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A10 Hood River News, Saturday, May 16, 2015 Marina shooting suspect to appear in court May 27 Memorial Day patrols to focus on seat belts The Hood River Coun- ty Sheriff ’s Office will in- crease traffic patrols for the upcoming Memorial holiday weekend. The Sheriff ’s Office re- ceives grant funds to in- crease patrols for both DUII and seatbelt en- forcement through the National Highway Traf- fic Safety Administration and the Oregon Depart- ment of Transportation. The goal is to reduce traffic crashes and in- crease safety through high visibility enforce- ment. The Sheriff ’s Of- fice urges everyone to drive with care, wear a safety belt and to please not drive when using sub- stances that impair, in- cluding prescription medication, alcohol, mar- ijuana or any other im- pairing substance. Please re por t suspected im- paired drivers by calling 911. Beginning May 18 until May 31, the Hood River City Police Department By PATRICK MULVIHILL News staff writer will be conducting a two week traffic safety Blitz campaign. The focus will be on seat belts, speed, and cell phone use while driving. The purpose of this traffic enforcement is to promote safety, compli- ance, and to reduce the number of motor vehicle related injuries or deaths. This enforcement campaign will take place throughout the state. Oregon law requires a child weighing less than 40 pounds to be properly restrained by a child safe- ty seat. A child under one year of age or weighing less than 20 pounds must be restrained in a rear- facing child seat. A child over 40 pounds but under age eight or less than 4 feet, 9 inches tall must be restrained in either a child seat with a harness system or in a booster seat that raises the child up so that a lap and shoulder belt system fit correctly. Photo by Kirby Neumann-Rea M AY S T. E NFORCEMENT Hood River Police officer Juan Pulido gives tickets Thursday in the restricted parking zone in front of May Street School. Permanent signs note that unattended vehicles are prohibit- ed at weekday drop-off and pick-up times, and portable signs remind drivers it is a “Kiss and Go Only” zone. Pulido said he noticed violations and ticketed drivers who had been gone longer than five minutes. He added it had been a year or so since similar action at the location. N ICHOLS Continued from Page A1 street clothes with no visible restraints” in future court appearances — a response to a March 17 motion by Arnold asking that Nichols appear free of “restraints by any means, including shackles and a stun belt,” on the grounds that appearing with visible restraints would vio- late Nichols’ right to a fair trial. Arnold indicated other motions he had filed in court over the last few months. In March, Arnold moved that the state give notice of any evidence of “alleged prior crimes, wrongs, or acts” it intends to offer at trial, and moved to suppress all statements made by Nichols during his interro- gation by detectives at the San Francisco airport in February. Arnold also motioned for authorities to return some of Nichols’ personal items seized at the arrest, includ- ing his luggage and “person- al documents” which he claimed had “no evidentiary value in the cases currently pending against him.” No action was taken on the motions, but Olson set Nichols’ next pre-trial hear- ing tentatively for August 3. A Kamiah, Idaho man sus- pected of shooting a Eugene man at the Hood River mari- na in April will appear be- fore a judge in two weeks. Tyson Sackett, 29, of Kamiah, who was charged with shooting Mark Wright, 60, of Eugene, at the marina on April 25 will appear at the Hood River County Court- house on Tuesday, May 27. Sackett is a former Parkdale C GCC Continued from Page A1 cess of a recent open house at the college’s Fort Dalles Readiness Center, and made passing mention of “a recent violent incident”” occurring in the same location. Late in the meeting, board member Stu Watson brought up the subject and asked for more information. “I talked to Mr. Pytel and he was pretty vocal about his concern over progress and the administration’s re- sponse to this,” Watson said. Pytel said he had asked the college Board of Education to investigate and is demand- ing information about past incidents and the policy on notifying others of such inci- dents. “A student could walk in any time he chooses, and nothing is being done to pre- vent it,” said Hood River in- structor Tim Schell. According to re por ts, Pytel was repeatedly pushed by student Kelly B. Petteys, 50, of Parkdale, who was ap- parently upset over a test. Pytel, who has martial arts training, got the man into a hold with help of two stu- dents, until police arrived. Petteys was arrested on charges of harassment, sec- ond-degree disorderly con- duct, second-degree criminal trespass, fourth-degree as- sault and resisting arrest, said The Dalles police Chief Jay Waterbury. Van Valkenburgh told Robb Van Cleave that he wants to meet with academic dean Laurie Ufford and facil- ities director Jim Austin “be- fore the next meeting” to deal with Pytel’s concerns. Watson said, “It’s a month before (the next meeting) and meanwhile (Petteys) is out on bond. Have you added any security personnel? Has any- one got (Pytel’s) back?” Van Valkenburgh initially said that the issue “involves a personnel matter, adding “we do need to take quick ac- tion,” a sentiment reiterated by board members Dr. James resident, who was living in Kamiah for the last three years. Sackett was ar- raigned Mon- day, April 27 Tyson Sackett on three charges: attempted murder, assault first degree and tam- pering with evidence. If con- victed, Sackett faces up to life in prison for attempted murder, a minimum of 7.5 years for assault first degree and $6,000 in fines for tam- pering with evidence. At the arraignment, Judge John Olson set Sackett’s bail at $50,000 and ordered that Sackett have no contact with the victim, as well as no pos- session of intoxicants or deadly weapons. Sackett appeared again be- fore Olson at the court Tues- day via video feed from Northern Oregon Regional Corrections Facility in The Dalles. Sackett’s attorney, Brian Starns, requested to enter the defendant’s plea at a later date in order to have more time to receive evidence. “There are numerous items we have not yet received,” said Starns. He listed med- ical records and audio recordings as items he still had not secured. Olson scheduled for Sack- ett to appear again Wednes- day May 27. Wilcox and Ernie Keller. Van Cleave said, “we are working on it right now. Yes, we have his back.” Van Cleave initially told the board Tuesday he was hesi- tant to say much because Pytel had infor med the board he had contracted legal counsel. “When some- one is threatening litigation you have to be careful,” he said. Van Cleave largely de- ferred to academic director Lori Ufford, who is handling the administrative response, as it is governed by policy on student-on-staff violence, rather than general policy. “We’re still working with (Pytel) to meet his requests,” Van Cleave said. Van Cleave provided some details on what the current emergency response proce- dures are in college facili- ties, which include lockable doors, phones in each room and selected staff through- out the campus who are trained in texting proce- dures in case of an active shooter or other incident, to alert others in the buildings. “The best response is to call 9-1-1,” he said. In the April 29 incident, “the cops were on their way well before we even knew about the incident,” Van Cleave said. In other business: The college will need to al- locate $300,000 in contin- gency funds to cover excess costs related to instruction in the spring term, according to financial officer Will Nor- ris. The board approved Nor- ris’ recommendation to bring the matter to the board for consideration at its June meeting. Norris said that faculty wage data from the first month of spring term sug- gests that instruction is on track to exceed $4 million in expenses for the first time in college history. Norris said this “overage” is due in part to the high number of courses that are under enrolled: 50 courses with fewer than 12 students – the class minimum, under college policy – and 21 class- es have fewer than eight stu- dents. “We’re spending a lot of money to teach under en- rolled classes,” Norris said. Board member Er nie Keller asked if “the ratio was likely to repeat itself ” in fu- ture terms. Norris replied that accord- ing to Ufford (who was not present) minimum class sizes will be enforced. “The number of courses will be brought in line with enrollment,” Norris said. He noted that classes cost $3,500-$4,000 to operate, and “you multiply the number of under enrolled by the num- ber of courses” to figure the deficit. 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