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Wednesday, August 17, 2016 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon A salute to law enforcement... Grand jury indicts in Bend murder case A Deschutes County Grand Jury returned an indictment charging Edwin Enoc Lara with four counts of aggra- vated murder. The indictment alleges that Lara kidnapped Kaylee Sawyer, then attempted to sexually assault her, and then he killed her to conceal the commission of the crimes. The indictment stems from an incident that began when Sawyer’s family reported the 23-year-old woman missing on July 24. Lara, a COCC security officer, was identi- fied as a suspect in Sawyer’s disappearance, after his wife, a recently-hired Bend Police Officer, reported his possible involvement. Lara was appre- hended in Northern California on July 26, after allegedly shooting a man and carjacking a family’s car. Sawyer’s body was found in Dry Canyon east of Sisters. “Kaylee was abducted on the campus of COCC by a campus safety officer who then attempted to sexually assault her,” said Deschutes County District Attorney John Hummel. “Mr. Lara then killed Kaylee in an effort to conceal the crimes he committed.” Aggravated murder is a crime that carries a maximum penalty of death. No deci- sion has been made regarding whether the State will seek a sentence of death. “The decision whether to try to kill someone is the most sobering and important deci- sion our government officials are called upon to make,” said Hummel. “Over the next one to two months I will meet with Kaylee’s family, compare Mr. Lara’s actions to the actions of all the other suspects ever charged in Deschutes County with aggravated murder, con- sult with my deputies, and then sit by myself and make the decision that is fair, just, and dictated by law.” Lara is in custody in Siskiyou County, CA. He is to be returned in Deschutes County in one to three weeks. CORRECTIONS business was founded by Don Fullhart’s father in Reedsport, Oregon. • The man applying the names of deceased veterans to the veterans memorial stone in Village Green Park (The Nugget, August 10, page 19) was incorrectly identified. It was John Ferguson. • The date for Fullhart Insurance’s celebration of 50 years in business was listed incorrectly in At Your Service last week. Stop by on Friday, August 19 for refreshments and to say congratulations. The SUMMER’S ALMOST OVER GET YOUR PROJECTS DONE! Skid Steer Come Enjoy Live Music with Mark Conklin & Got Whiskey & Mike Biggers Tractor Thursday, August 18 6 p.m. to close Happy hour drinks during the performance! x ON COUPON • COUPON • COUP Dump Trailer NEED IT, RENT IT! 506 N. Pine St. 541-549-9631 Sales • Service Rentals • Accessories www.sistersrental.com x x 2-for-1 Dinner Specials! Thurs. - 8/2 Su 3/16 n. ) (Good through 541-549-6118 13 FivePine Campus www.riosisters.com x photo by Jeri buckMann Veterans hung old Glory across Sisters in a special tribute to law enforcement last week. Thank You! Sisters Habitat for Humanity Volunteers! You Are The Best! 71 Habitat volunteers and two groups received Presidential Volunteer Service Awards for their service this past year! Bronze (100-249 hours) Thrift Store Pam Arsenault Lael Cooksley Helen Crawford Eula Curtis Sue Edgerton Nora Ellison Gudrun Kibak Jackie Kvanvig Fleming Leonard Mickey Macey Carol Neary Roxanne Rossbach Cathy Sewall Barbara Standerfer Rosalie VanNess-Hanford Ray Young ReStore Peggy Cifonelli Ruthie Douglass Harvey Hall Kay Hudson Catherine Irwin Joanne Johnson Dave Lowe Kevin Neary Bill Powers Ed Protas David Vadman Russell Williams Sterling Williver Kaye Winona Building Heart of Oregon Corps Deschutes County Community Justice Dave Clark John DiChiara David Hamaker Jeannie Sandecki George Sproat Board Member Bronze Clark Brody Lynn Jones Toni Landis Jack McDonnell Kit Thomson Other Jerry Baldock Eloise Barry Lauren Beyerinck Brett Hoyt George Myers Silver (250-499 hours) Thrift Store Holly Foott Donna Hurd Trudy Kalac Sherry LaVoe Sue Mackey Kerry Mendoza Sue Remmich Connie Young ReStore Dave Lewis Ken Purkey Building Les Cooper Ellie Hammond Rick Pearson Jim Yount Board Member Judy Osborne Other Bob Lawton GOLD (500 + hours) Thrift Store Nan Daschel Helen Jack Paula Surmann Building Mike Anglea Bob Harris Larry Lennon Steve Madsen Dennis Mills John Milne Board Member Marsha Lewis “Seeking to put God’s love into action, Habitat for Humanity brings people together to build homes, communities and hope.”
