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•K. . * • • ó » V./■ • ' • • -v O ctober 15, 1997 • T he P ortland O bserver P age A? P O L IC E N EW S 'The Viewpoint' homicide victim identified O n T h u rsd ay , O cto b er 9, 1 9 9 7 ,at approxi m ately 1:20 am , P o rt lan d P o lice re sp o n d e d to T he V iew p o in t N ig h tclu b on a sh o o t ing incident in the w estside p a rk ing lot. P o lic e fo u n d a 2 1 -y e a r-o ld black male victim shot in the head- neck area. T he victim was tra n sp o rte d to E m anuel H o spital and later p ro n o u n ced dead. S u sp ect in fo rm a tion is lim ited at this tim e. The sh o o tin g su sp e c t is b e lie v e d to be a black m ale. Anthony Branch Jr. T he victim has an ex te n siv e record w ith the police including a h isto ry o f gang related a c tiv ity . It is u n know n if this sh o o tin g is gang related . T he v ic tim ’s nam e has not been released pending fam ily notification. A seco n d perso n was p laced into c u sto d y at the scene on an u n re la te d w eapons charge. I n v e s tig a tiv e - S e r g e a n ts M. H efley and T. N elson are the in v e stig a to rs. Update: “The View point” Homicide Vic tim Identified Homicide/ Shooting A 29 Year Old Transient Died At The Multnomah County Detention Center. Shortly after midnight,Oct. 11, a 29 year old transient who had been booked earlier on two fugitive war rants, died at the Multnomah County Detention Center. The victim was identified as Reginald B. Gafford. The circumstances surrounding the death are being investigated by the M ultnom ah C ounty M ajor Crimes Team in conjunction with the M ultnomah County District Attorneys Office.The victim was booked into the detention center about 5:00 PM on Friday by the Portland Police Bureau after service o f two outstanding felony warrants at or near the bus station Due to Mr. Gafford's behavior, the on-duty nurses consulted with Dr. Karen Marks regarding use of medication for Mr. Gafford should hisbehavior become more agitated. The doctor approved the one-time use o f Ativan, a mild tranquilizer. Ativan has been used without inci dent approximately twice a month since August to manage offenders with extreme behaviors. Corrections Health policy allows the one time use o f a drug on an inmate and only after the inmate has been in custody for a minimum of4 hours. Mr Gafford was in custody for seven hours before the drug was administered. He was placed in a separation cell and was being mov cd to a differ ent cell in the reception area when he resisted entering the new cell and restraint procedures were instituted. Corrections deputies struggled with him for 5 minutes or more until they got him under control and were able to place him on a restraint back board. As deputies completed ap plying the restraints, they noted he had stopped breathing. Medical at tention was administered immedi ately but resuscitation failed to re vive him. Sergeant Bart Whalen...251-2404 T he victim o f O ct. 9 th ’s h o m i cide has been id e n tifie d as A n thony Branch Jr., black male, DOB 3-8-77. T he NE P o rtlan d re sid e n t was shot o u tsid e o f the doors o f “The V iew p o in t” N ightclub. He w as a p p a re n tly in volved in an arg u m en t w ith a m ale su b je c t in the p ark in g lot w hen he was shot in the neck area. B ranch is P o rtla n d ’s 41 h o m i cide o f the year. A photo is a v a ila b le in the Id entification D ivision , 12 floor, Ju stice C enter. N.W. 9th A ve./N .W . Davis St. n S a tu rd a y , O c to b e r 11 ,1 9 9 7 , at 4:17 in the m o r n in g , at W e st B urnside and 8th A venue, a M u lt nom ah C o unty D eputy S h e riff w as flagged dow n by a w om an w ho w as ten d in g to a m an, later id e n tifie d as 4 8 -y e a r-o ld E rn est W ash in g to n , o f N o rth w e st P o rt land, w ho was su ffe rin g from an a p p a re n t g u n sh o t w oun d to his left arm. T he w om en also d ire c te d re sponding officers to N.W . 9th and D avis, w here o ffic e rs found a 26- y e a r-o ld black m ale c ritic a lly in ju re d from an a p p a re n t g u n sh o t w ound. E rn est W ashington and the 26- y e a r-o ld m an, w hose id e n tity has not y e, been c o n firm e d , w ere O tra n sp o rte d by am bu lan ce to O r egon H ealth S ciences U niversity, w here the 2 6 -y e a r-o ld m ale died, a p p ro x im a te ly 6:00 in the m o rn ing, as a re su lt o f his injuries. A c c o rd in g to w itn esses, se v eral black m ales w ere stan d in g aro u n d a w h ite v e h ic le , c o n ta in ing a w h ite m ale and a w hite fe m ale, w hen sev eral shots rang out and the w hite v eh icle drove aw ay leav in g at least the tw o su b je c ts w ou n d ed . No arre st have been m ade at this tim e and the in v e stig a tio n is c o n tin u in g . A dditional details w ill be made a v a ila b le as they are re le a se d by in v e stig a to rs. In v e s tig a tiv e S e rg e a n ts are D erek A nd erso n and Jay D rum . Murderer Denied Parole! NRA CrimeStrike Succeeds in Keeping 57th Killer Behind Bars esterday, the Oregon P a ro le C o m m issio n voted to deny parole to Jeffery Lee Spoonire, convicted o f killing M rs. M ary Ann Thom as H osier in 1982 in Deschutes County. And in a move which brought additional relief to the victim ’s fam ily, the C om m is sion deferred Spoonire’s parol eli gibility for the maxim um 2 years. On July 13,1982, in D eschutes C ounty, “ th rill k ille r” Jeffery Spoonire senselessly shot M ary Ann T hom as H osier ju st to see what a bullet would do to her head. He then dragged her body into some bushes and left her for dead. Y M ary A n n re g a in e d c o n sciousness and tried to reach help, but her husband Bill found her dead alongside the road. Spoonire was sentenced to life w ith a m ini mum o f ten years for m urder. In 1995, the parole board de nied him parole based on, among other things, a d o c to r’s evalua tion w hich found that Spoonire had a “low frustration tolerance,” and in the do cto r’s judgm ent, was still a danger to the com m unity. T hat was only tw o years ago. By law, Spoonire was once again eligible for parole this month. W ith th e h e lp o f N R A C rim eStrike, the victim ’s fam ily collected petitions with the signa tures o f over 5,000 O regon c iti zens and law enforcement opposed the man to S p oonire’s early release for presentation to the O regon Board o f Parole. Once again the O regon Parole B oard denied Spoonire his parole! “I c a n ’t fully express my appre ciation for the hard w ork and ef fo rt o f C rim e S trik e an d the Crim eStrike volunteers in helping to block the parole o f our daugh- ter-in-law ’s murderer,” said Mytle H ighland, the m other-in-law o f M ary A nn Thom as H osier. Since its c r e a tio n in 19 9 3 , N R A C rim e S trik e ’s “K eep K iller in Prison” project has successfully blocked the early parole o f 57 kill ers in 21 states. “ I t’s essential that we continue the fight. Every day in A m erica, convicted crim inals on early p a role com m it an estim ated 16 m ur ders, 14 rapes, 57 robberies and 22 aggravated assaults,” said E liza beth Sw asey, Crim eStrike D irec tor. “I com m end the C om m ission’s decision to put ju stice and the safety o f Florida citizens and law enforcem ent above the desires o f convicted m urderers.” Birth Announcement Mrs. Vicki Jeffries At 10:16 a m., Thursday, October 9 , 1997. Mrs. Vicki Jeffries gave birth toNathaniel Thomas Layton Jeffries. The child of Vicki and slain Portland Police Officer Thomas Jeffries, was delivered at Kaiser Sunnyside Hos pital, weighing 8 pounds 11.5onunces and 21 inches in length. Both mother and child are home and doing well. Vicki Jeffres has re quested no media interviews at this time. Any well wishes can be sent to the Detective Division o f the Portland Police Bureau, 1111 SW 2nd Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97204. Thanks to you, all sorts of everyday products are b ein g m ade from the paper, plastic, m etal and glass that UN Ambassador to deliver Marshall lecture le g a c y o f G e n e ra l G e o rg e C. he U n ite d S tates A m bas M arshall. G eneral M arshall served sa d o r to th e U n ited Na as post com m ander at V ancouver tio n s, B ill R ich ard so n , Barracks from 1936-38. w ill be in V a n c o u v e r on F riday, T his year m arks the 50th A n n i N o v .7, to tak e p a rt in th e a c tiv i v e rsa ry o f the M arsh all P lan for ties o f C e le b ra te F reedom . re b u ild in g E urope a fte r W orld C e le b r a te F re e d o m is W ar IL As p art o f the C eleb ratio n V an co u v er’s annual com m em ora F reed o m a c tiv itie s, the n inth a n tion hono rin g veterans and the T nual M arshall L ecture w ill be d e liv e r e d by A m bassador R ichardson at H u d so n ’s Bay High School at noon on F riday, N ov. 7. To h o n o r the leg acy o f public s e r v ic e f o r w h ic h G e n e r a l M arshall sto o d , the lectu re w ill be open to the p u b lic at no cost. T ickets are lim ited and are avail- you've been recyclin g. But to keep recyclin g w orking to a b le a tC ity H a ll,2 1 0 E . 13th St. C e le b r a te F re e d o m e v e n ts pro m ise to be no tew o rth y this year w ith m ost a ctiv ities free and open to the pu b lic. T hey include: W ednesday, N ov. 5 at 5:30 p .m ., T h u rsd ay , N ov. 6 - 4 p.m . F or more inform ation, call Stu Taylor, 896-9954. help protect the environm ent, you need to buy those products. B U Y RECYCLED. Gerald Baugh appointed to special council Gerald Baugh, Economic D evel opm ent an aly st for the City o f V ancouver, has been appointed to the G o v ern o r’s Council on Natural R esources as one o f four city rep resen tativ es, rep o rts V ernon E. Stoner, V ancouver C ity M anager. The G o v e rn o r’s C ouncil, along w ith the Jo in t N atu ral R eso u rces C a b in e t, w as e sta b lish e d in re sp o n se to the N a tio n a l M arine F ish e rie s S ervice p ro p o sa l to list ste e lh e a d and se v e ra l sa lm o n sto ck s for p ro te c tio n un d er the F ed eral E n d an g ered S p ecies Act w ith in the n ex t tw o years. The G o v e rn o r’s C o u n cil and C ab in et w ill serve as the s ta te ’s form al in stitu tio n a l fram ew ork to p ro mote interagency com m unication, co o rdination and policy direction on en v iro n m e n ta l and natu ral re source issues. V a n co u v er is one o f fo u r c itie s re p re se n te d on the C a b in e t. T h e o th e r s in c lu d e Bellevue, B ridgeport and Tacoma. B augh w orks w ith city Eco- n o m ic D e v e lo p m e n t D ire c to r S tephen B urdick to fa c ilita te the r e d e v e lo p m e n t o f d o w n to w n V a n c o u v e r , f o c u s in g on th e E sth er S hort Park area and the C ity ’s g en eral econom ic health. P re v io u sly , B augh sp e n t fo u r years w ith the O regon E conom ic D evelopm ent D epartm ent. City invites applications for vacancies on Salary Review The City o f Vancouver is seeking applicants to fill three vacancies on Vancouver’s Salary Review Commis sion. This five-m em ber commission studies the relationship o f salaries to the duties o f Mayor and City Council Vancouver Fire Department safety classes The V a n c o u v e r F ire D e p a rt m ent o ffe rs c la sse s in first aid and c a rd io p u lm o n a ry re su sc ita tio n (C P R ). C e rtific a tio n a fte r c o m p le tin g a class is g o o d for tw o years. P re -re g istra tio n and p re -p a y m ent are re q u ire d . Stop by the V an co u v er F ire D ep artm en t at 7110 NE 6 3rd to re g istra tio n or call 892-4323 for m ore details. members and establishes the salary and compensation for the Mayor and City Council. A p p lic a n ts m u st be C ity o f Vancouver residents and registered voters. No city officer, official, em- ployee or immediate family member of any city officer, official or employee shall be eligible o f membership. Com m ission m em bers are ap pointed by the Mayor subject to ap proval o f the City Counc i 1. T erms are four years in length. For an application, contact Peggy Fumo, VancouverCity Hall, P.O. Box 1995, Vancouver, W A 98668-1995, or call 696-8121 (FAX 696-8049). Dead line to apply is Nov. 5,1997. AND So look for and buy products made from recycled materials. 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