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According to the Butte County court website, Donald Cheatham is no longer in custody. Trial date for possession for sale charges has been reset to Oct. 7th, and there are notations about "bad faith questions and prosecution misconduct". It also appears that witness(es) will be subpoenaed from...

I am curious as to whether the Cheatham's other business location on Cal Oak Dr. has been searched as well. It is adjacent to the rock piles built up from gold dredge tailings dating back to the early 1900's. I would imagine lots of things have been hidden there over the past 100 years.

The events as related don't make a lot of sense to me, either. Oroville and Chico are more than "a few minutes" apart. I don't think anyone would drive from Oroville to Chico and grab a quick bite if they were planning to meet someone back in Oroville "in a few minutes". But as you say, there...

NFI on what was in the ditch, so likely insignificant. According to online court records, Mr. Cheatham's request for a reduction of bail was denied yesterday.

Unfortunately, no. The local news outlets don't do much updating on weekends. I will keep looking. Apparently, there was something of interest to law enforcement in the ditch, but whether it is newsworthy remains to be seen. People used to dump meth lab chemicals in this area frequently, but...

First post, please go easy on me. ;) Being local, I have been following this case with interest, due to a previous circumstance and the fact the growing for profit/dealing is getting way out of hand here. Mr. Von Bargen seems to be a local real estate broker as well as a board member of the...