Published: Wednesday, August 29, 2012 at 5:54 p.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, August 29, 2012 at 5:54 p.m.
Lake County man gets prison in killing of neighbor he thought was child molester
"A Lake County man was sentenced Wednesday to 32-years-to-life in prison for killing a neighbor he mistook for a convicted child molester.
Ivan Oliver, 34, was convicted two weeks ago by a jury of first-degree murder for stabbing Michael Dodele 65 times at a Lakeport mobile home park.
He also was found guilty of a special allegation of using information from the Megan’s Law website to commit a felony. A confusing entry led Oliver to believe Dodele was a convicted child molester. Dodele, 67, was listed for being a serial rapist of adult women. He’d served more than 20 years in prison for his crimes and had been released just a month before he was killed.
Oliver had previously been convicted of stabbing a security guard who confronted him after he and some friends left a restaurant without paying.
At trial, Oliver testified he killed Dodele in self-defense. Oliver said he believed Dodele may have touched his son [which he will not see grow up] and that Dodele tried to stab him after he confronted him."
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