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February 9, 2013
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Sunday memorial set for inmate who committed suicide

A memorial to honor Raymond James Pistella, the Grass Valley resident who committed suicide at the county jail Jan. 22, has been organized in Coloma this Sunday. Pistella had just recently moved to Grass Valley to live with his girlfriend; he had been a well known fixture in Coloma for more than a decade, said friends there. Pistella, 51, had been arrested the week prior to his suicide, after reportedly cutting himself in a possible suicide attempt. The morning of Jan. 22, he went to the second tier of a jail pod, which overlooked a day area, and climbed over …

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