A judge found sufficient evidence to hold a Big Oak Valley man to face charges of assault with a deadly weapon, making criminal threats and bringing drugs into jail after a reported three-day methamphetamine binge. Ehren Eleby, 46, was arrested Jan. 9 after he allegedly began chasing family members around their Hydraulic Way home with a variety of sharp objects, including spears. Nevada County Sheriff’s Deputy Brandon Lampe testified during Eleby’s preliminary hearing in Nevada County Superior Court Thursday that when he responded to the address, Eleby’s brother and another man told him the suspect had chased them with two …















