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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • MONDAY, JANUARY 5, 2015
Murder: Suspects are in jail without possibility of bail
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Roden is charged with four
counts of aggravated murder,
two counts of murder by abuse,
degree sex abuse, thee counts
counts of criminal mistreat
ment. The sex abuse charges
relate to Roden allegedly sub
na Wing to sexual contact by
touching.
Photos by JOSHUA BESSEX — The Daily Astorian
Randy Lee Roden listens via video link during his arraign-
ment in Clatsop County Circuit Court Friday. Randy Lee
Roden, 26, of Seaside, has been accused of killing 2-year-
old Evangelina Wing.
accuses him of “intentional
maiming or torture” of the tod
dler and having a “pattern and
practice of assault.”
lina Wing was the victim of
homicide and apparently died
from blunt force trauma. She
22.
Roden, who made an initial
court appearance on Christmas
in jail without the possibility of
bail. Roden’s case was given a
complex case designation by
means the defense and prose
cution will have more time to
prepare.
The aggravated factor be
cause the victim is under 14
years old could carry the pos
sibly of the death penalty for
Roden.
The murder by abuse charge
against Wing is not a death pen
alty offense.
quis said he has not yet decided
if he will pursue the death pen
alty.
is the second toddler death
in Clatsop County in the past
year.
ing an aggravated murder
mother accused of drugging
daughter and attempting to kill
“I’ve been a prosecutor for
have I had two cases involv
always very depressing when a
child dies.”
Dorothy Wing listens via video link during her arraignment in Clatsop County Circuit
Court Friday. Wing, the mother of the 2-year-old girl who died in Seaside Dec. 20 is facing
charges of murder by abuse, manslaughter and criminal mistreatment.
‘I’ve been a prosecutor for 32 years and never in my career
have I had two cases involving two 2-year-old children as
victims. It’s always very depressing when a child dies.’
— Josh Marquis
District Attorney
partment received a 911 call
breathing. They responded
to the Salmonberry Knoll
Apartments, 1250 S. Wahan
na Road, where the child was
found dead.
Wing’s two sons, ages 5
and 2, were found injured,
hospitalized and placed in
state protective custody. Wing
is charged with criminal mis
treatment for leaving her three
children with Roden and for
withholding medical attention.
Court records show Roden
after being sentenced to 18
months for coercion related to a
domestic violence case against
another woman.
Roden, a former Georgia
resident who stopped school
after 11th grade, was originally
indicted on 52 counts of do
mestic violence and sex abuse
against the woman in 2012.
Charges included strangulation,
menacing, attempt to commit
murder, unlawful sexual pene
tration and coercion.
He pleaded no contest to
the coercion charges and was
sentenced to 18 months in
prison and 60 months of pro
bation. The other charges were
dropped as part of the plea
deal.
ment on why so many charges
were dropped at the time.
“He got a very tough sen
18 months in prison with a
back end of 60 to 100 months
probation.”
Roden recently violated his
probation by possessing a con
trolled substance and changing
ment of Corrections permis
sion, according to court docu
ments.
A probation violation hear
ing is pending. Roden appears
to have moved in with Wing
during autumn.
ing order against her husband,
Robin Wing. She wrote in the
request that her husband re
turned home drunk, made accu
sations and then strangled her
to prevent her from screaming
for help.
Seaside police were called
to the Wing home Aug. 17 after
Wing looked at her husband’s
phone and saw text messages
knew she was violating the re
straining order by letting Rob
in live with her and their chil
Robin Wing’s legal prob
a judge sentenced him to pris
on for assault and a probation
violation. His earliest release
date is in September 2017, ac
District Attorney Joshua Marquis listens during Dorothy
Wing’s arraignment in Clatsop County Circuit Court Fri-
day. Wing, the mother of the 2-year-old girl who died in
Seaside Dec. 20 is facing charges of murder by abuse,
manslaughter, and criminal mistreatment.
partment.
Lake Oswego. Roden is being
represented by defense attorney
Conor Huseby of Hillsboro.
Brown to the case.
Wing is scheduled to appear
for a status hearing at 2 p.m.
Feb. 24. Roden’s next appear
ance will be 2 p.m. Feb. 26.
The Associated Press con-
tributed to this report.
Nolan: He got college
job because of his
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Courtesy of JoAnna Dotson
JoAnna Dotson of Astoria captured the scene on Saturday in Warrenton and watched as the herd of elk swim before
coming to shore near Hammond.
Elk: ‘They’re excellent swimmers’
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“They didn’t get anywhere
because they didn’t have a pi
lot goat,” another cracked.
Some speculated that the
animals might have been
spooked, or crazy, given the
cold temperatures.
Turns out, though, that elk
are actually good swimmers.
“They’re excellent swim
mers. And they swim all the
time,” said Howard Shippey,
a videographer who lives in
Warrenton. “It’s not uncom
mon at all.”
Last year, Shippey posted a
stunning video of elk swimming
off Seaside to YouTube that at
tracted international attention.
now has more than 104,000
views.
It also caught the interest of
Oregon Public Broadcasting.
documenting elk on the North
Coast last summer, he said,
and the footage could air soon.
So why do elk swim?
life communications coordina
Fish and Wildlife, said the elk
could have been pressured or
chased by something or per
haps were searching for good
forage.
“But I will say that it is
not uncommon for ungu
lates to swim,” she said. “We
have sheep that swim across
the Snake River. In the Puget
Sound area, deer and elk will
swim across the island.
common.”
Shippey has a simpler theo
ry: “They just enjoy it.”
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The program’s goal is stu
He would like to see students
learn as much as possible about
electronics and engine perfor
tional Automotive Technicians
to power.
“Learn as much as you can
about electronics and perfor
mance, and you’ll always have
a job.”
The college’s auto program
certifying mechanics, setting
them up for the job market and
advanced education.
The outlook for students, as
with many of the technical pro
grams at the college, are pretty
degrees. Nolan said that in the
course of becoming better auto
technicians, students will learn
electron theory, physics, chem
istry, thermal conduction, man
ufacturing, welding and other
related skills in school and on
the job.
After nearly 40 years in the
business, said Nolan, he’s still
learning, adding that he got his
job at the college because of his
ment for auto service techni
cians and mechanics to grow
18.8 percent between 2010 and
2020, totaling more than 5,000
in the state by that point. In
time worker were $19.76 per
hour, or $41,100 per year.
As long as graduates have
said Nolan, “it’s a very reces
— Edward Stratton
Uniontown: Public
feedback ‘extremely
valuable’ at this stage
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tunnel effect.
“It’s just an area that is
used by people of all stripes.
And it would be nice to be
able to keep it that way,” said
Hague, who is urging other
residents to speak out at the
town hall.
Hague said the city’s pre
liminary recommendations are
“almost giving carte blanche to
hotels, motels and things like
that. And it is a concern.”
City planners hope to re
vive Uniontown into a lively
hub that would complement,
but not compete, with down
town commerce.
Input from residents
helped shape the Riverfront
Vision Plan, but it has taken
several years to complete the
Civic Greenway and draft
the recommendations for
the Bridge Vista portions, so
some might feel disconnect
ed from the process.
president of the Planning
commission, called public
feedback “extremely valu
able” at this stage of the
Bridge Vista discussion.
“Now we have a chance
to make that vitally real, so
if people have strong feel
ings, it’s a good time to share
them,” she said.