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10A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • MONDAY, JANUARY 5, 2015 Murder: Suspects are in jail without possibility of bail Continued from Page 1A 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 Continued from Page 1A 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’ Continued from Page 1A “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.” graphs at: http://on.fb.me/1K dj9FC Watch Shippey’s video at http://bit.ly/1Kdjb0t For online updates: www.dailyastorian.com 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 Continued from Page 1A 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.