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Page 2A NATION East Oregonian Wednesday, April 22, 2015 Tensions between police and communities House committee approves $2 million pesticide measure The Associated Press .LOOLQJV RI VXVSHFWV E\ SROLFH RI¿- cers in the past year have touched off a national debate about police conduct, which has only escalated as additional interactions between police and sus- pects — lethal or otherwise — are cap- tured on video by law enforcement or civilians. Here are some recent devel- opments. Some lawmakers warn against changes to bill new bill before the House Rules Committee. However, the funding component — House Bill 3434 — remained before the House Committee on Agriculture and Natural By MATEUSZ Resources. PERKOWSKI Rep. Greg Barreto, Capital Bureau R-Cove, said he was un- SALEM — Farm reg- comfortable with approv- ulators would receive an ing $2 million in funding additional $2 million for for pesticide programs regulating pesticides in that may be changed Oregon under legislation by the House Rules passed by a key legislative Committee. “They can take your committee. ideas and chose to do The House Committee on Agriculture and Nat- whatever they want to do,” ural Resources approved he said. Rep. Gail Whitsett, House Bill 3434, which funds increased pesticide R-Klamath Falls, said rule enforcement, despite she also planned to vote concerns by some law- against HB 3434 for the same reason. makers over ³, GRQ¶W how the what money will “They can take know happen be spent. your ideas and might down there,” Numer- chose to do she said. ous pesti- said he cide bills whatever they was Witt assured were con- sidered by want to do.” the upcoming bill before the the commit- — Rep. Greg Rules Com- tee this year, Barreto, R-Cove mittee would including UHÀHFW WKH RQH bans on ne- agreed upon onicotinoids and aerial spraying, before a work by committee members group narrowed down sev- and the pesticide work group. eral concepts, including: Rep. Wayne Krieger, • Initiating a review of no-spray buffers by the R-Gold Beach, and Rep. Oregon Department of Sal Esquivel, R-Medford, said they would give HB Forestry. • Establishing standard 3434 “courtesy votes” but operating procedures for may change their positions investigating pesticide depending on what hap- complaints by the Oregon pens with the remaining Department of Agricul- pesticide legislation. The committee voted ture. • Increasing the max- 6-2 to refer the bill to the imum civil penalties for Joint Committee on Ways pesticide violations by and Means with a “do pass” recommendation. two-fold. ——— During an April 21 The Capital Bureau is work session, Committee Chair Brad Witt, D-Clats- a collaboration between kanie, said these concepts EO Media Group and would by taken up in a Pamplin Media Group. Feds to investigate death of Baltimore man in police custody The U.S. Justice Department said Tuesday it has opened an investigation into the death of Baltimore resident Freddie Gray, whose spine was nearly severed while in police custody. A vigil was planned for Tuesday evening where he was arrested April 12. Gray, 25, died Sunday. Court records show he suffered a medical emergency while being taken to the police station in a van and was rushed to the hospital. 7KHRI¿FHUVLQYROYHGKDYHEHHQSODFHG on leave. Civilian and police video show Gray being loaded into the van, but not the entire encounter. Justice Department spokeswoman Dena Iverson said federal investigators will look for evidence of whether an RI¿FHU ZLOOIXOO\ YLRODWHG *UD\¶V FLYLO rights by using unreasonable force. %DOWLPRUH RI¿FLDOV UHOHDVHG D SODQ six months ago to reduce police brutal- ity and misconduct, which followed a UHTXHVW E\ FLW\ RI¿FLDOV WR WKH -XVWLFH Department to review police policies and procedures. Amy Davis/The Baltimore Sun via AP Edward Brown speaks at a protest outside City Hall about Freddie Gray in Baltimore, Monday. Baltimore’s top police officials, mayor and prosecutor sought to calm a “community on edge” Monday while investigating how Gray suffered a fatal spine injury while under arrest. Six officers have been suspended, but investigators say they still don’t know how it happened. ZDV SLQQHG GRZQ E\ RI¿FHUV SOHDGHG not guilty Tuesday to a second-degree manslaughter charge. Robert Bates declined to comment before he made his initial court appear- ance in Tulsa district court. His next court date is July 2. The Tulsa County volunteer has said he shot Eric Harris on April 2 after con- fusing his stun gun and handgun. Har- ris, 44, died after running from a sting operation involving gun sales. Bates ZDV FKDUJHG DIWHU WKH VKHULII¶V RI¿FH released video of the shooting in which he is overheard apologizing for shoot- ing Harris. Sheriff Stanley Glanz said Bates ([$ODEDPDRI¿FHUSOHDGVQRW ZDV SURSHUO\ WUDLQHG DQG SDVVHG ¿UH- guilty in confrontation with DUPVFHUWL¿FDWLRQV+DUULV¶IDPLO\ODZ- Indian grandfather yer, Dan Smolen, said the Tulsa County $ IRUPHU $ODEDPD SROLFH RI¿FHU 6KHULII¶V 2I¿FH YLRODWHG D QXPEHU RI pleaded not guilty Tuesday to a federal its policies by letting Bates carry his charge of violating the rights of an In- personal handgun after training at the dian grandfather injured during a con- range on another weapon. frontation a few months ago. 'HWURLWDUHDRI¿FHUPDNHVLQLWLDO Eric Sloan Parker, 26, is accused of using unreasonable force in February court appearance on assault charge against 57-year-old Sureshbhai Patel, A judge entered a not guilty plea on who was walking in suburban Madi- 7XHVGD\IRUD'HWURLWDUHDSROLFHRI¿- son where he was visiting family when cer charged in the beating of a motorist a resident called police about a suspi- that was caught on video. cious man. William Melendez appeared in Police video captured images of an Inkster District Court a day after the RI¿FHU VODPPLQJ 3DWHO WR WKH JURXQG charges of mistreatment of a prisoner IDFH¿UVW3DWHOLVVWLOOUHFRYHULQJIURP and assault — both felonies — were injuries. DQQRXQFHGLQWKH-DQWUDI¿FVWRS Parker made a brief appearance be- Floyd Dent, 57, was hauled out of his fore a judge in Huntsville and is free car and repeatedly punched in the head, on a $5,000 bond before a scheduled leaving him bloodied. Prosecutors say June 1 trial. He also faces a state assault WKH\GLGQ¶WNQRZDERXWWKHEHDWLQJXQ- charge. til a TV station aired dashcam video of arrest in March. Oklahoma reserve deputy pleads the The 46-year-old Melendez, whose not guilty bond is $25,000, is a former Detroit of- A 73-year-old volunteer reserve ¿FHUDQGKDVQRZEHHQ¿UHGDVDQRI¿- deputy who fatally shot a suspect who cer in Inkster and Highland Park. Man charged with disorderly FRQGXFWIRUWKUHDWHQLQJRI¿FHU The brother of an unarmed wom- DQNLOOHGLQSROLFHJXQ¿UHDIWHUD high-speed chase was charged Monday with disorderly conduct after reportedly making a death threat against the Cleve- ODQGRI¿FHUVWDQGLQJWULDO A court security guard reported 35-year-old Alfredo Williams said out- side of the courtroom last week that KH¶G NLOO RI¿FHU 0LFKDHO %UHOR LI KH ZDVQ¶WFRQYLFWHGRIPDQVODXJKWHU 3URVHFXWRUV VD\ %UHOR ¿UHG KLV last 15 rounds after the car stopped moving and Timothy Russell and Alfre- GR :LOOLDPV¶ VLVWHU 0DOLVVD :LOOLDPV were no longer a threat. Pennsylvania judge considers UHOHDVLQJYLGHRRIRI¿FHULQYROYHG shooting A judge refused to rule Tuesday whether Pennsylvania prosecutors can release video that authorities say shows DSROLFHRI¿FHUIDWDOO\VKRRWLQJDQXQ- armed man in the back. Dauphin County Judge Deborah Curcillo rejected a request by the law- \HU IRU +XPPHOVWRZQ 3ROLFH 2I¿FHU /LVD 0HDUNOH ZKR¶V FKDUJHG ZLWK criminal homicide. The judge said it was premature to issue such an order because prosecu- tors had not advocated making it public SULRUWRWKHRI¿FHU¶VWULDO&XUFLOORVDLG she plans to schedule another hearing if prosecutors say they intend to do so. Defense lawyer Brian Perry argued the video was likely to affect potential jurors and would present a partial and misleading impression of the events that caused the death of 59-year-old motorist David Kassick in early February. Both Mearkle and Kassick were white. Didn’t receive your paper?&DOO EHIRUHSP7XHVGD\WKURXJK)ULGD\ RUEHIRUHDP6DWXUGD\ for same-day redelivery 211 S.E. 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If you notice a mistake in the paper, please call 541-966-0818. 5 3 1 8 a.m. 10 a.m. Noon 2 p.m. 4 p.m. 6 p.m. 0-2, Low 3-5, Moderate 6-7, High; 8-10, Very High; 11+, Extreme The higher the AccuWeather.com UV Index™ num- ber, the greater the need for eye and skin protection. Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2015 Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. -10s -0s showers t-storms 0s 10s rain 20s flurries 30s 40s snow ice 50s 60s cold front 70s 80s 90s 100s warm front stationary front 110s high low National Summary: Showers will affect the Midwest and Northeast today with wet snow mixed in near the Great Lakes. Locally severe storms will occur in the South Central states with spotty showers in the Northwest. Yesterday’s National Extremes: (for the 48 contiguous states) High 92° in Marathon, Fla. Low 15° in Angel Fire, N.M. 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