LAKEPORT >> Jeffrey Scott Brain appeared in the Department of Veterans Affairs Treatment Court for an update on his case. The court is a program designed to help veterans struggling with criminal difficulties.
Brain was convicted on October 7, 2016, for two counts of grand theft, use of another’s personal identification, and theft of an access card.
After reviewing the Veterans Court Progress Report, the court issued a positive review.
“Brain is doing great and doing well at the Hill Top Recovery,” the statement read. “He is attending two group sessions each day and attending Alcoholics Anonymous/Narcotics Anonymous (AA/NA) meetings.”
The course, which involves a social worker and requires regular court appearances, takes approximately 18 months to complete with various stages throughout the program. The grant supporting Lake County’s Veterans Affairs Treatment Court has been extended to April of 2018.
A Lake County Probation Officer appeared in support of the defendant. She said Brain is doing really well and she encouraged him to keep up the good work.
Veterans Court case has been continued to November 15 at 11 a.m. in Department 3.
No judge available for perjury case
During a recent hearing of perjury for defendant Merissa Leigh James at Lake County Superior Court, the Assistant Presiding Judge determined there is no judge available to hear the case within the next week.
The Preliminary Examination has now been scheduled for December 6 at 8:15 a.m. in a department yet to be announced.
James has been charged with Perjury, which she was convicted of on Oct. 18, 2016, after she allegedly submitted fraudulent documents to the court in an earlier case. The prosecution had argued that James modified or created false probation report forms and testified to the validity of the reports, leading to the perjury charges.
