03/21/2026
Jensen sentencing :
CASES OF INTEREST FOR THE WEEK OF MARCH 16 – MARCH 20
JESSE PENTA HELD TO ANSWER
On Thursday, Jesse Penta was held to answer on all charges at his preliminary hearing. Penta is charged with two counts of murder and associated special allegations in connection with a double homicide shooting that occurred on Tuesday September 2, 2025, on Abernathy Lane in Redding. At the preliminary hearing, an additional special allegation of Murder for Financial Gain was added to the charges. Penta is scheduled for Arraignment on the Information on April 2, 2026, at 8:30 am in Department 21.
COLLIN GENE GOOD, REBECCA ROSE GOOD, AND JARED BARLOW HELD TO ANSWER ON TORTURE AND BATTERY CHARGES
On Thursday, Collin Gene Good, Rebecca Rose Good, and Jared Barlow were held to answer on multiple felony charges including Torture, Battery with Serious Bodily Injury, and False Imprisonment by Violence, as well as a special allegation that the crimes inflicted Great Bodily Injury on the victim.
Collin Good, Rebecca Good, and Jared Barlow are scheduled to return to court on March 30, 2026, at 8:30 am in Department 24 for Arraignment on the Information.
LISA JENSEN SENTENCED FOR DUI AND RECKLESS DRIVING CAUSING INJURY
On Friday, Lisa Marie Jensen was sentenced to 5 years of formal probation, 120 days in jail with 90 days stayed pending successful completion of probation, and her driver’s license has been suspended for 3 years. Jensen must also complete a Victim Impact Panel and DUI school. In addition, Jensen was given the Watson Advisement on the record, which states that if she continues to drive while under the influence of alcohol and as a result of her driving someone is killed, she can be charged with murder.
At sentencing, two motions filed by Jensen’s defense counsel were heard. One was a motion to dismiss the case, and the other was a motion to reduce the charges to misdemeanors. Both motions were denied by the court.
The charges in this case stem from an incident that occurred on the night of November 17, 2023, in which Jensen was driving an electric scooter on the sidewalk when she hit the victim, a pedestrian walking on the sidewalk, from behind. A law enforcement investigation determined that Jensen was under the influence of alcohol at the time of the crash. Under California Vehicle Code 670, a “vehicle” is defined as a device by which any person or property may be propelled, moved, or drawn upon a highway, excepting a device moved exclusively by human power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks. Under the law, an electric scooter is a vehicle.
In February, Jensen was found guilty of two felony charges by a Shasta County jury. Those charges include one count of Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol Causing Injury and one count of Reckless Driving Causing Injury to Another. For the Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol Causing Injury charge, the jury also found the special allegation that Jensen inflicted Great Bodily Injury to be true. After the jury’s verdict was read in court, Jensen admitted to the court that she had a prior DUI conviction and based on that admission, the judge found the special allegation of Jensen having a prior DUI conviction within 10 years of the charged offense to be true and found the special allegation that Jensen had prior convictions of increasing seriousness to be true.
