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142nd YEAR, No. 229 MONDAY, MAY 18, 2015 ONE DOLLAR $1 million bail for Deviney .LGQDSSLQJVXVSHFW charged with rape, sexual abuse, more By KYLE SPURR The Daily Astorian EDWARD STRATTON — The Daily Astorian Life Flight Network touched down its helicopter next to the Red Building in Astoria during last week’s launch of its first coastal base of operations. In the background is Pier 1 and the Crystal Symphony, the seventh cruise ship to dock at the Port of Astoria. Life Flight to the rescue Air medevac service VHWVXS¿UVWFRDVWDO base in Warrenton By EDWARD STRATTON The Daily Astorian W ARRENTON — Late Thursday after- noon, pilot Rick Holbrook landed a blue Agusta A109E Power helicopter on the tarmac at the Astoria Regional Airport, a white, mountainous Life Flight Network insig- nia emblazoned on its sides. Pilots and medics HPHUJHG IURP D JUD\ PDQXIDFWXUHG RI¿FH DQG living quarters recently positioned next to electric tug company Lektro’s hangar, to greet Holbrook DQG PDUN WKH KHOLFRSWHU¶V LQDXJXUDO ÀLJKW LQWR Warrenton. $WDP)ULGD\WKHDLUPHGHYDFVHUYLFHRI¿- FLDOO\VWDUWHGLWV¿UVWFRDVWDOEDVHVWDIIHGIRU the straightforward mission of getting people to the hospital faster. 7KHULJKW¿W Based in Aurora in the northern Willamette Valley, Life Flight has 18 locations throughout the Columbia, Willamette and Snake river watersheds in Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana. War- UHQWRQLVWKH¿UVWEDVHRQWKHFRDVW “We spent a lot of time on researching, making VXUHLWZRXOGEHDJRRG¿WIRU/LIH)OLJKW´VDLG-D- FRE'DOVWUDDVSRNHVPDQIRUWKHQRQSUR¿W The base in Warrenton serves the coast from Aberdeen, Wash., to Tillamook, either of which it can reach in less than a half an hour. Life Flight will transport patients from the scene of an emer- gency to a local or regional hospital, or in between hospitals. While thanking local municipalities and hos- pitals for their help at a welcoming dinner held by Life Flight Thursday in Astoria, Dalstra singled out Mike Weston, director of business development and operations for the Port of Astoria and a main man- DJHUDWWKHDLUSRUWIRUKHOSLQJ¿WWKHEDVHLQDWWKH airport. “There’s a lot of work that went in on the City Council level,” Weston said about getting Life )OLJKW¶VWUXFNHGLQRI¿FH2.¶GDGGLQJ/LIH)OLJKW will likely have its own permanent hangar within the next year or two. Graphic courtesy of Life Flight Network Life Flight Network’s new base in Warrenton is meant to serve the coast from Aberdeen, Wash., to Tillamook, transporting people to local and regional hospitals. EDWARD STRATTON — The Daily Astorian CEO Michael Griffiths of the Life Flight Net- work said Thursday that patients who might not have survived before might now with one of its helicopters. The air medevac ser- vice is now stationed at the Astoria Region- al Airport in Warrenton. Life Flight’s addition boosts activity at the air- port, Weston said, but more importantly provides a critical service that could save lives. As industrial and commercial activity increases at the airport, the Port is looking to lease some of its land at an adjacent, undeveloped industrial park, Weston said. It is also waiting on a proposal from tenant Brim Aviation, an air taxi service delivering Columbia River Bar Pilots to incoming and outgo- LQJVKLSVWREHWKHSULYDWH¿[HGEDVHRSHUDWRURI the airport. “We’re bringing about $1 million to the commu- QLW\LQSD\UROO´'DOVWUDVDLG(DFKPHGLFDOÀLJKW includes a pilot, a nurse and a paramedic. 2YHUDOO /LIH )OLJKW¶V EDVH ZLOO LQFOXGH four pilots, four nurses, three full-time paramedics and four part-time shifts. Clinical Manager Chris Redling said the operation is stocked with the same capabilities as any ambulance, emergency room or intensive care unit. Partnership /LIH )OLJKW¶V KHOLFRSWHU FDQ ODQG LQ DQ\ ÀDW 100-by-100-foot area, but can’t hoist people like the U.S. Coast Guard, which is right next door with two of its own helicopters. It has a history of working in conjunction with the air medevac service on res- cues. ,Q 1RYHPEHU /LIH )OLJKW PHGHYDFHG D surfer to Portland who was rescued by the Coast All-weather *XDUGDQG6HDVLGH)LUHDQG5HVFXH,Q-XO\ /LIH)OLJKW¶VKHOLFRSWHULVFHUWL¿HGIRULQVWUXPHQW the Coast Guard hoisted injured prison workers in ÀLJKWUXOHVPHDQLQJLWFDQDSSURDFKWKHDLUSRUWLQ the Tillamook State Forest and placed them in a low visibility using its instruments. The company forest clearing, where Tillamook Fire and Rescue spent months getting approved for instrument-rated crews took one to the local hospital and Life Flight approaches to local hospitals, from Grays Harbor medevaced another to Portland. Community Hospital in Aberdeen, Wash., to Tilla- See LIFE FLIGHT, Page 10A mook Regional Medical Center. Teacher takes the Forerunner’s helm F or his job, Clatsop Community College instructor Chris Jacobsen gets to take students out on the water. Jacobsen started a year ago as an underway instructor run- ning the college’s training vessel, Forerunner, up and down the Columbia River on research missions and student train- ing. Before joining the college, the Rhode Island native had been working with the Nation- al Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for eight years in research fisheries. Jacob- sen said he’d been a student at the college, taking classes to strengthen his able-bodied certifications. “Everything I was taking was a requirement of this job,” said Jacobsen, adding he has a master’s in education from a decade ago, along with a captain’s license to operate vessels up to 100 tons. Students travel from all around the region to spend a See JACOBSEN, Page 10A EDWARD STRATTON — The Daily Astorian Chris Jacobsen has been the underway instructor for Clatsop Community College’s maritime scienc- es program for the past year, helping students train on its vessel, the Forerunner. Bail was set at $1 million Friday for Russell Wayne Deviney, the Everett, Wash., man accused of kidnapping and raping a 15-year- old California girl. 'HYLQH\ who was cap- tured Thursday just outside Can- non Beach, ap- peared in Clatsop County Circuit Court via video link from Clat- Russell sop County Jail. Deviney He is being FKDUJHG ZLWK ¿UVWGHJUHH NLGQDSSLQJ ¿UVWGHJUHHUDSH¿UVWGHJUHHXQODZIXO VH[XDOSHQHWUDWLRQ¿UVWGHJUHHVRGRP\ DQG¿UVWGHJUHHVH[XDODEXVH A nationwide felony warrant had been issued out of Clatsop County Cir- cuit Court for his arrest. “The allegations are he kidnapped and sexually abused a 15-year-old girl from California,” Clatsop County District Attorney Josh Marquis said in court. Deviney’s bail was initially set a $500,000. However, Marquis said he was concerned Deviney would be able to post the required 10 percent amount of $50,000. “We learned a little bit more about his background. He has assets that might not make the ($500,000 bail) a deterrent,’ Marquis said. Judge Paula Brownhill appointed de- fense lawyer James von Boeckmann to represent Deviney, and ordered Deviney to have no contact with the victim. An arraignment on a grand jury’s indictment is scheduled for 1:15 p.m. Friday. Cannon Beach Police and FBI agents found Deviney behind a locked gate in a privately owned wooded area south of Cannon Beach after a pass- er-by reported seeing him and called Cannon Beach Police. See DEVINEY, Page 3A Securing the power to impeach Legislators press impeachment measure forward By PETER WONG Capital Bureau SALEM — Lawmakers have ad- vanced at least one proposal emerging IURPWKHLQÀXHQFHSHGGOLQJDOOHJDWLRQV WKDWOHG*RY-RKQ.LW]KDEHUWRUHVLJQ under pressure three months ago. +RXVH-RLQW5HVROXWLRQDZDLWVD vote of the full House after the House Rules Committee approved it on a bi- SDUWLVDQYRWHODVWZHHN If it clears both chambers — and YRWHUVDSSURYHLWLQWKH1RYHPEHU general election — Oregon will join every other state with an impeachment SURFHVVIRUVWDWHZLGHHOHFWHGRI¿FLDOV According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, Oregon is the only state without it. Under the proposal, 60 percent of the +RXVHYRWHVZRXOGEHUHTXLUHGWR bring one or more articles of impeach- PHQWDQGSHUFHQWRIWKH6HQDWH votes) would be required for removal of WKHLPSHDFKHGRI¿FLDO3HQDOWLHVZRXOG EHOLPLWHGWRUHPRYDOIURPRI¿FHDQG GLVTXDOL¿FDWLRQIURPIXWXUHRI¿FH Impeachment is considered a politi- cal process and does not affect criminal investigations. See IMPEACH, Page 10A