Wishing KSBR Happy Birthday With Jazz Festival & Food

Saddleback College’s Veterans Memorial is the most significant tribute to veterans at any community college campus in the nation.

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Rancho Santa Margarita, CA – The KSBR Birthday Bash Jazz Festival, presented by Saddleback College radio station KSBR(88.5 FM) Saddleback College, returns to the Village Green at Oso Viejo Park on Sunday, May 27, 2012, with a new twist to the already popular event. 

The first annual Taste of the Bash will feature over 25 restaurants showing off their finest creations.  The Taste is an added value and those purchasing tickets to the concert will be admitted to the Taste of the Bash for no additional charge.  The Birthday Bash is the major fundraising event for KSBR-FM, Mission Viejo’s own community radio station at Saddleback College. 

The Bash has around 40 jazz artists who gather to play at the unique event. Brenda Russell, Boney James, David Benoit, Hiroshima, Greg Adams, and Peter White are just a few of the biggest stars in contemporary jazz who have appeared in Mission Viejo for the annual KSBR Birthday Bash Jazz Festival. 

Because of contractual obligations, many of the biggest stars cannot be announced until they actually step on stage, which makes the event even more fun and surprising.  

The event will include a special tribute to Veterans.  Saddleback College’s Veterans Memorial is the most significant tribute to veterans at any community college campus in the nation. In recognition of this event and the role that the college’s VETS (Veterans Education and Transition Services) Center plays in the community, the festivities will include a color guard performance and a special musical tribute to kick off the concert.

In addition, veterans and active military personnel may purchase general admission tickets for just $25 through the Saddleback College VETS Center (949) 582-4252. The Center is open Monday – Thursday 9am to 4:30pm and Friday 9am to 12 noon.

Doors open at 3:00 pm; the Taste of the Bash will run from 3:00 P.M. to 6:00 P.M.  Advance sale ticket prices begin at $45; $50 at the door.  Reserved VIP seating is still available and is priced at $100-$175 per person. Tickets are available to the public at www.KSBR.org, at the Norman P. Murray Community and Senior Center and at the Fine Arts Ticket Office at 949-582-4656.

Located in Mission Viejo, Saddleback College provides quality higher education and training to the greater south Orange County community. Having served more than 500,00 students since 1968, Saddleback College offers over 300 degree and certificate programs to help students reach their personal, career, and educational goals.  For more information, please visitwww.saddleback.edu and for Fine Arts information, please visit www.saddleback.edu/arts.

Jessee sentenced to life for conspiring to have third husband murder to save money and cash on insurance

Co-defendant Thomas Joseph Garrick, 36, Laguna Hills, is charged with one felony count of special circumstances murder for financial gain 

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Rancho Santa Margarita, CA  - Sandra Jessee was sentenced today to life in state prison without the possibility of parole for conspiring to have her third husband murdered so she could save money by not paying for his cancer treatments and financially profit from his insurance and 401(k) death benefits.

Jessee, 61, was convicted in a re-trial of the case, as a previous jury was unable to reach a unanimous verdict on July 21, 2009, according to the Orange County District Attorney’s office.

Sandra Jessee's son from a previous marriage Thomas Dayton Aehlert, 42, Gold Canyon, AZ, pleaded guilty in this case Oct. 7, 2011, to one felony count of second degree murder.

Co-defendant Thomas Joseph Garrick, 36, Laguna Hills, is charged with one felony count of special circumstances murder for financial gain and one felony count conspiracy to commit murder. He is being held without bail and is scheduled for a preliminary hearing April 27, 2012

In the spring of 1998, Sandra Jessee's third husband of 15 years, 56-year-old Jack Jessee, was diagnosed with cancer. 

Between June 1, 1998, and July 1, 1999, Sandra Jessee conspired with Aehlert to hire a hit man to murder Jack Jessee for financial gain. Sandra Jessee wanted to have the victim murdered because she resented having to care for him and did not want to deplete their retirement savings, believing that insurance would not cover all of his cancer treatments. 

On several occasions in June 1998, Aehlert called friend Brett Schrauben, 39, to solicit and arrange the murder of Jack Jessee in exchange for $50,000. On June 24, 1998, Sandra Jessee met Schrauben in a store parking lot in Placentia. She paid him $5,000 to kill her husband while she was away from her home and instructed him to make the murder look like a residential burglary.  

On Aug. 13, 1998, Aehlert called Schrauben to discuss the murder, which was to take place that day. Schrauben requested his friend, Garrick, be the get-away driver.

That morning, Garrick is accused of driving Schrauben to the Jessee's home so that Schrauben could carry out the murder, but they left after Schrauben changed his mind. When Schrauben called Aehlert and told him that the murder had not been committed, Aehlert told Schrauben that Jack Jessee had to be murdered that night or else Sandra Jessee would do it herself. 

Schrauben told Garrick that the total payment offered by Jesse for the murder-for-hire was $25,000. Schrauben lied about the true $50,000 payment amount with the intention of keeping the extra money for himself. Based on the pay-out amount, Garrick is accused of agreeing to commit the murder and allowing Schrauben to trade with him as the get-away driver. 

At approximately 8:00 p.m. that night, Sandra Jessee left her house under the pretense of going to the bank with the knowledge that her husband would be murdered while she was gone. After Sandra Jessee had left, Schrauben and Garrick returned to the victim's house. 

Garrick is accused of entering the home and stabbing the victim several times, killing him. Schrauben then drove Garrick away from the scene. Just minutes later, Jack Jessee's adult daughter went to the victim's house and discovered her murdered father in the living room. 

After the murder of her husband, Sandra Jessee sold the Placentia home she had shared with Jack Jessee and moved to Arizona. She profited by receiving over $650,000 after the murder of her husband from the home sale profits and Jack Jessee's 401(k) death benefits and insurance. 

Between Dec. 18, 1998, and June 30, 1999, Aehlert met with Schrauben on multiple occasions in Phoenix, AZ, and Laughlin, NV, to pay him the remaining $45,000 for the murder. Garrick is accused of being paid $20,000 by Schrauben for his role committing the murder. 

The case went cold until 2005, when additional investigation linked the defendants to the murder. Sandra Jessee was arrested on the Orange County warrant at her daughter's home in Apache Junction, AZ, on May 25, 2007, by officers from the Phoenix Police Department. Aehlert was arrested that same day at his work in Phoenix, AZ. 

Schrauben pleaded guilty to one felony count of voluntary manslaughter on Nov. 20, 2008, and is scheduled to be sentenced on July 18, 2012.  Garrick was arrested Nov. 22, 2011.

Coto de Caza' Sidewalk Work - Public Safety or Shovel Ready Jobs?

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After a thorough inventory of the sidewalks lining Coto de Caza Dr and Visa del Verde, we were ready to congratulate the CZ Master Association homeowners’ board for taking swift action and removing public safety hazards by grinding down uneven concrete slabs.

Then something happened, which appears to have no rhyme or reason:  A high percentage of the sidewalks on both Vista del Verde and Coto de Caza drive are being replaced.  The problem is that slabs which we thought should be replaced are not.  Some which we thought were perfectly fine are being removed.

Further, the work has taken months to complete, exposing the association to additional liability.

After contacting the board via email on March 15, 2012, looks like the work is finally coming to an end.  However, the questions we asked the board then remain unanswered.

Sidewalk work almost complete after months of waiting.................

The questions we asked include:

1.                               How many slabs are being removed on Coto de Caza Dr. and Vista del Verde, respectively

2.                                How many each, are being removed for safety, aesthetic or other reasons?

3.                               Who reviewed and approved the replacement and what was the criteria used?

4.                               tell us whether three bids were solicited to get the work done and is so, what was the criteria to select the  current supplier?

No apparent rhyme or reason - slabs perfectly fine replaced, others  right next to those replaced, are not....

Now, if the board did not have a questionable records anent supplier management, an impartial observer may argue that the questions may be questions searching for a problem.  The board’s records shows otherwise however.

For the records, the board never responded.

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The GOP, Here it blows again! – The 2012 California US Senate race:

Posted By CotoBlogzz

After the 2010 midterm elections, a Facebook friend had a dim view of the  future of California, writing: “For those people who continue to think you can elect a conservative in a state-wide race here are the latest stats:17.3 million Californians registered to vote. D=44% R=31% Decline to state=3.5% What would make the DTS plus the 9.5% needed from the D's vote for a conservative? Nobody has answered this yet? How does 31% stretch to 45%”

Our partial response then:

”Numbers do not lie, they just do not tell the whole story. For the people who are proud to say they vote on principle they make an excellent MacBeth impersonation: A tale told by an idiot full of sound and fury, signifying nothing" - Sort of like the Ron Paul supporters in 2012.

Reflecting on the 2010 midterm election, we thought the results were less an indictment of the electorate's stupidity, as the President might say, when he characterized  69% of  Americans as either apathetic or stupid, but more a function of the mostly radical left wing and hyphenated media's use of weapons of mass disinformation to manipulate the electorate, including the use of the race card - and why President Obama has a good chance at a second term - terms like demons, and "those who do not agree with Obama are idiots" as the recent Newsweekly article might say, are examples of rhetorical devices arming the WMD - and the California GOP has no proven defense.

The midterm results were mostly:

1) An illustration of how much political capital the California Teachers Union and the SEIU have accumulated by spending combined over $500,000,000 over the last ten years. In other words, most of the politicians in Sacramento owe the unions - one of California's Triple Threat: 1) Unions, 2) Lobbyist 30 Parasitic Bureaucracies Whitman took a stand on the Triple Threat. Brown represents the Threat!

The political machine the CTA and the SEIU have been able to put together is so formidable; it can be turned on a dime to manipulate the Hyphen-American vote - putting the interests of the Hyphen-American first and foremost at the expense of the American interest.

2) The incompetence of the California GOP- who could have managed to grab a few offices, yet was able to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.

Consequently, we suggested then that the California's GOP leadership seriously consider stepping down immediately, and for the new blood to consider this mantra: it's the brand, stupid!

As in the midterm elections, we will be covering the US senate race closely: However, we can already see the GOP doing the same thing, expecting different results:

This installment includes an Emken-Hughes comparison, as viewed by Hughes -we intend to follow up with the crest of the candidates and get their take:

Dan Hughes
-Consistently opposed Obamacare

-Built and Operated numerous businesses Created almost 100 jobs

-Political Outsider-Supports sensible term limits to bring an end to the “career politician.� Pledged to voluntarily observoluntarily observe term limits.

-Supports a return to limited Constitutional government

Elizabeth Emken
-Claimed she opposed Obamacare, but worked as a paid lobbyist to include millions of dollars of earmarks in the bill

-No business experience

-Political insider/works as a paid lobbyist

-Is silent on term limits

-Advocated for the expansion of federal government programs including the un-constitutional Obamacare

Ranch0 Santa Margarita After-school leader convicted of molesting boys

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Rancho Santa Margarita, CA  - Scott Andrew Christensen , a Rancho Santa Margarita  after-school child care leader was yesterday  of molesting two young boys during program hours while entrusted to care for them at an afterschool daycare program.

Christensen, 28, Rancho Santa Margarita, was found guilty by a jury of three felony counts of lewd acts on a child under the age of 14 years with sentencing enhancement allegations for substantial sexual conduct with a child and committing the sexual acts against more than one victim and mandatory lifetime sex registration. Christensen faces a maximum sentence of 45 years to life in state prison for this case, according to the Orange County District Attorney’s office.,

Christensen was previously convicted in 2008 of two felony counts of lewd acts on a child under the age of 14 years with a sentencing enhancement allegation of substantial sexual conduct with a child who was under 14 years old and faces 10 years in state prison for that case. 

He faces a maximum sentence of 55 years to life in state prison for both cases and his sentencing is scheduled for June 1, 2012, at 9:00 a.m.

 At the time of the crimes, Christensen was a 6-year employee as a Child Care Leader at The Learning Connection (TLC), an after-school daycare program hosted by the Saddleback Valley Unified School District at elementary schools in Southern California. 

On two occasions between Sept. 1, 2005, and Aug. 7, 2006, Christensen sexually assaulted John Doe #2 when he was 5 to 6 years old.

On one occasion between May 6, 2000, and Aug. 1, 2004, Christensen sat next to John Doe #3 during a movie while the lights were off and exhibited inappropriate behavior..


Christensen's lifetime registration as a sex offender would bar him from entering County recreational areas and City parks which have passed the Sex Offender Ordinance..

South Orange County Curfew Sweep Nets 26 juveniles

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Rancho Santa Margarita, CA -  - One of the largest-ever Orange County curfew sweeps was conducted last night by  over 200 law enforcement officers, netting 26 juveniles in violation of city curfew laws. These curfew sweeps, organized by the Orange County Gang Reduction and Intervention Partnership (OCGRIP), aim to prevent juveniles from being victims of or participants in gang crimes. OCGRIP works to identify at-risk youth, increase school attendance, and decrease gang activity. 

 he participating agencies included police departments from the Cities of Anaheim, Buena Park, Costa Mesa, Garden Grove, La Habra, Placentia, Santa Ana, and Tustin, and the Santa Ana Unified School Police. OCSD patrolled the Cities of Aliso Viejo, Dana Point, Lake Forest, Laguna Hills, Laguna Niguel, Mission Viejo, Rancho Santa Margarita, San Clemente, San Juan Capistrano, Stanton, and north and south unincorporated Orange County.  Senator Lou Correa attended the sweep.
    
Last night and early this morning, officers patrolled Orange County cities and unincorporated areas for children ages 17 and under out in public past curfew, in violation of city laws. Curfews in Orange County begin at 10:00 p.m. or 11:00 p.m., depending on the city, and last until 5:00 a.m. the following day. Minors are prohibited from being in public during these hours unless they are accompanied by a parent or guardian or are subject to circumstantial exceptions made for minors participating in employment, educational, or emergency activities.  

The teams conducting the curfew sweeps found 26 juveniles in violation of curfew ordinances. The curfew sweeps focused mainly on areas with a high volume of gang and/or criminal activity and all gang injunction Safety Zones. In addition to the curfew sweeps, the enforcement teams provided standard police patrol.  

The minors found in violation of curfew laws were taken in police cars to law enforcement headquarters and held until their parents arrived to pick them up. Before releasing the juvenile to their parent, the juvenile and parent were required to meet with representatives from OCDA and other participating law enforcement agencies to discuss the dangers and legal consequences for both the parent and child who violate curfew laws. They also met with probation officers for references to resources such as parenting classes, substance abuse treatment and family therapy. One juvenile was picked up for possession of a knife and was directly transported to Orange County Juvenile Hall.

The legal consequences of violating curfew laws could include misdemeanor criminal prosecution with penalties ranging from fines up to six months in jail for the parent or juvenile hall for the child, plus the associated financial costs.
 

Angela Valles Tied For 8th District Congress Runoff Spot; 1st Among Republican Voters

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Victorville, CA  -  A recent survey shows Councilwoman Angela Valles as the most viable candidate in the Republican field of competitors in the race for Congress in the newly formed 8^th Congressional District.

Results showed Jackie Conaway with 18%, followed by Councilwoman Angela Valles with 15%, and County Supervisor Brad Mitzelfelt at 15%.   A surprising finding is that Councilwoman Angela Valles was the top choice among Republican voters, receiving 23% of the Republican vote.

According to a Councilwoman Valles press release,  she was both humbled and encouraged by the results and stated that she would continue her grassroots campaign and not succumb to bought-and-paid-for endorsements or pandering of any kind.

“In Congress, I will work with Republicans and Democrats to grow our economy and move towards balancing the federal budget,” Valles said. “I am running to serve the people of the High Desert and not special interests. I will seek tax relief for the middle class and small businesses so that we can create more jobs.”

Boosted by the favorable results, Valles has resolved to continue her commitment to the people of the 8^th District and the City of Victorville. She is steadfast in her promise to continue to fight for the fiscal solvency of her city and bring fresh ideas to Congress.

Answer to LAUSD Sex Abuse Debacle? It is the Culture, Stupid!

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Rancho Santa Margarita, CA – Yesterday, Freshman California Assemblyman Mansoor from the 68^th district, responding to the recent teacher misconduct scandal in Los Angeles, joined other Republicans in proposing legislation sought by Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and Los Angeles Unified officials to empower local school districts to swiftly remove predators from the classroom and seek their dismissal.

In a press release issued by Assemblyman Mansoor, he is quoted as stating:  "I'm proud to support this set of reforms in response to these scandals in LA. In specific I'm very interested in the measure that strips pension benefits for teachers who commit a job-related felony; there is no place for such conduct in California schools….  It is unfortunate that it took unspeakable acts against students to be reported in order for this issue to gain more visibility, but better late than never" said Assemblyman Mansoor. 

Something similar happened with the WorldCom debacle.  In that case, the rise and fall of WorldCom founder Bernard Ebbers Mar. 15 2005 conviction on nine counts of fraud, conspiracy, and filing false documents was touted as marking a major victory in the government's war on white-collar corruption  - the WorldCom Debacle coupled with Enron, Tyco International, Adelphia, Peregrine Systems and other scandals, which cost investors billions of dollars when the share prices of affected companies collapsed, shook public confidence in the nation's securities markets was meet by legislators with The Sarbanes–Oxley (SOX) Act of 2002, a bonanza for parasitic bureaucracies and an anchor on corporate America.

Not to mention the recently enacted Dodd-Frank financial reform mandating greater transparency, accountability and oversight of the mortgage industry President  Obama called a "common sense" package.  Another bonanza for parasitic bureaucracies and another blow to corporate America

Most regulations, including SOX, Frank-Dodd and this one may be well intentioned.  The problem is that most regulations, including this one, often act like bad aids without tackling the root cause of the problem, and why we continue to argue that we need to stop electing lawmakers and start electing problem solvers and why the 90-20-0 Pledge is important.

The root cause of misconduct in this case is organizational culture promoted by the symbiotic relationship between politicians, unions, lobbyist and bureaucracies.

Organizational culture is a code of conduct, often unwritten that binds the organization ( read teachers union) into a discernible fabric. The most productive corporate culture is the one that supports the brand, often, mostly due to the leadership in place, subculture develop that can enhance and or detract from the brand.

Culture is passed down from generation through generation through folk tales and traditions. Observable symbols and signs of an organization's culture include organizational stories and legends, rituals and ceremonies, language, physical structures and symbols."

Try firing a teacher for poor performance, and guess how much treasure it takes, including time? In a good number of cases, the teacher in question, may simply retire after years of litigation, with full benefits and a clean bill of health.

Take the on- going sex abuse debacle with the LAUSD - the teacher's union reaction? “It is the administration's fault for not monitoring the teacher” . Despicable!

The response by lawmakers to the LAUSD sex abuse case is an excellent argument to: We do not need lawmakers, we need problem solvers instead.  We need to: Dismantle the Pendle Panhandle Bundle:

The symbiotic relationship between politicians, unions, lobbyist and parasitic bureaucracies ...

The 80-20-0 Plan - Guide for electing effective legislators. 

A Rock Opera at Saddleback College

One year in the life of a group of bohemians struggling in modern-day East Village, New York

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Rancho Santa Margarita,  CA – The Department of Theatre Arts at Saddleback College is scheduled to present RENT, books and lyrics by Jonathan Larson, musical arrangements by Steve Skinner, original concept/additional lyrics by Bill Aronson, music supervision and additional arrangements by Tim Weil, on April 13^th to the 22^nd in the McKinney Theatre.

Directed by Daniel R. Trevino, with choreography by Ellen Prince and musical direction by Christopher Smith, this rock opera deals with one year in the life of a group of bohemians struggling in modern-day East Village, New York.  During this tumultuous year, the friends deal with love, loss, AIDS, hope and triumph in one truly powerful story.

L-R:   Michael Mayo, Philip Bushell, Photographer:  Ken Kinderaption

Dates:  April 13, 14, 19, 20, 21 at 8 pm and April 14, 15, 21, 22 at 3 pm.

Tickets can be purchased by calling (949) 582-4656 (noon-4 Tuesday-Saturday) and online at www.saddleback.edu/arts.  Prices are $13 general; $12 students/seniors/ Angels; $9 for Saddleback community with current ASB card.  Group rates are $9 each for 20 or more.

The Department of Theatre Arts program at Saddleback College produces several fully-staged shows in which students are encouraged to participate.  Theatre Arts students are given the opportunity to audition for every production and Theatre Arts students are given priority in the casting process.  In addition there are numerous opportunities for students to contribute in backstage activities of all college productions.

Saddleback College is located at 28000 Marguerite Pkwy in Mission Viejo, just east of Interstate 5 at the Avery Parkway exit.  Free parking is available in Lot 12.  Take Avery Parkway to Marguerite Parkway turn left to the third traffic light, which is Saddleback’s Marguerite entrance. Turn right into the campus and take the third left to Theatre Circle, turning right into Lot 12.

Located in Mission Viejo, Saddleback College provides quality higher education and training to the greater south Orange County community.  Having served more than 500,000 students since 1968, Saddleback College offers over 300 degree and certificate programs to help students reach their personal, career, and educational goals.  For more information, please visit www.saddleback.edu and for Fine Arts information, please visit www.saddleback.edu/arts.  

 

LAPD Sergeant Charged with Criminal Threat against former girlfriend

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Rancho Santa Margarita, CA - Joshua Jinwook Chong, a Los Angeles Police Department sergeant has been charged with making criminal threats over the phone and in text messages against a woman with whom he formerly had a romantic relationship, according to the Orange County District Attorney’s Office.

Chong, 41, Fullerton, is out of custody on $50,000 bail and is expected to be arraigned today Wednesday, March 14, 2012.

On Oct. 17, 2011, Chong is accused of sending multiple text messages to victim Jane Doe, with whom he formerly had a romantic relationship, threatening to kill the victim's male friend. That same night, the defendant is accused of calling Jane Doe and threatening over the phone to kill her. Fearing for her life, Jane Doe left her home and stayed that night with a friend.

While Jane Doe was away from her home that night, Chong is accused of sending more threatening text messages to the victim, claiming that he would show up at her work.

Between Oct. 17, 2011, and Oct. 18, 2011, Chong is accused of calling Jane Doe's phone over 25 times.

On Oct. 18, 2011, Jane Doe reported the threats and harassing phone calls to the California State Fullerton Police Department, who investigated this case and arrested the defendant that same day.

Deputy District Attorney Lynda Fernandez of the Special Prosecutions Unit is prosecuting this case.

Tustin man guilty of rape of an intoxicated woman from Australia

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Rancho Santa Margarita, CA  - Akeem Jelani Johnson was convicted Friday of raping an intoxicated woman in the back of a car and dumping her in an alley behind a bar.

Johnson, 28, Tustin, was found guilty by a jury March 9, 2012, of one felony count of rape of an intoxicated woman and faces a maximum sentence of eight years in state prison and mandatory lifetime sex offender registration at his sentencing April  20, 2012, according to the Orange County District Attorney’s office.

Sometime between 10:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. on Nov. 25, 2010, Johnson talked with 47-year-old Jane Doe, whom he met for the first time that night at Godfather's bar in Tustin. The victim was in Orange County from Australia visiting family and was visibly intoxicated, including displaying unsteady balance and difficulty walking without assistance. 

At midnight on Nov. 26, 2010, Johnson took the unsteady victim outside to his parked sport utility vehicle (SUV) and raped her while she was unable to resist due to intoxication.

After the rape, Johnson got out of the vehicle. The defendant and two of his friends lifted partially-clothed Jane Doe from the car by holding her arms and feet in the air and carried her into the alley on the side of the bar. They dumped her body on an old, dirty mattress and fled the scene. A witness who observed the victim being carried called 911 and provided the license plate number from the defendant's SUV. 

Officers from the Tustin Police Department responded to the scene and located Jane Doe in the alley on the mattress. She was unresponsive, incoherent, and unable to stand without assistance due to alcohol intoxication. 

Johnson was arrested later that day based on the license plate number provided by the witness. 

Johnson's lifetime registration as a sex offender will bar him from entering County recreational areas and City parks which have passed the Sex Offender Ordinance.