{"id":256304,"date":"2023-01-29T10:04:59","date_gmt":"2023-01-29T16:04:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=256304"},"modified":"2023-01-29T18:43:01","modified_gmt":"2023-01-30T00:43:01","slug":"californias-rolling-hills-casino-armed-carjacking-leads-to-prison-sentences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/californias-rolling-hills-casino-armed-carjacking-leads-to-prison-sentences\/","title":{"rendered":"California\u2019s Rolling Hills Casino Armed Carjacking Leads to Prison Sentences"},"content":{"rendered":"

Three defendants charged in a carjacking last October at California\u2019s<\/a> Rolling Hills Casino and Resort<\/a> are heading to prison. The trio also faced drug charges.<\/p>\n

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From left: Joseph J. Lodge, Robert J. Diaz-Mendoza, and Karla G. Ortega-Pahua in mug shots. The three were sentenced after a carjacking at a casino. (Image: Tehama County Sheriff\u2019s Office)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Joseph Lodge, 18, was sentenced to six years for carjacking and possession of a gun, KNVN<\/em>, a local TV station, reported.<\/p>\n

Roberto Diaz-Mendoza, 29, was sentenced to five years for bringing a controlled substance into a jail, and being a felon in possession of a gun, the report added.<\/p>\n

Karla G. Ortega-Pahua, 20, was sentenced to two years\u2019 probation, 240 days in jail, and a six-year prison suspension. Her specific charges on which she was sentenced were not immediately known.<\/p>\n

The prison sentences were announced in Tehama County court on Jan. 20.<\/p>\n

The incident began on October 1, when the two men went up to a third man in a car at the Corning, Calif. casino\u2019s parking lot. One of the suspects was armed with a shotgun.<\/p>\n

The two suspects ordered the victim to exit the car. The two then stole the empty vehicle and drove off. <\/strong>Police later arrested the two. The vehicle was found in Glenn County.<\/p>\n

Ortega-Pahua drove the two other suspects to the casino. She parked behind the victim’s car in the lot.<\/p>\n

When the duo was apprehended, they had in their possession another vehicle that was stolen in Chico. Calif., authorities said.<\/p>\n

Deputies said they also found in their possession the firearm used in the Rollings Hills Casino carjacking.<\/p>\n

Drug Charges<\/h2>\n

Each of the trio had methamphetamine (meth) and\/or fentanyl upon their arrests, deputies said. Originally, each suspect was charged with bringing a controlled substance into the jail.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The unnamed victim did not appear to have suffered any injuries.<\/p>\n

Prior Shooting<\/h2>\n

The carjacking was not the first felony reported at the casino. In December 2020, a man was arrested for attempted murder after he allegedly shot a hotel guest at Rolling Hills, according to local news reports. The victim suffered non-life threating injuries.<\/p>\n

John Matthew Justice<\/a>, a resident of Chico, located nearby, was charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm, reported KHSL<\/em>, a local TV station.<\/p>\n

Justice was staying at The Lodge at Rolling Hills Casino. He allegedly fired a single shot that went through the door of a nearby room, the report adds.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The bullet wounded the 36-year-old man who was inside the room. Injuries were believed to be relatively minor, based on initial news reports. Police said they seized a handgun from Justice\u2019s hotel room.<\/p>\n

It was not immediately known how the case against Justice was adjudicated in local court.<\/p>\n

The casino, hotel, and golf course were placed on immediate lockdown as a safety measure, KHSL<\/em> reported.<\/p>\n

The casino is owned and operated by the Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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