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Dinuba man sentenced in brutal 2015 assault on sister
Staff, Contributed Reports
A Dinuba man was sen- tenced this week to at least 25 years in prison in connection to a brutal kidnap and torture of his sister in Fresno in 2015.
Oscar Gonzalez Jr., 42, was sentenced in Fresno County Superior Court on Nov. 12 to 23 years and 8 months to life in prison for kidnapping and tor- turing his sister by cutting her body numerous times. The at- tack occurred on Feb. 22, 2015 in Fresno.
During the trial, Deputy District Attorney Ashley
Paulson presented evidence that Oscar Gonzalez, Jr. turned an evening that was meant to be a night of catch- ing up with his sister, into a night of torture and torment. The defendant duct taped the victim’s hands, punched her, kicked her and sliced her from head to toe. He dug a hole in the backyard for her body and continued to beat her while she was restrained.
The victim had to be rushed to the hosaital to receive medi- cal attention for her injuries, and fourteen staples were needed to close the wounds on
Oscar Gonzalez Jr.
her head. Accord-
ingtoare- port at the time from the Fresno County Sheriff's Office, Gonzalez had din- n e r w i t h his then-41
met for dinner. After din- ner Gonzalez and the woman drove to a residence near Fowler where the attack oc- curred. For whatever reason, Gonzalez released the victim and she was able to leave the residence. The victim was able to get a ride to the hos- pital where she was treated for her injuries and later re- leased.
Gonzalez, Jr. was convicted in September by a jury of tor- ture, assault by means likely to produce great bodily injury, kidnapping, and false impris- onment by violence. The jury
also found that the defendant used a dangerous and deadly weapon (a knife) and that he inflicted great bodily injury on the victim.
Judge Houry Sanderson sentenced the defendant to 23 years and 8 months to life in state prison. However, upon reaching the age of 60 and hav- ing served 25 years, the defen- dant will be eligible for release under the Elderly Parole Pro- gram. Judge Sanderson stated that the defendant took advan- tage of familial trust and the degree of callousness is to be taken very seriously.
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Avenue at 10:10 a.m.
• Theft was reported in the 500 Block of North Crawford Avenue at 11:40 a.m.
• A suspicious vehicle was reported in the 700 Block of Milsap Avenue at 7:24 p.m.
• Theft of an ice chest from a truck was re- ported in the 700 Block of West El Monte Way at 8:31 p.m.
• A non-injury traffic ac- cident was reported in the 2100 Block of East El
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illegal possession of pre- scription drugs.
• A vehicle hit-and-run was reported in the area of Virginia Avenue and Hume Drive.
• A DUI arrest was made in the 1500 block of Academy Avenue.
Saturday, November 9
There were 99 calls for service and no traffic cita- tions were issued.
• An arrest was made in the 2100 block of Palm Avenue for DUI and as- sault with a deadly weap- on.
• A domestic violence
Monte Way at 10:26 p.m.
Saturday, November 9
• A hit and run accident was reported in the area of North H and El Monte Way at 8:59 a.m.
• A suspicious vehicle was reported in the area of Magnolia Way at 1:03 p.m.
• Loud music was re- ported in the 300 Block of Gladys Avenue at 5:53 p.m.
• Possible DUI was re- ported in the area of Englehart and Nebraska Avenue at 6:06 p.m.
• A suspicious subject
arrest was made in the 300 block of K Street.
• A warrant and drug ar- rest was made in the area of West Avenue and 4th Street.
• A vehicle with an at- tached trailer was re- ported stolen in the 300 block of O Street.
• Battery was reported in the 1700 block of Cherry Avenue.
• Vandalism was report- ed in the 12000 block of North Avenue.
• A DUI arrest was made in the 400 block of Acad- emy Avenue.
Sunday, November 10
There were 116 calls for service and 4 traffic
was reported in the 100 Block of East Tulare Av- enue at 8:11 p.m.
Sunday, November 10
• Domestic violence was reported in the 500 Block of North Crawford Ave- nue at 12:45 a.m.
• Loud rap music was re- ported in the 600 Block of North Whitney Avenue at 3:55 a.m.
• An unwanted person was reported in the area of Road 80 at 10:37 a.m. • A non-injury traffic ac- cident was reported in the area of Road 80 and Avenue 384 at 5:30 p.m.
citations were issued.
• Vehicle vandalism was reported in the 2400 block of 5th Street.
• A warrant arrest was made in the area of 5th Street and Academy Av- enue.
• An industrial accident was reported in the 800 block of Academy Av- enue.
• A slightly intoxicated subject reported being hit by a bike in the area of Faller and Annadale avenues.
• A sex offense was made in the 1200 block of Ben- nett Way.
• A disturbance was re- ported in the 1300 block of 7th Street.
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lege. By fall 2020, leaders hope for a full cohort and expansion as interest increases. “We would like to offer all School of Business degree completion cohort courses onsite at Reedley Col- lege in the future as the community begins to realize that FPU is bringing the degree to them,” said Katie Fleen- er, Ph.D., dean of the FPU School of Business. Sharon Starcher, D.B.A., FPU assistant professor of business, directs the Reedley College program.
Bringing the degree to students is an important part of the RC-FPU partner- ship since in California’s Central Valley transportation can be an issue for stu- dents in more rural communities. “While we understand that our Visalia campus is only about 30 minutes from RC, for some that is an insurmountable travel hurdle,” Fleener said. “We are serving the community well by being able to de- liver bachelor-level education onsite at a community college.”
In all, FPU has five campuses — Merced, North Fresno, Visalia and Ba- kersfield as well as the main campus in Southeast Fresno, which includes
Fresno Pacific Biblical Seminary — serving more than 4,000 traditional and adult students in a region where a comparatively low number of people have bachelor’s degrees, while many have attended community college. University President Joseph Jones, Ph.D., has made increasing relation- ships with community colleges a goal of his administration.
The RC-FPU partnership began with a discussion between Fleener and Jerry Buckley, Ed.D., president of Reedley College. “Dr. Buckley and I met at another community event dur- ing which he mentioned wanting to build stronger partnerships with the local private schools. FPU invited him to our campus and he reciprocated with an invitation to RC,” Fleener said.
Reedley College has been welcom- ing. “Dr. Starcher and I had the oppor- tunity to visit several Reedley College classes, informing students, staff and faculty about this opportunity. The most exciting part was seeing the ex- citement on the faces of the students and staff,” Fleener said. “By working toward this partnership with RC, FPU is uniquely positioned to help some students achieve a much-desired goal.”
year old sister. According to FCSO, the siblings had not talked for about 10 years be- cause of daily issues before Gonzalez contacted her and
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safety emphasis and maintenance of streets and roads. The measure would fund these and also continue to cover
increasing retirement, workers compensation and liability costs.
At its regular meet- ing on Nov. 12, the council also voted to submit an "argument for" copy text that will
go in voter pamphlets for voters to read about the measure. The "ar- gument for" text will mention all funding from the sales and use tax, including pensions and workers comp.
Tenth Annual Sikh Parade
To celebrate the birth of Guru Nanak Dev Ji, The Founder of the Sikh Faith
(Entering City of Fowler Panzak Park at 1:30pm, leaving by 3:45pm)
All are encouraged to stop by, see the floats, meet people and enjoy the FREE concessions being served.
We look forward to celebrating with all of you.
The parade will begin at 12:00 noon at Gurdwara Gur Nanak Parkash, located at 4250 E. Lincoln Avenue, and enter the City of Fowler at approximately 1:15 p.m. at the intersection of Golden State and Adams Avenue. The
parade will continue East on Adams to Pan-
zak Park, where it will break from approxi- mately 1:30 to 3:00 p.m. Food and refresh- ments will be provided and a recognition ceremony will be held in the park. Thereaf- ter, it will circle the park and continue west on Merced Street, go under the Highway 99 overpass and turn north on Sumner Avenue and exit the City. The parade route map is below. The parade will exit the City of Fowl- er at approximately 3:45 p.m.
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