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

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Guilty Pleas Heard in
Portland Policeman Stabbing
Wanted for Identification Fraud
(AP) - A 24-year-old man ac­
cused o f stabbing an off-duty
Portland police officer at a dow n­
tow n restaurant has p lead ed
guilty to several assault-related
charges.
U n d e r a p le a b a rg a in ,
Domanick Campbell ofPordand
was sentenced to about six years
in prison. He also faces three
years’ probation.
Prior to C am pbell’s Nov. 19
plea, co-defendant Tyrone A n­
thony Thurm an, 23, pleaded
guilty to third-degree assault.
Thurm an was sentenced to two
years in a work-release program.
Authorities are trying to identity these men in a suspected case o f identification fraud.
T he Portland Police B ureau’s
G ang Enforcem ent Team , in co­
operation w ith C rim e Stoppers is
asking for your help in identify­
ing three individuals responsible
for obtaining fraudulent identifi­
cation in n u m erous d ifferen t
names.
T he fra u d u le n t id e n tific a ­
tio n s are b eliev ed to be u sed in
fraud schem es. T he th ree in d i­
v id u als m ay or m ay n ot know
ea ch o th er, but all th ree have
used forged C o lo rad o B irth C e r­
tific a te s to ob tain S tate o f O r­
eg o n , D ept. o f M o to r V eh icles
Id e n tific a tio n C ards. A ll three
also ap p e ar to be fam iliar w ith
to w n s a n d c i t i e s in th e
W illa m ette V alley from Salem
to E u g en e an d S p rin g field .
C rim e Stoppers is offering a
cash rew ard o f up to $ 1,000 for
inform ation leading to the posi­
tive identification o fa n y o ra ll o f *
the individuals. Call Crim e Stop-
persat503-823-H ELP(4357).
The fam ily o fa G resham m an w ho is m iss­
ing and feared dead held a new s conference
last w eek to announce a $25,000 rew ard for
inform ation leading to an arrest in the case.
M ark Jeffery D ribin disappeared on July 2,
W hen she becam e agitated, they ran out the door.
A police canine unit and m ajor crim e team responded
to assist in the investigation. Fingerprints w ere subse­
quently recovered from the scene. N o suspects have
been identified.
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A nyone w ith inform ation is asked to call D etec­
tive Sergeant Paul Larson at 503-823-0835 or D e­
tective Sergeant Cheryl K anzierat 503-823-0865.
North Portland Trio Arrested
Contacts: Jane Scott at 360-696-8119 or Detec­
tive Sergeant Lou Braafladt at 360-696-8226.
The I n s t a n t
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as unprovoked and probably in
retaliation for contact one o f the
suspects had with an officer two
nights earlier.
Tw o other defendants, Ronald
Lam ont Cunningham , 22, and
A nthony Thom as had already
pleaded guilty to third-degree
assault, and were each sentenced
to two years o f w ork-release and
five years’ probation.
Tw o other defendants in the
case, Dante Lamont Porter, 25,
and Damon Cunningham, 25, are
scheduled to go to trial Dec. 21. A
seventh defendant, Jerrin Lavazie
Hickman. 23, is still being sought.
Family Offers Reward in Disappearance
Masked Gunmen Enter Vancouver Residence
V ancou ver Police Officers responded to a residential
burglary and assault Nov. 17 in the Fisher’s Mill area.
Tw o m ales w earing ski m asks entered the residence
through an unlocked back door and surprised a young
fem ale in her bedroom . O ne o f the two suspects was
arm ed w ith a handgun. The subjects grabbed die
victim , threatened her, and attem pted to bind her.
eight w eeks to a forest work
project and five years’ probation.
Police identifiedCam pbelland
Thurm an as two o f seven men
w h o assau lted O fficers C had
G radw ahl and David M ichaelson
on M ay 26 as the off-duty police­
m en w ere leaving the restaurant.
G radw ahl was knocked to the
ground unconscious. M ichaelson
w as stabbed in the lower back
near his rib cage and struck in the
head with a beer can. Both officers
w ere treated at a local hospital and
released. Police said the assail­
ants w ere members o f the Crips
gang. They described the assault
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1 he Portland Po­
lice Bureau and in­
vestigators from the
Colum bia County
S h e r if f ’s O ffic e
confiscated stolen
property and made
a rre s ts d u rin g a
Nov. 16 search o f a
home at 10215 N.
Polk.
Arrested at the
scene were Frank
Frank Langworthy
L angw orthy, 32,
and his brother, Ri-
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chard Langworthy, 30. A third suspect, Ernest Lee
Walker Jr., 32, was not present during the execution
o f the warrant, but was arrested later the same day.
Investigators removed two vans full o f stolen
property from the residence. The property has been
moved to the Oregon State Parole and Probation
Office at 7220 N. Lombard. Detectives are con­
ducting an inventory and attempting to locate bur­
glary and car prowl victims whose stolen property
may have been recovered.
Any question concerning this investigation should
be directed to Sergeant Doug Justice o f the North
Precinct Property Crimes Unit at 503-823-2122.
Richard Langworthy
Earnest Lee Walker Jr.
Mail Centers Test
Negative for Anthrax
your 1 st husband
(A P) — O re g o n ’s central mail
pro cessin g an d distribution cen ­
ters have tested negative for an ­
thrax, the U.S. Postal Service said.
A u th o rities n ev er suspected
that anthrax spores w ould be found
at the dow ntow n center and a small
airport facility used for out-of-state
mail. The processing centers were
your 2nd husband
am ong 260 post office buildings
across the country tested.
“W e are very pleased to hear
the results,” U SPS D istrict M an­
ager D allas K eck said in a state­
m ent. “ W e w ant to ensure the
safety o f our em ployees and cus­
tom ers and conducting these tests
is part o f doing that.”
Man Sentenced to Five Years
(A P) - A m an w h o stole a patrol
car in V ancouver and led deputies
on a 3 0-m inute chase has been
sentenced to five years in prison.
S uperior C ourt Judge Jam es
R ulli on M onday handed dow n
the longest sentence possible to
Jam es C lyde Shields.
In July, Shields w as arrested
forpossessing m etham phetam ine
and driving w ith a suspended li­
cense. H e w as released on bail
and told to ap p ear in court A ug. 2.
H e d id n ’t, an d a felony w arrant
w as issued for his arrest.
Shields, 35, w as picked up on
your lawyer
the w arrant Aug. 26, placed in the
back o f a C lark C ounty S h eriff's
O ffice patrol car and left unat­
tended. He w riggled his cuffed
hands from behind his back, bent
a m etal screen separating the back
seat from the front seat and slipped
into the d riv er’s seat.
H e led police on a chase that
exceeded speeds o f 100 m ph and
ended in a m inor crash on Inter­
state 5.
O n Oct. 11, he pleaded guilty to
theft, escape and attem pting to
elude police.
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(A P ) — A 45-year-old m an is
ch a rg ed w ith m a n slau g h ter in
co nnection w ith a traffic accident
that k illed a G resham w om an.
M ary M argaret Ewing, 44, died
Nov. 19 when her car
• was struck in
an intersection on Southeast Stark.
G resham police say Ew ing was
northbound in the left turn lane on
a green light w hen an eastbound
car struck her. T he collision pro­
pelled her car into tw o others.
T he driver o f the eastbound
vehicle, Joe D udley H ughes, suf­
fered critical injuries in the wreck.
T he drivers o f the other tw o cars
had m inor injuries.
H u g h es is u n d er g u ard on
charges o f m anslaughter, driving
u nder the influence o f intoxicants
and for violating felony D -U -I-I
probation.
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