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Sentencing Postponed for Man Who Led Poway Deputies on Chase

John Joseph Canning III faces a maximum of five years and eight months in prison.

1. The sentencing for John Joseph Canning III, who pleaded guilty to assault on a peace officer and evading police with reckless driving, was postponed to May 23 in a San Diego courtroom Monday. Canning, who led authorities on a pursuit from Poway to 4S Ranch in February, faces a maximum of five years and eight months in prison. 

2. The San Diego County Sheriff's Department Monday is set to hold a community forum in Ramona on wildfire evacuations. Organizers say new information will be provided on improvements to the county's reverse 9-1-1 system. Monday's forum is being held at the new Ramona Library at 2 p.m.

3. It will be partly cloudy throughout the county Monday with gusty winds in the afternoon. Highs will be 54 to 59 in Poway.

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