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(A P) - A man described by King
C ounty prosecutors as a Portland
gang m em ber bent on revenge has
been charged with killing a rival
gang m em ber in suburban Kent,
W ash.
N icholas Everette A dam s, 23,
rem ained in jail with bail set at $1
m illion after being charged T ues­
day with second-degree murder.
A dam s is accused o f shooting
C harles Edw ard M cC leoud Jr„ 24,
in the back o f the head on Feb. 4.
At the tim e M cCleoud w as being
sought for investigation in a hom i­
cide and drive-by shooting o f m em ­
bers o f A dam s' gang in Portland,
prosecutors w rote in docum ents
filed in S uperiorC ourt.
M cCleoud "had been prom ot­
ing prostitutes along Pacific H igh­
w ay” and was last seen alive with
A dam s leaving the Sunset Motel
in Kent, prosecutors wrote. His
body was found about a block
away.
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Same-Sex Marriages Annulled
sta te law h ad a lre a d y set th e
sa m e lim ita tio n on m a rria g e s —
a law d a tin g b a c k to th e 19th
c e n tu r y .
Court finds
county lacked
proper authority
(AP) - The Oregon SupremeCourt
on T hursday nullified nearly 3,000
m arriage licenses issued to same-
sex couples by M ultnom ah County
a year ago, saying a single county
co u ld n 't take such action on its
own.
" T o d a y , m a rria g e in O re g o n
— an in s titu tio n o n c e lim ite d to
o p p o s ite -s e x c o u p le s o n ly by
sta tu te — now is so lim ite d by
th e sta te C o n s titu tio n as w e ll,”
th e c o u rt ru lin g said .
T h e c o u rt le ft th e d o o r o p en
fo r sta te le g is la to rs to c ra ft an
a lte r n a tiv e to g a y m a rria g e s ,
su c h as c iv il u n io n s — e v e n
th o u g h it d id n o t sp e c ific a lly
m e n tio n c iv il u n io n s.
T h e c o u rt sa id th a t, w h ile the
co u n ty c a n q u e s tio n the c o n s ti­
tu tio n a lity o f law s g o v e rn in g
m a rria g e , th ey are a m a tte r o f
“ W e c o n c lu d e th a t O re g o n
sta te w id e c o n c e rn so th e c o u n ty
law c u rre n tly p la c e s th e re g u la ­
h ad no a u th o rity to is s u e li­
tio n o f m a rr ia g e e x c lu s iv e ly
c e n s e s to g a y c o u p le s.
w ith in the p ro v in c e o f th e s ta te ’s
T h e c o u rt n o te d th a t last N o ­
leg islativ e p o w er,” the co u rt said.
v e m b e r, O re g o n ia n s a p p ro v e d
A day e a rlie r. G o v . T ed
a c o n s titu tio n a l a m e n d m e n t th at
K u lo n g o sk i said he w ill p u sh fo r
lim its m a rria g e s to a m an an d a
a law allo w in g g ay c o u p le s in
w o m a n . T h e c o u r t a ls o sa id
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h av e ca sh an d o ffe re d to pay w ith a ch eck .
T h e su sp e c ts le ft w ith o u t o b ta in in g any
m oney.
The second incident occurred on April 12,
w hen a w hite m ale knocked on the d o o r o f gn
elderly man in the 3400 block o f S outheast 43rd
A venue. T he suspect identified him self as a
construction w orker associated with the road
construction occurring in the neighborhood.
He stated that there was concern that the co n ­
struction had dam aged the w ater pipes in the
victim ’s hom e. T he suspect convinced the vic­
tim to allow him to inspect the pipes in the
victim ’s basem ent. The suspect and victim w ent
dow n to the basem ent and looked around for
awhile. T he suspect then left. W hen the victim ’s
wife returned hom e she realized that several
item s had been stolen from the upstairs portion
A r e g is te r e d sex o f fe n d e r is
on th e lo o se an d is w a n te d fo r
a p a ro le v io la tio n .
Jo s h u a Ja m e s F o w le r h a s a
s ta te w id e , n o b a il, fe lo n y w a r ­
ra n t o u t fo r h is fo r a rre s t.
F o w le r, 33, is a re g is te re d sex
o ffe n d e r w h o w as r e c e n tly r e ­
le ase d from p riso n . H e m ay h av e
b e e n se e n r e c e n tly d riv in g a
sto le n w h ite J e e p C h e ro k e e in
th e P o rtla n d a re a .
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“ I b e lie v e th a t u ltim a te ly the
L e g is la tu re w ill d o th e rig h t
th in g ,” she said.
An archive photograph from the Portland Observer shows Abby
Haywood and Jamie Bolyard moments after being legally married
at the Multnomah County building in southeast Portland last
March. The county commission had ju s t issued marriage
licenses to same-sex couples based on equal rights provisions
in the Oregon Constitution.
o f the home.
O fficers believe that a second suspect en ­
tered the hom e w hile the hom eow ner was in the
basem ent w ith the first suspect. W itnesses
describe seeing tw o clean cut w hite m ales leav­
ing the area in a w hite pickup with yellow
striping on the tailgate and possibly som e co n ­
struction type orange cones in the bed o f the
pickup.
T he Police Bureau rem inds citizens to never
allow anyone into you hom e if you are not
certain they are a legitim ate contractor. Sim ple
steps such as taking a business card and calling
their business or asking for their photo identi­
fication may save you from becom ing the victim
o f a crim e. If you becom e concerned or believe
som eone is involved in crim inal behavior in
your neighborhood call 911.
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Portland’s elderly have been falling victim to
leaky scam s involving solicitors knocking on
doors, asking to cheek out w ater pipes, and
then dem anding m oney or stealing item s from
their hom es.
T h e first o c c u rre d on A pril 3 n ear S o u th ­
east 79th and M ain w hen tw o w h ite m ales
k n o ck ed on the d o o r o f an eld erly fem ale and
id e n tified th e m se lv es as W ater B ureau e m ­
p lo y ees. T h e su sp e cts co n v in ce d the victim
to allo w them in to h e r hom e to in sp ect the
w ate r p ip es in the b asem e n t. T h ey tin k ered
w ith the p ip es fo r a sh o rt tim e an d then asked
the v ictim fo r $75 in cash . T he v ictim did not
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n o t b e fo re n ea rly 3,(MX) sam e-
sex c o u p le s h ad w ed.
M a rte S h eeh a n , w h o m a rrie d
L in d a D u ch e k last M a rc h , said
sh e w as d isa p p o in te d w ith the
ru lin g b ut had h o p e s th e L e g is la ­
Burglars gain entry to
examine water pipes
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m a rria g e sin c e M ay.
M u ltn o m a h C o u n ty b e g a n is­
su in g m a rria g e s to g ay c o u p le s
last M a rc h , a rg u in g th a t n ot d o ­
ing so v io la te d th e sta te C o n s ti­
tu tio n . A ju d g e h alted th e p ra c ­
tice a b o u t six w ee k s later, but
Elderly Fall Victim to Contractor Scams
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Racial Discrimination Found in New Orleans Bars
Study reveals
unbalanced
patron treatment
(A P) - If y o u ’re black and belly
up to a bar on B ourbon Street, be
forewarned: You run a 50-50chance
o f either being charged m ore or
being forced to order a m inim um
num ber o f drinks.
T hose are the findings o f a study
done for the city in the w ake o f the
death o f a black college student
w ho died in a scuffle with w hite
bouncers outside a bar on the fa­
m ous French Q uarter thoroughfare
in N ew O rleans.
T he study, conducted by the
Greater New Orleans Fair Housing
Action Center, paired black and white
men o f similar body type, dress and
manner, and sent them intobars within
minutes o f each other.
O f the 28 bars visited, 40 percent
charged the black custom ers more
for drinks. A white man, forexam ple,
bought a Long Island iced tea for
$7.50, while the black man was
charged $9, according to James Perry,
executive director o f the private.
nonprofit housing center.
Ten percent o f the bars informed
the blacks — but not the w hites —
that there was adrink m inimum, and
7 percent told their black custom ers
that they would have to meet a dress
code.
The report recom m ended the city
take several steps, including inves­
tigating discrim ination at bars and
enforcing civil rights laws through
litigation.
“T h is is 2 0 0 5 , not 1964, and
th is w ill not be to le ra te d ,” said
L arry B a g n eris, e x e c u tiv e d ire c ­
to r o f th e N ew O rlea n s H um an
R e la tio n s C o m m issio n .
Levon Jones to g eth er w ith a
friend were in New O rleans on New
Y ear’s Eve and went to R azzo Bar
and Patio, a popular French Q uarter
club. The friend was allegedly d e­
nied adm ission because he did not
m eet the c lu b ’s dress code.
A scuffle ensued and Jones, 25,
died after one bouncer held him in
a headlock for 12 m inutes, w hile
another pushed dow n on his back
and a third held his legs. The bounc­
ers w ere later charged with negli­
gent hom icide. The coroner said
Jones suffocated.
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