Lakeside man sentenced on multiple cases spanning several years

Aug. 18—A Lakeside man convicted of multiple charges across several cases earned a multiyear sentence with the state Department of Corrections in July. James Scott Mende, 37, struck a plea deal with prosecutors wrapping three cases together just weeks after authorities arrested him in early March for allegedly drunkenly trying to force his way into a closed saloon in Lakeside. At the time, …