SANTA CRUZ SENTINEL
THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 2013 B3
EXTRA
DEDICATION
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY’S
MOST WANTED
EDITOR’S NOTE: Each week the Sentinel publishes a list
of the ‘Most Wanted’ criminals in the county as determined
by local law enforcement. Agencies participating include the
four city police departments, the Sheriff’s Office, California
Highway Patrol, District Attorney’s Office and State Parks.
The information is provided by the Sheriff’s Office based on
active investigations and/or arrest warrants. If you have
information on anyone listed below, law enforcement asks
you to call 911.
JESSE PARSONS
WANTED: Escape
AGE: 35
DESCRIPTION: 5-foot-10, 165 pounds, brown
hair and blue eyes
RESIDENCE: Santa Cruz
DETAILS: Parsons is wanted for escaping the
Santa Cruz County Jail. He has six outstanding
warrants for his arrest.
AGENCY: Santa Cruz Sheriff’s Office
KEVIN JOHNSON/SENTINEL
SCOTTS VALLEY — Retired Scotts Valley Recreation Chief Conrad Sudduth takes a seat on a bench dedicated to him at Skypark
on Wednesday morning. The bench was bought by the Scotts Valley Advocates and has Sudduth’s name etched into its front.
COPS AND COURTS
grabbed money out of the cash register,
she said.
He handed the money to another
employee, for reasons Skalland said
she did not know, and left.
The Santa Cruz County Sheriff ’s
Sheriff’s deputies are looking for a Office has obtained a warrant for his
41-year-old Watsonville man who had arrest on suspicion of making criminal
two run-ins with his employer recently, threats and battery, she said.
deputies said.
Friday, 42-year-old Esteban Daniel Hernandez became irate when the B O U L D E R C R E E K
owner of Hansen’s Feed and Pet Supply on Freedom Boulevard asked him
about a shipment he failed to deliver,
deputy April Skalland said.
He grabbed a broom and smashed it
on the cash register, damaging only the
The Santa Cruz County Sheriff ’s
broom, and threatened the store owner Office on Wednesday identified a man
with the broom, Skalland said.
found beside the San Lorenzo River on
The owner told him to leave and later Saturday as 58-year-old Roger Gouron.
told him by phone that he no longer had
Gouron was a transient in the area,
a job there, she said.
deputy April Skalland said.
Hernandez returned Monday and
Investigators do not suspect foul play,
asked for his pay, Skalland said. When Skalland said.
the owner said he could not give it to
An autopsy will be performed this
him then, as the company’s accoun- week, she said.
tant was not there, Hernandez allegSheriff’s deputies were called in to
edly pushed the man out of the way and investigate about 4:15 p.m. Saturday
CORRALITOS
Feed store employee
threatens store owner
Body found along river
ID’d as Roger Gouron
after a passerby reported seeing a
body near Highway 9 and West Park
Avenue.
Deputies said then that Gouron was
known to frequent area campsites.
Man arrested for
exposing himself
A 47-year-old man was arrested Tuesday afternoon on suspicion of indecent
exposure after allegedly masturbating while standing astride his bike on
Soquel Drive, deputies said.
William Edward Newell was arrested after an off-duty California Highway
Patrol officer who was returning from
Aptos High School with her children
in the car saw him, deputy April Skalland said.
The children saw him as well, Skalland said.
Newell was identified, and when questioned, he said he had been scratching
himself, she said.
Continued from B1
tied up a couple, hid their
child, and threatened to
kill the father and rape the
mother. The men, on March
27, 2009, ransacked the home
and stole money, jewelry,
guns and a Lexus, according
to prosecutors.
The next chapter in the
Ainsworth saga came Nov.
29, 2010, when he was at
Dominican Hospital and
attacked a female deputy as
she tried to put his shackles
back on. Ainsworth stole
her gun, beat her, stunned
her with her Taser, invaded
WANTED: Possession of a controlled substance
and domestic violence
AGE: 30
DESCRIPTION: 5-foot-10, 170 pounds, black
hair and brown eyes
RESIDENCE: Santa Cruz
DETAILS: Gonzalez is wanted for possession of
a controlled substance and domestic violence.
AGENCY: Capitola Police Department
RICHARD MONJARAZ
WANTED: Parolee at large
AGE: 37
DESCRIPTION: 5-foot-6, 200 pounds, black hair
and brown eyes
RESIDENCE: Santa Cruz County
DETAILS: Monjaraz is on parole for possession
of felony narcotics. He has failed to comply with
the terms of his parole and a parole warrant was issued for his
arrest.
AGENCY: Santa Cruz Sheriff’s Office
CABRILLO
Continued from B1
RAINES
WANTED: Ayala is wanted for three outstanding
warrants.
AGE: 33
DESCRIPTION: 5-foot-4, 160 pounds, red hair
and brown eyes
RESIDENCE: Santa Cruz County
DETAILS: Ayala’s outstanding warrants consist of possession of
controlled substances, child endangerment, a felon in possession
of ammunition, probation violation and resisting arrest.
AGENCY: Santa Cruz Police Department
TOMAS GONZALEZ
APTOS
RALLY
Chrissann receives through
Laura’s job at UC Santa
Cruz are considered taxable
income, and cost the couple
$800 annually in taxes. The
pair spent about $1,000 to
merge their last names after
they wed, and are forced to
file federal income taxes separately.
“There are no rights that
are automatic for us,” Laura
said.
Same-sex couples were
not the only couples upset
with the inequities. Lisa
Chandley, who attended the
rally with her husband Sean
Collins, said they came to
support the right of their gay
friends to marry.
“I’m not feeling all that
well, but I wanted to make
an appearance,” Chandley
said from her wheelchair. “I
want to let people know that
they’re loved and that I love
them as well.”
The nation’s highest court
took on the issue of gay
marriage for the first time
on Tuesday when it heard
arguments regarding the
constitutionality of California’s ban on same-sex
marriage. California voters
approved Proposition 8 in
2008 to ban gay marriages.
A U.S. District Court ruled
that ban was unconstitutional in 2008, and the U.S. 9th
Court of Appeals made the
same decision in 2012.
We d n e s d ay, t h e n i n e
justices heard arguments
about the 1996 Defense of
Marriage Act, which bars
RAMIRO MEDINA
AYALA JR.
Continued from B1
MATTHEW HINTZ/SENTINEL
From a flag-adorned tree on the front lawn of Santa Cruz County Superior Court, Charlie Hammer
watches as Santa Cruz residents rally to show their support for same-sex marriage.
federal benefits to same-sex
couples. It was signed into
law by President Bill Clinton
who has reversed his position on the issue and publicly disavowed his decision
this month.
The Supreme Court ruling
is expected by June and the
decision has national implications. The Supreme Court
could rule that same-sex
marriages are constitutional
in all 50 states, or leave that
decision to individual states.
Although there has been
a lot of speculation on how
the court will rule, many at
the rally are optimistic that
same-sex marriages will be
allowed eventually.
“It’s inevitable that equality will happen,” said Santa
Cruz County Supervisor
Neal Coonerty, who attend-
ed the rally to show his support, adding that he hopes
the decision will come sooner rather than later. “There’s
been a change of public opinion (on same-sex marriages)
as well as legal challenges
over the past 20 years.”
Recent polls show that 58
percent of Americans believe
in marriage equality, said
Thomas Leavitt. “In California it’s 67 percent.”
Support for gay marriage
is even stronger in Santa
Cruz County, where more
than 70 percent of the voters
opposed Proposition 8, which
banned gay marriages.
Currently gay marriage
is legal in nine states —
Connecticut, Iowa, Maine,
Maryland, Massachusetts,
New Hampshire, New York,
Vermont and Washington —
and the District of Columbia.
Eight other states, including
California, allow same-sex
couples to enter into civil
unions or domestic partnerships. Same-sex marriages
are banned in 37 states.
The rally was planned by
the GLBT Alliance of Santa
Cruz County and the Diversity Center.
Gay marriages were legal
briefly in San Francisco when
then-Mayor Gavin Newsom began issuing marriage
licenses to same sex couples
in 2004. More than 18,000
same-sex marriages were
performed before California
voters approved Prop. 8.
Same-sex marriages are
legal in seven countries —
The Netherlands, Belgium.
Spain, Canada, South Africa,
Norway and Sweden.
a preschool and held a couple
hostage in their son’s home.
Ainsworth faces life in
prison, and is set for sentencing April 26; prosecutors say
he continues to try to devise
escape plans.
Tuesday, defense attorney
Tom Wallraff said the only
person who hasn’t blamed
Ainsworth for Raines’ actions
is Raines. Wallraff asked the
dozens in the room to stand.
“It’s important for Raines
to realize the support he
has,” he said. “This is a sad
day because Jyler is a good
man with promise.”
Burdick said Raines testified truthfully and held up
his end of the bargain. He
also noted the “incredibly
serious circumstances” of
the crime and the violence
inflicted on three people.
“OK, that’s the sentence
of Mr. Raines,” he concluded after several moments of
legal housekeeping, pausing
to catch his breath.
“Good luck,” he said.
“Thank you sir,” Raines
said.
Outside the courtroom,
Ra i n e s ’ fat h e r, S t o n ey
Godet, said his son stood up
and did the right thing, in the
end. Supporters cried and
prayed for help in “grieving
and moving forward,” led by
Godet, pastor of New Beginning Community Church on
Santa Cruz’s Eastside.
Tears ran down Godet’s
cheeks as he told the group
his son “understood life goes
on.” He asked them to write
when they could.
“He loves you and he
knows the Lord watches
over him,” Godet said.
Raines’ aunt, Angel Milhouse of Watsonville, whisperedthathernephewalways
had been “a real good kid.”
“He met up with that one
wrong person,” she said,
her cheeks wet with tears
as well.
Raines has 1,681 days credit for his jail time and will
have to serve 85 percent of
his remaining sentence.
Follow Sentinel reporter Cathy
Kelly at Twitter.com/cathykelly9
savings rates will vary.
Current bookstore staff,
all classified employees,
will be retained and work
the same number of hours
per week. In an email, Alta
Northcutt, president of
the classified employees
union, said members “are
certainly hopeful that business will pick up, which
will allow B&N to ... extend
their operating hours” and
offer more work to classified employees.
B&N College operates
hundreds of college and
university bookstores
across the county, and
negotiations at Cabrillo
started in fall 2012. The
bookstore has operated
in deficit mode for several
years, but as part of the
deal, B&N College will pay
a one-time fee of $150,000,
a commission of $158,700
this year, and at least
$300,000 per year for the
remainder of the five-year
contract.
ins said he did not know the
details of the new layout.
But the bookstore will
retain the Cabrillo College Bookstore name, and
students initially will likely notice little difference
in the day-to-day operations.
Some materials for the
spring semester and summer session had already
been ordered before the
deal was inked in December, and can’t be returned,
so students will not have
the full range of options
offered by B&N College
until the fall. That includes
the option to purchase
used textbooks — at what
Cabrillo officials say will
be steep discounts to compete with Amazon.com
and other online retailers. Preliminary figures
show students will have
an “aggregate savings of Follow Sentinel reporter Kimberly
25 to 50 percent,” he said, White on Twitter at Twitter.com/
but emphasized individual kwhite95066
SANTA CRUZ SENTINEL
THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 2013 B3
EXTRA
DEDICATION
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY’S
MOST WANTED
EDITOR’S NOTE: Each week the Sentinel publishes a list
of the ‘Most Wanted’ criminals in the county as determined
by local law enforcement. Agencies participating include the
four city police departments, the Sheriff’s Office, California
Highway Patrol, District Attorney’s Office and State Parks.
The information is provided by the Sheriff’s Office based on
active investigations and/or arrest warrants. If you have
information on anyone listed below, law enforcement asks
you to call 911.
JESSE PARSONS
WANTED: Escape
AGE: 35
DESCRIPTION: 5-foot-10, 165 pounds, brown
hair and blue eyes
RESIDENCE: Santa Cruz
DETAILS: Parsons is wanted for escaping the
Santa Cruz County Jail. He has six outstanding
warrants for his arrest.
AGENCY: Santa Cruz Sheriff’s Office
KEVIN JOHNSON/SENTINEL
SCOTTS VALLEY — Retired Scotts Valley Recreation Chief Conrad Sudduth takes a seat on a bench dedicated to him at Skypark
on Wednesday morning. The bench was bought by the Scotts Valley Advocates and has Sudduth’s name etched into its front.
COPS AND COURTS
grabbed money out of the cash register,
she said.
He handed the money to another
employee, for reasons Skalland said
she did not know, and left.
The Santa Cruz County Sheriff ’s
Sheriff’s deputies are looking for a Office has obtained a warrant for his
41-year-old Watsonville man who had arrest on suspicion of making criminal
two run-ins with his employer recently, threats and battery, she said.
deputies said.
Friday, 42-year-old Esteban Daniel Hernandez became irate when the B O U L D E R C R E E K
owner of Hansen’s Feed and Pet Supply on Freedom Boulevard asked him
about a shipment he failed to deliver,
deputy April Skalland said.
He grabbed a broom and smashed it
on the cash register, damaging only the
The Santa Cruz County Sheriff ’s
broom, and threatened the store owner Office on Wednesday identified a man
with the broom, Skalland said.
found beside the San Lorenzo River on
The owner told him to leave and later Saturday as 58-year-old Roger Gouron.
told him by phone that he no longer had
Gouron was a transient in the area,
a job there, she said.
deputy April Skalland said.
Hernandez returned Monday and
Investigators do not suspect foul play,
asked for his pay, Skalland said. When Skalland said.
the owner said he could not give it to
An autopsy will be performed this
him then, as the company’s accoun- week, she said.
tant was not there, Hernandez allegSheriff’s deputies were called in to
edly pushed the man out of the way and investigate about 4:15 p.m. Saturday
CORRALITOS
Feed store employee
threatens store owner
Body found along river
ID’d as Roger Gouron
after a passerby reported seeing a
body near Highway 9 and West Park
Avenue.
Deputies said then that Gouron was
known to frequent area campsites.
Man arrested for
exposing himself
A 47-year-old man was arrested Tuesday afternoon on suspicion of indecent
exposure after allegedly masturbating while standing astride his bike on
Soquel Drive, deputies said.
William Edward Newell was arrested after an off-duty California Highway
Patrol officer who was returning from
Aptos High School with her children
in the car saw him, deputy April Skalland said.
The children saw him as well, Skalland said.
Newell was identified, and when questioned, he said he had been scratching
himself, she said.
Continued from B1
tied up a couple, hid their
child, and threatened to
kill the father and rape the
mother. The men, on March
27, 2009, ransacked the home
and stole money, jewelry,
guns and a Lexus, according
to prosecutors.
The next chapter in the
Ainsworth saga came Nov.
29, 2010, when he was at
Dominican Hospital and
attacked a female deputy as
she tried to put his shackles
back on. Ainsworth stole
her gun, beat her, stunned
her with her Taser, invaded
WANTED: Possession of a controlled substance
and domestic violence
AGE: 30
DESCRIPTION: 5-foot-10, 170 pounds, black
hair and brown eyes
RESIDENCE: Santa Cruz
DETAILS: Gonzalez is wanted for possession of
a controlled substance and domestic violence.
AGENCY: Capitola Police Department
RICHARD MONJARAZ
WANTED: Parolee at large
AGE: 37
DESCRIPTION: 5-foot-6, 200 pounds, black hair
and brown eyes
RESIDENCE: Santa Cruz County
DETAILS: Monjaraz is on parole for possession
of felony narcotics. He has failed to comply with
the terms of his parole and a parole warrant was issued for his
arrest.
AGENCY: Santa Cruz Sheriff’s Office
CABRILLO
Continued from B1
RAINES
WANTED: Ayala is wanted for three outstanding
warrants.
AGE: 33
DESCRIPTION: 5-foot-4, 160 pounds, red hair
and brown eyes
RESIDENCE: Santa Cruz County
DETAILS: Ayala’s outstanding warrants consist of possession of
controlled substances, child endangerment, a felon in possession
of ammunition, probation violation and resisting arrest.
AGENCY: Santa Cruz Police Department
TOMAS GONZALEZ
APTOS
RALLY
Chrissann receives through
Laura’s job at UC Santa
Cruz are considered taxable
income, and cost the couple
$800 annually in taxes. The
pair spent about $1,000 to
merge their last names after
they wed, and are forced to
file federal income taxes separately.
“There are no rights that
are automatic for us,” Laura
said.
Same-sex couples were
not the only couples upset
with the inequities. Lisa
Chandley, who attended the
rally with her husband Sean
Collins, said they came to
support the right of their gay
friends to marry.
“I’m not feeling all that
well, but I wanted to make
an appearance,” Chandley
said from her wheelchair. “I
want to let people know that
they’re loved and that I love
them as well.”
The nation’s highest court
took on the issue of gay
marriage for the first time
on Tuesday when it heard
arguments regarding the
constitutionality of California’s ban on same-sex
marriage. California voters
approved Proposition 8 in
2008 to ban gay marriages.
A U.S. District Court ruled
that ban was unconstitutional in 2008, and the U.S. 9th
Court of Appeals made the
same decision in 2012.
We d n e s d ay, t h e n i n e
justices heard arguments
about the 1996 Defense of
Marriage Act, which bars
RAMIRO MEDINA
AYALA JR.
Continued from B1
MATTHEW HINTZ/SENTINEL
From a flag-adorned tree on the front lawn of Santa Cruz County Superior Court, Charlie Hammer
watches as Santa Cruz residents rally to show their support for same-sex marriage.
federal benefits to same-sex
couples. It was signed into
law by President Bill Clinton
who has reversed his position on the issue and publicly disavowed his decision
this month.
The Supreme Court ruling
is expected by June and the
decision has national implications. The Supreme Court
could rule that same-sex
marriages are constitutional
in all 50 states, or leave that
decision to individual states.
Although there has been
a lot of speculation on how
the court will rule, many at
the rally are optimistic that
same-sex marriages will be
allowed eventually.
“It’s inevitable that equality will happen,” said Santa
Cruz County Supervisor
Neal Coonerty, who attend-
ed the rally to show his support, adding that he hopes
the decision will come sooner rather than later. “There’s
been a change of public opinion (on same-sex marriages)
as well as legal challenges
over the past 20 years.”
Recent polls show that 58
percent of Americans believe
in marriage equality, said
Thomas Leavitt. “In California it’s 67 percent.”
Support for gay marriage
is even stronger in Santa
Cruz County, where more
than 70 percent of the voters
opposed Proposition 8, which
banned gay marriages.
Currently gay marriage
is legal in nine states —
Connecticut, Iowa, Maine,
Maryland, Massachusetts,
New Hampshire, New York,
Vermont and Washington —
and the District of Columbia.
Eight other states, including
California, allow same-sex
couples to enter into civil
unions or domestic partnerships. Same-sex marriages
are banned in 37 states.
The rally was planned by
the GLBT Alliance of Santa
Cruz County and the Diversity Center.
Gay marriages were legal
briefly in San Francisco when
then-Mayor Gavin Newsom began issuing marriage
licenses to same sex couples
in 2004. More than 18,000
same-sex marriages were
performed before California
voters approved Prop. 8.
Same-sex marriages are
legal in seven countries —
The Netherlands, Belgium.
Spain, Canada, South Africa,
Norway and Sweden.
a preschool and held a couple
hostage in their son’s home.
Ainsworth faces life in
prison, and is set for sentencing April 26; prosecutors say
he continues to try to devise
escape plans.
Tuesday, defense attorney
Tom Wallraff said the only
person who hasn’t blamed
Ainsworth for Raines’ actions
is Raines. Wallraff asked the
dozens in the room to stand.
“It’s important for Raines
to realize the support he
has,” he said. “This is a sad
day because Jyler is a good
man with promise.”
Burdick said Raines testified truthfully and held up
his end of the bargain. He
also noted the “incredibly
serious circumstances” of
the crime and the violence
inflicted on three people.
“OK, that’s the sentence
of Mr. Raines,” he concluded after several moments of
legal housekeeping, pausing
to catch his breath.
“Good luck,” he said.
“Thank you sir,” Raines
said.
Outside the courtroom,
Ra i n e s ’ fat h e r, S t o n ey
Godet, said his son stood up
and did the right thing, in the
end. Supporters cried and
prayed for help in “grieving
and moving forward,” led by
Godet, pastor of New Beginning Community Church on
Santa Cruz’s Eastside.
Tears ran down Godet’s
cheeks as he told the group
his son “understood life goes
on.” He asked them to write
when they could.
“He loves you and he
knows the Lord watches
over him,” Godet said.
Raines’ aunt, Angel Milhouse of Watsonville, whisperedthathernephewalways
had been “a real good kid.”
“He met up with that one
wrong person,” she said,
her cheeks wet with tears
as well.
Raines has 1,681 days credit for his jail time and will
have to serve 85 percent of
his remaining sentence.
Follow Sentinel reporter Cathy
Kelly at Twitter.com/cathykelly9
savings rates will vary.
Current bookstore staff,
all classified employees,
will be retained and work
the same number of hours
per week. In an email, Alta
Northcutt, president of
the classified employees
union, said members “are
certainly hopeful that business will pick up, which
will allow B&N to ... extend
their operating hours” and
offer more work to classified employees.
B&N College operates
hundreds of college and
university bookstores
across the county, and
negotiations at Cabrillo
started in fall 2012. The
bookstore has operated
in deficit mode for several
years, but as part of the
deal, B&N College will pay
a one-time fee of $150,000,
a commission of $158,700
this year, and at least
$300,000 per year for the
remainder of the five-year
contract.
ins said he did not know the
details of the new layout.
But the bookstore will
retain the Cabrillo College Bookstore name, and
students initially will likely notice little difference
in the day-to-day operations.
Some materials for the
spring semester and summer session had already
been ordered before the
deal was inked in December, and can’t be returned,
so students will not have
the full range of options
offered by B&N College
until the fall. That includes
the option to purchase
used textbooks — at what
Cabrillo officials say will
be steep discounts to compete with Amazon.com
and other online retailers. Preliminary figures
show students will have
an “aggregate savings of Follow Sentinel reporter Kimberly
25 to 50 percent,” he said, White on Twitter at Twitter.com/
but emphasized individual kwhite95066
Santa Cruz Sentinel
EXTRA
THURSDAY March 28, 2013
Highway 9
reopening
slated for
early April
Q
We just had to laugh when
last week we saw in your
column about Highway 9 work at
Glen Arbor Road: “Scratch that
July 31 date,” said Susana Cruz
of Caltrans. “The actual date is
March 29.”
We immediately started taking
bets on the March
29 date. Nobody
bet on March 29
and just one week
later we hear:
“Traffic controls
have been in
place 24 hours
a day since the
project began in
RAMONA
September. They
TURNER
will continue
Street Smarts
through early
April. Delays of up to 15 minutes
should be expected.”
Hmmm ... I am beginning to
think July 31 is a good date to bet
on!
It is absurd that they have
taken this long to fix our major
connection to Santa Cruz. It
has gotten so bad, especially
on weekends, that we always
take one of the alternate
routes, which by the by are
experiencing extra wear and
tear due to the increased traffic
load.
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SAME-SEX MARRIAGE
Marriage equality backers rally in SC
By TERRI MORGAN
newsroom@santacruzsentinel.com
SANTA CRUZ — Supporters
of same-sex marriage gathered in
downtown Santa Cruz Wednesday evening to rally for “Lighting
the Way to Justice for Marriage
Equality.”
A crowd of about 200 people,
many clad in red, gathered on the
steps of Santa Cruz County Superior Court to listen to speakers,
then marched to the Town Clock.
The event followed two days of
arguments about gay marriage
before the U.S. Supreme Court.
The event was sponsored by
the GLBT Alliance of Santa Cruz
County and The Diversity Center.
Laura McCann and her wife
Chrissann McCann said they
were motivated to attend the
rally in support of freedom to
marry for all.
“We just want the same rights
as everyone else,” Laura McCann
said.
The two committed themselves
to each other during a wedding
ceremony in 2007, and entered
into a civil union in Vermont later that year. In 2008, when gay
marriages were legal in California, they wed for the third time.
Despite that, their marriage is
not recognized by the federal government, causing them expensive
hassles. The health care benefits
MATTHEW HINTZ/SENTINEL
SEE RALLY ON B3
Residents line the steps in front of Santa Cruz County Superior Court on
Tuesday evening.
Bookstore’s next chapter
CABRILLO COLLEGE: Store clears out inventory before Barnes & Noble subsidiary takes over April 8
CURT ANTOS, Ben Lomond
A
The recent rain pushed the
“reopening of Highway 9
to two lanes back about a week,
to Saturday, April 6,” said Colin
Jones, Caltrans spokesman.
“Overall, it was a mild winter and
Caltrans has worked closely with
the contractor to expedite the
bridge and roadwork so traffic
in the Santa Cruz Mountain
community could return to
normal as soon as possible.”
Even after the highway
reopens, the landscaping portion
of the project will continue for a
year.
“Caltrans really appreciates
the community’s patience and
understanding,” Jones said.
“We know it’s been a difficult
traffic situation for them. But
this project was very important
for the long-term stability of the
highway.”
SVPD REVIVES MOTORCYCLE
TRAINING COURSE
The Scotts Valley Police
Department is revving up its
motorcycle safety training
course 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday
in the Scotts Valley High School
parking lot, 555 Glenwood
Drive.
Slots are still available for
experienced riders who would
like to brush up on their skills
under the direction of six
current and former police
officers with more than 100
combined years of motorcycle
riding experience.
Cost is $250, which includes a
T-shirt, lunch and a certificate of
completion.
The department began offering
the classes last year as a way
to increase safety on the road,
as well as raise money for the
Scotts Valley Peace Officers
Association’s Cops ’N Rodders
antique car show and a separate
police motorcycle competition
July 20-21.
Proceeds from those events
go to youth scholarships, sports
equipment for schools and
events, including Sober Grad
Night.
Riders must come with
their own Caltrans-approved
motorcycle helmet, glasses, fullfingered gloves, ankle-high boots,
proof of auto insurance and M1
endorsement.
For information on the training
course, visit www.motorsquad.
net.
KEVIN JOHNSON/SENTINEL
College students mingle under a bookshelf with sale signs at the Cabrillo College Bookstore in Aptos on Wednesday. The bookstore is clearing out
its merchandise before B&N takes over next week.
By KIMBERLY WHITE
kwhite@santacruzsentinel.com
KEVIN JOHNSON/SENTINEL
Shoppers browse through piles of sweatshirts, baseball caps and Tshirts in the Cabrillo College Bookstore in Aptos on Wednesday. The
college bookstore is holding a sale to clear out its inventory before
next week.
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LOS GATOS HOME INVASION
SC man gets 24 years in prison for 2009 robbery
By CATHY KELLY
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APTOS — While students enjoy time off during next
week’s spring break, a flurry of activity will be taking
place inside the Cabrillo College Bookstore, which will
be under full B&N College management when classes
resume April 8.
The bookstore is closed on Fridays, but clothing, paper
greeting cards and other merchandise are being offered
at steep discounts through the end of the day Thursday. Staff needs to clear out those items to make way
for product replacements under the recently inked deal
with B&N College, the academic subsidiary of Barnes &
Noble, said Michael Robins, Cabrillo’s director of purchasing, contracts and risk management.
Asked what kind of reaction he’s gotten from students
so far, he said the “only reaction I’ve been getting is, ‘Woohoo on all the sales.’ ”
The bookstore will be closed next week, and Cabrillo’s
IT department will spend that time working with B&N
College to inventory merchandise and reorganize, and
install new computer and cash register systems. Rob-
ckelly@santacruzsentinel.com
SANTA CRUZ — In a tearful
hearing punctuated by his apology, a Santa Cruz man who committed a 2009 home invasion robbery with the now-infamous jail
escapee Maurice Ainsworth was
sentenced Wednesday to 24 years
in prison.
Jyler Alexander Raines, 23,
spoke at his sentencing hearing
for robbery and weapons charges
while standing tall and expressionless in the inmate box in
court, wearing orange jail-issue
clothing.
“I want to express to everybody my remorse and sorrow,”
he said. “I hope they can forgive
me. I’m sorry.”
The courtroom was full of family and other supporters of the for-
mer Harbor High
football player,
many in tears, as
Judge Paul Burdick imposed the
sentenced that
had been agreed
upon earlier in a
plea agreement. RAINES
Everyone
looked somber sending Raines
to prison.
The victims of Raines’ home
invasion, however, remain terrified, prosecutors have said
recently, and they were not in
attendance.
The sentence came four years
to the day after Raines and Ainsworth entered the Los Gatosarea home, allegedly under a
plan hatched by Ainsworth, and
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THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 2013 B3
EXTRA
DEDICATION
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY’S
MOST WANTED
EDITOR’S NOTE: Each week the Sentinel publishes a list
of the ‘Most Wanted’ criminals in the county as determined
by local law enforcement. Agencies participating include the
four city police departments, the Sheriff’s Office, California
Highway Patrol, District Attorney’s Office and State Parks.
The information is provided by the Sheriff’s Office based on
active investigations and/or arrest warrants. If you have
information on anyone listed below, law enforcement asks
you to call 911.
JESSE PARSONS
WANTED: Escape
AGE: 35
DESCRIPTION: 5-foot-10, 165 pounds, brown
hair and blue eyes
RESIDENCE: Santa Cruz
DETAILS: Parsons is wanted for escaping the
Santa Cruz County Jail. He has six outstanding
warrants for his arrest.
AGENCY: Santa Cruz Sheriff’s Office
KEVIN JOHNSON/SENTINEL
SCOTTS VALLEY — Retired Scotts Valley Recreation Chief Conrad Sudduth takes a seat on a bench dedicated to him at Skypark
on Wednesday morning. The bench was bought by the Scotts Valley Advocates and has Sudduth’s name etched into its front.
COPS AND COURTS
grabbed money out of the cash register,
she said.
He handed the money to another
employee, for reasons Skalland said
she did not know, and left.
The Santa Cruz County Sheriff ’s
Sheriff’s deputies are looking for a Office has obtained a warrant for his
41-year-old Watsonville man who had arrest on suspicion of making criminal
two run-ins with his employer recently, threats and battery, she said.
deputies said.
Friday, 42-year-old Esteban Daniel Hernandez became irate when the B O U L D E R C R E E K
owner of Hansen’s Feed and Pet Supply on Freedom Boulevard asked him
about a shipment he failed to deliver,
deputy April Skalland said.
He grabbed a broom and smashed it
on the cash register, damaging only the
The Santa Cruz County Sheriff ’s
broom, and threatened the store owner Office on Wednesday identified a man
with the broom, Skalland said.
found beside the San Lorenzo River on
The owner told him to leave and later Saturday as 58-year-old Roger Gouron.
told him by phone that he no longer had
Gouron was a transient in the area,
a job there, she said.
deputy April Skalland said.
Hernandez returned Monday and
Investigators do not suspect foul play,
asked for his pay, Skalland said. When Skalland said.
the owner said he could not give it to
An autopsy will be performed this
him then, as the company’s accoun- week, she said.
tant was not there, Hernandez allegSheriff’s deputies were called in to
edly pushed the man out of the way and investigate about 4:15 p.m. Saturday
CORRALITOS
Feed store employee
threatens store owner
Body found along river
ID’d as Roger Gouron
after a passerby reported seeing a
body near Highway 9 and West Park
Avenue.
Deputies said then that Gouron was
known to frequent area campsites.
Man arrested for
exposing himself
A 47-year-old man was arrested Tuesday afternoon on suspicion of indecent
exposure after allegedly masturbating while standing astride his bike on
Soquel Drive, deputies said.
William Edward Newell was arrested after an off-duty California Highway
Patrol officer who was returning from
Aptos High School with her children
in the car saw him, deputy April Skalland said.
The children saw him as well, Skalland said.
Newell was identified, and when questioned, he said he had been scratching
himself, she said.
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tied up a couple, hid their
child, and threatened to
kill the father and rape the
mother. The men, on March
27, 2009, ransacked the home
and stole money, jewelry,
guns and a Lexus, according
to prosecutors.
The next chapter in the
Ainsworth saga came Nov.
29, 2010, when he was at
Dominican Hospital and
attacked a female deputy as
she tried to put his shackles
back on. Ainsworth stole
her gun, beat her, stunned
her with her Taser, invaded
WANTED: Possession of a controlled substance
and domestic violence
AGE: 30
DESCRIPTION: 5-foot-10, 170 pounds, black
hair and brown eyes
RESIDENCE: Santa Cruz
DETAILS: Gonzalez is wanted for possession of
a controlled substance and domestic violence.
AGENCY: Capitola Police Department
RICHARD MONJARAZ
WANTED: Parolee at large
AGE: 37
DESCRIPTION: 5-foot-6, 200 pounds, black hair
and brown eyes
RESIDENCE: Santa Cruz County
DETAILS: Monjaraz is on parole for possession
of felony narcotics. He has failed to comply with
the terms of his parole and a parole warrant was issued for his
arrest.
AGENCY: Santa Cruz Sheriff’s Office
CABRILLO
Continued from B1
RAINES
WANTED: Ayala is wanted for three outstanding
warrants.
AGE: 33
DESCRIPTION: 5-foot-4, 160 pounds, red hair
and brown eyes
RESIDENCE: Santa Cruz County
DETAILS: Ayala’s outstanding warrants consist of possession of
controlled substances, child endangerment, a felon in possession
of ammunition, probation violation and resisting arrest.
AGENCY: Santa Cruz Police Department
TOMAS GONZALEZ
APTOS
RALLY
Chrissann receives through
Laura’s job at UC Santa
Cruz are considered taxable
income, and cost the couple
$800 annually in taxes. The
pair spent about $1,000 to
merge their last names after
they wed, and are forced to
file federal income taxes separately.
“There are no rights that
are automatic for us,” Laura
said.
Same-sex couples were
not the only couples upset
with the inequities. Lisa
Chandley, who attended the
rally with her husband Sean
Collins, said they came to
support the right of their gay
friends to marry.
“I’m not feeling all that
well, but I wanted to make
an appearance,” Chandley
said from her wheelchair. “I
want to let people know that
they’re loved and that I love
them as well.”
The nation’s highest court
took on the issue of gay
marriage for the first time
on Tuesday when it heard
arguments regarding the
constitutionality of California’s ban on same-sex
marriage. California voters
approved Proposition 8 in
2008 to ban gay marriages.
A U.S. District Court ruled
that ban was unconstitutional in 2008, and the U.S. 9th
Court of Appeals made the
same decision in 2012.
We d n e s d ay, t h e n i n e
justices heard arguments
about the 1996 Defense of
Marriage Act, which bars
RAMIRO MEDINA
AYALA JR.
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MATTHEW HINTZ/SENTINEL
From a flag-adorned tree on the front lawn of Santa Cruz County Superior Court, Charlie Hammer
watches as Santa Cruz residents rally to show their support for same-sex marriage.
federal benefits to same-sex
couples. It was signed into
law by President Bill Clinton
who has reversed his position on the issue and publicly disavowed his decision
this month.
The Supreme Court ruling
is expected by June and the
decision has national implications. The Supreme Court
could rule that same-sex
marriages are constitutional
in all 50 states, or leave that
decision to individual states.
Although there has been
a lot of speculation on how
the court will rule, many at
the rally are optimistic that
same-sex marriages will be
allowed eventually.
“It’s inevitable that equality will happen,” said Santa
Cruz County Supervisor
Neal Coonerty, who attend-
ed the rally to show his support, adding that he hopes
the decision will come sooner rather than later. “There’s
been a change of public opinion (on same-sex marriages)
as well as legal challenges
over the past 20 years.”
Recent polls show that 58
percent of Americans believe
in marriage equality, said
Thomas Leavitt. “In California it’s 67 percent.”
Support for gay marriage
is even stronger in Santa
Cruz County, where more
than 70 percent of the voters
opposed Proposition 8, which
banned gay marriages.
Currently gay marriage
is legal in nine states —
Connecticut, Iowa, Maine,
Maryland, Massachusetts,
New Hampshire, New York,
Vermont and Washington —
and the District of Columbia.
Eight other states, including
California, allow same-sex
couples to enter into civil
unions or domestic partnerships. Same-sex marriages
are banned in 37 states.
The rally was planned by
the GLBT Alliance of Santa
Cruz County and the Diversity Center.
Gay marriages were legal
briefly in San Francisco when
then-Mayor Gavin Newsom began issuing marriage
licenses to same sex couples
in 2004. More than 18,000
same-sex marriages were
performed before California
voters approved Prop. 8.
Same-sex marriages are
legal in seven countries —
The Netherlands, Belgium.
Spain, Canada, South Africa,
Norway and Sweden.
a preschool and held a couple
hostage in their son’s home.
Ainsworth faces life in
prison, and is set for sentencing April 26; prosecutors say
he continues to try to devise
escape plans.
Tuesday, defense attorney
Tom Wallraff said the only
person who hasn’t blamed
Ainsworth for Raines’ actions
is Raines. Wallraff asked the
dozens in the room to stand.
“It’s important for Raines
to realize the support he
has,” he said. “This is a sad
day because Jyler is a good
man with promise.”
Burdick said Raines testified truthfully and held up
his end of the bargain. He
also noted the “incredibly
serious circumstances” of
the crime and the violence
inflicted on three people.
“OK, that’s the sentence
of Mr. Raines,” he concluded after several moments of
legal housekeeping, pausing
to catch his breath.
“Good luck,” he said.
“Thank you sir,” Raines
said.
Outside the courtroom,
Ra i n e s ’ fat h e r, S t o n ey
Godet, said his son stood up
and did the right thing, in the
end. Supporters cried and
prayed for help in “grieving
and moving forward,” led by
Godet, pastor of New Beginning Community Church on
Santa Cruz’s Eastside.
Tears ran down Godet’s
cheeks as he told the group
his son “understood life goes
on.” He asked them to write
when they could.
“He loves you and he
knows the Lord watches
over him,” Godet said.
Raines’ aunt, Angel Milhouse of Watsonville, whisperedthathernephewalways
had been “a real good kid.”
“He met up with that one
wrong person,” she said,
her cheeks wet with tears
as well.
Raines has 1,681 days credit for his jail time and will
have to serve 85 percent of
his remaining sentence.
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savings rates will vary.
Current bookstore staff,
all classified employees,
will be retained and work
the same number of hours
per week. In an email, Alta
Northcutt, president of
the classified employees
union, said members “are
certainly hopeful that business will pick up, which
will allow B&N to ... extend
their operating hours” and
offer more work to classified employees.
B&N College operates
hundreds of college and
university bookstores
across the county, and
negotiations at Cabrillo
started in fall 2012. The
bookstore has operated
in deficit mode for several
years, but as part of the
deal, B&N College will pay
a one-time fee of $150,000,
a commission of $158,700
this year, and at least
$300,000 per year for the
remainder of the five-year
contract.
ins said he did not know the
details of the new layout.
But the bookstore will
retain the Cabrillo College Bookstore name, and
students initially will likely notice little difference
in the day-to-day operations.
Some materials for the
spring semester and summer session had already
been ordered before the
deal was inked in December, and can’t be returned,
so students will not have
the full range of options
offered by B&N College
until the fall. That includes
the option to purchase
used textbooks — at what
Cabrillo officials say will
be steep discounts to compete with Amazon.com
and other online retailers. Preliminary figures
show students will have
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