A hearing was held in Orange County Friday afternoon about whether Lawtis Rhoden, a sexually violent predator, should be located to Twentynine Palms, a city where he has no ties at all. Managing editor Tami Roleff has the details from the hearing…
The hearing in an Orange County courtroom began with the judge stating that she had not yet analyzed multiple documents that had been submitted to her—some that had been submitted as late as Friday (May 21)—and that she anticipated having a ruling next week. The judge then heard comments from the District Attorney’s office, Captain Lucas Niles from the Sheriff’s Station, Congressman Jay Obernolte, Supervisor Dawn Rowe, Frank Luckino, Dan Mintz, McArthur Wright from the City of Twentynine Palms, from the school district, and many neighbors and their children, who all expressed their opposition to relocating the sexually violent prisoner Lawtis Rhoden to Twentynine Palms. After three hours of testimony, the judge continued the hearing to 3:30 p.m. Thursday, May 27.
