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The 24-year-old San Miguel man who told police he accidentally shot and killed his wife could face criminal charges, though law enforcement officials have yet to make a decision pending consultation with the District Attorney’s Office.
John A. Norris told authorities that he accidentally shot his 24-year-old wife, Tasha Dawn Norris, on Thursday.
Sheriff’s Department Commander Brian Hascall said that authorities are reviewing forensic evidence and have conducted interviews with key people as part of their investigation.
The department plans to make a suggestion to the District Attorney’s Office by the end of the week on possible charges, and the district attorney is expected to review the case and decide if charges are warranted, Hascall said.
Hascall said that to his knowledge nobody else appears to have been involved in the shooting, and if charges are brought they’d likely involve only John A. Norris.
“We’re giving them all the facts that we have at our disposal,” Hascall said. “It’s going to be up to them as to how long it takes to review it.”
Authorities would not say what charges could be recommended and would not release the results of an autopsy on Tasha Norris’ body.
— Nick Wilson
San Luis Obispo
A tent burned Tuesday and started a small brush fire at the back of the Sunny Acres compound on Los Osos Valley Road just outside the city limits.
Cal Fire Capt. Jane Schmitz said there were solar panels hooked up to a battery at the tent site, which was occupied.
“A fire started in or around a tent, and right now the cause is undetermined,” she said.
Rancher Dan De Vaul has allowed many homeless people to reside at the site in structures that county code enforcement officers have said are not suitable for occupancy. De Vaul said the tent that burned was one of the more elaborate tents on the compound.
He was interviewed in an area near where workers had recently installed six “garden sheds,” with some containing bunk beds.
De Vaul has advocates who praise his assistance to the homeless and detractors who say his site is an unsafe eyesore. But he has for years had ongoing disputes with county government over buildings that don’t have permits.
— Sally Connell
Paso Robles
The City Council last week approved a public auction of city vehicles and equipment — including police patrol cars, motorcycles and pickup trucks.
The auction will be conducted through City of Industry-based Nationwide Auction Systems Inc. The council declared the goods as surplus at the city staff’s recommendation because Paso Robles has to replace them anyway, according to city documents.
The firm hasn’t confirmed an auction date with the city yet, officials said.
Paso Robles city policy calls for replacing patrol cars and motorcycles every three years or 100,000 miles; public works’ pickup trucks, SUVs and vans every 10 years or 80,000 miles; and backhoes every 15 years.
Proceeds from the sale of the general fund surplus vehicles and goods would be deposited into the city’s equipment replacement and enterprise funds, city documents indicated.
— Tonya Strickland
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