By TANG LOR -DN Staff Writer
Updated: 02/15/2011 11:23:19 AM PST
The foreman of the Tehama County Grand Jury died Feb. 4, but the cause of his death has not been made public yet.
Tehama County Deputy Coroner Chris Sharpe confirmed the sheriff's office had investigated the death of Robert Dean Wilkerson, but could not provide further detail, as he was not the investigator on the case. The investigating deputy was out of the office Monday.
On Thursday, the county's website was changed to reflect that Foreman Pro Tem Richard James Sol had taken over as the foreman of the Grand Jury.
A call to Judge John Garaventa, the judge overseeing the Grand Jury, regarding filling the vacant position was not returned by Monday evening.
Wilkerson, 58, was arrested on suspicion of DUI and hit and run Feb. 3, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Wilkerson struck a small tree and three mailboxes on Lucknow Avenue, just north of Weeks Court.
He then ran into a power pole, shearing the pole in half. He fled the scene, and his car was later found disabled in a dirt area on Kaer Avenue.
No injuries were reported in the incident, only property damage.
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