Mercer on Supervised Release

By Sam Pierce

Timothy Mercer was returned to Yuba County Jail via D.V.I. State Prison on May 1, 2012.

A hearing was scheduled for 3:00 P.M. on May 2, 2012. After Mercer rejected the first plea offered by Melanie Bendorf of the District Attorney’s office, Mercer was returned to his jail cell and the public was dismissed from the courtroom. He was called back to the courtroom for three more offers Mercer finally accepted the third offer.

This offer had Mercer pleading to a 273(a)(a) child endangerment , being sentenced to time served after spending 2 years in state prison on an eight year sentence and ordered immediately released from custody under supervised release for six months, he was ordered to report to the Marysville parole office upon release from county jail.  

This plea also got Mercer away from the requirement of registration under Penal Code 290, as sexual predator.

Mercer was released at 1:30 am Saturday morning May 5, 2012.

The convicted sex offender Timothy Mercer is a free man today and under the supervision of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Parole Department. Mr. Mercer met with State parole agents in Marysville California for over three hours as details were worked out on the conditions of Mercer’s so called supervised release.

At the time of his meeting Mr. Mercer Stated that California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation had Mr. Mercer listed as a Violent Sexual Predator Escapee because the paperwork had not been processed.  

Timothy Mercer CRF-09-281 Yuba County Superior Court