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3A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1, 2016 Astoria robbery suspect arraigned Had cocaine when booked into jail By KYLE SPURR The Daily Astorian An 18-year-old home- less man who is accused of attempting to rob another man on the Astoria River- walk in May was arraigned Tuesday in Clatsop County Circuit Court. Jeremy Lee Morinville pleaded not guilty to sec- ond-degree robbery, men- acing, unlawful deliv- ery of cocaine, The attempted unlawful posses- robbery occurred sion of cocaine on the riverwalk and supplying behind Asto- contraband. ria Warehous- Clatsop County ing. Morinville Jail staff discov- reportedly threat- ered the cocaine ened that he had in Morinville’s a gun and said he possession while wanted everything being booked. He out of the man’s Jeremy Lee never declared the pockets. The man, Morinville cocaine when he who did not know was booked, and according Morinville, fought back and to the indictment, unlaw- called police. Morinville fully and knowingly intro- did not get away with any duced it into the jail. items or money. The amount was consid- Astoria Police responded ered more than for personal to the scene and arrested use, according to police. Morinville in the area about 15 minutes later. The victim said he saw something in Morinville’s hand, believed to be a gun. A gun was never found at the scene, according to police. Morinville was on a con- ditional release agreement from jail at the time. He pleaded not guilty in March to resisting arrest, interfer- ing with a peace officer and disorderly conduct after an incident in Seaside. He is due back in court next month for an early resolution conference. He remains in custody on $250,000 bail. Coast Guard rescues Seattle’s ‘man in tree’ sent to woman stranded psychiatric hospital near Manzanita Associated Press The Daily Astorian MANZANITA — The crew of a U.S. Coast Guard Jayhawk helicopter medeva- ced a 52-year-old woman who fell down a canyon 10 miles east of Manzanita Monday. Watchstanders at Sector Columbia River received a request for help from the Tilla- mook County Sheriff’s Ofice Monday night to help retrieve a woman who had been stranded for more than a day. An MH-60 Jayhawk heli- copter from Air Station Astoria reached the woman by 7 p.m., hoisted her out of the canyon and transferred her to staff at Tillamook Regional Medical Center. There were no serious injuries reported. “In any emergency situa- tion, time plays a crucial role as exhaustion and exposure to the elements take their toll,” said Lt. Kristen Caldwell, command duty oficer at Sec- tor Columbia River. “This was an outstanding effort on behalf of our crews and our partner agencies to ensure this woman got the care she needed.” SEATTLE — A man who spent 25 hours high atop a sequoia tree in downtown Seattle in March has been found incompetent to stand trial on a malicious mischief charge. Cody Lee Miller has been held on $50,000 bail since he climbed the tree and ignored police efforts to coax him down, throwing branches and apples at responders, before climbing down. KOMO-TV reported Miller will be sent to the state’s largest psychiatric hospital for a 45-day eval- uation with another compe- tency hearing set for July. The drama sparked intense interest on social media, with new Twitter accounts and the hashtag #ManInTree trending. Miller’s mother, Lisa Gossett of Wasilla, Alaska, said previously the fam- ily has tried to get him help for mental illness but was told there was nothing anyone could do unless he posed a danger to himself or others. Two die in capsizing at Alaska’s Glacier Bay park By DAN JOLING Associated Press ANCHORAGE — A father and son on an Alaska fishing trip died Monday when their boat overturned in Glacier Bay National Park. Four others on the 21-foot aluminum boat were rescued, including one per- son who suffered severe hypothermia and was flown to a hospital in Juneau. Tom VandenBerg, chief of interpretation for the park, listed the men who died as Larry Roger McWil- liams, 75, and Gary Roger McWilliams, 48. Their hometowns were not imme- diately available. The elder McWilliams carried an Ore- gon driver’s license, and the younger man was from Cal- ifornia, Vandenberg said. The boat was privately owned, VandenBerg said. He did not know the owner. The cause of the capsiz- ing also was a mystery. The weather was clear and calm in the area where the boat was fishing. The boat was near shore on the back side of an island, away from a main channel. One person man- aged to swim to shore and flag down a passing boat, VandenBerg said. “That was the only way they were seen,” he said. VandenBerg did not know how long the boat’s occupants were in the water. The boat flipped about 10 miles from park head- quarters near Strawberry Island. When the agency received word of the capsiz- ing, large and small vessels headed to the site to search for people in the water, the agency said in a release. A charter boat operator, Jim Kearns, found two peo- ple in the water and the per- son who swam to Straw- berry Island. They were treated for mild hypother- mia and released. A Park Service research vessel picked up the person who suffered severe hypo- thermia. The person was transported to the commu- nity of Gustavus and flown by Coast Guard helicop- ter to Juneau. The person was expected to be released Tuesday. The crew of a tour ves- sel, the Wilderness Dis- coverer, pulled the McWil- liams’ from the water. Onboard emergency med- ical technicians and park rangers attempted CPR, but they could not be revived, the Park Service said. The park is about 75 miles west of Juneau. Consult a PROFESSIONAL are Oysters Q: Why considered aphrodisiacs? A : Amanda Cordero Northwest Wild Products Fresh Seafood Market 354 Industry St, Astoria 503-791-1907 Daily 9 am -7 pm On the docks of the West Mooring Basin, by the Riverwalk Inn LEO FINZI Astoria ’ s Best COMPUTER SALES AND REPAIRS We beat BestBuy, Costco & Staples new computer prices by $ 5. M-F 10-6 Sat 12-5 1020 Commercial #2 503-325-2300 ILWACO, Wash. — A police raid at an apartment attached to the Sea Hag Bar and Grill in May resulted in the arrest of Fidan Berani, 26, on suspicion of multiple crimes, including drug pos- session, unlawful posses- sion of firearms, domestic violence assault and unlaw- ful imprisonment. According to probable cause reports and other pub- lic court and police docu- ments, Long Beach Police officers decided to search the building at 201 First Ave. in Ilwaco after a teen- age girl reported that Berani had allegedly assaulted her. The apartment building and bar are owned by members of the Berani family. According to police reports, Berani allegedly hit, choked and verbally abused the girl, locked her in his room and did not allow her to leave, even after she attempted to escape through a window. Police sought a war- rant to search the property for evidence related to the alleged assault, as well as an arrest warrant for Berani. On May 17, two police officers spotted Berani driv- ing his white Mercedes south on Sandridge Road. According to the police report, Berani allegedly sped toward Ilwaco and pulled into the garage at his home before police could catch up with him. Additional police were called to the scene, and eventually, Berani’s brother persuaded him to come out of the home. Berani was arrested and booked into Pacific County Jail. Officers subsequently executed the search war- rant. In Berani’s bedroom, the officers allegedly dis- covered plastic bags con- taining a small number of pills, including oxycodone, and “several parts belong- ing to an assortment of fire- arms,” as well as a 5.7 cal- iber cartridge and three holsters. According to police, Berani is a convicted felon, and is not allowed to possess firearms. The officers asked a judge to amend the search warrant to include fire- arms, drugs and drug para- phernalia. Further search- ing allegedly uncovered two bags of suspected cocaine. A field test of the pow- der came back positive for cocaine. Another container allegedly held several small bags filled with small quan- tities of pills, some of which were identified as clonaze- pam, an addictive anti-anx- iety drug that is sometimes used recreationally. In a common area, offi- cers found a large black safe. Initially, Florent Berani reportedly declined to open the safe, and said the safe belonged to him, and no one else had access to it. Eventually, he agreed to open the safe, revealing two rifles, a pump-action shotgun and two short-bar- relled shotguns and a Colt revolver, as well as a duffel bag of assorted ammunition. Florent Berani allegedly told officers that all of the guns and bullets belonged to Fidan Berani, who had turned them over to him for safe-keeping. Police confis- cated them as evidence. As of Friday, Berani remained in jail on $100,000 bail. 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The word “aphrodisiac” was born when Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love sprang forth from the sea on an Oyster shell. It was this grand emergence that first gave the Oyster its sexy reputation. Some ancients believe in the “law of similarity” and reason that objects resembling genitalia possess sexual powers. Oysters, Ginseng and Rhinoceros horn are classic examples. Although high nutritious, chemical analysis of oysters show no compounds known to increase the libido. Still, one cannot discount the amorous affect of a shared plate of sweet chilled Willapa Bay oysters! MILLPOND FARMS storia SUNDAY MARKET astoriasundaymarket.com Now through Oct.16 12th Street • 10am to 3pm Packed with vitamins, Microgreens are basically the shoots of common vegetables including radishes, beet root, kale, cress, endive and celery. They can also be sprouts of herbs such as mustard, coriander and basil or even grains including barley, oats, wheat, buckwheat and sunflower! 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