R-C Evening Report

Three defendants in the sale of 80 grams of methamphetamine to undercover officers pleaded guilty and are set for sentencing in February.

Felipe Ledezma-Aguilar, 28, of Carson City, pleaded guilty Jan. 2 before District Judge Dave Gamble to trafficking in a controlled substance.

He faces up to 15 years in Nevada State Prison and a $100,000 fin at his sentencing Feb. 13.

He is ineligible for probation and must serve at least two years.

Co-defendants Felipe Moreno-Renteria, 24, of Dayton, and Ignacio Rodriguez-Ibarra, 29, of Carson City, pleaded guilty to separate charges Monday before District Judge Michael Gibbons.

Both men will be sentenced Feb. 26.

For more on the story, check Wednesday's print edition of The Record-Courier.

A 64-year-old wheelchair-bound man and two cats were discovered dead Saturday after a small fire in the victim's Coleville residence, the Mono County Sheriff's Office reported.

Mammoth Lakes Fire Department investigator Bob Rooks said the fire was accidental and apparently started by a portable heater.

Mono County Sheriff's Lt. Ralph Obenberger said the victim had tried to escape the fire, but died of smoke inhalation.

Mono County paramedics and the Antelope Valley Fire Department were called to the apartment at 111542 Highway 395, No. 3, shortly before 2 p.m. Saturday.