Gundersen fails to show up for court hearing - UPDATED

UPDATED:

◼ Former Blue Lake Police Chief David Gundersen has been cleared of all major charges first filed against him in 2008. - Arcata Eye MARCH 2012

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Gundersen fails to show up for court hearing
(...) A warrant will be issued for his arrest, and $200,000 bail set, if he does not show up for a rescheduled hearing Friday.
Attorney Russell Clanton said that Gundersen was on the road from Newport Beach, where he was visiting his ill mother. (...)
Gundersen a no-show at hearing
(...) Clanton said he also plans to file a motion for a new trial, after speaking with jury members about their findings in the case. That motion will likely be heard before Gundersen's sentencing.

"Certainly you don't go to sentencing until you have the motion for a new trial filed," Clanton said. (...)

Gundersen a no-show for scheduled sentencing
(...) After the hearing, Humboldt County District Attorney Paul Gallegos said Gundersen hasn’t met with the probation officer yet, which is necessary in generating the report that the judge will use in determining his sentence.

“I don’t think he’s going to do anything to facilitate the process,” Gallegos said. “Mr. Gundersen thinks he’s above the law — I invite him not to show up Friday. (...)”

UPDATED:

◼ Former Blue Lake Police Chief David Gundersen has been cleared of all major charges first filed against him in 2008. - Arcata Eye MARCH 2012

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