Cops arrest 2 in S. Lake Tahoe murder case
Tristan Batten
Harvest Davidson
Two people have been arrested in connection with the murder of an Amador County man that occurred Jan. 30 in the parking lot of the Beverly Lodge in South Lake Tahoe.
Tristan Batten, 18, was arrested Feb. 16 in Vallejo and Harvest Davidson, 20, was apprehended Feb. 17 in Sacramento. Both face one count of murder.
South Lake Tahoe officers said they believe more people are connected to the killing of Dennis Wright Jr., 40. The gun used to kill Wright has not been found.
Wright and his girlfriend Kendra Ghiorso, 45, of Amador County were selling marijuana from their vehicle, officers said, with 100 pounds being confiscated the night of the shooting.
The getaway vehicle was located in the Bay Area.
Anyone who has information about the case is asked to call the police department at 530.542.6100 or Secret Witness at 530.541.6800.
— Lake Tahoe News staff report
Thugs that are not from SLT killing drug dealers from the foothills. Why in SLT? Makes no sense.
New crime. Old topic.
Towns all over our country are impacted by this exact phenomenon. Gangs and drugs. Although the issue may be new to some, it’s been a part of the fabric of SLT for a while. Gang fighting, reported in 1993, sent one teenager to the hospital and 10 to jail. Kae wrote about gang activity three years ago. SLTPD has a Gang Unit.
I wish I had a pot of gold and a team of advisors. We’d work to fix the problem before it began. It’s so much bigger than simply catching the bad guys. I don’t know what the perfect solution is but I do know ignorance is not going to help.
“Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.”
― Martin Luther King Jr.
http://www.cnn.com/2016/02/05/health/new-hampshire-heroin-tactics/
https://www.laketahoenews.net/2014/09/s-lake-tahoe-cops-busy-dealing-with-gangs/
http://www.cityofslt.us/index.aspx?NID=311