On Monday March 5, 2007 at
approximately 1708 hours the Amador County Sheriff’s Office received a report of possible
illegal dumping occurring on Coal Mine Road south of the Co-Gen plant. Upon arrival, deputies observed a black truck
parked in a turnout, occupied by one subject.
As deputies drove past the vehicle, the subject exited the vehicle and
fled into the woods. Amador County
Sheriff’s Deputies, with the
assistance of an Ione Police Officer and a California Highway Patrol Officer,
set a perimeter.
Upon conducting
an area search of the woods, deputies contacted and detained two adults and two
juveniles. Upon further investigation, it was determined that the four had come
to the area from San Joaquin County with the intent to commit theft from
secured bins at the plant. It was
determined that the individuals had successfully forced entry into one of the
bins. Utilizing a Sheriff’s Canine, an area search was conducted wherein a
stolen electronic stud sensor, gloves and bolt cutters were located concealed
near a pond. Anthony Ray
Beltran, 18, of Clements; Richard Westly Kimmel, 18; of Lockeford; and two 17
year old juveniles, both from Clements; were subsequently arrested and
charged with burglary and conspiracy to commit a crime. The adults were booked into the Amador County
Jail while the minors were released to the custody of the Amador County
Probation Department.