Derick Almena's attorney claims his client didn't violate his probation, saying police only found a bullet but no gun during their search of Almena's Ukiah home.
Almena's wife, Micah Allison, told Dan Noyes by phone Thursday that probation officers found the bullet on an altar she erected in their Ukiah home. She placed it next to the Buddha, and other keepsakes, to honor those who have died from gun violence.The court papers also say that the Mendocino County Probation Department found a machete and ten archery bows with approximately 50 arrows.
Allison explained she uses the gardening machete to cut back the brush behind her house, and that both she and Derick were once archery instructors; they enjoy shooting targets with their kids. They don't hunt. Serra compares Almena having the archery bows to playing baseball. "He was the manager of a baseball team and his kids were playing. Everyone's having a good time, but he had bats. 'But I just had it for sport. I wasn't going to hit anyone.' 'That's a dangerous weapon. You're an ex-felon with a dangerous weapon! You got your baseball bats!' Well, it's absurd as that.
Almena texted ABC7 News Thursday: "I would never knowingly have any weapons of harm or destruction in my home, especially after what happened." The District Attorney's Office declined to comment because this is a pending case. The hearing is Friday morning.
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