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hended to the ground by four police offi-
cers is a clear example of excessive use
of force. Period,” he said, adding that the
behavior “degrades community trust in
law enforcement.”
The Saturday before his arrest, wit-
nesses reported seeing Straw yell at
passersby about cougars and military
special forces. A mental health Mobile
Crisis Response Team responded, but
Straw refused their help.
On Monday, Straw began to shout
into the command center and radio op-
erations center while deputies were
conducting a search and rescue opera-
tion for two missing fishermen, who
would be found safe several hours later.
After Straw became so disruptive
that staff were unable to hear search
personnel, deputies asked him to leave.
Straw returned to the command post
twice, and deputies attempted to take
him into custody.
According to the sheriff ’s office,
Straw “physically resisted and force was
used to take him into custody.”
Four deputies confronted Straw and
pulled him to the ground. Thompson ap-
pears to strike Straw several times, and
a fifth deputy rushes in to help restrain
him.
Straw, whose last known address
was in Scio, can be heard repeatedly
pleading, “I am not resisting ... Please
stop ... Help... I’m disabled. It hurts... I’m
bleeding.”
Deputies said they found a large
fixed-blade knife in his possession.
In the video, a deputy can be seen
carrying a knife away from the scene.
“I came to warn you about the cou-
gar,” he says while pinned to the ground.
“There’s a cougar. It’s hurting people.”
Marion County’s use of force policy
requires all sworn deputies to “hold the
dignity and liberty” of people in the
highest regard. Deputies should use
“objective reasonableness” when using
force and consider circumstances like
the severity of the crime, when the sus-
pect is resisting arrest and whether the
person poses an immediate threat, ac-
cording to the policy.
Department rules also require depu-
ties to intervene when they see another
deputy using force that is “clearly be-
yond that which is objectively reason-
able.”
Sheriff ’s officials declined to com-
ment on how the situation should have
been handled.
Deputies are required to receive de-
escalation and conflict simulation
training.
According to state records, all five
deputies received use-of-force training
in the past four years. Thompson under-
went training on handling mental
health patients in April.
In 2017, he took three hours of train-
ing on use-of-force decision making
scenarios, and two years ago, he passed
a course on mental health de-escalation
communication.
After Straw was restrained on Mon-
day, he was evaluated by paramedics
and met with the Mobile Crisis Re-
sponse Team. Sheriff ’s officials said
they plan to cite Straw for resisting ar-
rest and interfering with police before
transporting him to the Salem Psychiat-
ric Crisis Center.
According to records, Straw was
evicted from his apartment in May.
In his answer to the eviction, Straw
cited his “extensive debilitating chronic
total disability.” He listed his alias as
“Tessa Lovelace.”
Documents involving a 2016 arrest
for assault and harassment state that
Straw had full-time employment as a
software developer. His releasing docu-
ments stated he had depression, anxi-
ety, ADHD and autism spectrum.
The alleged assault involved his
neighbors, who Straw believed were
setting off fireworks near his home. The
charges were dismissed in 2017 due to
lack of witness participation.
Sheriff ’s officials said the agency has
been in consultation with the Marion
County District Attorney’s office.
Anyone who witnessed the confron-
tation or videoed the encounter is asked
to call 503-588-5032 or email sher-
iff@co.marion.or.us.
For questions, comments and news
tips, email reporter Whitney Wood-
worth at wmwoodwort@statesman-
journal.com, call 503-399-6884 or fol-
low on Twitter @wmwoodworth
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tency of toxic algae, said Rebecca Hill-
wig, natural resource specialist with the
Oregon Health Authority.
Both Hillwig and McMahan said toxic
algae blooms have been more common,
perhaps suggesting a link to the string of
abnormally hot and dry spring months
Oregon has seen in the past four years.
"I think it's fair to say that factors as-
sociated with global warming ... could
definitely increase conditions that
cause algae blooms," Hillwig said.
"There's a lot of factors to consider,
but it's fair to say that we have the po-
tential for more of these type of issues in
the future."
Anatomy of an algae bloom
More testing, fewer answers
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The first evidence of an algae bloom
at Detroit Lake occurred May 8, said
Lacey Goeres-Priest, Salem's water
quality supervisor.
The city regularly tests for toxins at
Detroit and “we had good results for
many days following” the first evidence
of the bloom, Goeres-Priest said.
In other words, the bloom hadn't
turned toxic yet.
As the weather warmed, the bloom
grew and developed toxins — specifical-
ly, the cyanotoxins known as cylindros-
permopsin and microcystin.
Water samples taken May 21 came
back with results May 23 that revealed
toxin levels high enough to trigger a
health advisory for Detroit Lake.
There is, again, nothing particularly
The toxins at Detroit Lake led to in-
creased testing by city officials, includ-
ing at Geren Island Treatment Facility
on the North Santiam River.
Those tests showed concerning data.
Tests from May 23 showed the toxin cy-
lindrospermopsin at 6.9 parts per billion
— above the safe threshold even for
adults, according to OHA officials.
By the May 25 test, levels had
dropped to 1.9 parts per billion — safe for
adults but not for small children.
Since that time, city officials have
regularly tested for toxins in the city's
drinking water. After two negative tests,
they lifted the health advisory June 2.
But, additional tests showed high levels
again, and the advisory was re-issued
Wednesday.
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