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FBI arrests alleged Tahoe fentanyl distributor News release The Federal Bureau of Investigation Sacramento Field Office announced the arrest of Timothy Austin Pannell, 31, of South Lake Tahoe, on a federal complaint for alleged distribution of fentanyl, a felony. An FBI special agent took Pannell into custody on
Friday, April 25, in South Lake Tahoe. This arrest was made possible with assistance from the South Lake Tahoe Police Department, El Dorado County Probation and the El Dorado County Sheriff ’s Office. Pannell is being held in the Sacramento County Jail without bail. On Feb. 12, 2024, South Lake
Tahoe Police Department, South Lake Tahoe Fire Rescue, El Dorado County Sheriff ’s Office and the FBI responded following a 911 call reporting multiple overdoses at a residence in South Lake Tahoe. Three men and one woman were found deceased in the residence. A fifth individual survived. According to court documents,
Pannell, aka “Frog,” allegedly sold fentanyl that he represented as cocaine to two of the men in the parking lot of a church in South Lake Tahoe on the night of Feb. 11, 2024. Following the FBI’s announcement, the El Dorado County District ■ See ARREST, page A5
Supes offer A SATURDAY limited support of service, sneakers and safety to Forebay Park Jo Carrerow
the budget, saving $2.7 million in the General Fund. But this would Forebay Park in create other losses, Pollock Pines will Franich pointed out, receive $1 million such as an equipment in funding for grant obtained by improvements, $2 the Community million less than Economic Development residents had previously Association of Pollock been promised. The Pines and Proposition budget 68 funding decision that must “Getting came last be spent by something is week as the June 2028. El Dorado “So this better than County would getting nothing.” result in the Board of Supervisors — Brooke Laine potential continued to District 5 Supervisor loss of make cuts in the senior the face of a exercise deficit. equipment donation, Supervisors which came from unanimously approved CEDAPP,” Franich said. the funding for phase CEDAPP applied one of the park project for AARP funding for and directed staff to four senior exercise return with a plan that equipment stations will use $1 million to and there are several build a restroom and grant requirements, dog park, make parking including installing lot improvements exercise equipment by and install senior October 2025, which equipment. can still be done if Deputy Chief park construction is Administrative Officer concluded this season, Jennifer Franich according to Franich. presented three options “The other downside for Forebay Park on to this option is that April 22. we did spend over Option 1 essentially $100,000 already from takes the project out of Prop. 68 to do the CEQA document, to do the environmental analysis for this park,” she added, referring to PLACE ADDRESS the planned restroom LABEL HERE for the park. “So if we don’t end up building the restroom, which was what we had slated those funds for, we would have to pay back the state for that amount.” Option 2 is to build a gravel parking lot and restroom at a cost of approximately $1 million. This results in no playground or paved parking and a potential loss of the senior Mountain Democrat correspondent
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Dylan Souza, 21, right and his girlfriend, Ava Bellis, 19, both of Appleton, Wisc., lead the April 26 Walking for Jenna’s Joy – a Mental Health Awareness Walkathon to raise money for the Jenna Sue Souza Furst Memorial Scholarship Fund. Around 80 people participated in the event, with 50 walkers, to raise awareness for mental health with proceeds going to local high school scholarships. The event began at Town Hall with presentations by Yan Bennis with NAMI El Dorado Clubhouse, Barry Harwell with Sierra Child and Family Services, Ruth Carter (Councilman Ryan Carter’s wife), Kody Quigley & Marquita Vincent with Team Able and Christella Garcia, a three-time Paralympian and two-time medalist. Scholarship winners are Keili Brewington and Madison Tatum from El Dorado High School and Molly Tillotson from Union Mine High School. Right, members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints spruce up George F. Duffy Park on Pleasant Street with a fresh load of bark Saturday as part of a nationwide day of service. Left to right are Chad Tippets of Placerville (in background), Olivia Bachmeier, 14, of El Dorado Hills, David Tharp of Placerville and Nick Bachmeier of El Dorado Hills. Below left, Marshall and local fire departments were on hand to give out information and answer questions from the public, left to right with Smokey, engineer Steve Savoroski, firefighter trainee Gavin Royce and assistant fire engine operator Joshua Boyd. Below right, Norm Allen of Placerville looks over a city of Placerville sphere of influence map at the Wildfire Safety Day event on Saturday. Allen advises homeowners about ways to harden their homes and property against wildfire.
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