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Shooting: Brief, deadly confrontation Camp: Escamilla’s
career has coincided
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ry’s gun since he never took his
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son was not sure the Taser
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cers thought he was subdued.
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hands on his shoulders after
the incident and said it wasn’t
his fault. Davidson rhetor-
ically asked, “Why is just
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he did not know.
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in shooting and killing Ferry
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Flowers and gifts honored Sgt. Jason Goodding outside
the Pig ‘N Pancake in Seaside.
content of 0.11 and
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an active ingredient
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less serious at the scene.
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by ambulance to Columbia had investigators attend the
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Jamie Lee Jones, 44, a for-
mer Nevada resident who was
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of “Col. Bogey’s March” from
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through a matrix of antennas as Paul Bentley, an ecologist with the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration, looks on. More photos at DailyAstorian.com
During his senior year
at CSF, Escamilla took a
vacation in Maui, and met
his future wife — a nursing
student from Portland. The
two courted through the
U.S. mail, and after gradu-
ation, Escamilla moved to
Oregon to be with his bride.
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for Clark County’s juvenile
justice system.
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detention workers usu-
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Columbia River Basin,” said
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named in a lawsuit from
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alleged that she was the vic-
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out of court. Escamilla said
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from discussing the suit or
settlement.
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characterize his time in
Clark County, Escamilla
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his work.
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and a chance to meaning-
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about coming to Naselle.
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said.
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get-woes have led legisla-
tors and Social and Health
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ously consider closing.
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seeable future.
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seven or eight state juve-
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And of course, he wants
to make sure residents
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ventions that give them a
real shot at thriving on The
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“We want you to be
a better citizen exiting
Naselle than when you
came in,” Escamilla said.