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Page A2 March 27,2002 II P olice / V ancouver Northeast Murder Unsolved After Two Years of Investigation Portland Police Bureau Homi cide Investigators, in cooperation with Crime Stoppers, are asking for your help in solving a two year old murder. On M arch 2,2000, ju st before 9 p.m ., the body o f H enry J. Johnson was found near N orth e a s t R o d n e y a n d S h a v e r. Johnson, who was alm ost 24 years o f age at the tim e, had been shot m ultiple tim es. According to investigators, approximately 30 minutes before Johnson’s body was discovered, there had been a report of “shots fired,” in the area of Rodney and Failing, but responding officers found nothing. I n v e s tig a to r s b e lie v e Johnson may have been w alk ing dow n the street with an other individual who has not been identified at this time. In vestigators have yet to estab lish a m otive for the murder. Crime Stoppers is offering a cash reward o f up to $1,000 for information, reported to Crime Stoppers, which leads to an arrest in this case, or any unsolved felony crime, and you need not give your name. Call Crime Stop pers at (503) 823-HELP. Henry Johnson died in a shooting two years ago. $50,000 O ffered in K idnapping Case Oregon City Police Chief Gordon Huiras and Charles Mathews. Special Agent in Charge o f the FBI in Oregon, speak to reporters last week to announce a new $50,000 reward for information in the disappearance o f two teenage girls. Authorities believe Ashley Pond and Miranda Gaddis have been kidnapped. Anyone with information is asked to call the tip line at 1-800822- 0962. (AP Photo) Lawsuit Claims Mentally 111 Languish in Jails (AP) — Mentally ill inmates who are unfit to stand trial too often languish in county jails be fore they are accepted for treat ment at the Oregon State Hospi tal, advocates claim in a lawsuit. State law requires that suspects found mentally incompetent to stand trial be treated at the state hospital. But officials say the 400- bed hospital has a backlog. The lawsuit was filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Portland after negotiations between mental health advocates and the Depart ment of Human Services, which oversees the hospital, broke down. Kathleen Wilde, an attorney for the Oregon Advocacy Center, said mentally ill suspects’ consti tutional right to due process is violated when they await trial with out getting treatment and medica tion so they can become compe tent to assist in their defense. “ You can’t be held in a punitive setting, you’ve got to get the treat ment,” she said. The lawsuit also is intended to push the federal court to deter mine how long somebody can stay in jail until they are given restor ative treatment. April 15 is just around the corner. Are you ready? For tax help, call the small business specialists. 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