An investigation into the shooting of a murder suspect in Corning on Dec. 11 concluded the incident was justifiable under the fleeing felon rule, said Red Bluff Police Chief Kyle Sanders.
The Tehama County District Attorneyâs Office has been tasked with investigating the shooting of Elfego Chavez Acevedo, 37, of Red Bluff who, wanted on a murder charge in the Aug. 3 death of Arturo Eugene Bent III, was in a six-hour standoff with law enforcement in Corning on the day he was shot by the Red Bluff police officer with a department-issued rifle.
âUnder common law the fleeing felon rule permits the use of deadly force against a felon who is clearly in flight from apprehension,â Sanders added on Friday, Dec. 18.
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Tehama-Glenn Cal fire put out an early morning vegetation fire burning in the Rancho Tehama Reserve Thursday.
Posted: Dec 10, 2020 7:45 AM
Updated: Dec 10, 2020 9:03 AM
Posted By: Brayden Crosswhite
TEHAMA COUNTY, Calif. - Tehama-Glenn Cal Fire worked to put out the so-called Pistol Fire, burning in the Rancho Tehama Reserve. Cal Fire reps say the fire started at the Pistol Point crossing around 1:59 a.m. Thursday.
The fire burned about 12.5 acres. The Fire is now fully contained. Cal Fire says the cause of the fire is under investigation.
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