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According to the EPD report Gariepy was riding through a
walkway between Pacific and Columbia halls, trying to escape
the officers in the pedestrian plaza south of Lawrence Hall.
Gariepy then "swerved back to his right and continued south, *
the report said, heading into the patrol vehicle's path. The re
port also said that Bonertz applied his brakes, leaving 10-inch
long skid marks before striking the bicyclist Bonertz said he
"did not intend to use his vehicle to stop Gariepy by force"
In the report, DPS Officer Joan Redlinger concurred,
saying she "saw Bonertz's brake lights and heard his vehi
cle skid," but that she did not witness the impact itself.
But Gariepy disagreed with the account saying the of
ficer hit him with the vehicle in order to stop him.
"He did it on purpose," he said. "Why the hell did he
just come straight into me and hit me when he knows that
I'm there? I know that he hit me on purpose, because 1 saw
him do it. That's why I was riding diagonally. I was trying
to avoid him. Whatever excuse they use, I know he intend
ed to hit me and get me off of my bicycle."
There is also debate about why DPS officers originally con
tacted Gariepy and Troy Emmanuel Torris, his brother-in-law.
According to the EPD report Bonertz said he saw Gariepy and
Torris "stunting" with their bicycles. He followed them east
to the plaza, "intending to trespass them both."
Gariepy admitted that he was doing tricks on his BMX
style bicycle, but said he was just "riding through" cam
pus, attempting tricks as he went.
Both reports contradict Saylor's earlier statements that
the officers were moving in to investigate a 'suspicious
subject" prowling the bike racks. Neither officer at the
scene told the investigating EPD officer they were investi
gating a possible bike theft in progress.
Gariepy said he did go by the bike racks, but added that
he wasn't loitering and wasn't there to steal bikes.
A sketch of the accident scene and specifics taken from the
Oregon Police Traffic Crash Report filed on July 21.
"I'm not a bike thief," he said. "1 was just riding my bike
around. I never did anything wrong that night, except ride
my bike around. 1 wasn't really hanging out there for a
long time. I was riding through (campus)."
The EPD report also stated that Gariepy and Torris were
trying to escape when the collision occurred. When Bonertz
activated his "amber overhead lights" to signal the bicyclists
to stop, both Gariepy and Torris "turned and rode rapidly
north toward Lawrence Hall." That's when Redlinger "sur
prised them" by approaching from the north on foot, identi
fying herself and ordering them to stop. Torris continued
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Johnston's release. The efforts eventual
ly brought Johnston home
"He was a young man who was very
interested in justice," said Reverend
Ann Bowersox, the pastor at the Presby
terian Campus Ministry where Jtowan
was an active member. "He was very
willing to work for folks who needed
help." Bowersox added that Rowan in
spired people to go that extra mile
Rowan stood out for other reasons,
too. He was an excellent swimmer,
and during his time at Redmond
High School, where he graduated in
2002, he qualified for the state meet
four times and was the Intermoun
tain Conference district champion
four times. His father said he also
swam in championships in Boulder,
Colo., and Sydney, Australia.
"He was a little speedster, he was
fast," John Rowan said.
Jay was also passionate about film.
His mother said he captured most of
his high school career on film and he
acted, developed skits and produced
many of his own satires. He even
turned down a swimming scholarship
to the University of Missouri to come
to the University because he wanted to
work in the film studies program and
become a film producer.
His parents said he loved the class
es at the University, and that he re
ceived straight As his first year.
Film studies Instructor Lesli Larson
had Rowan in her "History of the
Motion Picture" class this past winter.
"He was alert and outgoing, per
ceptive about film," she said. She
added that he was always very en
gaged and curious about the work
and even went to speak to her during
her office hours about the course.
Jay Rowan was also writing a
screenplay, his father said.
John and Judy Rowan also re
member their son's love for laugh
ter and jokes.
"Jay was great he used to crack every
body up," his mother said. His father
said he once dressed up as a cheerleader
during a high school assembly.
"He made a difference and he par
ticipated in everything fully," Judy
Rowan said. "Everything that was
(the) best of each of us, he got it."
Jay Rowan spent a lot of time with
his parents this summer. His mother
said he was working for them in the
garden and he had prepared a plot
that he planned to landscape.
John Rowan said his son also liked
fishing and photography.
A memorial service will be held at
Redmond's Community Presbyterian
Church at 529 N.W. 19th Street on
Saturday, Aug. 16, at 10:30 a.m. His
family requests that, instead of flow
ers, donations be made to the Jay
Rowan Memorial Fund at the Genual
Oregon Parks and Recreation, P.O.
Box 843, Redmond, OR 97756,
which will benefit the swim center.
Judy Rowan said she is sad that her
son didn't live long enough to be all
the things he aspired to become.
"It's a Uagedy of indescribable pro
portions," she said.
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