January 26, 2012
Yuba rape suspect released in December
An Olivehurst man accused of sexually assaulting a woman at knife-point last week served seven months of a two-year sentence, with credits for time served, and was released in late December, authorities said, but Joseph Scott Mason did not recieve an early release from prison, the California Department of Corrections said Thursday.
“Realignment did not have anything to do with (Mason’s) release date,” said Luis Patino, spokesman for the state corrections department. “He would still have been at exactly the same time.”
Mason, 48, was arrested Monday after Yuba County sheriff’s deputies said he raped a 46-year-old woman at least twice last week...
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