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American flags to be displayed in commemoration of 9/11 victims
Photo courtesy of Charles Sano Welcome to the memorial tribute to 9/11, at the corner of Jefferson Boulevard and South River Road with John Vinson and his crew putting up more than 300 American flags, which begins this Friday, Sept. 8 for the event.
Local Southern Baptist Minister By Jan Dalske for the News Ledger
Quin Martin had over 29,000 pornographic images on his computer
that they needed to get out of Russia A Yolo County Jury found 33-year-old Quin Martin guilty of to do that. possessing child pornography on Aug. 24, 2017. Martin is a resiHe told his children that “A rich man dent of the unincorporated area of Yolo County. He was also conhas the world at his feet and goes and victed of possessing more than 600 pornographic images, which increases the potential penalty, according to a press release from nothing and goes where God leads the office of Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig. him”. He truly believed that God led them on their long journey and even- receiving information from the Contra Costa District Attortually had brought the family safely to ney’s Office regarding a person downloading child pornograWest Sacramento, CA. During their journey to freedom, the fice High-Tech Unit responded and assisted in the collection family made their way over mountains. of computers and other evidence. To avoid being captured and killed by Yolo DA Investigator John Sadlowski analyzed several dethe Communists patrols, they hid in vices over a six-month period discovering over 29,000 imag-
Many longtime local residents of West Sacramento may remember the Russian Baptist Church which was located in Bryte, at Solano and Lisbon, in in 1951-52 was located at 828 Solano Street and Hobson. Under the leadership of the Reverend Peter Shelolvostoff the membership increased. Pastor Peter changed his last name to Amegin (shortening and combining church still stands today, with a beautiful new larger sanctuary addition to the Reverend Daniel Lokteff, But, most of the local residents may not know the whole story about how Pastor Peter Amegin and his family survived the long and treacherous journey from across the world, as they traveled from Siberia, across the Gobi Desert, to Shanghai, and finally, to America, and the City of West Sacrable and difficult to read. But it is a true story of “Fulfilling God’s Will”. ten by Dr. George Peter Amegin, one of the Pastor’s children. And, the story is about a journey of Faith and tremendous endurance. And, once you learn about their story, you will never forget
Yolo County Man Convicted of Possessing Child Pornography
it. Alex, who lives in West Sacramento, is one of the children. He was born in China. He shared their book with me, and I could not put it down. very poor, but they had Faith in God. Peter, the father, was a Christian, at a time when Christians were being persecuted and murdered. He wanted a better life for his children and he knew
- the person responsible for the illegal downloading. dured freezing weather and survived Deputy District Attorney Larry Eichele prosecuted the case before Judge Paul Richardson. Investigator John Sadlowski who qualified as an expert in High-Tech procedures and children walked behind a two wheeled Child Pornography, testified about the complex processes inwagon pulled by two weary horses. vestigators use to find people who download child pornogra- phy. Eichele stated,“When jurors serve on these cases they see ert, and passed through or avoided the horror that is involved with the creation of child pornognumerous Communist checkpoints. ed. We are very grateful to the jurors in this case, who I know through openings in the Great Wall of were deeply affected by what they saw.” ness and death along the way. When would not have been possible without the expert digital fothey finally arrived in Shanghai, the rensic work of the County High-Tech Unit. Yolo County is family lived in a tent in a refugee camp. lucky to have strong support for the High-Tech Unit from the Board of Supervisors and the police chiefs.” and canned cheese. It had taken them a Quin is scheduled to be sentenced by Judge Richardson on year to get there from Xinjiang, China. Oct. 6, 2017. He faces up to five years in prison and will be required register under 290 of the California Penal Code as a See Minister nest, page 2 sexual registrant.