People v. Mason CA3

Filed 9/11/15 P. v. Mason CA3

NOT TO BE PUBLISHED

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT

(Shasta) ----

THE PEOPLE,

Plaintiff and Respondent, C074893

v. (Super. Ct. No. 11F70)

JOSHUA LOUIS MASON,

Defendant and Appellant.

Defendant Joshua Louis Mason had an eventful day on January 3, 2011. When a police officer stopped a vehicle in which defendant was riding, defendant walked away and attempted to carjack Nancy Luchs’s car by threatening to kill her. Defendant then stole William Miner, Jr.’s, pickup truck and drove it to the outskirts of Redding. Unable to find a hiding spot, defendant stole another pickup truck that he drove recklessly as he fled the police. When the pickup truck was immobilized by the police, it took…