On February 10, 2010, Tulare County Superior Court Judge Gerald Sevier sentenced 35-year-old Gordon Shane Heideman of Visalia to three years in state prison for a felony driving under the influence conviction. The current case was a felony due to the defendant’s prior convictions for driving under the influence. The defendant pled no contest to the charges on October 19, 2009.

Heideman was arrested by the Visalia Police Department on August 8, 2009. On that date, officers were called to investigate allegations that the defendant was involved in an argument with an acquaintance. The investigation revealed the defendant was driving under the influence.

Heideman had been previously convicted of driving under the influence in February of 2007, July of 2008, and May of 2009, in which the defendant was also convicted of assault with a deadly weapon on a police officer as well as felony DUI causing injury.

This case was prosecuted by Deputy District Attorney Mike Moberly of the Felony DUI unit. Funding for this program was provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
 

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Tulare County District Attorney’s Office
Assistant District Attorney Shani Jenkins
(559) 733-6411