CLEARLAKE — The preliminary hearing the alleged stabbing case against Samuel Thomas Robbins, 36, of Lucerne was heard in Lake County Superior Court Department 4 before Retired Judge Richard Freeborn. According to District Attorney Art Grothe, three witnesses for the prosecution took the stand.
Grothe said that two sheriff detectives and a neighbor of the accused testified.
Robbins is due back in court for arraignment at 9 a.m. Aug. 2 in Department 4, Clearlake. He faces charges of assault with a deadly weapon and assault causing great bodily injury.
Grothe said the charges carry a maximum sentence of seven years.
Robbins allegedly stabbed Eugene Basurto on April 21 at Lucerne on the Lake trailer park. According to a press release issued by the department, sheriff”s deputies responded to the scene and both men said they didn”t know who stabbed Basurto. During search of Robbins” home on April 22, detectives allegedly found a bloody knife among other evidence.
Robbins pleaded not guilty to the charges on May 14.
Contreras said within the Wildlife Habitat Enhancement Program the Forest Service plans to improve habitat on about 1,300 acres. “That would be such activities as removing conifers encroaching on oaks stands to help oak thrive and improve habitat for deer, fishers and spotted owls as an example but obviously it”s for all wildlife,” he said.
Contreras said that the agency is implementing an “all lands approach” to improve forest management. “It”s all agencies we have relationships with,” he said. “It”s not just federal agencies but it”s state and county and local as far as this all lands approach: How can we leverage our resources; pull our resources together to not just manage national forest but those lands that may be adjacent to national forest or those lands that may be adjacent to, working with the Department of Agriculture.”
Contreras said that forest vegetation improvements are also planned. He said there are many areas that have been planted and that the Forest Service will be thinning those areas ? about 892 acres – for better access. Fuel reduction activities are planned on about 5,883 acres including about 2,000 acres in the Upper Lake and Covelo areas.
Contreras said that the Forest Service anticipates $275,000 for marijuana eradication activities. He said that 166 illegal sites have been identified and are in need of cleaning up. He said 16 sites will be cleaned with the $275,000.
