Mid-Valley Briefs

Mid-Valley Briefs from Saturday's paper.

Yuba City

Standoff suspect named

A Yuba City man who refused to come out of his Shasta Street house after being suspected of firing a handgun in his backyard was being held Friday in Sutter County Jail on $150,000 bail.

Martin Anthony Galindo, 61, is charged with negligent discharge of a firearm.

Galindo is scheduled to be arraigned Monday in Sutter County Superior Court. The woman who was with Galindo wasn't charged with a crime.

The incident began at 1:19 p.m. Thursday at Galindo's residence in the 900 block of Shasta Street and ended about 2 1/2 hours later after the Yuba City Police Department SWAT team arrived.

Yuba County

Linda man hurt in wreck

A Linda man suffered major leg injuries Friday afternoon when his car left Highway 70 and hit a wooden post, according to the California Highway Patrol.

Duane Cornett, 57, was driving south near the Bear River bridge about 2:35 p.m. in a 1991 Ford Escort when he failed to notice that cars ahead had stopped for a traffic signal. He applied his brakes and swerved to the right, colliding with a post supporting the signal, the CHP said.

The CHP was providing traffic control until the signal was repaired.

Cornett was taken by ambulance to Rideout Memorial Hospital and treated for multiple leg fractures.

Alcohol or drugs were not factors in the accident, the CHP said.

Yuba city

Turkey Trot closes roads

Parts of various streets around River Valley High School in Yuba City closed today for the annual Turkey Trot 5K Walk/run sponsored by Hands of Hope.

Streets will be closed starting at 7 a.m., with the event set from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Motorists should expect delays of up to 20 minutes.

Participants will start at the north end of the school, at 801 El Margarita Drive, head west on Spirit Way, north on El Margarita, west on Colusa Frontage Road, south on Miller Road, west on Lynwood Drive, continue to George Washington Boulevard, turn around and return to the school.

Yuba County

Probation chief named

Longtime county employee Jim Arnold will take over the Yuba County Probation Department on Dec. 11, replacing retiring Dale Quinn.

Arnold, a Yuba City native who joined Yuba County Probation 16 years ago, said he'll head a department with a commitment to providing quality service in a time of tight budgets.

Arnold was appointed to the position by Yuba County Superior Court judges, as is customary for the probation department chief position.