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Judge Temporarily Denies Local Lawman’s Request for Dismissal from Dog Mauling Civil Rights Lawsuit

Etna Police detective and local jiu-jitsu teacher Nathan Mendes is the lone defendant in a civil rights lawsuit stemming from a Sept. 3, 2021 dog mauling incident suffered by then 18-year-old plaintiff Ryder Klenk. The dog mauling occurred in an… Continue Reading

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Police Detective in Dog-Attack Lawsuit is MIA (Again) After Alleged Assault at Daughter’s Wedding

At approximately 11:45 p.m. on the evening of Oct. 8, a 44-year-old woman called 911 to report that she had been assaulted at a wedding reception in Palo Cedro. The reception, and the wedding before it, took place at a… Continue Reading

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Victim’s Mother Wonders: Is Law Enforcement Covering for Carlos Zapata’s Law-Enforcement Business Partner in Dog-Mauling Case?

At 11 p.m. on Sept. 3, 2021, 20-year-old Taylor Merrick called 911 to report he’d found Ryder Klenk, his friend and roommate, severely injured and lying in a field on the Crossroads Baptist Church property in Bella Vista. Bella Vista… Continue Reading