MENDOCINO: REDWOOD VALLEY Official on leave in pot case
The Mendocino County District Attorney's budget and finance officer has been
placed on leave pending an investigation into allegations she possessed
marijuana for sale, authorities said Friday.
About 39 pounds of dried marijuana was seized from Sherylin Young's Redwood
Valley home Thursday, Sheriff's Lt. Kurt Smallcomb confirmed Friday.
The search was done by consent, and Young has not been arrested or booked,
Smallcomb said.
"There's an investigation being conducted," he said.
Young has worked for the District Attorney's Office for about two years,
said District Attorney Meredith Lintott. She was hired by former District
Attorney Norm Vroman, who died in 2006.
Lintott said it's premature to discuss the investigation into Young's
alleged activities because she has yet to receive the police report.
"We can't say if the charges are true," she said. "Obviously we cannot
have
members of our staff breaking the law. There's definitely a zero tolerance."
Young could not be reached for comment.
-- Glenda Anderson
http://www1.pressdemocrat.com/article/20071117/NEWS/711170401/1033/NEWS01
The Mendocino County District Attorney's budget and finance officer has been
placed on leave pending an investigation into allegations she possessed
marijuana for sale, authorities said Friday.
About 39 pounds of dried marijuana was seized from Sherylin Young's Redwood
Valley home Thursday, Sheriff's Lt. Kurt Smallcomb confirmed Friday.
The search was done by consent, and Young has not been arrested or booked,
Smallcomb said.
"There's an investigation being conducted," he said.
Young has worked for the District Attorney's Office for about two years,
said District Attorney Meredith Lintott. She was hired by former District
Attorney Norm Vroman, who died in 2006.
Lintott said it's premature to discuss the investigation into Young's
alleged activities because she has yet to receive the police report.
"We can't say if the charges are true," she said. "Obviously we cannot
have
members of our staff breaking the law. There's definitely a zero tolerance."
Young could not be reached for comment.
-- Glenda Anderson
http://www1.pressdemocrat.com/article/20071117/NEWS/711170401/1033/NEWS01