOURS FOR 29 YEARS.
INMAN IS SLATED TO BE CREMATED, AND A CELEBRATION OF HIS LIFE IS EXPECTED TO BE HELD NEXT MONTH.
A vegetation fire which broke out this morning in the Pebble Beach area, has been contained. Fire crews responded to a report of flames and smoke coming from Del Monte National Forest east of Robert Louis Stevenson School near Poppy Hills Golf Course around 11 a.m. this morning. The blaze was contained after burning roughly a quarter to half of an acre near the 3rd tee at Poppy Hills. No structures were damaged and no injuries were reported. The cause remains under investigation.
Fire crews in Monterey County are on the scene of a vegetation fire in the Pebble Beach area. Reports of flames and smoke were seen coming from the Del Monte National Forest near Stevenson School around 11 a.m. this morning. The fire is said to be located at Forest Lake Road near the Poppy Hills Golf Course, there are several golf links in that area surrounding the fire. Fire officials report one acre has burned so far, while the current extent of the blaze is unknown.
Charges will not be filed against a former Monterey County treasurer-tax collector candidate who’s been accused of violating the state election code by making a false statement. Complaints surfaced after the County’s Chief Deputy Auditor-Controller, Ron Holly violated an election code section, by claiming to be a lawyer while filing with the board of elections. Investigations proved that Holly never passed the bar exam and the school Holly claimed to attend, may have never existed. Holly was reported saying that he did have a law degree but from an unaccredited correspondence school instead. The D.A. decided to not file a charge since the issue was revealed to the public prior to the election and was discussed in the media. The infraction carries a maximum fine of $1,000.