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Optimist Club of El Dorado Hills Country Sports League Track and Field Championships Union Mine, May 9, 11 Girls — 65 hurdles: Girls A, 1-HGR-Elizabeth Vaccaro, 11.42, Girls B, 1-PV-Breanne Gloia, 11.44, Girls C-1-GHI-Julia Lathrop, 11:47; Mile: Girls B-1-MAR-Danny Destefano, 8:39.83, Girls C-NOR-Madisyn Schmitz, 6:17.56; 400: Girls A, 1-HGR-Allison Babbage, 1:07.75, Girls B, 1-MAR-Madelyn Davis, 1:19.56, Girls [...]
Kevin Cairns, the restauranteur convicted on misdemeanor counts of vandalism, assault, exhibiting a deadly weapon and disturbing the peace, walked into the courtroom with a smile and a Hawaiian shirt on. After his sentencing hearing, he still wore a smile, just not quite as wide and not quite as happy. Deputy district attorney Dale Gomes [...]
The district attorney overreached by charging former restaurant owner Kevin Cairns with felonies in relation to incidents with noncustomers stopping to relieve themselves or vomit. The jury knocked all the charges down to misdemeanors, which is what the charges should have been all along. This should have been a plea deal from the beginning. Especially [...]
The closing arguments of deputy district attorney Dale Gomes and defense attorney Steve Tapson for Kevin Cairns backed up to the jury’s deliberation and lunch break in the trial that saw Cairns charged with five counts, including assault, exhibiting a deadly weapon and disturbing the peace. One side sees him as a liar and manipulator, [...]
At 4:35 p.m. on Thursday, March 15, the verdict came back on the Kevin Cairns trial.
Ten minutes later, the verdict was read to a courtroom with only a few friends of the Cairns’ in attendance.
Kevin Michael Cairns was found not guilty on the first and third counts, assault by means of force likely to produce great bodily injury, but was found guilty of a lesser, misdemeanor charges of assault.
On the second count, vandalism in excess of $400, Cairns was found not guilty, but was found guilty of vandalism less than $400.
He was found guilty on the fifth count, exhibiting a deadly weapon, a misdemeanor charge.
The penultimate day of the Kevin Cairns trial concluded after seeing Deputy Simon Brown, Joyce Alderete and finally Cairns himself take to the stand. Deputy Brown, in his second appearance as a witness in the trial, explained that he had investigated the “Cone Incident,” also referred to as the “Taco Bell Barf Bag Incident.” He [...]
The trial of Kevin Cairns, owner of now-closed restaurant Dante’s On the River, continued Tuesday morning with William Terry being called as a witness. Terry, a former police officer, police chief and investigator for a district attorney, frequented Dante’s with his wife and other guests. He explained that Cairns and his wife, Nancy, would come [...]
After a break for lunch, Kevin Cairns returned to his jury trial Thursday. Cairns’ attorney, Steve Tapson, stood before the jury and explained who he would be calling for witnesses. He told them about Cairns’ restaurant, Dante’s On the River, and how it had become more like “Dante’s Inferno” and suffered from “barbarians of the [...]
The jury trial of Kevin Cairns, owner of Dante’s On the River, continued Thursday with witnesses being brought forth by the people. The first witness of the day was Joseph Goodrich, a contractor, who had been snowboarding with friends at Heavenly Ski Resort on Nov. 28, 2010. While on their way back home, one of [...]
As owner of Dante’s on the River, Kevin Cairns was more comfortable in a kitchen than a courtroom. But with his ongoing legal battles, Cairns found himself spending more time getting better acquainted with the justice system than he would have liked. The 51-year-old restaurateur, who purchased Dante’s in 2004, is facing a slew of [...]
Girls Grade 3: Large school: 1-Golden Valley, 40; 2-William Brooks, 73; 3-Sierra Ridge, 78. Small school: Jackson, 8; Pioneer, 18; 3-Holy Trinity, 27 Top 20 individuals: Ally Tomasetti, GV, 5:06; Megan Tomasetti, GV, 5:06; Lucy Murray, GH, 5:09; Shae Steiner, GV, 5:11; Dario Sciutto, SV, 5:12; Izabella Rodreguez, GV, 5;17; Courtney Baker, S, 5:17; Ella [...]
On this date in 1957 Queen Elizabeth II went to a football game in the United States — no not a soccer game. She wore a lovely hat and carried the proper handbag. Hopefully she had some tasty football food and had a good time. Fashion fun The members of the Placerville Fellowship and Newcomers Club’s [...]
Cancer. It’s a word that can turn your world upside down very quickly. In September 2010, Jeff Boatman’s world was changed. He was diagnosed with thyroid cancer. Boatman is a young man, just 34 years old. The diagnosis was a complete shock to his entire family. He was born at Marshall Hospital in Placerville and [...]
Kevin Cairns, the former owner of restaurant Dante’s on the River, was set to begin his felony assault trial Tuesday morning, July 12. As it turns out, Cairns will wait yet again for his day in court. During a brief hearing Friday morning, deputy district attorney Dale Gomes informed El Dorado County Superior Court Judge [...]
Baseball Player of the Year: Tyler Evanoff, Ponderosa Coach of the Year: Joe Potulny, Jesuit First team: Oak Ridge: Chris Muse-Fisher, Austin Ales, Cole Hansen, Jake Wehr, Zach Mahon; Ponderosa: Hunter Gallant, Jerrod Bravo; Jesuit: Zach Green, Logan James, Louis Mejia, Brian Celsi, Joe Williams; Pleasant Grove: Zach Stilwell, Josh Adams, Garrett Heisinger Boys Golf Most [...]
Baseball Player of the Year: Tyler Evanoff, Ponderosa Coach of the Year: Joe Potulny, Jesuit First team:Oak Ridge: Chris Muse-Fisher, Austin Ales, Cole Hansen, Jake Wehr, Zach Mahon; Ponderosa: Hunter Gallant, Jerrod Bravo; Jesuit: Zach Green, Logan James, Louis Mejia; Brian Celsi, Joe Williams; Pleasant Grove: Zach Stilwell, Josh Adams, Garrett Heisinger Boys Golf Most [...]