In Brief
ACCIDENT IN HENDERSON
Motorcyclist in fatal crash identified
A 20-year-old Las Vegas man who died in a motorcycle crash Thursday night in Henderson has been identified as Randee Michael Jenkins.
Henderson police said he was riding a motorcycle north on Mountain Vista Street near Ramrod Avenue when he collided with a Ford pickup about 6 p.m.
Police believe the man was traveling at a high rate of speed in the moments leading up to the crash.
The pickup's driver was not injured, police said.
Jenkins was pronounced dead at the scene.
CALIFORNIA PROGRAM
Prison officials have no condom problems
California officials say they've had no problems with a test program providing inmates with condoms at one state prison.
Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation spokeswoman Terry Thornton says there have been no reports of inmates using the condoms to hide weapons or drugs. Each of 1,000 inmates at California State Prison, Solano, in Vacaville is allowed to possess one condom at a time.
The state let the private Center for Health Justice install seven condom vending machines in the prison four months ago as part of a one-year test. The center pays for the condoms.
Health officials say the program will help prevent disease. Opponents say officials should not provide protection because sex is illegal in prison and distributing condoms promotes illegal activity.
REPORTED MISTAKEN IDENTITY
Two to stand trial in slaying of councilman
Two men have been ordered to stand trial for killing a Fairfield, Calif., city councilman in a case of mistaken identity over a $50 drug deal.
Solano County Superior Court Judge Robert Bowers ruled Friday there is enough evidence to try Henry Don Williams, 32, of Fairfield, and Gene Allen Combs, 45, of Suisun City.
They are accused in the Labor Day slaying of 22-year-old councilman Matt Garcia.
Witnesses say Williams mistook Garcia for a drug dealer who had reneged on selling crystal methamphetamine to Combs. Garcia died outside his girlfriend's house near the alleged drug dealer's home.
Both men remain jailed for a Feb. 18 arraignment.
Defense attorneys say Williams didn't intentionally kill Garcia and Combs didn't know Williams would shoot.
