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5A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2016 WORLD IN BRIEF Associated Press Police capture Afghan immigrant sought in weekend bombings NEW YORK — An Afghan immigrant wanted for questioning in the bombings that rocked a New York City neighbor- hood and a New Jersey shore town was captured Monday after being wounded in a shootout with police that erupted when he was discovered asleep in the doorway of a New Jersey bar, authorities said. WABC-TV footage showed a man believed to be 28-year-old Ahmad Khan Rahami being loaded into an ambulance on a stretcher in Linden, New Jersey. He appeared to be conscious and looking around. Two oficers were wounded in the gun battle but were not believed to have been seriously hurt, authorities said. Linden Mayor Derek Armstead said that the owner of a bar reported someone asleep in the doorway of his business. A police oficer went to investigate and rec- ognized the man as Rahami, police and the mayor said. Rahami pulled a gun and shot the ofi- cer — who was wearing a bulletproof vest — in the torso, and more oficers joined in a running gun battle down the street and brought Rahami down, police Capt. James Sarnicki said. The arrest came just hours after police issued a bulletin and photo of Rahami, a naturalized U.S. citizen from Afghanistan with an address in Elizabeth, New Jersey. Authorities said the blasts were look- ing increasingly like an act of terrorism with a foreign connection. The shootout came after a weekend of fear and dread in New York and New Jersey. In addition to the blast that injured 29 people in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighbor- hood on Saturday, an unexploded pres- sure cooker bomb was found blocks away, and a pipe bomb exploded in a New Jersey shore town before a charity race. No one was injured there. On Sunday, ive explo- sive devices were discovered in a trash can at an Elizabeth train station. Also on Saturday, a man who author- ities say referred to Allah wounded nine people in a stabbing rampage at a Minne- sota mall before being shot to death by an off-duty police oficer. The Islamic State group claimed responsibility. Authorities have not drawn any con- nection between the violence in Minne- sota and the bombings in the New York area. UO to spend $26 million to renovate Oregon, Paciic halls KOIN/Submitted Photo EUGENE — The University of Oregon plans to spend about $26 million renovating two campus halls. The Register-Guard reports that the uni- versity will renovate Oregon and Paciic halls, adding more research laboratories to the campus. Paciic Hall is a science build- ing. Oregon Hall is an ofice building that needs a new HVAC system. After Paciic Hall’s overhaul, scientists will be able to receive federal grants for research opportunities in the 14 laboratories planned for the building. Those grants will help offset the cost of the building. The Oregon Hall project is expected to cost $9.5 million and be completed by Sep- tember 2018. The Paciic Hall renovation will cost $16.7 million and be completed in 2019, with labs opening January 2018. Evangelina Wing in an undated photo. The 2-year-old died Dec. 20, 2014. Benthin: He hasn’t given up on the NFL Roden’s trial could last up to two months. Trial days will be Tuesday through Fri- day, with occasional time off of those days if a session in- ishes early or the court has an emergency hearing in another case. Multiple witnesses for the prosecution and defense will testify. Many are traveling from Georgia, where Roden grew up. Witnesses for Roden include his close friends, sis- ter, half brother and sixth- and third-grade teachers. The defense also plans to call Janice Ophoven, a pedi- atric forensic pathologist, who claims the toddler likely died from complications of a lesh-eating infection, rather than from blunt-force trauma. The prosecution will call two of Roden’s ex-girl- friends, who can detail a pattern of violence against women and children. One ex-girlfriend, who dated Roden from March to July 2014, will say he did not like children, he abused her children both physically and emotionally and her children were fearful of him. She will testify that Roden was very controlling with her and the children, threatened to move out and warned he would commit suicide in order to control her behavior, accord- ing to court documents. Roden is serving an eight- year prison sentence for vio- lating probation from a domestic violence conviction in 2013 involving his other ex-girlfriend. The woman is traveling from Tennessee to testify against Roden. “(She) is a past girlfriend and prior crime victim of Mr. Roden and has abundant information about his char- acter,” Chief Deputy District Attorney Ron Brown wrote in a court document. Continued from Page 1A After playing one game for the San Jose Saber Cats in 2015 before ending the season on injured reserve, Benthin was assigned to the Kiss in Decem- ber after San Jose announced it would not ield a team in 2016. Arena football is a different game than your average NFL game, as far as strategies, for- mations and plays. But football is football, says Benthin. He can speak the language and play the game. And play it well. If anything, it’s tougher for a defensive lineman. In arena football, quarter- back sacks are almost nonexis- tent. After the ball is snapped, it’s usually out of the quar- terback’s hands in less than 2 seconds. “The game is a lot quicker,” Benthin said. “The ball’s out in 1.5 seconds every play. You have to beat your guy 100 percent clean just to make a hit. Some- times the ball’s out in less than a second, so the chances of getting a sack are zero. It’s tough.” ‘Ultimate goal’ After his 2014 tryout with the Chargers, Benthin didn’t make the team, but the expe- rience was invaluable. And he hasn’t given up on the NFL. “That’s the ultimate goal,” he said. “I’m basically play- ing in the minors, waiting to get called up. Guys (from the AFL) get picked up all the time. After our playoff, the Cleveland nose guard got picked up right after the game.” From those Clatsop County state championship teams of 2008, only two players are still playing the game: Astoria High School’s Jordan Poyer with the Cleveland Browns, and Benthin. Benthin is a free agent, and could end up anywhere next season, from Los Angeles to Washington, D.C., which was awarded a franchise (the Wash- ington Valor) and will soon be selecting players in an expan- sion-style draft. Benthin still hasn’t given up on his NFL dream, but for now, he enjoys the high-scor- ing, thrill-a-minute Arena Foot- ball League. Just last year, the Kiss beat Jacksonville Sharks, Cleve- land Gladiators, Portland Steel (twice), and won by scores such as 64-39, 66-27 and 63-61. Los Angeles also lost to the Philadelphia Soul, 73-37, and after beating Cleveland twice during the regular season, the Kiss lost to the Gladiators in the irst round of the playoffs. Personally, “my irst true season, getting to start every game … it wasn’t as great as I wanted,” Benthin said. “Every- one wants to be better.” For arena players, it’s the off- season. And unless they’ve been lucky enough to get signed by an NFL team, the 2017 cam- paign doesn’t begin until March. Back home Benthin is spending his off- season in Knappa, offering his time and experience to the Log- ger team, serving as the line coach on Aaron Barendse’s coaching staff. “I love this group,” Ben- thin said. “Aaron Barendse puts together a great staff, with Chris Geisler, Chad Harrington, Rusty Hebert and our new addition, Kirk Miller. It’s a great staff to work with. “I’m really enjoying being able to share my knowledge of the game with the kids here. I’ve been to a lot of big cit- ies, but there’s nothing like the hometown.” And he says the Loggers have that same potential to be just as good as the ’08 version. “We’re different than the team we had in ’08,” he said. “We passed the ball maybe 10 times the whole season. (Bryan) Sablan, Tevan (Klauser) and Eddie Corder were our running backs, and we basically ran the ball with those three. “This (current) team is a lit- tle faster and not quite as big up front. But we deinitely have a talented group.” Next March, Benthin will suit up again, somewhere, and make the most of his opportu- nity in the AFL. “I love it,” he said of the game he plays for a living, in whatever league it may be. “It’s something you dream about and never think will become a real- ity, but it’s working out so far.” And the door to the NFL is still open — Benthin is just hop- ing to get his foot in for another shot. “I’m still trying to work my way into that door. I’m not giv- ing up any time soon, I can tell you that.” — Gary Henley Claim: Breach of contract, defamation alleged Continued from Page 1A Balzer has alleged breach of contract, wrongful discharge and defamation in his com- plaint against the ire district and directors Sharon Clyde, Linda Beck-Sweeney and Garry Smith. In an August court iling, Balzer made federal civil rights claims that the ire district made false statements “for the sole purpose of embarrassing and humiliating” him and ired him without a due-process right to a hearing. Balzer states in his complaint that the board’s actions led to damages to his reputation and standing in the community. He seeks compensation of almost $678,000 and reinstatement of his duties and beneits. Balzer, who served as ire chief from January 2012 until he was ired, has claimed the ire district’s board retaliated against him because of critical com- ments made by his wife, Col- leen, on social media. According to the lawsuit, directors Clyde, Beck-Swee- ney and Smith “chastised” Bal- zer for “allowing his spouse to express her criticism of board members on social media web- sites and in her speech.” Balzer alleges that the district and board violated his free asso- ciation rights, in that Balzer’s “intimate association with his wife” is “entitled to protection under the First Amendment.” “The conduct of defendants Clyde, Smith and Beck-Swee- ney were reckless or showed a callous indifference to plaintiff’s constitutional rights,” Balzer’s complaint states. The three directors named in the lawsuit prevailed in a special recall election in April. Attorneys for all parties did not return requests for comment. Roden: Blood spatter was found in almost every corner of the apartment Continued from Page 1A they think they can be impartial. Judge Paula Brownhill decided to have the jurors questioned in groups, rather than individually, after her experience presiding over the county’s last death penalty case. In 2001, Anthony Scott Garner was found guilty and sentenced to life in prison for fatally stabbing a woman on a motorboat in the Warren- ton mooring basin and setting the boat on ire to cover up the crime. “We questioned jurors individually in 15-minute segments, and it took over a week to select 12 jurors,” Brownhill said. “In the Roden case, we will bring jurors into the courtroom in groups of six rather than one at a time.” Evidence The District Attorney’s Ofice believes it has enough physical evidence and expert opinion to connect the crimes to Roden. The state will pres- ent evidence showing the 2-year-old, Evangelina Wing, and her brothers were tor- tured, burned, bitten and caged in the Seaside apart- ment their mother, Dorothy Wing, shared with Roden. Evangelina Wing appar- ently died of battered child syndrome with blunt force trauma to her head. Blood spatter was found in almost every corner of the apartment, staining holiday decorations and the wall behind a Christ- mas tree. Roden’s defense is that he did not commit the crimes. His lawyer, Conor Huseby, is adamant that someone else is to blame, possibly the chil- dren’s mother. Dorothy Wing, 26, pleaded guilty in January to irst-degree manslaughter and two counts of irst-degree criminal mistreatment. She was sentenced to more than 15 years in prison, contingent on her truthfully testifying at Roden’s trial. “Mr. Roden’s defense will LISTINGS M ONDAY E VENING A (2) (-) (-) (6) (-) (8) (9) (10) (12) (13) (-) (20) (-) (29) (30) (31) (32) (34) (35) (36) (38) (39) (43) (44) (45) (46) (47) (48) (49) (50) (51) (52) (53) (54) (56) (57) (58) (61) (63) (64) (65) (162) L KATU KOMO KING KOIN KIRO KGW KRCW KOPB KPTV KPDX KCPQ TBS KZJO ESPN ESPN2 NICK DISN FAM FMC LIFE ROOT FS1 SPIKE COM HIST A&E TLC DISC NGEO TNT AMC USA FOOD HGTV FX CNN FNC CNBC BRAV TCM SYFY RFD (2) (4) (5) (-) (7) (-) (3) (10) (12) (-) (13) (20) (22) (29) (30) (31) (32) (34) (35) (36) (38) (39) (43) (44) (45) (46) (47) (48) (49) (50) (51) (52) (53) (54) (56) (57) (58) (61) (63) (64) (65) (162) 6 A - Charter Astoria/ Seaside - L - Charter Long Beach be what it has always been; he simply did not commit the crimes the state has accused him of,” Husby wrote in a court document. 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