The Clear Lake boating incident of 4-29-06 involving Russell Perdock has now gone national.

Boat U.S., a major boat owners association, recently ran a story on how the man at the tiller of a sail boat that was rammed by a power boat doing anywhere from 30 to 50 miles per hour is now standing trial for manslaughter.

Bismark Dinius has been charged because he was not able to navigate out of the way of the 24-foot Baja Outlaw captained by Perdock. Lynn Thornton died a few days after the collision in which the powered boat rammed and completely catapulted over the sailboat.

The story I read also reported details of how local law enforcement may have participated in covering up for Chief Deputy Sheriff Perdock. Local residents reported that their efforts to render eyewitness accounts were rebuffed by investigating officials if their story sounded detrimental to Perdock’s case.

Lake County citizens need no further recitation of these incidents that have been covered in their local media. I wanted to advise them that a legal defense fund for Bismark Dinius has been established at the Sierra Central Credit Union in Roseville.

Bob Cecile lives in Ferndale, Wash.

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