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New tonight, the man who sold
a deadly dose
of fentanyl to a Coronado high school
student is sentenced to more than
a decade behind bars. Good evening.
Thanks for joining us. I'm Marcella Lee.
I'm Carlo chichetto.
Prosecutors say Kaylor Junior
Taiwan Beltran lap sold a pill
disguised as oxycodone online to
then 15 year old Clark Salvon.
CBS8 Russia.
Dellafave joins us live from the
courthouse tonight with reaction
from the victim's family. Russia.
Well, it was an emotional day
in court for the families,
as you can imagine.
They say that while they're glad
that justice was served in this case,
no sentence could ever erase the
pain they feel each and every day.
They're now hoping to use what
happens as an example and to warn
others about the dangers of fentanyl.
I know he's with God right now,
and that gives me peace. Family
members of Clark Savron stood outside
the courtroom after learning the
fate of the drug dealer responsible
for the 15 year old's death
and broken heart. Is not nearly
what you experience when you go
through this type of tragedy.
Silvern died in May of 2021 after buying
what he thought were oxycodone pills.
He got them from then 21 year old kaylar
junior to 1 Belgian lap who prosecutors
say sold the drugs on Instagram.
The drug dealer advertised online.
So if you have an individual
who's willing to actually go on
Snapchat or Instagram and put
this poison into the community,
our office is going to hold
that individual accountable.
Beltran Lap pleaded guilty.
Last year and admitted he had warned
the teen to only take half the
pill because of how strong it was.
He was arrested after Salvari's
death with more fentanyl
laced pills in his possession.
We had 814 deaths last year.
It is the number one cause of death
for individuals between 18 and 45.
It is an epidemic of proportions that
we haven't seen in this district.
Today was difficult but I
feel relieved that it's done.
Family members say the Coronado High
School sophomore dedicated his life to
family sports and his faith. He was.
Everything to me. He was very special.
Sweet boy. And he was a leader.
And he was he was a gift.
He was a gift for 15 years and I
wish I could have had him longer.
Savarona's family are now warning other
parents to talk with their children to
prevent a similar tragedy from happening.
It's very, very, very scary.
Of what our world is becoming with fentanyl.
They just need to be aware of this.
How scary it is.
No justice can ever satisfy the loss.
Grandparent has or a parent has because.
This fellow will be away for a few years.
Clark has gone forever.
Belgian lap will now serve.
The next Belgian lap will now serve
the next 13 years behind bars,
including an additional five years
of supervised release. Back to you,
rasio Clark's family,
we heard that, you know,
they mentioned they're glad to
see that justice was served,
but we heard from the grandfather
and members of the family,
hearts still broken, of course.
What were they actually able to
say in court and were they able to
speak directly to the defendant?
So the family says that Burton lamp
actually told the court today that
he wants to turn his life around,
and that's exactly what the family is
hoping that he does in the next few years.
Additionally, the family says
that while they can't forgive him,
they will never be able to forget
the pain that he calls them and
are hoping that others can use this
as a lesson in their own lives.
Reporting from downtown Russia,
de Lafayette for CBS8 of
course for the family thinks about it
every single day. Thanks for saying.
A false report of an active shooter at
a La Mesa Elementary School forced the
school into lockdown just hours ago.
It happened at Lemon Ave.
Elementary School,
and a mother we spoke with told us
some students there were visibly upset.
The school reportedly sent out
an e-mail to parents saying the
district accidentally sent a message
to La Mesa's Police Department
about an active shooter.
When officers arrived at the school,
a staff member told them
it was just a false alarm.
You have parents showing up there.
I mean, it's unthinkable, it's unimaginable,
and it's probably
every parent's worst nightmare.
So we were able to tell those
parents that were arriving on
scene that we believed it was a false alarm.
We had no evidence that there was an
active shooter or that anyone was injured.
Officers lifted the lockdown after
clearing the school room by room.
Prosecutors played videos in court
today in the murder case against
Larry Millette that have never
been seen before by the public.
Larry Millette is charged with
killing his wife, Maya CBSH.
David Godfredson reports.
Day nine of the preliminary hearing
began with a video Maya recorded.
Not really. I don't know.
Secretly recorded the video in October 2020,
capturing audio of an argument
between herself and her husband,
Larry Millette. In the audio,
you can hear Larry accusing her of an affair.
What would you guys were going to
set up the night all time when your
projects and your team projects and
it's so easy after all this stuff that
you were kissing me off and this is
this is exactly why and then this is
this is you said this wasn't going
to happen and it still happened.
During the argument, Maya alleges
her husband wanted her dead.
You know, you guys got really
close together on your desk.
Or is there here always,
always together? You know,
six o'clock, seven o'clock,
8:00 o'clock at night.
And then you start feeding stuff.
So. That's enough for you to wish
death on me all the time. Ohh,
that's enough that you know that you
gradually have appeared since December
on the witness stand, DA investigator
Matthew Grindley testified.
The video demonstrates Larry Millette's
controlling behavior over his wife.
She wanted to leave Larry.
She did not want to leave her kids.
She did not want to leave her life.
That she had built, but she
wanted to leave Larry. Prosecutors
allege Larry Millette murdered his wife
on the evening of January 7th, 2021.
The next morning Larry Cellular phone
went dead at 6:35 in the morning.
10 minutes later at 6:45 AM,
surveillance video showed him leaving
the house in the families SUV.
He was gone for 12 hours and his cell
phone was shut off for 12 hours.
All passive events. Terminated.
All the way to approximately 630.
3. PM on the same day, so an absence
of about 12 hours approximately.
Investigators also played surveillance
video obtained from a neighbor's
house showing somebody burning
something in Larry Millette's
backyard fireplace in May of 2021,
about four months after Maya went missing.
Investigators later found a burnt
credit card in the backyard
fireplace belonging to Maya Millette.
Toward the end of the day,
a DA investigator went through a series
of emails sent by Larry to spellcasters.
Investigators later seized that SUV
that Larry drove for 12 hours that day.
They looked at the mileage.
They looked at his cell phone.
Tracking from other days and when
he was driving other vehicles,
they were able to figure out an estimate
that he drove between 400 and 600 miles
on the day after Maya went missing.
David, a lot of dramatic information
and and testimony today, but I
understand today we're we're finally
down to the end of it. Is that right?
Yes, the last witness is on the stand.
We do expect a lengthy cross examination
but it looks like it will wrap up tomorrow
and then it'll be up to the judge
if this moves forward to trial.
But we've been saying it looks
like that is going to happen.
David Garson reporting live for us.
Thanks, David.
We're learning more tonight about
3 shootings in California that have
happened in only a matter of days.
Shootings in Monterey Park,
2 farms in Half Moon Bay in San Mateo
County and at an Oakland gas station
have claimed the lives of 19 people
and injured more than a dozen others.
The LA County coroner has now identified
all 11 people who died in Saturday
night's Monterey Park shooting.
There's still no word on what
led the 72 year old shooter to
open fire at a dance hall.
He later took his own life
when police approached his van.
In Half Moon Bay,
investigators say 66 year old
Shun Lee Xiao killed 7 people
at 2 agricultural businesses.
Yesterday he worked at one of them.
He was later arrested when he drove
himself to a sheriff's substation.
And late last night in Oakland,
one person died and seven others were
hurt in a shooting at a gas station
where a music video was being filmed.
So far no arrests have been
made in that shooting.
These back-to-back mass shootings are
reigniting the debate over gun control,
Governor Gavin Newsom says California's
stricter policies. Are working,
others say not so much.
Our political reporter Morgan
Reiner is helping us Fact Check
and break down the numbers.
California is the
largest state by population,
so it's almost home to the most
mass shootings in the country,
according to the Gun Violence Archive.
But when you break it down per capita,
it paints a very different picture.
3 mass shootings in California
in a matter of days.
Monterey Park, 11 killed, Half Moon Bay,
7 killed an Oakland, one killed.
Seven more shots. I haven't done
all the damn press conferences.
Yesterday I was here.
The whole day is I can't do those again.
I can't keep doing them
saying the same thing.
Over and over again.
I mean, it's insane.
Immediately,
dozens of California lawmakers started
calling for more gun legislation,
and we will not stop with our dedication
in keeping our communities safe. So you'll
be seeing much more to come from us.
While acknowledging that California
already has the strictest gun laws in
the nation that they say are working,
we know how to do it.
California has led the way.
We lead the nation.
We know gun safety saves lives.
Period. Full stop.
The Gun Violence Archive defines
a mass shooting as one where
at least four people are shot,
not including the shooter.
But there are some variations.
Every town for gun safety defines it as
one where four people are shot and killed.
The FBI does not have a definition,
but US Statute defines mass
killings as three people killed.
California has some of the strongest
common sense gun laws in the
nation and as a result, have.
The lowest among the lowest firearm
mortality rates in the nation.
What attorney General Rob Bonta said is true.
According to the Center for Disease Control,
California has the seventh lowest
gun death rate in the country
when it comes to mass shootings.
The Public Policy Institute of
California found that California's
mass shooting homicide rate is
below the national average.
The PPIC
found that compared to citizens in
other states, Californians are less
likely to die in a mass shooting by 25%.
I did bring up some of these stats.
An interview I did yesterday
with a gun rights activist,
he told me that he would have
to look further into the Staffs
before he could comment on them.
Thanks, Morgan.
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