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3A THE DAILY ASTORIAN FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2016 No change of venue for man Man sentenced for eluding who tried to arrest Astoria mayor police and drug charges Judge rules Seidel did not prove prejudice By DERRICK DePLEDGE The Daily Astorian The trial of the man who tried to make a cit- izen’s arrest on Astoria Mayor Arline LaMear last June will remain in Clatsop County. Circuit Court Judge Cindee Matyas on Thursday denied a change of venue motion by Zachary Seidel, who wanted to move his case to another county because he claimed he would not get a fair and impartial trial. Seidel, 30, sought to arrest LaMear after disrupting a City Council meeting. He also tried to arrest Police Chief Brad Johnston, who wrestled him to the ground at City Hall. Seidel is facing charges of criminal tres- pass, disorderly conduct and interfering with a police of¿cer. He has also been charged with failing to appear for one of his court dates. Seidel claimed that news articles about his case in The Daily Astorian make it very unlikely he would ¿nd an impartial jury. He also argued that several witnesses, like LaMear and Johnston, are well-known and trusted in the community, which could inÀu- ence jurors. “They’re not as well-known outside the county,” Seidel, who is acting as his own attor- ney with legal advice from Tatjana Queener, told the court. Deputy District Attorney Steve Cham- berlin said he saw no reason for a change of Zachary venue. He cited an Ore- Seidel gon Supreme Court rul- ing that upheld a lower court’s denial of a change of venue in a prominent Douglas County murder trial. The court found that extensive newspaper and television reports on the 1998 shooting of a decorated World War II ¿ghter pilot in a home invasion near Roseburg did not deprive the killer of a fair trial. Judge Matyas said there must be an almost “hysterical level” of pretrial publicity to jus- tify a change of venue. The judge also denied a request by Seidel to individually question pro- spective jurors about their knowledge of the case, ¿nding the screening unnecessary to seat an impartial jury. Seidel’s trial was scheduled for early March but will likely be postponed because Johnston is traveling. By KYLE SPURR The Daily Astorian The Long Beach, Wash- ington, man who possessed methamphetamine, her- oin and cocaine when he crashed his car while eluding police in January has pleaded guilty. David Ryan Huff, 36, was sentenced to 80 days in jail and two years probation. He pleaded guilty in Clat- sop County Circuit Court this week to attempting to elude a police of¿cer, deliv- ery of methamphetamine and four counts of reck- lessly endangering another person. Huff was pulled over in late January by Oregon State Police for having a taillight out near the John Day area on U.S. Highway 30. He gave a false name and then Àed from the stop. A pursuit ensued and Huff lost control 4 miles down the road, where suspended. Huff and he crashedinto a a passenger, Kei- power pole. sha Marie Ann Jones, Highway 30 24, of Long Beach, was closed for were arrested after the about two hours crash. Huff had Ore- from the power gon and Washington lines coming down state warrants and was and striking three in possession of meth- other vehicles — amphetamine, heroin a milk truck, SUV and cocaine. In addi- David Ryan and Toyota Tun- tion, drug parapher- Huff dra. The damage nalia such as bag- to each vehicle exceeded $500. gies and scales were found in A nearby fence was also his possession, resulting in the damaged from the crash, delivery of methamphetamine according to the indictment. conviction. As part of his sentence, Jones was on post-prison Huff is ordered to pay more supervision and her pro- than $12,500 in restitution. bation of¿cer issued a His driver’s license has been detainer. 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