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6A •Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011
JUSTICE, from page 1A
a man who can't speak for
himself. And they have the
attention of the county's
criminal justice leaders.
Sheriff Greg t;agwood
and District Attorney David
Hollister have separately
traveled to Greenville on
their days off to meet with
the Justice 4 Jarold advo-
cates.
Hollister most recently
met with the group Nov. 12.
Hagwood made the initial
Greenville visit two Weeks
earlier. Hollister said that
the case remains open, but
there currently isn't enough
evidence to file charges.
"What I am bound by is the
evidence in front of me. I
can't speculate on what
occurred. I cannot say, 'Well,
this might have happened,'"
Hollister told seven members
of Justice 4 Jarold during the
Saturday morning meeting.
"What I need is reliable,
admissible evidence. I don't
believe there is sufficient
evidence to charge this case
right now."
The fight
According to evidence, the
fight happened during a
night of drinking in a wooded
area about 60 yards behind
the residence of 125 Bidwell
St. in Greenville.
On that Thursday night,
Sept. 8, Hovland was found
covered in blood. Deputies
said when they arrived
Hovland was being helped by
a man who claimed he heard
a disturbance and came to
check it out,
"The deputy says Jarold is
clearly in distress," ttollister
said. "His head and face are
severely swollen. He's got
blood and clear liquid coming
out. It's very serious."
The man who had rolled
Hovland on his side to keep
him from choking on his
own blood later admitted to
investigators that he was
at the scene during the fight.
He said he originally lied
because he had a criminal
record and thought he might
• get in trouble.
The man who was allegedly
struck by Hovland admitted
he fought with him. Another
man admitted he was present
during the fight.
Those three men, Who were
extensively questioned by
detectives, are the only
witnesses.
"There are no new witnesses.
Nobody who is going to pop
out from behind a tree
and say, 'I saw it,'" sheriff's
Detective Steve Peay said.
• "There's really nothing new
other than if Jarold ever
remembers. And I don't
believe he is ever going to
remember .... He might, but I
doubt it."
Hagwood praised Peay and
his detectives for quickly
conducting the investigation
under challenging condi-
tions. One of the three men
questioned is deaf and re-
quired an interpreter. And
some of the men's original
statements were conflicting.
"At the onset of the investi-
gation, the people involved
were either uncooperative or
dishonest, or some measure
of both," Hagwood said.
'Tm very pleased with the
job that Steve and his group
did. Under some really, zhal-
lenging circumstances and in
very short order, they were
able to kind of figure out the
who, what, where, why and
when of the entire thing,
which was no small task."
"He's never going to be
the man he was."
Mina Admire
Justice 4 Jarold
Justice 4 Jarold
Hovland's supporters say
medical evidence proves
there was more than one
personattacking him.
"Bruising on his neck
makes it appear he was
choked," supporter Melanie
Pellerin said.
"That says it was more than
one person. One person could
not choke and (at the same
time) deliver the kind of
blows that he received. There
was more than one person.
That would not be self-
defense. Self-defense is not
three people or two people on
one:"
Pellerin added there was
no blood on lh)vland's shoes
or lower body. She said that
could only mean the damag-
ing blows were delivered
after he was on the ground.
Hollister said it's possible
that two or three people
could have beaten Hovland.
But he said there simply isn't
enough evidence to prove it.
He said without proof a
jury would be left to specu-
late. lie said that wouldn't
provide justice for anyone.
"Because of the degree of
this crime, we don't get to
skip s.teps," tlollister told
Hovland's supporters. "Do we
prosecute the wrong persor
because we think this is so
horrible? ... Because a group
really wants us to? I would
suggest to you: no."
No arrest
"Could we have made an
arrest? Possibly," Peay said.
"But we didn't have all the
facts at the time. Because
it was questionable, we
submitted it to the district
attorney's office for review."
The district attorney's
review found that, while the
information was thorough,
it wasn't enough to press
charges even if an arrest had
been made.
"I will say at the outset,
I think the sheriffs office did
a very good job," Hollister
said.
"We (in the district attor-
ney's office) are a little bit
different than the sheriff's
office. When the sheriff's
office or CHP arrests some-
body, what they are deter-
mining is: There is probable
cause to believe a crime
exists. Period.
"They don't factor in
potential defenses at trial.
They don't have the higher
trial standard of proof
beyond a reasonable doubt.
Those are things that we
have to factor in to charge a
case."
Hollister said the biggest
question is: Who would be
charged?
"As far as the case that was
turned over to me, the idea
that there were multiple
attackers is not in the packet
(from the sheriff's office),"
Hollister said. "The idea that
there were weapons used was
not in the packet."
No prejudice
Hollister said he has dealt
with Hovland in court many
times. Hovland has been.in
the county jail 10 times since
2007.
Despite that criminal his-
tory, Hollister said he has
no hard feelings toward
Hovland.
"My first interaction with
him, he was in custody,"
Hollister said. "And when
judge (Ira Kaufman) was
reading him his rights,
Jarold says: 'Ira, this isn't my
first rodeo.' I just thought
that was classic. So I've had
kind of a soft spot in my
heart for Jarold and his
approach.
"The flip side of that is
Jarold's past is a part of
the analysis. It has to be,"
Hollister told Hovland's
supporters. "The )ury in-
structions require it. The law
requires it, Jarold's got some-
thing of a reputation for some
level of violence. We have to
factor the jury is going to
hear all of Jarold's past."
Hovland's recovery
After nearly two months in
a coma, Hovland is slowly
making some strides.
His friends said his brain
injury is called diffuse axonal
injury. Admire said Hovland
"right now has the impulse
control about the level of a
3- or 4-year-old."
"It's tough to see this
vivacious, lively, animated,
quick-witted individual re-
duced to a 3- or 4-year-old
mentality," Admire said. "I
have to tell you that going to
see him was absolutely gut-
wrenching and I put it off as
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long as I could. He's never
going to be the man he was."
His friends say Hovland has
no memory of the events of
Sept. 8. If he does eventually
remember, it could impact
the case.
Hovland's supporters said
they are trying to keep
visitors from telling him
what happened. They don't
want Hovland to remember
the events as they were told
to him. They want him to
eventually remember on his
own.
"We don't talk to Jarold
about it," Admire said. "One
person did and we imme-
diately let him know that is
unacceptable and let him
know that he has probably
compromised this case."
The case remains open
The sheriff and district
attorney emphasized the im-
portance of people giving
them information about the
case as soonas they hear it.
The Justice 4 Jarold group
said it plans to help Hovland
get justice, no matter how
long it takes.
"We will continue to cam-
paign for Jarold," Admire
told Hollister. "It's incredible
that you and Sheriff Hag-
wood were both willing to
take a Saturday and come to
meet with us. We are so
grateful.
"We do understand where
you are coming from. We just
want to make sure you know
who we are and where we are
coming from.
"We absolutely love this
man. And we love our com-
munity. Are there elements
that don't belong here?
Absolutely.
"If we see anything, or hear
anything, we will let Sheriff
Hagw0od know immediately."
HUMBUG, from page 1A
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Maidu: Healing the land and
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Maidu propose to manage
lands, 10/1/08
County joins Maidu in quest
for social justice, 11/4/09
Maidu and Forest Service vie
for same PG&E land,
, 9/16/2010
DFG has plans for Humbug
Valley, 12/15/2010
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JAILED, from page 1A
b'oth parents and kids of
prescription drug abuse."
Hollister said Maughan gave
the boy 30 pills commonly
used to treat anxiety. The drug
is marketed under the trade
name Klonopin.
He said the boy was
supposed to sell the drugs,
most likely to schoolmates.
However, for reasons
unknown, the boy became
distraught and ingested all 30
pills in an apparent suicide
attempt sometime during the
evening of Monday, Nov. 14.
The boy's mother found
him at his residence shortly
after 7 a.m. the following day.
He was flown to Renown,
where he remains.
Maughan was arrested at
10 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 15.
At the district attorney's
request, Maughan's bail
was raised to $80,000 during
her Thursday, Nov. 17, court
appearance.
She is scheduled to return
to court Wednesday, Nov. 23,
for a pre-trial conference.
Maughan is being held in
the Plumas County Jail.
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