A Nevada County judge found enough evidence to hold a local man to answer on charges of battery and assault with a deadly weapon in an attack on another man at a Grass Valley motel. But even though the defendant allegedly made off with approximately $140 after the alleged beating and stabbing, Superior Court Judge Candace Heidelberger did not find evidence of intent and dismissed a count of robbery. According to the alleged victim, Don Brown, the attack occurred Nov. 26, 2012, as he was sitting in a smoking area of the South Auburn Street motel with several friends, one …













