PG and E

I guess a thought about PG&E as to these recent fires: There were high winds in the forecast. Would it not be a good idea to shut down power preemptively? Everyone would complain I am sure, but on the other hand

Minimal inconvenience

ICE lodged a detainer against Jesus Gonzalez with Sonoma County jail officials on October 16, following his arrest on felony charges for maliciously setting fire to a property. This is especially troubling in light of the massive wildfires already devastating the region. Over the past year, ICE has lodged detainers against Mr. Gonzalez after four separate arrests by Sonoma County on various felony and misdemeanor charges. ICE was never notified of Mr. Gonzalez' various releases. Additionally, Mr. Gonzales has been returned to his home country of Mexico on two separate occasions.

BIRMINGHAM, AL (WBRC) -
Two men who set fire to several churches want out of prison early. Attorneys for Matthew Cloyd and Benjamin Mosely were in court Thursday morning to ask a judge to release them before their sentences are up.

Mosely and Cloyd were convicted of setting fire to nine Alabama churches in 2006. Five of those fires were in Bibb County. Later, they set fire to four more churches in west Alabama to throw investigators off the trail.

Both men eventually plead guilty to state and federal charges. When their federal sentences ended last year, they started serving time in state prison.

Mosely said "hi" to Bibb County Sheirff Keith Hannah and nothing else as deputies led him into the courthouse on Thursday. Once inside, he read a letter to Circuit Judge Marvin Wiggins and others inside the court.

Mosley apologized to the churches he burned and the families he hurt.

But Bibb County District attorney Michael Jackson didn't buy it.

"His whole thing is a con. If you really want to take responsibility then you will serve the full amount of your time," Jackson said.

Jackson opposes any early release. An earlier hearing on the same matter was cancelled in August when the sides could not agree on a deal.

"These aren't nice young men. They burnt churches. That's one of the worst things you can do and I'm going to keep fighting to make sure they stay in prison," Jackson said today.

If they are not granted an early release, they will remain in state custody until 2017. A third church arsonist, Russell Debusk, who participated in the first five church arsons, was released early from prison last year.

Judge Wiggins took the request under advisement and could issue a ruling at a later time.

Gonzalez walked away from the fire as the officers approached, Harris said.

Some homeless people who knew Gonzalez said that he had a habit of setting fire to brush along the creek bed.

ICE sent a detainer requesting the Sheriff’s Office hold Gonzalez for 48 hours past his scheduled release time. However, this detainer is not signed by a judge so the Sheriff’s Office cannot legally honor it. Multiple Federal court cases have determined these administrative detainers are unconstitutional. Notably, the Miranda-Olivares v. Clackamas County case found administrative detainers are an unreasonable seizure and, therefore, are a violation of the Fourth Amendment. ICE has the ability to obtain a warrant for anyone they are interested in like we do every day in this county. If ICE obtains a warrant I can legally hold the person and would be happy to do so