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The San Bernardino County Sun WEDNESDAY, November 27.1996 Family says police should have revoked Charles Gilbertson's concealed weapons permit long before his confrontation with Jemall Slaughter. By ALDRIN BROWN Sun Staff Writer An attorney for the mother of slain Fontana basketball star Jemall Slaughter filed a federal civil rights lawsuit Monday against her son's killer and others who the suit claims contributed to the athlete's death. The suit. filed by attorney Stephen Yagman, seeks damages from Charles Gilbertson, 64, a former Los Angeles Police detective convicted Oct. 17 of manslaughter in shooting death of the 18-year-old on May 30.

Also named in the suit are Gilbertson's wife, Lucy; Chris Parrish, the former boyfriend of the Gilbertsons' daughter; San Bernardino County and the cities of Police arrest man suspected in killing HIGHLAND Deputies have arrested a 28-year-old San Bernardino man for investigation of a slaying that occurred Sunday. Wendell Tracy Moredock was held without bail on suspicion of murder at the Central Detention Center in San Bernardino. Moredock was an acquaintance of Alejandro Robles Medina. 25. of San Bernardino.

who was shot to death Sunday, said San Bernardino County Sheriff's Deputy Michael Fletcher. He was found at 12:41 a.m. in the 26200 block of Base Line. Neighbors reported hearing an argument followed by gunshots. After questioning witnesses, investigators began searching for Moredock for questioning.

A patrol officer spotted Moredock's car on Monday afternoon in Highland. Detectives questioned Moredock and then arrested him. Fletcher said. Investigators are unsure of the motive in the slaying. Anyone with information is asked to call Sgt.

Floyd Gilbreth at (909) 387-3589. Car crash fatal to Big Bear City man MORMON FLATS A 71- Big Bear City man died Monday when the car he and his wife were riding in crashed into a tree on Highway 38. California Highway Patrol officials said. Gerald H. Payne suffered a fatal head injury in the 8:50 a.m.

crash. The accident occurred in the highway's westbound lane near the Santa Ana River. Payne's wife, Doris, who was driving, suffered minor injuries. Police arrest pair holding pizzas SAN BERNARDINO Hot pizzas led to two arrests in a Monday night robbery, police said. Maximum Enforcement Team officers patrolling the 3600 block of North Street Monday night stopped two men who were seen CRIME AND PUBLIC SAFETY Charles Jemall Slaughter running with a red stay-hot bag for pizzas.

While the officers questioned the men, a police dispatcher spoke to a pizza delivery man about a robbery. The delivery man said two men didn't have enough money to pay for their $20 order. They argued until one of them pulled a gun. They took the pizzas and the delivery man's wallet, the delivery man said. Police arrested Pedro Rios, 19.

and David Thomas Navarro 19. both of San Bernardino on suspicion of robbery. A gun believed to have been used in the robbery was found. 60-year-old faces theft charges SAN BERNARDINO Redlands police arrested a 60-yearold San Bernardino man Monday after finding $20,000 worth of stolen property at his home in the 1300 block of West Sixth Street, Detective Mark Brannen said. Jose Esparez Acuna was being held at Central Detention Center for investigation of possession of stolen property.

A second San Bernardino resident, whose name was not released, also was arrested on suspicion of theft. Police allege that Acuna knowingly bought stolen property and resold it at area swap meets. Police found 86 tires. 31 calculators. eight grass shears and hundreds of batteries in original packaging, Brannen said.

Police said the tires were stolen from sport utility vehicles and pickup trucks at shopping centers and movie complexes. One tire owner has been located, Brannen said. Others are asked to call the police department sheriff's station took their theft reports to see about recovering stolen tires. -Sun Staff 2 Etiwanda teams win Academic Decathlon By BETH SZYMKOWSKI Sun Staff Writer SAN BERNARDINO Etiwanda High School teams took the top two spots in the county Academic Decathlon competition, beating 39 competitors for the coveted awards. Etiwanda Red will represent the county at the statewide competition March 14 through 16 in Pomona.

The Red team placed fifth in last year's competition, when Redlands High Schools' Blue team took top honors. Etiwanda's Gold team, the second place winners this year, tied for third place last year. Etiwanda hasn't claimed a championship since 1985-86. Winners were announced at a banquet Tuesday evening at the Radisson Hotel. More than 350 individual students and 41 teams were recognized with certificates.

trophies and Olympic-style gold, silver and bronze medals. The decathlon took place Nov. 16 at California State University, San Bernardino. Redlands High School teams placed third and fifth in this year's competition. Apple Valley placed fourth.

The academic decathlon is a rigorous, 10-part competition that includes written and oral presentations. Students work together and study many hours preparing. A highlight of the competition is the Super Quiz, a collegebowl style event. The theme this year of the quiz was Information Revolution. Traditionally, Super Quiz winners do well overall.

This year, the top five Super Quiz teams were Etiwanda Red, Redlands. Colton Crimson, Alta Loma and Etiwanda Gold. Forty-one teams from 25 high schools participated in the decathlon. Each team consists of nine students, three each from and grade-point average categories, called Honor, Scholastic and Varsity. The individual overall winner in the honors category was Kathy Gilmore from the Apple Valley Orange team.

In the scholastic category, Calvin Pan from Etiwanda Red scored the highest, as did Aaron Bennett from Apple Valley Orange in the varsity category. Father of slain prisoner says offer is 'not nearly enough' The Associated Press FRESNO A million dollars would not be enough to settle the killing of a Corcoran Prison inmate, his father told The Fresno Bee. Bill Tate said the state's offer last week "is not nearly enough" to settle the shooting death of his son. Preston, during a prison fight in April 1994. No figure was announced offi- on behalf of Los Angeles and Ontario.

Gilbertson is being held at West Valley Detention Center in Rancho Cucamonga. A sentencing hearing is scheduled for Dec. 6, but Deputy District Attorney Joe Gaetano, the prosecutor in the case, said Tuesday that he expects sentencing will be postponed until Dec. 20. The victim's mother, LaTanya Green of Ontario, declined to comment on the suit.

The lawsuit claims that Lucy Gilbertson and Parrish accompanied Charles Gilberston to Slaughter's Rancho Cucamonga apartment with knowledge that Charles Gilbertson would cause "physical harm to the deceased." "We claim that they were con- JACK C. BOYD Retired mason Jack C. Boyd, 77, of Highland died Tuesday of lung disease at Reche Canyon Rehabilitation Center. Boyd, a native of San Antonio, Texas, lived in Highland eight years and San Bernardino for 42 years. He worked as a brick mason at Kaiser Steel for 30 years.

He was a veteran of the Army Air Force and received an Air Medal. Survivors include his wife. Elinor his son, Dan; two daughters, Pamela Gregg and Shirley Gonzalez, all of San Bernardino; three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Service will be at 10:15 a.m. Monday at Riverside National Cemetery, staging area 1, 22495 Van Buren Riverside.

Bobbitt Memorial Chapel is directing. The family suggests donations to the American Lung Association, P.O. Box 488, Loma Linda, 92354-0488. LORETTA BELLE DEMPSTER Retired buyer Loretta Belle Dempster, 60, of Yucaipa died Nov. 14 at home.

The cause of death is unknown, pending a doctor's report. Dempster, a native of Carnegie, lived in Yucaipa 13 years. She was a retired buyer for S.P. Kinney Engineers in Carnegie, Pa. Survivors include her brother, Robert of Lexington, S.C.; and her sister, Donna Loya of Yucaipa.

Services are pending. The family suggests donations to the American Cancer Society, Inland Empire Unit, 7130 Magnolia Suite Riverside, CA 92504. ALMA E. GERICKE Colton resident Alma E. Gericke, 89, of Colton died Saturday at Linda Valley Care Center in Loma Linda.

The cause of death is unknown, pending a doctor's report. Gericke, a native of Oklahoma, lived in Colton 70 years. She was a homemaker. Survivors include three sons, Eugene of Victorville, Gary of Amethyst, Utah, and Clifford of Riverside; seven grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Service will be at 10 a.m.

today at Montecito Memorial Park, Waterman Avenue and Barton Road, Colton. Colton Funeral Chapel is directing. NELLIE MAE HARRIS Retired food service director Nellie Mae Harris, 82, of Barstow died Tuesday at Barstow Community Hospital. The cause of death is unknown, pending a doctor's report. Harris, a native of Collinsville, Texas, lived in Barstow 45 years.

She worked as a food and beverage director for the Barstow Unified School District, Holiday Inn and the Marine Logisties Base. Survivors include four sons, Bobbie, Mike, Steve and Ronnie. all of Barstow; three sisters, Mary Gann and Jean Bullock, both of Collinsville, and Ann Watson of Wichita Falls, Texas; three brothers, Bud Welch of Whitesboro, Texas, John Welch of Chicago and Bob Welch of Dallas; 14 grandchildren; and 26 greatgrandchildren. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Friday, with services at 1 p.m., both at Mead Mortuary, 36930 Irwin Road, Barstow. Interment will follow Mountain View Memorial Park, 37067 Irwin Road, Barstow. PEGGY J. LYDA Retired state employee Peggy J. Lyda, 78, of Rialto died Monday of cancer at Valley Healtheare Center in San Bernardino.

Lyda, a native of San Bernardino, lived in Rialto 78 years. She worked for the state Rehabilitation Department for 10 years. Survivors include two daughters, Ann L. Harris of San Bernardino and Mary H. Klein of Mission Viejo; her brother, Homer Fowler of Green Valley, Ariz; and one grandchild.

son ment failed to notify the Los Angeles Police Department after a 1992 incident in which Gilbertson fired a shot in his living room during a family dispute. Gilbertson, who was convicted of a misdemeanor in that case, should have had his concealed weapons permit revoked at that time, Yagman said. "Ifone law enforcement agency gets knowledge that someone who has been issued a concealed weapons permit. is engaging in conduct which might be dangerous, that law enforcement agency certainly has a duty to inform the issuing law enforcement agency," he said. The city of Ontario had not been served with the complaint late Tuesday and would refrain from commenting until they had lived in San Bernardino 21 years.

He retired from the Air Force and worked as a tow truck driver at Bell's Towing in Highland. Survivors include his wife, Darlene; three sons, Robert Cole of Iowa, Greg Cole of New Jersey and David of Tennessee; three daughters, Julie Holly, Becky Nelson of Yuma, and Tami Stemick of Kahoka, his mother, Madeline of Detroit, three brothers, Hal and Mikey, both of Michigan, and John of Illinois; his sister, Denise Wright of Michigan; and 14 grandchildren. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. with service at 11 a.m. to- In Memoriam Death notices in this column are prepared by The Sun's classified advertising department.

For information, please call (909) 888-3252. SISTER MARY ALMA MURPHY, CCVI died at St. Joseph's Hospital, Houston, Texas, November 21, 1996. Sister Alma was born in Headford, Co. Kerry, Ireland, the eldest of nine children.

She entered into religious life at St. Michael Convent, Carrigoran, Ireland in 1925. Arrving in Texas in 1926, she began her novitiate and two years later made her Profession of Vows. Sister Alma graduated from nursing school at St. Joseph's Hospital, Houston, in 1932.

She served as Administrator at St. Mary's, Galveston, Texas; St. Mary's Gates Memorial Hospital, Port Arthur, Texas; St. Anthony's, Houston; and St. Bernardine Medical Center, San Bernardino.

Sister lived the 'gospel of endearing herself to all who knew her. She demonstrated a love without limit for all, especially the poor and elderly, and for those she worked with the doctors and hospital personnel. She kept up with the changes in medical technology and worked to make new methods of caring for patients available. Her genuine care, concern, compassion for others and delightful sense of humor always identified Sister Alma as an outstanding religious woman. A Memorial Service will be held in the Matich Conference Center at St.

Bernardine Medical Center December 4 at 12:15 p.m. In her honor, memorial contributions may be made to the Sister Alma Fund at the St. Bernardine Medical Center Foundation, 489 E. 21st Street, San Bernardino, CA 92404. Serving families of All faiths Grove Colonial Offers a Funeral Service.

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Waterman Ave. San Bernardino seen the lawsuit, spokesman George Urch said. spirators in what Yagman said. "They all understood or agreed with what was going to San Bernardino County is liable because sheriff's deputies called to the scene prior to the shooting failed to do their job, Yagman said. The deputies, the suit claims, knew or should have known that Gilbertson "was an immediate threat to (Slaughter) and yet they left him there and they left the location." Sgt.

Paul Cappitelli of the Sheriff's Department declined to comment on the suit, citing a poliey not to comment on pending litigation. Yagman said Ontario is at fault because their police depart- HARRIETTE M. McKENZIE Retired nurse Harriette M. McKenzie, 77, of Highland died Tuesday of respiratory failure at home. McKenzie, a native of Vermont, lived in Highland 43 years.

She worked as a registered nurse for Patton State Hospital for 25 years. She was a member of the League of Women Voters and the California State Employees Association. Survivors include her husband, Stuart Pirie: two daughters, Judy Smith of Highland and Valerie Parnell of Yucaipa; four grandchildren; and three greatgrandchildren. Service will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Montecito Memorial Park, Barton Road and Waterman Avenue, Colton.

Interment will follow. Bobbitt Memorial Chapel is directing. The family suggests donations to the American Lung Association, 441 Mackay San Bernardino, CA 92408. ALLAN EDWIN NEGUS JR. Retired businessman Allan Edwin Negus 78.

of Yucaipa died Monday at Redlands Community Hospital. The cause of death is unknown, pending a doctor's report. Negus, a native of Pittsburgh, lived in Yucaipa 48 years. He owned and operated a financial investing firm for 35 years. Survivors include his son, Norman Allan of Calimesa; his daughter, Carole Negus Jones of Yucaipa; three sisters, Jane O'Nion of Forest Grove, Grace Price of Sequim, Wash.

and Florence Parrish of Palms; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Service will be at 1 p.m. today at Hillside Memorial Park, 1540 Alessandro Road, Redlands. A memorial service will be held on Jan. 25, 1997.

Hughes Funeral Chapel in Yucaipa is directing. MANUEL G. NEVAREZ Retired railroad worker Manuel G. Nevarez, 90, of Barstow died Monday at home. The cause of' death is unknown, pending a doctor's report.

Nevarez, a native of Durango, Mexico, lived in Barstow for 44 years. He worked as a laborer for Santa Fe Railway for 42 years. He was a member of the Friendship Club and St. Joseph Catholic Church. Survivors include two sons.

Amado of Barstow and Manuel Jr. of Victorville; three daughters, Irene Benevidez and Mary Estrada, both of Barstow, and Sara Estrada of Bakersfield: his brother, Francisco Estrada of Durango, Mexico; 27 grandchildren; 31 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. with rosary at 7 p.m. today, both at Mead Mortuary, 36930 Irwin Road, Barstow.

Mass will be at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Joseph Catholic Church, 505 E. Mt. View Barstow.

Interment will follow at Mountain View Memorial Park, 37067 Irwin Road, Barstow. CLEMENTINE E. NOWACKI Apple Valley resident E. Highland San Bernardino. Clementine E.

Nowacki, 94, of Apple Valley died Nov. 22 of a stroke at Apple Valley Care Center. 0 wacki. a native of Toledo. lived in San Bernardino County 10 years.

0 wacki was a homemaker. Survivors include two daughters. Doraine Dittman of San Bernardino and Betty Bergfalk of Redlands; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from noon to 3 p.m. Friday with services at 3 p.m., Mt.

View Mortuary and Cemetery, Fireplace Room, 570 DANIEL TROMBLEY Veteran Daniel Trombley, 58, of San Bernardino died Sunday of cardiopulmonary arrest at St. Bernardine Medical Center. Trombley, a native of Detroit, The suit also claims the city of Los Angeles is liable because was a dangerous retired police officer who should not have been allowed to carry a Yagman said the shooting was racially motivated and that a culture of racial discrimination in the Los Angeles Police Department was a contributing factor. Gilbertson White and Slaughter was Black. "The (LAPD) has customs of excessive force and of racism that caused Charles Gilbertson to do the things that he did." Yagman said.

The suit, filed at the U.S. District Court in Los Angeles, doesn't ask for a specific dollar amount. A hearing date has not been set, but Yagman said he expects case to go to trial sometime in the summer of 1997. day, at Mark B. Shaw Mortuary, 1525 N.

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GENEVIEVE ADELAIDE (Domian) SELF, 72, resident of Calif. for 27 years. Born March 25, 1924 in Manchester, NH, daughter of lgnacy and Antonina Domian. Died November 19, 1996 at Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, California. She is survived by her devoted husband, Colonel (retired) Robert O.

Self; her daughter, Scott C. Senalik of Fairfield, CA; her daughter, Glynn: S. Self of East Highland, CA; her brother, Walter L. Domian of Manchester, NH; stepson Joel A. Self of Broomfield, CO; 3 granddaughters, one grandson and several nieces and nephews.

She was educated in Manchester, NH, was a member of the Rand Corp. as a Korean War analyst in Tokyo, Japan; was later employed by the Selby Shoe Company, Manchester, NH; and takes her place in history as a loving and completely dedicated wife, mother and homemaker. She loved unselfishly even through many years of devastating illnesses; her family was her life. Interment was privately conducted by Cortner Chapel, Redlands, CA, at Riverside National Cemetery, Riverside, CA, on November 25, 1996, followed by an informal family memorial gathering. Genevieve's passing reminds all of us that THE BEST IS YET TO BE.

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