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The California Highway Patrol’s Clear Lake Area office confirmed that Angelina Guillen, 31, died on Monday.
The CHP said that on Sunday afternoon shortly after 3 p.m. Guillen was driving her 2009 Jeep Liberty eastbound on Highway 175 in Cobb, just west of Highway 29 when, when her Jeep went off the road, hitting a power pole and two trees.
Guillen was wearing her seat belt when the crash occurred. She was reported to have been trapped in the Jeep and had to be extricated by firefighters, based on incident radio traffic.
The CHP said neither drugs nor alcohol are suspected of being factors in this crash.
Following the crash, Guillen had been flown to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital for treatment, the CHP said.
According to her Facebook page, she owned and operated Diamond Dust Farm & Nursery.
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CLEARLAKE, Calif. – The city of Clearlake on Tuesday announced the death of Sharon Goode, the former city clerk.
Goode died on Jan. 1 at age 73.
“We are saddened by the passing of a founding pillar of our city government. Sharon was a valuable staff member whose guidance led the city for 24 years,” said Mayor Russell Cremer.
Goode was hired as an office assistant in 1982, shortly after the city’s incorporation.
She was elected to the city clerk position in 1986, having served in an appointed role for two
years after the retirement of the first city clerk.
Always diligent in her duties, Goode was awarded the City Clerk Association of California’s Award of Distinction for Lifetime Achievement in 2004.
In addition to serving in an elected capacity, Sharon advanced in her career from office assistant, ultimately serving as assistant city administrator.
After leaving Clearlake in 2006, Goode retired two years later to Redmond, Oregon, to be closer to her family and crafted children’s clothing as a home business.
“Sharon’s guidance and leadership was an inspiration to me when I took over city clerk duties from her fourteen years ago,” said Administrative Services Director/City Clerk Melissa Swanson stated.
Swanson added, “Her contributions to the city cannot be easily measured and her legacy will live on in the history of Clearlake. The city sends its condolences to her family in this difficult time.”
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NORTH COAST, Calif. – The Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a Sebastopol man on charges that he had sex with a minor and investigators are attempting to determine if there are other possible victims.
On Monday deputies took Casey Connaway, 43, into custody for the alleged sexual assault of a minor, according to Misti Wood of the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office.
Wood said the victim and Connaway met several years ago when she was 15 years old. Connaway was a tennis coach and the victim met him through coaching lessons at Ragle Park in Sebastopol.
During the coaching sessions, Connaway began establishing an unsolicited emotional relationship with the victim. Eventually, he convinced her to have a sexual relationship with him. This illegal relationship continued for two years while the victim was a minor, Wood reported.
On Oct. 26, Wood said the victim gathered the courage to call the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office and disclose what had happened to her.
Wood said the victim feared there may be other young women who have been victimized by Connaway because he has continued to be a tennis coach in Sebastopol.
A deputy talked to the victim, now an adult and living in Ventura County, and referred her case to the Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault unit, Wood said.
Detectives have since been working with the victim and Ventura County Sheriff’s Office detectives, Wood said.
During the investigation, Wood said detectives learned of a related incident with Connaway in 2017.
On July 25, 2017, two minors from out of the area were taking lessons from Connaway at a tennis camp. One student, a 16 year old, told her family she was uncomfortable with some of Connaway’s statements. Deputies determined that no crime had occurred at that time and took an informational report, Wood said.
On Monday, deputies found Connaway driving near Ragle Ranch Park and arrested him at approximately 2 p.m., Wood said.
After arresting Connaway, Wood said domestic violence/sexual assault detectives served a search warrant on Connaway’s car and home to gather more potential evidence.
Connaway was booked into jail on felony charges of sex with a minor who is three or more years younger, oral copulation with a minor, and sexual penetration with an object. He was released on $120,000 bail the same day, Wood said.
“We know it’s difficult to report a sexual assault and we appreciate the victim’s bravery and cooperation,” Wood said in her report.
As part of the investigation, the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office is evaluating whether there are any more people who may have been victimized by Connaway.
If you have information about additional victims or any information about this investigation, please contact Detective Salyers at 707-565-8290.
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Angelina Guillen, 31, was flown to a regional trauma center following the crash, which occurred at approximately 3:13 p.m. Sunday, according to the California Highway Patrol’s Clear Lake Area office.
The CHP said Guillen was driving her 2009 Jeep Liberty eastbound on Highway 175 in Cobb, just west of Highway 29 when, for reasons still under investigation, she allowed her vehicle to run off the roadway.
Guillen’s Jeep hit a power pole and two trees, with her Jeep sustaining extensive damage, the CHP said.
After being removed from the vehicle by medical personnel, Guillen was flown to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital for treatment, according to the CHP report.
Guillen was wearing her seat belt when the crash occurred, the CHP said.
The CHP said neither drugs nor alcohol are suspected of being factors in this crash.
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