Tried homicide suspect, Cassidy Brent Russ, arrested by Corning police on Nov. 30, is being held within the Tehama County Jail with out bail following his Dec. 2 arraignment and bail listening to in Tehama County Superior Courtroom.
When booked into the jail following his arrest, Russ’s bail was set at $1 million, nevertheless, that was modified by the decide throughout the court docket look.
“Tehama County Probation deemed (Cassidy) Russ as a excessive danger suspect contemplating the circumstances of his arrest, and the decide ordered him held with out bail,” mentioned Tehama County Assistant District Legal professional James Waugh.
Throughout arraignment Russ, 32, of Corning was charged on suspicion of felony tried homicide of a peace officer, two counts possession of an exploding or igniting damaging machine, assault with a lethal weapon on a peace officer, impede/resist government officer and arson possession of manufactured damaging machine.
The court docket assigned him Alessio Larrabee as public defender.
Round 5:39 p.m. on Nov. 30 Corning police began looking for the supply of loud banging noises coming from exterior the police division on Third Road.
An officer noticed Russ strolling away from the constructing and tried to make contact with him, mentioned Corning police Chief Jeremiah Fears.
The officer reportedly noticed Russ fumbling with one thing at his waistband as he continued to stroll away, ignoring the officer’s makes an attempt to make contact.
An officer in a patrol automobile on the 700 block of Fourth Road gave Russ verbal instructions, at which era Russ allegedly lit and threw a molotov cocktail on the officer. The throw missed the goal and as a substitute exploded close to a parked personal pickup, Fears mentioned.
Russ then ran from the scene westbound on Solano Road, reported Fears.
“An off-duty officer tackled (Cassidy) Russ on the 1300 block of Solano Road,” the chief reported. “Russ resisted arrest by concealing his palms by his waistband and backpack.”
On the sidewalk in entrance of Daisy’s Ice Cream, Russ continued to violently resist arrest requiring officers to strike him with a police baton and ache compliance methods, Fears mentioned.
Police had been lastly capable of constrain Russ and place him in handcuffs. He was transported to the Tehama County Jail and booked on felony fees.
Johnny Hernandez, proprietor of Purple Door Salon on Solano Road, was at his enterprise when the molotov cocktail was reportedly thrown by Russ touchdown close to Hernandez’s pickup the place the machine exploded and induced a hearth.
“The native enterprise proprietor needed to transfer his parked automobile the place the explosion occurred and extinguish the hearth,” Fears mentioned.
Russ was the suspect in a July 26 incident when he’s suspected of throwing a molotov cocktail close to the Corning Police Division’s staging space for marked patrol autos. He was needed on an energetic arrest warrant associated to that incident.
Russ is scheduled to seem in Tehama County Superior Courtroom on Feb. 6 for a plea listening to.
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