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Police chief tries to
drive spirits from man
GOLD HILL — Confronted by a
man who had jumped into a po
lice car and was acting strangely,
the police chief in this southern
Oregon town concluded he was
possessed and used prayer to dri
ve the evil spirits out of him.
“Literally, his eyes turned like
cat eyes, and he was foaming at
the mouth,” Chief Katie Holmboe
told The Oregonian. “Being a for
mer Bible student, I knew what I
was up against.”
About the same time in 1995,
Holmboe called a 17-year-old girl
facing an assault charge into her
office with her parents. Shannon
Baker said Holmboe wouldn’t let
her leave until she professed a be
lief in God.
Some people in the city of
1,000 think Holmboe, the town’s
only paid police officer, is danger
ously blurring the distinction be
tween the Bible and her badge.
Complaints have prompted the
City Council to investigate.
“There are some taxpayers who
would take offense that a police
department employee would take
a religious action while executing
their duties,” said Councilman
Robert Lowe, who thinks Holm
boe has done a good job overall.
But Holmboe said she honors
the constitutional separation of
church and state while juggling
the roles of counselor, confidant
and chaplain in a turbulent town.
“There are a lot of people in
town and out of town that have
stopped me or come in, and said,
'We’re aware of the faith you
have, and I’ve reached the end of
my rope,”’ Holmboe said.
William Funk, a professor at
the Lewis & Clark College North
western School of Law, ques
tioned Holmboe’s methods.
Exorcism by police violates the
establishment clause of the First
Amendment, which requires sep
aration of church and state, he
said.
Holmboe said what she was do
ing was prayer, not exorcism.
Jerry Freshour, executive direc
tor of the Oregon police academy
in Monmouth, said religion
shouldn’t be part of police work
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under most circumstances. But he
declined to comment specifically
on Holmboe.
Before moving to southern Ore
gon in 1980, Holmboe attended
Bible school in Southern Califor
nia with her first husband. The
couple handed out religious tracts
in Hollywood, preached against
homosexuality and opened their
home to the downtrodden.
Formerly Gold Hill’s town
clerk, Holmboe, 49, became po
lice chief in 1985 and is one of
just two female police chiefs in
Oregon.
Reserve Officer Carrie Bitter
ling was on patrol when Sean P.
Harper jumped in the car, grabbed
the steering wheel, curled into a
fetal position and pointed at his
hands and feet.
Bitterling called Holmboe to
the scene. The chief said Harper
didn’t appear to be drunk or on
drugs. She was convinced he was
possessed.
“I prayed, and I said, ‘I de
nounce you in the name of Je
sus,”' Holmboe said. “It hit the
floor. It looked up at me and
hissed.”
Court records identified Harp
er, now 25, as suffering from men
tal problems while serving proba
tion for a 1993 conviction for
criminally negligent homicide.
Harper had admitted to cutting a
tree that fell on a passing pickup
truck, killing a state fisheries
worker.
“I can’t remember what was
said,” said Harper, who now
cleans carpets for a living. “I was
mentally unstable. I thought I was
Jesus Christ.”
Baker said she was led into
Holmboe's office in handcuffs af
ter being arrested on an assault
charge after a fight with a neigh
bor. Her father, Roger Baker, re
called Holmboe told his daughter
to “call the demon out.” Baker
said he felt it was wrong, but did
n’t want the town’s only police of
ficer mad at him.
Juveniles arrested in
investigation of death
Police have arrested three juve
niles in the investigation of the
death of Eugene resident Edward
Bond, 83, including his 14-year-old
granddaughter.
Bonci was found dead in his
home, 555 W. 25th Place, at 7 p.m.
Saturday night by his son.
Meryl Amber Colburn, 14, was
picked up on an outstanding war
rant late Sunday night on the down
town mall, according to a public
safety press release.
Justin Avery Gottfried, 14, and
Jordan Scott Merrell, 15, are also in
custody after being arrested late
Monday afternoon. All three are fac
ing charges of felony murder in
connection with the death of Bonci.
I nvestigators say the trio went to
Bonci’s home early Saturday after
noon looking for money. After
breaking into the home, they struck
Bonci in the head with a wooden
TODAY'S NEWS
object they found in the victim’s
home. While he laid on the floor,
Bond’s wallet was taken from his
pocket.
All three suspects were arrested
on the Downtown Mall after they
had been spotted by members of
the Downtown Mall Guides.
Police originally became suspi
cious of foul play when they found
blood in various locations in the
house. As a result, the Violent
Crimes Unit was called in.
Detectives have since gathered
enough evidence to call the death a
homicide.
An autopsy confirmed that Bond
suffered from blunttrauma to the
head, but a final cause of death is
pending the results of tests.
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The Associated Press
SEATTLE — The company that
owns the vast majority of bill
boards in King County has agreed
not to display tobacco advertising
on any of them.
Under the agreement reached
last week and announced Mon
day, AK Media/NW will remove
any tobacco ads from its bill
boards effective Jan. 1.
A ban on outdoor tobacco ad
vertising already is part of a na
tional agreement reached last
month among states, private attor
neys and the tobacco industry.
That agreement, however, must
still be ratified by Congress and
could take some time to become
effective, so company and King
County officials touted their ac
cord as the first in the state and
possibly the country.
“AK Media/NW has always
been concerned about underage
smoking and has been planning
for this day for some time,” com
pany president Randy Swain
said.
The agreement follows a May
30 decision by the King County
Board of Health to ban tobacco
advertising on billboards within
2,000 feet of schools, playgrounds
and parks with playgrounds. That
ban, which would still have al
lowed tobacco advertising on
more than 40 percent of AK Me
dia/NW’s billboards, was sched
uled to take effect Aug. 15.
AK Media/NW’s own policy
banning tobacco advertising with
in 500 feet of those locations, as
well as child-care centers and
churches, will remain in effect
through the end of the year.
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