{"id":2326467,"date":"2024-08-18T20:31:40","date_gmt":"2024-08-19T00:31:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/son-of-creedence-clearwater-revival-drummer-arrested-on-murder-charge-after-drone-finds-body\/"},"modified":"2024-08-18T20:37:01","modified_gmt":"2024-08-19T00:37:01","slug":"son-of-creedence-clearwater-revival-drummer-arrested-on-murder-charge-after-drone-finds-body","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/son-of-creedence-clearwater-revival-drummer-arrested-on-murder-charge-after-drone-finds-body\/","title":{"rendered":"Son of Creedence Clearwater Revival Drummer Arrested on Murder Charge After Drone Finds Body"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fson-of-creedence-clearwater-revival-drummer-arrested-on-murder-charge-after-drone-finds-body%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2326467&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A recent tragic case involving a missing \u200cwoman has \u200bcaptured \u2062attention \u200cin California. The Placer County \u200bSheriff\u2019s \u2064Office utilized drone technology to locate the body\u2063 of\u2064 48-year-old Patricia Portella-Wright \u200bnear Mt. Rose Highway, close to Kings \u200bBeach, where she was last seen on August 4 with her boyfriend, Brent Chandler Clifford. Clifford, the son of musician \u2064Doug Clifford, has been charged with\u2062 murder and is currently being held without bail.<\/p>\n<p>Patricia was reported missing on August 9, prompting police to investigate her \u2062disappearance along with the suspicious circumstances surrounding Clifford&#8217;s movements, which\u200d included traveling to Reno shortly after she went missing. Notably, a 68-year-old acquaintance of \u2062Clifford was\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/he-spent-nearly-20-years-in-prison-for-a-murder-he-didnt-commit-he-was-just-released\/\" title=\"He Spent Nearly 20 Years In Prison For A Murder He Didn\u2019t Commit. He Was Just Released.\">found dead<\/a>\u2064 from \u200da gunshot wound shortly after, adding further complexity to the situation. Authorities have \u2062confirmed foul\u2062 play in Portella-Wright&#8217;s case and are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sarah-huckabee-sanders-the-trump-vaccine-works-and-is-saving-lives\/\" title=\"Sarah Huckabee Sanders: \u2018The Trump Vaccine Works And Is Saving Lives\u2019\">actively seeking information<\/a> from people\u200c connected to her.\u200d This incident highlights the\u2062 advancements in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/residents-trapped-by-george-floyd-autonomous-zone-beg-minneapolis-for-help-following-murder\/\" title=\"Residents Trapped By \u2018George Floyd Autonomous Zone\u2019 Beg Minneapolis For Help Following Murder\">police work<\/a> through technology, despite the unfortunate circumstances surrounding the investigation.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Modern technology helped police solve one mystery, but many more remain.<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rgj.com\/story\/news\/crime\/2024\/08\/15\/body-believed-to-be-missing-kings-beach-woman-discovered-near-mt-rose-highway-police-say\/74813786007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reno Gazette-Journal<\/a>, law enforcement officials with the Placer County Sheriff&rsquo;s Office in California used a drone to locate the body of a woman tentatively identified as 48-year-old Patricia Portella-Wright of Kings Beach, California.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc10.com\/article\/news\/local\/brent-doug-clifford\/103-17217738-058d-4c97-ba3e-d1b09ab67aff\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KXTV<\/a>, 55-year-old Brent Chandler Clifford, son of <a href=\"https:\/\/rockhall.com\/inductees\/creedence-clearwater-revival\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Creedence Clearwater Revival<\/a> drummer Doug Clifford, faces a murder charge.<\/p>\n<p>Police took the younger Clifford into custody on Wednesday. He remains in South Placer County Jail without the possibility of bail.<\/p>\n<p>At this early stage of an investigation, announcements from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-doctor-found-killed-hospital-police-volunteer-detained\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">law enforcement<\/a> often feature sketchy details.<\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>In this case, however, the sequence of events makes it more difficult than usual to guess what might have happened.<\/p>\n<p>Portella-Wright, last seen with Clifford on Aug. 4 and reported missing on Aug. 9, was the suspect&rsquo;s girlfriend. Otherwise, police revealed little about her identity or fate.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, PCSO spokesman Lt. Dave Smith told reporters that investigators continue to seek answers.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Right now, detectives are working to interview anybody that might have information on what occurred: friends, family members, acquaintances,&rdquo; Smith said.<\/p>\n<p>The spokesman also confirmed &ldquo;apparent foul play&rdquo; in Portella-Wright&rsquo;s death.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, the suspect&rsquo;s reported movements bring little clarity to the hazy picture.<\/p>\n<p>On Aug. 9, Clifford traveled to Reno, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-shock-las-vegas-nevada-gambling-board-says-major-casino-strip-involved-numerous-illegal-activities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nevada<\/a>, to visit a friend, 68-year-old William Andrews. Two days later, Reno police found Andrews dead of a gunshot wound to the head, per the Gazette-Journal.<\/p>\n<p>Clifford then fled Reno in Andrews&rsquo; red 2003 Chevrolet Blazer.<\/p>\n<p>The Gazette-Journal indicated that Portella-Wright was believed to be with Clifford, but the report did not indicate whether she was with him before or after Andrews&rsquo; death.<\/p>\n<p>In any event, the drone discovered her body down a steep embankment near Mt. Rose Highway in Nevada.<\/p>\n<p>Thus, according to KTXV, the drone located the body approximately 26 miles from where police found Andrews in Reno.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, the PCSO announced the discovery and ongoing recovery of the body, along with the highway&rsquo;s temporary closure.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FPlacerSheriff%2Fposts%2Fpfbid0n49p3KJm54HieJtsU615RE75aYbvhBsckKjWhsTodNGP9pnJQnkghctXUjirqTNZl&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"793\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In sum, the photos showed a very steep embankment.<\/p>\n<p>Thus, in a story filled with otherwise fuzzy details, it appears certain that the police drone discovered a body that might otherwise have remained hidden from human searchers in the mountainous Lake Tahoe region.<\/p>\n<p>Alas, that admirable demonstration of technology-aided <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/white-police-officers-win-discrimination-suit-judge-discovers-force-pursuit-diversity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">police<\/a> work represents the only positive news likely to emerge from this tragedy.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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As reported by the Reno Gazette-Journal, officials from the Placer County Sheriff\u2019s Office in California utilized a drone to find the body of a woman believed to be 48-year-old Patricia Portella-Wright from Kings Beach, California. Concurrently, KXTV reports that Brent Chandler Clifford, 55 years old and son of Creedence Clearwater Revival drummer Doug Clifford, is facing murder charges. He was taken into custody on Wednesday and is currently held at South Placer County Jail without bail.<\/p>\n<p>At this preliminary stage of the investigation, details shared by law enforcement are often vague. However, this particular case presents a complex timeline that complicates understanding what transpired. Portella-Wright was last seen with Clifford on August 4 and was reported missing five days later; she was his girlfriend. Law enforcement has disclosed little information regarding her identity or circumstances surrounding her death.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, PCSO spokesman Lt. Dave Smith informed reporters that investigators are actively interviewing anyone who may have relevant information\u2014friends, family members, or acquaintances about what happened. He also confirmed indications of &#8220;apparent foul play&#8221; related to Portella-Wright&#8217;s death.<\/p>\n<p>The movements of the suspect add further confusion to an already unclear situation. On August 9th, Clifford traveled to Reno to see a friend named William Andrews who was 68 years old; two days later Reno police discovered Andrews dead from a gunshot wound to the head according to the Gazette-Journal report.<\/p>\n<p>Clifford subsequently fled Reno driving Andrews&#8217; red 2003 Chevrolet Blazer. The Gazette-Journal noted that it is believed Portella-Wright accompanied him during this time but did not clarify whether she was with him before or after Andrews&#8217; death.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, authorities located her body down a steep embankment near Mt. Rose Highway in Nevada using a drone\u2014approximately 26 miles away from where they found Andrews in Reno as per KTXV&#8217;s report.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday afternoon PCSO announced both the discovery and ongoing recovery efforts for her body while temporarily closing off access along that highway area for safety reasons.<\/p>\n<p>In summary: despite many unclear aspects surrounding this tragic story filled with uncertainty\u2014the use of police drones proved crucial in uncovering evidence which might otherwise have remained hidden within Lake Tahoe\u2019s mountainous terrain\u2014a rare positive outcome amidst such sorrowful events<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2326468,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Body-Recovery.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32327,38497,38495,38496,38494],"class_list":["post-2326467","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-breaking-news","tag-drone-investigation","tag-drummer-arrest","tag-murder-charge","tag-son-of-creedence-clearwater-revival"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Body-Recovery.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2326467","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2326467"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2326467\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2326468"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2326467"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2326467"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2326467"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}