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Former DHS City Councilman Gets 12 Months Probation for Road Rage

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A former Desert Hot Springs city councilman who damaged a young man’s car in a fit of rage following a roadway encounter was sentenced Friday to 12 months’ probation and ordered to pay the victim $3,400 in restitution. Russell Trueman Betts, 66, pleaded guilty last week to an unlawful fight in public, a misdemeanor, under an agreement with the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office. In exchange for his admission, prosecutors dropped two rel…

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Former DHS Councilman Russell Betts receives 12 months of probation for road rage incident

Luis Medina RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KUNA) – A former Desert Hot Springs city councilman who damaged a young man’s car in a fit of rage following a road rage incident was sentenced today to 12 months of probation and ordered to pay the victim $3,400 in restitution. Russell Trueman Betts, 66, pleaded guilty last week to unlawful public fighting, a misdemeanor, under an agreement with the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office. In exchange for his …

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Former DHS City Councilman Gets 12 Months Probation for Road Rage

A former Desert Hot Springs city councilman who damaged a young man’s car in a fit of rage following a roadway encounter was sentenced Friday to 12 months’ probation and ordered to pay the victim $3,400 in restitution. Russell Trueman Betts, 66, pleaded guilty last week to an unlawful fight in public, a misdemeanor, under an agreement with the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office. In exchange for his admission, prosecutors dropped two rel…

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