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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.
Police offering course to prepare for mass shootings
In an effort to prepare res-
idents for mass shootings, the
Astoria Police Department is
offering specialized training
for the community.
The course, “Civilian
Response to Active Shooter
Events,” aims to increase
the survivability of victims.
Research has shown that
those who have pre-planned
response options can easily
remember and act during these
highly stressful incidents,
according to the police.
Astoria Police are offering
to present the course to area
employees, community groups
and other organizations.
The program is Àexible and
can be presented in varying
lengths of time.
Similar to a ¿rst aid or CPR
class, this training may never
have to be used, police said,
but if such an event occurs
having the training may help
people survive and help other
stay alive.
Many mass shooting events
are over before law enforce-
ment arrives on scene, accord-
ing to police. Those in a mass
shooting event must be pre-
pared to take immediate action
to save their own lives before
law enforcement arrives.
The average response time
for police to arrive to the scene
is three minutes. Many vic-
tims can be seriously injured
or killed during these few
minutes.
The course was developed
by the Advanced Law Enforce-
ment Rapid Response Training
Program at Texas State Uni-
versity with support from the
Bureau of Justice Assistance
and the Criminal Justice Divi-
sion of the Texas Governor’s
Of¿ce.
For more information on
how to bring this training to
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