People v. Rentfro CA3

FACTS

Case No. 13F131 - The Receiving Stolen Property Case In June 2012, Jeffrey Hamm’s mountain bike was stolen from his parked truck outside a Redding motel. Hamm had purchased the bike for $1,099 and added several aftermarket accessories; he estimated the current replacement value of the bike was $1,699. A few months later, Hamm informed the Redding Police Department that he had seen a Craigslist advertisement for a bike he thought might be his. Redding Police Investigator Rusty Bishop went to defendant’s home and found Hamm’s stolen bicycle, identified by matching the serial number. Bishop also found a glass methamphetamine pipe. Defendant admitted he smoked methamphetamine. He claimed he had purchased the mountain bike five months earlier from a drug dealer in Anderson, who had

2 Defendant’s request for certificates of probable cause as to his probation violation admissions was denied. He does not raise any issues related to these two cases, and we do not address them.

2 thousands of dollars worth of stolen merchandise. Defendant admitted he knew the bike could have been stolen when he purchased it. Case No. 13F621 - The Failure to Appear Case On January 3, 2013, defendant…