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August 15,2001
¿Elie KJortlanò (Dbseruer
® Police News/Vancouver
Officers Won’t Face Charges in Shooting Death
( A P) - T h ree B e av erto n p o lice
o ffic ers w h o sh o t to d eath a 29-
y ea r-o ld m a n w h o ch a rg ed at
them w ith a k n ife w o n ’t face
crim in al charges.
W a sh in g to n C o u n ty D istrict
A tto rn ey R o b ert H erm an n said
h e w o u ld n o t ask a g ran d ju ry to
co n sid e r c h a rg e s ag a in st the o f
f i c e r s f o r th e d e a th o f
S en g sad ap h et
“ Seng”
P h o n g sav a n h w h o w as sh o t 10
tim es o u tsid e h is ap a rtm en t on
Ju ly 1.
C h ie f D ep u ty D istrict A tto r
ney
R ob
B l e tk o
s a id
P h o n g s a v a n h w a s d e p re s s e d ,
p ara n o id an d d elu sio n a l. H e said
P h o n g sav a n h u sed th e k n ife a t
tack on th e o ffic e rs as a w ay to
c o m m it su icid e.
P o lice re c e iv e d a call at 5:13
a .m . t h a t m o r n i n g
f ro m
P h o n g sa v a n h , w h o sa id th e re
w as a “ c ra z y d u d e ” in h is a p a rt
m en t w ie ld in g a k n ife. H e w ent
on to d e sc rib e h im self.
W h e n o f fic e r s a rriv e d ,
P h o n g sav a n h c h a rg e d at them
w ith a 14-inch b u tc h e r knife.
T h e o f fic e r s - R ic h a rd
R ay n iak , 4 0 , T y H an lo n , 3 1, an d
N ath an iel “ S c o tt" W 'arren, 30 -
said th ey d id n o t h av e tim e to
o rd er P h o n g sav a n h to d ro p the
k n ife. A s th e m an g o t n ear, all
th ree o ffic ers fired.
T h e sh o o tin g w as “ n ecessary
to p ro tec t th e liv es o f th e o ffic
ers in v o lv e d ,” B letk o w ro te in a
le tte r to B e av e rto n p o lic e C h ie f
D av id G . B ishop.
Ecstasy Death Leads to
Criminal Investigation
Richland Boat Rentals & Guide Service
Some of the boat we have at this time:
15’ Tri-Hull holds 5 avr size adults Cost $60.00 Per Day
14’ Starcraft holds 4 avr adults Cost $50.00 Per Day
14’ Gregor holds 3 avr adults $50.00 Per Day
Richland Boat Rentals docks at Hewitt Park in Richland Or.
and serves the Powder River Arm of Brownlee Res. We are
offering guided trips for crappie, bluegill, catfish and perch.
Feel free to give us a call for up to date fishing conditions
or for a guided trip or boat rental. For more information
calll-541-893-6014.
Will return all calls.
Portland Police B ureau H om icide Investigators, in cooperation
w ith C rim e S toppers, are asking for y o u r help in determ ining the
circum stances surrounding the death o f a young C lackam as
woman.
O n Saturday, M arch 3 ,2 0 0 1 ,1 9-year-old M elissa Joy Flaherty
and seveial friends attended a “rave” p arty w here an estim ated
3,000 people g athered at a w arehouse at 1225 S.E. W ater Ave. At
3 o ’clock in the m orning, she w as found outside the building.
A ppearing sick, F laherty w as taken to the party ’ s m edical tent, but
later in the m orning h er condition w orsened and she w as taken to
a local hospital w here she w as pronounced dead.
A n autopsy revealed that F laherty died from an overdose o f the
designer drug ecstasy.
Investigators w ould like to speak w ith anyone w ho m ay have
had contact w ith Flaherty, o r know o fh e r activities from midnight
to 3 a.m . on the m orning o f the rave.
C rim e S toppers is offering a cash rew ard o f up to $ 1,000 for
inform ation, reported to C rim e S toppers, w hich leads to a resolu
tion o f this case, and you can rem ain anonym ous. Call Crime
Stoppers at (503) 823-H ELP.
Melissa Joy Flaherty
Shrapnel, Hot Liquid
Spews From Ride
(AP) — Three people were taken to the
hospital Saturday when they were injured
in an explosion at the Clark County Fair
near V ancouver.
A m echanical problem caused the Star
D ancer ride to autom atically shut down.
Riders had exited the ride, and m ainte
nance crew s were w orking on the prob
lem when a hydraulic pum p exploded,
sending shrapnel and hot liquid into the air.
Fair officials say that the ride had not
had problem s before.
Three victim s were taken to Southwest
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W ashington M edical C enter with non-
life-threatening injuries.
Eight-year-old Nathan Rogers was
treated for abrasions and released.
Larry Hagerdon, 52, complained o f ring
ing in his ear and was in satisfactory
condition. C arnival worker M ichael
Shaffer, 54, suffered a heel fracture
and was also in satisfactory condition.
A fourth person was taken to Legacy
Emanuel Hospital with unrelated health
problem s. He was treated and released.
The explosion is being investigated.
DNA Shows Age of Theft Suspect
(AP) - The DNA test results
are in, and teen impostor Treva
T hroneberry o f V ancouver
flunked.
The tests showed a 99.9 per
cent likelihood that Throneberry
is the 32-year-old daughter of
Carl and Patsy Throneberry of
Comanche, Oklahoma, and not
the motherless 18-year-old she
claims to be. Throneberry re
quested the test in May after
she was accused o f cashing in
on state services for her high
school education and foster
care. She is c h a rg e d in
Vancouver with theft and per
jury. Prosecutors say she’s an
emotionally disturbed young
woman. She has been in pro
tective custody in jail.
In April, a Camas
man who was con
victed in 1998 o f hav
ing sex with a minor
had
his
rec o rd
cleared. The victim
w as T h ro n e b erry ,
who was 28 at the
time.
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The Portland O ffice o f the
F B I, in c o o p e ra tio n w ith
Crime Stoppers, is asking for
your help in locating and ap
p re h e n d in g B e v e rly L ois
W aldock.
W aldock, 46, has an out
standing arrest w arrant for
using m ore than 20 false iden
tities to steal $100,000 in a
bank fraud schem e from July
1996 to August 1999.
An indictm ent alleges she
obtained driver’s licenses and
state ID cards in false identi
ties, then used this identifica
tion to open num erous check
ing accounts in Oregon and
Arizona. The theft occurred
by d e p o sitin g c o u n te rfe it
checks and then withdrawing
the money. W aldock is de
scribed as 5 ’ 8” tall, weighing
250 to 300 pounds, with brown
hair, brown eyes and scars on
her left ankle, right eye and
left eye. Crime Stop
pers is offering a re
ward o f up to $ 1,000
for inform ation, re
p o rte d to C rim e
S to p p e rs , w h ic h
leads to an arrest in
this case, or any un
solved felony crime,
and you can remain
a n o n y m o u s . C a ll
C rim e Stoppers at
503- 823-HELP.
Man Shot in Vancouver Neighborhood
A m an was in critically injured in an
Aug. 8 shooting inside a vehicle trav
eling through the Rosemere neighbor-
hoodofVancouver. Police said he was
not expected to recover from the head
wound.
The victim was identified as Dylan
R. Beck, 20, ofthe Salmon Creek area.
Beck was found by officers inside
o fa vehicle on “P” Street with a gun
shot wound to his head.
Tommy A. Gordan, 18,alsoofthe
Salmon Creek area, was arrested and
charged in the shooting. Police said
tlie two men knew each other
Detectives are interested in hear
ing from anyone that m ay have seen
a red colored 1984 H onda Prelude
vehicle, with a sunroof, in or near the
Rosemere neighborhood between
6:55 p.m. and 7 p.m. on
Aug. 8. The specific area
ofinterest is the 1-5 south
exit at 39,h continuing
onto “P" street
Anyone with informa
tion is encouraged to con
tact the Vancouver Police
Detectives unitat 360-696-
8822or360-696-8226.
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