Monday, March 5, 2012
Dayle William Long, 42, a former sheriff's deputy, allegedly killed Sam Vanettes, 36, of French Valley, during an argument at Spelly's Pub & Grille in December.
An disagreement over County Supervisor Jeff Stone kicked off an argument that climaxed in the fatal shooting of a TVHS grad, a witness testified today. Dayle William Long, 42, a former sheriff's deputy, allegedly killed French Valley resident Sam Vanettes, 36, during an argument at Spelly's Pub & Grille in December. To read the initial report of what happened, click here. Long was at the bar with a friend that night. When Long's friend left, the victim invited Long to play darts, according to Danny Burnside, 38, a friend of the victim. Burnside took the stand today during a preliminary hearing at Southwest Justice Center in French Valley. "He's a people type person. He says, 'I'm going to invite him to our table,'" Burnside recalled …
Monday, January 16, 2012
Hundreds turn out to celebrate the life of Sam Vanettes, 36, a TVHS grad who was shot and killed Dec. 21 in Murrieta.
The hundreds who turned out Sunday to celebrate the life of Sam Vanettes were a testament to how much he was loved. Three weeks after Vanettes, 36, a French Valley resident and a Temecula Valley High School grad, was shot and killed Dec. 21 in a Murrieta bar—allegedly by off-duty Riverside County Sheriff's Deputy Dayle Long—his family threw a party in his honor. To read about the shooting, click here. Long recently pleaded not guilty to the crime. To read about his plea, click here. "He said 'when I die, I don't want people crying. I want you guys to have a party,'" said Brandy Chamberlain, Vanettes' half-sister. "He would have liked this." They never thought it would come so soon. But it had, and many of Vanettes' family and friends drove…
Thursday, January 12, 2012
A former Riverside County Sheriff's deputy pleads not guilty to shooting a man to death during a bar fight on Murrieta Hot Springs Road.
A former deputy accused of shooting a man to death in a bar pleaded not guilty today. Dayle William Long, 42, appeared before a judge at the Southwest Justice Center in a red jail uniform with his ankles shackled and his hands chained to his waist with his attorney today to make his plea. He was accused of killing Sam Vanettes, 36, a Temecula Valley High School grad at Spelly's Bar and Grille. To read what eye witnesses told Patch about the shooting, click here. The former deputy will likely face 50 years to life if convicted, according to John Hall of the District Attorney's Office. Though the office was unable to comment on whether a plea deal is in the works, "it's rather unusual for a plea negotiation to come in on a murder case," …
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Tuesday, January 3, 2012
"We Are Murrieta," a benefit in memory of recent homicide victims Saskia Burke and Sam Vanettes, is planned for Jan. 19.
Spelly's Pub & Grille will host a benefit for the families of two recent Murrieta homicide victims. The city of Murrieta, the Murrieta Police Department and several area businesses are coming together to sponsor the "We Are Murrieta" event to remember Saskia Burke and Sam Vanettes. Burke was stabbed to death Dec. 20 in her family's Milkwood Lane home, allegedly by William Gary Simpson Jr., who used to live at the home. To read about what happened, click here. Vanettes was killed Dec. 21 at Spelly's Pub & Grille, when off-duty Riverside County sheriff's deputy Dayle William Long, 42, allegedly shot him. To read about what happened, click here. The homicides were the first reported in the city since January 2010. Both suspects remain in …
Sam Vanettes, 36, who was shot and killed Dec. 21—allegedly by an off-duty sheriff's deputy—is remembered for his kind heart.
When the family of Sam Vanettes gathered around the kitchen table on New Year's Day in French Valley, laughter and coffee flowed—just as they said he would have wanted it. But tears flowed, too, for the life that ended unexpectedly Dec. 21 when an off-duty Riverside County sheriff's deputy allegedly fired his gun and took it. To read about what happened that night, click here. "Of all the people in that bar that night that should not have been shot, it should not have been Sam," they said. His alleged killer, Dayle Long, 42, showed up in court for an arraignment, and the district attorney's spokesperson revealed the victim was trying to break up a fight between Long and another person when he was shot. To read about what was said, click …
Thursday, December 22, 2011
The suspect was an off-duty sheriff's deputy, and the victim was a 36-year-old Winchester man, officials say.
A 36-year-old Winchester man was shot to death in Spelly's Bar and Grille, a bar on the border of Murrieta and Temecula. The suspect was an off-duty sheriff's deputy. To read about what happened, click here.
The victim was a 36-year-old Samuel Vanettes, officials say.
An off-duty deputy fatally shot a man in a bar on the border of Murrieta and Temecula. Murrieta police responded shortly before 8 p.m. Wednesday to a shooting call at Spelly’s Bar and Grille on Murrieta Hot Springs Road. Winchester resident Samuel Vanettes, 36, was found suffering with multiple gunshot wounds and died on the scene, the sheriff's coroner reported. The killing was the second to rock the city in the last two days. The hunt is still on for a man accused of stabbing 18-year-old Saskia Burke to death in her Murrieta home early Tuesday morning before assaulting her father and boyfriend. Click here to read about it. The bar shooter, an off-duty Riverside County sheriff’s deputy, surrendered himself to police without a struggle …
Scott Scott
5:10 am on Wednesday, May 2, 2012
There is nothing wrong with guns, if used responsibly. What? You want to eliminate the second amendment and ban all guns, giving criminals the upper hand? If so, then you are out of your mind. Plenty of wrong with the Bible though. A 2000+ year old book written by a bunch of primitive, Misogynistic goat herders in a desert ... and still read and revered by people in 2012. Amazing. The so called "… more ›