A 29-year-old Medford woman was killed Tuesday in a single-car crash on Interstate 5 southbound near Yreka, California.
At 3:18 p.m., the California Highway Patrol Yreka Communications Center received.
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The brother of a man who was beaten in the Yreka Greenway and later died of his injuries told the 20-year-old responsible that although he s mad as hell at the situation, he doesn t want to see him spend the rest of his life in prison.
Noah William Smith, a Yreka-area transient, will spend a minimum of 16 to 17 years behind bars for beating 53-year-old Yreka s Joseph Hendricks on Feb. 24, as well as maliciously setting fire in the Montague area in July of 2020, said Siskiyou County District Attorney Kirk Andrus. What you did is insane, youngster, Montana Hendricks said to Smith during Tuesday s sentencing hearing in Yreka, adding that he wishes he d have been there for his brother on that fateful day. Find the good dude inside you and get past the darkness.
Man accused of Yreka Greenway murder surprises court with guilty plea
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A Yreka-area transient accused of murder surprised prosecutors on Tuesday when he changed his plea from not guilty to guilty midway through a preliminary hearing at the Siskiyou County Courthouse.
Noah William Smith, age 20, is accused of severely beating 53-year-old Yreka resident Joseph Hendricks on Feb. 24 in a homeless encampment in the Yreka Greenway. Hendricks later died of his injuries.
During Tuesday s preliminary hearing, Senior Deputy District Attorney Melissa Whetstine was preparing to present evidence when the defense handed a “plea form” to the judge, said Siskiyou County DA Kirk Andrus. Such forms are used for defendants to acknowledge that they understand their rights and to indicate a plea of guilty or no contest, Andrus explained.
YREKA, Calif. – A man is behind bars for allegedly killing another man in Yreka.
Police said on the evening of February 24, there was a reported stabbing at a transient camp on the Yreka Creek Greenway north of Oberlin Road.
When officers arrived at the scene, they reportedly found 53-year-old Joseph Wesley Hendricks on the ground with a significant amount of blood on his face. He wasn’t able to communicate with officers before he was hospitalized.
Near the camp, officers detained a suspect, identified as 20-year-old Noah William Smith. Police said Smith had blood on his face, shoes, shirt, and coveralls he was carrying.