Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current, February 28, 2001, Page 2, Image 2

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This Week
in History
February 28 In 1993. a gun battle
erupted near W aco. Texas, when
Bureau o f Alcohol, Tobacco and
Firearms agents tried to s e n e w ar­
rants on the Branch Davidians; four
agents and six D avidians w ere killed
as a 5 1-day standoff began.
February 29 In 1968. President
Johnson's National Advisory Com-
missiononCivilDisorders(also known
as the Kemer Commission) warned
that racism was causing Amenca to
move ‘ 'toward twosocienes.oneblack.
one w hite— separate and unequal.
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sta n ce s.
T he th ree are u n d er in v e stig a ­
tion by im m ig ratio n au th o rities and
w ere sch ed u le d to ap p e ar M onday
in V an c o u v er Prov in cial C ourt.
M cC ro ry , w h o p o lice said has a
m in o r rec o rd o f th eft and fraud in
ders w ith the intent to en g ag e in
crim in al sexual activ itx.
" There is a possibility o f charges
in Portland." said Lt. M ike Hefley. a
Portland police spokesm an
The g irl's foster parents reported
her m issing Feb 17. police said, after
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Thought for the Week
The great pleasure in life is doing
what people say you cannot do.
— Walter Bahehot
M arch 1 In 1932. the infant so n o f
Charles and .Anne Lindbergh was
kidnapped from the family home near
Hopewell. N. J.
March 2 In 1877. Republican Ru­
therford B. Haves was declared the
w innerofthe 1876presidentialelec-
tion over Democrat Samuel J. Tilden,
even though Tilden had won the
popular vote.
M arch 3 In 1991. in a case that
sparked a national outcry, motorist
Rodney King was severely beaten
by Los Angeles police officers in a
scene captured on am ateur video.
March 4 In 1933. the start o f
President Roosevelt's first adm in­
istration brought with it the first
woman to serve in the Cabinet: La­
bor Secretary Frances Perkins.
D a n ta e R em arc u s F a rm e r o t
n o rth e a s t P o rtla n d w a s a r ­
re ste d on an o u ts ta n d in g m u r­
d e r w a rra n t at his m o th e r's
re s id e n c e in th e 1400, b lo ck
o f n o rth e a s t L ib e rty S tre e t.
F a rm e r w a s b o o k e d at th e
M u ltn o m a h C o u n ty D e te n tio n
C e n te r.
A n y o n e w ith in fo rm a tio n in
th is ca se is re q u e s te d to c o n ­
tact th e d e te c tiv e d iv is io n at
503 -8 2 3 -0 4 0 0 .
n W e d n e s d a y , Jan.
2 4 , th e b o d y o f 18
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Je su s M o n te rro s o o f n o rth e a s t
P o rtla n d w as fo u n d ly in g on
th e so u th sid e o f th e stre e t in
th e 70 0 b lo c k o f n o rth e a s t
D ek u m St. A n a u to p s y b y the
M u ltn o m a h C o u n ty M e d ic a l
E x a m in e r’s O ffic e re v e a le d
M o n terro so d ie d o f sin g le g u n ­
sh o t w o u n d .
O n F eb 17, 1 8 -y e a r-o ld
Daniae Remarais Farmer
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Police News Briefs
Police Shoot Man After Carjacking
“It looks like the suspect came
out o f the car armed," Hefley
said. “The officer tired at least
one round striking the suspect.”
Hefley said Gildersleeve has
an extensive criminal record, in­
cluding charges o f theft, rob­
bery, assault and resisting ar­
rest.
when a man with a gun ap­
proached Mary R. Finzel, 49,
outside a bakery and demanded
her keys. The man took her
four-door BMW and led police
on a high-speed chase on Inter­
state 5 that ended when the sus­
pect lost control o f the car and
drove into a ditch.
Man Sentenced for Forest Park Killings
A confessed serial killer w as
sentenced to life in prison w ith no
parole in M ultnom ah County Court
F riday for m urdering three w om en
in 1999. T odd A llan R eed pleaded
guilty under a plea bargain to the
m urders of28-year old Lilia M oler,
26-year old Stephanie Russell and
17-year old A lexandria Ison.
involving missing w om en that they
believe are linked to Reed. Police
anrested Reed in July 1999 after the
police crim e lab found that DNA
found on or near the victim s’ bod­
ies m atched R eed ’s D N A profile.
Police had stored Reed’s DNA while
he w as serving tim e in 1992 on
attem pted rape charges.
Police say all three w ere all
strangled to death in P ortland’s
Forest Park. The 34-year-old Reed
show ed no em otion in court as a
judge read the sentence, but the
v ictim s’ relatives cried through­
out the sentencing. But prosecu­
tors said the case is not closed
because there are three other cases
Students Injured in Knife Fight
A 1 4 -y e ar-o ld b o y w as a r­
re ste d a fte r a s ta b b in g at
M a rsh a ll H ig h S c h o o l on
T h u rsd ay . In v e stig a to rs said
at le a st th re e stu d e n ts w ere
ta k e n to lo cal h o s p ita ls w ith
in ju rie s . A 15 -y e a r-o ld stu-
stu d en ts. He w as trea ted at the
h o sp ital for a cut fin g er before
b ein g re le ased to po lice. The
fight b ro k e out in the cafeteria
at ab o u t 1 p.m . In v estig ato rs
said it m ay have stem m ed from
a sc u ffle e a rlie r in the day.
dent w as listed in fa ir c o n d i­
tion after undergoing surgery
at O H S U H o sp ital fo r a stab
w o u n d to the stom ach. He
also had cu ts on h is w rist
and h ead. T he 14-year-old
w as o n e o f the th ree injured
Vancouver Transient M urdered
A 4 3 -y e a r-o ld m an w as a r­
re ste d in th e slay in g o f a n ­
o th e r m an at a tra n sie n t cam p,
p o lic e said.
H arlen D ennis W ilso n w as
she told them she w as going to a
mov ie. but tailed to return hom e
I inle is known about the girl, ether
than that she is a w ard o f the state.
A ccording to H efley. she has a "very
severe background - sh e 's had a
pretty hard life."
Patricia Feeny. a spokesw om an
for the Oregon D epartm ent o f Human
S e n ices, said w orkers w ith the State
O ffice for S e n ices to C hildren and
Fam ilies reassessed the g irl's foster
hom e and deem ed it a safe place for
her to return. Feeny said state and
federal pnv acy law prev ented her from
releasin g fu rth er in fo rm atio n .
52°F High
35°F low
O regon, faces an ad ditional charge
o f se x u al in te rfe re n ce w ith a p e r­
son u n d er 14 w h ich V an c o u v er
p o lice said is the equiv alen t o f a
sex -ab u se ch arg e.
M c C r o r y ’s
fa th e r.
Jo h n
McCrory«, said his son an d W alk er
had atte n d e d Je su it H igh S chool
in P o rtlan d , an d that W a lk e r cam e
from a w ea lth y fam ily. H e said
W a lk e r's fam ily v a c a tio n e d in
V a n c o u v e r w h e n h is so n w as
y o unger.
P o rtlan d p o lice also are in v e sti­
gating. T h ey m ay w o rk w ith the
FBI b ec au se o f p o ssib le v io la tio n
M an Charged in First M urder o f 2001
PORTLAND (AP) - Police
shot a man in the hip Thursday
after a caijacking and a high­
speed chase on Interstate 5.
David Ernest Gildersleeve,
34, o f Tualatin, was in fair con­
dition at OHSU.
The alleged carjacking hap­
p en ed T h u rsd a y a fte rn o o n
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Februars * 28. w 2001
V a n c o u v e r P o lic e D e p a rt­
m ent said.
F orm an had suffered head
injuries, but the cause o f death
rem ained under investigation.
booked for investigation o f
first-degree m urder after the
b o d y o f M ic h a e l E u g e n e
F orm an, 37, was found along
D iscovery Trail on Friday, the
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