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Man on the Overpass Shuts Down Hwy 99 Traffic in Madera

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MADERA - Traffic on Freeway 99 thru Madera came to a standstill Saturday night when a man was found on the dangerous side of the fence on the Yosemite Avenue overpass.

Around 6:30 PM Madera Police received calls from freeway motorists that a man was seen on the south side on the ledge of the overpass threatening to jump onto traffic in the southbound lane.

Madera Police and California Highway Patrol quickly closed off traffic at Cleveland Avenue heading south and Gateway Avenue heading north. The result was traffic at a standstill all the way past Avenue 12 heading north.

MHS Graduate Dies in Traffic Collision

MADERA - A former Madera High School football player was killed Thursday afternoon while riding his bicycle on Road 25 at Avenue 12. Hanford truck driver Robert Banuelos (49) was traveling westbound on Avenue 12 at approximately 50 miles per hour when he struck Jacob T. Leasure (19).

According to California Highway Patrol reports, Leasure entered Avenue 12 southbound from the north side of the roadway just west of Road 25 directly in the path of the Freightliner driven by Banuelos. The truck driver attempted to avoid the collision but with oncoming traffic was forced to swerve back into the southbound lane. The read of Banuelos's trailer struck Leasure who suffered fatal injuries as a result of the collision.

Fairmead Party Turns Deadly – One Dead Two More Injured

MADERA COUNTY -- A party turned deadly in Fairmead shortly after midnight Friday. One person is dead, two others hospitalized – all three victims of gunshot wounds.

According to reports, Deputies responded to complaints of loud music at a home located on Sinclair Drive (located near Road 19 ½ and Avenue 22 ½).

Channel 30 Employee Arrested on Child Porn Charges

CLOVIS - On March 7^th, 2013 Central California Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force served a proactive search warrant in the City of Clovis at the home of a KFSN Channel 30 employee relating to the possession and distribution of child pornography.

Investigators from the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office, ICE Agents from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and investigators from the Clovis Police Department assisted with the investigation.

Tad Patrick Moore Sentenced for Madera County Arson

MADERA - Tad Patrick Moore, 48, was sentenced to state prison on two felony counts of arson and a misdemeanor count of evading arrest according to Madera County District Attorney Michael R. Keitz.

Moore, a transient, was convicted by a Madera Superior Court jury on January 16th, 2013. During his trial, Senior Deputy District Attorney Mary Thornton presented evidence that Moore was seen on the afternoon of July 5th, 2012, near a grassland fire east of Highway 41, north of the 22 Mile House area. Cal Fire investigators determined the fire was caused by arson. When Cal Fire personnel approached Moore to talk with him, he ran away.

Matthew Edwards Convicted of Attempted Murder on 4 Madera Police Officers

MADERA - A Madera Superior Court jury convicted Matthew Edwards of four felony counts of attempted murder, four felony counts of assault with a firearm on a peace officer, a felony count for possession of a firearm by a prohibited person and auto theft.

The jury also found true the special allegations that Edwards personally used a firearm and discharged a firearm during the commission of his crimes, according to Madera County District Attorney Michael R. Keitz.

Convicted Rapist Found in Mexico - CHP Dad Charged with Conspiracy

FRESNO COUNTY - Sheriff Margaret Mims today announced the arrest of Spencer Scarber, the 20 year old convicted rapist who fled the United States prior to the end of his criminal trial. Scarber was arrested in Mexico earlier this week.

Also arrested today in connection with Scarber’s disappearance were his father, 49 year old Sheldon Kyle Scarber, his mother, 51 year old Gail Lynne Scarber of Squaw Valley, and his sister, 33 year old Crystal Diane Reynoso, of Fresno.