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Fortiani» (Obstruer Page 4 Crimes via Social Media continued from page3 Gang, bragging about his love for gang violence and his experience as a juvenile on probation. “I can’t see kids not using social media at this age, and it is probably going to get bigger,” Livingston said. “We need to intervene and try to get them to use it in a positive light.” Like anything, social mediacan be used for good or evil, said Simpson. “But good parenting in the past was getting to know your kids friends.” “Today, it is getting to know your kids friends and also then- social media usage,” he said. From Menace to Minister Fugitive returns to Oregon to surrender after 13-years R ather than facing a ju d g e to hear a verdict on a crim inal case in 1999, T im othy M cN air, now 52, fled P ortland and becam e a fugitive o f the state. M cN air said, how ever, he is ready to do the right thing after undergoing a life altering experi ence, w hich has ch an g ed him from being a m enace to a m in is Timothy McNair ter o f society 13-years later. M cN air, w ho has been living in undisclosed locations through out the country fo r o v er a d e cade, kept hearing about a p ro gram in Portland, O regon, that helps people w ith past crim inal p roblem s and traffic fines. T he p ro g ra m P ro je c t C lean S late m otivated M cN air to go online and fin d fu rth er in fo rm atio n , w hich p ro m p ted him to get in touch w ith R oy Jay, the fou n d er and executive director. “M r. Jay spoke w ith m e e x ten siv ely o v er the past m onth and a h a lf as I told him that I A p ril 18, 2012 w anted to surrender. He never asked m e w here I w as living; he sim ply m ade m e feel very c o m fortable about doing the right thing. I knew I had an o u tstan d ing w arrant for m y arrest and several co n v ictio n s, traffic tic k ets that are h au n tin g m e,” said M cN air. “M y fo rm er friends, sports ath letes, rap artists and people living on the edge w ere not the so lu tio n .” A nd after various co n v ersa tions M cN air d ecid ed to co m e to P o rtlan d to surrender. “ H e is ready to face the m u sic, re g a rd le ss o f the c o n s e q u en ces,” said Jay. “ H e told m e h is life c h a n g in g e x p e rie n c e w here he has elev ated h im self th rough h ig h er spiritual e d u ca tion and w ants to give his testi m onial to both young and old that m ay be living life on the ed g e.” P roject C lean Slate, w hich is the only program o f its kind in the co u n try , op erates u n d er the au thority o f the M ultnom ah C ounty C irc u it C o u rt an d D is tric t A tto rn ey ’s office. M cN air p lans to travel th o u sands o f m iles to P ortland w ith an an ticip ated arrival betw een A pril 11 and 15. T hrou g h a sp e cial arran g em en t w ith P roject C lean Slate, he is slated to m eet w ith youth and a local church m inistry to tell his story in hope that it w ill help others change th eir lives. A fter his p resen tatio n he w ill be taken into cu sto d y and e s corted to M ultnom ah C ounty jail fo r a prelim in ary hearing. L egal N otices ■ Need to publish a co u rt document or notice? Need an affidavit of publication quickly and efficiently? Please fax or e- mail your notice for a free price quote! Fax: 503-288-0015 e-mail: cjassifleds@portlandobserver.com The Portland Observer Jlortlanh (Dbstruer Established 1970 USPS 959-680 __________________________________ 47 4 7 NE Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., Portland, OR 97211 The Portland Observer welcom es freelance submissions. Manuscripts and photographs should he clearly labeled and will he returned if accompanied by a self addressed envelope All created design display ads become the sole property o f the newspaper and cannot be used in other publications or personal usage without the written consent o f the general manager, unless the client has purchased the composition o f such ad. O 2008 THE PORTLAND OBSERVER. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. REPRODUCTION IN WHOLE OR IN PARI WITHOUT PERMISSION IS PROHIBITED. The Portland Observer-Oregon's Oldest Multicultural Publication-is a member of the National Newspaper Association- Founded in 1885. and The National Advertising Representative Amalgamated Publishers, Inc, New York. NY, and The West Coast Black Publishers Association Charles H. Washington EDiroR.Michael Leighton D istribution M anager : Mark Washington C reative D irector : Paul Neufeldt E ditor - in -C hief , P ublisher : M)csQporflandobserver,cvm CALL 503-288-0033 FAX 503-288-0015 ads Qportlandobserver, com subscription @portlandobserver. com P ostmaster : Send address changes to Portland Observer, PO Box3 1 3 7 , Portland, OR9 7 2 0 8
