Powers takes plea deal in assault case


Published on Wednesday, November 5, 2008 10:17 AM PST

Cathy Perfect
Kern Valley Sun

Facing three felony counts, each that had been earlier reduced to misdemeanors, James Powers opted at an Oct. 22 hearing to take a plea deal rather than pursue a trial. During Powers’ appearance in the Kern River Valley branch of the Kern County Superior Court, Judge John L. Quinlen dismissed one count of assault with a deadly weapon other than firearm or great bodily force and accepted Powers’ plea of no contest to one count of battery on person and one count of preventing or dissuading a witness or victim.

The charges stem from an incident on Sept. 19, when Powers, 59, was arrested and charged with severely beating Sharon Vermillion, owner of CARZ, an automotive business in Lake Isabella, and attempting to prevent his stepson, Corey Wimmer, from testifying to the events he had witnessed. According to Vermillion, Powers was on the premises to collect money prior to the attack.


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    Jasmine wrote on Oct 30, 2008 6:27 PM:

    " Well not surprised he was always a weak and spineless person beating defenseless women, and so what is the sentence going to be ? may I suggest Life with out Parole. "

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