LAKEPORT — A Sonoma County man accused of attempted murder testified Friday he thought Judge Richard Martin”s court was prejudiced and he wouldn”t be able to receive a fair hearing.
Martin then passed the case against Thomas Dudney to Judge David Herrick.
Herrick assigned Dudney”s hearing on a motion to suppress evidence to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday in another judge”s court.
Dudney and Joshua Wandrey allegedly shot, tortured and hogtied Ronald Greiner Oct. 20 at the Lakeport man”s home on South Main Street behind the Record-Bee building.
Doug Rhoades, public defender for Dudney, filed a motion to suppress evidence based on a lack of probable cause on the arrest and search of Dudney.
Dudney of Fulton and Wandrey of Rohnert Park are charged with premeditated attempted murder, aggravated mayhem, torture, home invasion robbery in concert with another, first-degree burglary, assault with a firearm, assault with a blunt force object, assault likely to produce great bodily injury, serious battery, simple mayhem and participating in the criminal street gang, the Misfits.
Three of the 11 charges carry life sentences. Special allegations that the crimes were committed for the benefit of a criminal street gang, that great bodily injury was inflicted and use of a firearm accompany the charges.
The District Attorney”s Office had filed another case against Dudney and two other co-defendants, Joseph Deshetres and Cheryl Ann Reese, on charges of intimidating a witness and participating in a criminal street gang with special allegations that the crimes were committed for the benefit of a criminal street gang. The charges with special allegations carried a life sentence.
The office alleged that Deshetres, Dudney and Reese conspired in November to intimidate a witness in the attempted murder case against Dudney.
Hopkins offered a settlement in June to Deshetres and Reese, which they took, pleading guilty to misdemeanor attempting to intimidate a witness as aides and abettors. Hopkins dropped the charges of intimidating a witness cases against Dudney.
Dudney and Wandrey”s settlement conference and trial readiness conference is set for Oct. 13. The pair will appear in court Oct. 22 for trial assignment and Oct. 26 for their jury trial. They remain in custody at the Lake County Jail on a no-bail hold.
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