Fatal DUI Sentencing, Motel Robbed Again, and the NCAA Mascot Death Match Tournament

At La Mesa-Mount Helix Patch, we know that in your busy lives there may be some stories that you can't read about the day they happen. With the "Week That Was" column, we'll provide a roundup of the most important stories of the week.

Michael Joseph Morris of La Mesa pled guilty to felony arson after he was caught on tape starting a blaze on a hillside in Spring Valley. When questioned by fire investigators, they said he "showed no remorse" for his actions.

A La Mesa history column by James Newland discusses La Mesa's first mayor, and how he was originally against incorporation. An interesting read.

Justin Foulds, the Lemon Grove man whose drunk driving crash in Dec. 2011 on SR-125 killed a Grossmont High School student and his grandmother was sentenced to 12 years in prison last week.

The NCAA Tournament kicked off last week. Only 16 teams remain in the journey to a national title. But we posited which school would win if the matchups were determined in a Mascott Death Match tournament. Find out who the big winner was.

High school athletics were going strong last week as well, as Chris Stone posted a great photo gallery of a Grossmont track meet vs. Monte Vista.

For the third time in nine months, a La Mesa motel was robbed at gunpoint.