Suspect arrested in fatal hit and run
On April 7, the La Mesa Police Department placed 61-year-old Scott Satterfield of Spring Valley under arrest on charges of felony hit-and-run relating to the death of 18-year-old Jok Joseph Jok. Satterfield was located and arrested without incident at a motel in Mission Valley.
Following an extensive investigation, it was determined that Jok was struck and killed by a vehicle on Feb. 27 on the eastern edge of the roadway on Bancroft Drive just south of Golondrina Drive in La Mesa. The driver of the vehicle that struck Jok fled the scene.
Detectives from the La Mesa Police Department’s Investigations and Traffic Divisions, working with San Diego County Crime Stoppers, the media, and our community, were able to identify Satterfield as the suspected operator of the vehicle that struck Jok. The white pickup truck depicted in the previously released photographs has been located and is in police custody for evidence processing.
Satterfield was booked into San Diego County Jail on one count of felony hit-and-run. This investigation is considered ongoing so further information regarding the evidence in this case cannot be released at this time.
Conversation on citywide communication plan
As part of the Livable La Mesa Age Friendly project, the City of La Mesa Community Relations and Veterans Commission will host a virtual forum on Wednesday, April 28 at 6 p.m. to solicit feedback on the city’s information distribution methods.
The event will foster dialogue on the current methods of communication being used by the City of La Mesa and solicit input for improvement. Questions, comments and suggestions are encouraged from residents as the city looks to improve distribution of critical information to further involve and inform the community.
The event is being held on Zoom at zoom.us/j/93872688513 or participate by phone by calling 669-900-6833 webinar ID: 938 7268 8513. For more information, to submit written questions, comments, or for help accessing Zoom contact Meg Howell at [email protected] or 619-667-1491 by noon on April 28.
La Mesa resident recognized as ‘Top Lawyer’ and ‘Super Lawyer
Sullivan Hill attorney and a Mesa resident Timothy Earl has been recognized by San Diego Magazine as a 2021 Top Lawyer in San Diego in the field of insurance and has also made the Thompson Reuters Super Lawyers list.
He is the chair of Sullivan Hill’s Construction and Insurance practice group and practices primarily in the areas of construction litigation, insurance coverage, and business litigation. His insurance coverage practice involves representation of policyholders and insurance companies in a variety of insurance coverage disputes primarily involving property damage or bodily injury arising out of construction defect and asbestos claims. He also represents policyholders and insurers in breach contract, declaratory relief, bad faith, unlawful business practices and Insurance Code Section 11580 claims.
The Top Lawyer list is published annually by San Diego Magazine. The 2021 Top Lawyers list reflects those local attorneys who have been recognized by Martindale-Hubbell as 2021 AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated attorneys. Martindale-Hubbell is the preeminent objective attorney rating service.
Each year no more than 5 percent of the lawyers in the state are selected to receive the honor of being included in the Super Lawyers list. Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement.
