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RECORDS Saturday, April 25, 2015 Umatilla SD sues former employee Most Wanted Saturday, April 25, 2015 Umatilla County Community Corrections and the East Oregonian are cooper- ating in this weekly publication of descriptions of people who are wanted. The persons below have criminal warrants. If you see any of these people, do not attempt to apprehend them yourself. If you know where these people may be, contact dispatch at (541) 966-3651 or Community Corrections at 276-7824. Askins, Anthony Lawrence Felon with weapon Espino, Antonio Pete Assault, burglary, felon with weapon Ibarra, Juan Manuel Sexual abuse Ortega, Jr., Jose Raul Delivery/manufacture of controlled substance. (3 counts) Salinas, Andrew Jacob Assault, riot, selling marijuana Failure to Appear Warrants: Begay, Justine Nunabah Resisting arrest, harassment No bail Delf, Christopher Jon Harassment, No bail Erickson, Brian Dean Giving false information to police on citation Page 7A PUBLIC SAFETY LOG UMATILLA COUNTY’S UMATILLA — The Umatilla School District is seeking more than $819,617 from an employee who stole from the district. The district began suing Daryl Kepler in October 2014 in Umatilla County Circuit Court. Kepler is the retired district maintenance director who in June 2014 pleaded guilty to theft and was sentenced to 18 months in prison. Kepler worked for the district starting in 1993, and in 2012 the district discovered .HSOHUIDOVL¿HGGRFXPHQWVDQG used public funds. The district’ suffered damages from Kepler’s actions, the lawsuit asserts, and he should have to pay. Kepler’s attorney, Brent Smith of La Grande, said the district miscalculated and “greatly exaggerated” the amount his client took. He said Kepler already paid $17,500 in restitution in the criminal case, and while he hopes there can be a resolution, he will be spend the next three months going through evidence and preparing for trial, set for Sept. 28. East Oregonian Bail: $10,000 Escalante, Bernabe Guardado Failure to appear No bail Garcia, Trinidad III Criminal trespass No bail Howard, Charlie Skylar DUII No bail Jacques, Raymond Isaac Assault, harassment Bail: $10,000 Long, Wendy Lynn Criminal trespass Bail: $20,000 Pointer ,Charles Riddell Disorderly conduct No bail Prosser, William Herbert Assault, criminal trespass Bail: $20,000 For more information about Umatilla/Morrow County Community Cor- rections and additional wanted offenders, visit: www.co.umatilla.or.us/ THURSDAY •An Irrigon resident on Southeast Utah Avenue at 4:38 a.m. complained about a dog barking since 1 a.m. •A caller at 8:31 a.m. reported she was concerned about people overloading an extension cord they connected from one house to another on the 300 block of Northwest Washington Street, Athena. •A man living near Milton-Freewater on Highway 339 at 8:31 a.m. complained about the neighbor’s chickens continuously in his yard. •Milton-Freewater Public Works Department at 9:13 a.m. reported theft of services on the 1700 block of South Main Street. •A member of Rural Neighborhood Watch at 9:16 a.m. reported he shot a black dog and a yellow Labrador that killed a calf on his property, W. Bryan Wolfe Ranch, 80897 Wolfe Lane, Hermiston. •A caller at 9:21 a.m. asked Pendleton police to check on the welfare of three young children who may be victims of abuse. •An employee of Central Washington Asphalt, 53847 Walla Walla River Road, Milton-Freewater, at 9:29 a.m. reported the theft of a trailer and jackhammer. •A Umatilla-area woman at 12:03 p.m. reported someone stole her credit card statement from her mailbox and used her information to write fraudulent checks. The Umatilla County Sheriff’s 2I¿FHLVLQYHVWLJDWLQJ •Umatilla police took a report after a woman at 12:38 p.m. reported a woman she knows pushed her and punched her in the face. The victim declined medical help. •A woman at 1:34 p.m. reported her brother-in-law entered her home on Southwest Lemmon Lane, Hermiston, yelled at her, threw things at her and SXVKHGKHU6KHVDLGVKHÀHGDQGGLG not know if he remained in the residence. •A driver of a white sports utility vehicle at about 1:45 p.m. may have given a counterfeit $20 to Southgate 76 & Foodmart, Pendleton. An employee did not know what kind of license place was on the vehicle or which direction it left, but it had a sticker from Voodoo Donuts, Portland, that stated, “I got VD in Portland.” •A caller with the city of Weston at 2:37 p.m. reported a semi-tractor loaded with a rock crusher and other equipment drove through town and over two bridges that have weight restrictions. The vehicle had Idaho plates and left out of town on Highway 204. •An Irrigon resident at 5:15 p.m. DVNHGWKH0RUURZ&RXQW\6KHULII¶V2I¿FH if her son, who has not had a license for six months, can drive his cousin to town. A deputy told her the lad could only take immediate family. •Two men at about 8:40 p.m. trespassed on a yard at Green Acres Mobile Park, Milton-Freewater, and threatened a man living there about his ex-girlfriend. The man called 9-1-1, and the duo left. ARRESTS, CITATIONS •Pendleton police cited a person after a caller at 9:36 a.m. reported two pit bull dogs entered her property on Southwest Isaac Avenue and attacked her cat. COURTS Suits Filed PENDLETON — The follow- ing suits have been filed in Umatilla County courts: •Asset Recovery Group Inc. vs. Vincent C. Demos; seeks $6,118.69 plus interest, costs and fees. •Gail Raines vs. Roger Sharp; seeks $2,857.70 plus interest, costs and fees. •Atlantic Credit & Finance Special Finance Unit LLC vs. Jared L. Patrick; seeks $1,689.26 plus interest, costs and fees. •Midland Funding LLC vs. Evelyn Oxinio; seeks $1,539.58 plus interest, costs and fees. •Asset Systems Inc. vs. Is- mael E. Marquez dba I. Mar- quez & Sons and Josefina Marquez; seeks $60,678.20 plus interest, costs and fees. •Wilmington Savings Fund Society dba Christiana Trust vs. Angela Young and all other persons claiming legal or equitable right, title, estate, lien or interest; seeks $110,598.71 plus interest, costs and fees. •U.S. Bank N.A. vs. Karen D. Hutchison-Talaski, Mi- chael D. Talaski and person or parties unknown claiming right, title, lien or interest; seeks $74,200.90 plus inter- est, costs and fees. •JP Morgan Chase Bank N.A. vs. Jayson D. Mc- Quown, America’s Best Community Federal Credit Union and parties in posses- sion; seeks $113,343.29 plus interest, costs and fees. •Portfolio Recovery Asso- ciates LLC vs. Lori S. Arndt; seeks $2,552.98 plus inter- est, costs and fees. Judgments PENDLETON — The follow- ing judgments have been rendered in Umatilla County courts: •American Express Bank FSB vs. Dwayne L. Brown; judgment for $10,331.12 plus interest, costs and fees. •Discover Bank vs. Debra J. Scott; judgment for $7,749.84 plus interest, costs and fees. •Discover Bank vs. Nancy M. Kirksey; judgment for $4,866.72 plus interest, costs and fees. •Midland Funding LLC vs. Rebeca Badoux; judgment for $856.79 plus interest, costs and fees. •Midland Funding LLC vs. Danny Navejar; judgment for $846.93 plus interest, costs and fees. •Portfolio Recovery Asso- ciates LLC vs. Brandon D. Kauffman; judgment for $1,127.48 plus interest, costs and fees. •Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC vs. Grecia Colmenares; judgment for $1,039.07 plus interest, costs and fees. •Portfolio Recovery Associ- ates LLC vs. Jose F. Queve- do; judgment for $1,224.33 plus interest, costs and fees. •Portfolio Recovery Associ- ates LLC vs. Randall D. Hoyt; judgment for $903.27 plus interest, costs and fees. •Portfolio Recovery Associ- ates LLC vs. Jose L. Saldana; judgment for $1,051.07 plus interest, costs and fees. M-F FM/AM DRIVE - IN RADIO SOUND 938-4327 Gates Open at 7:00 p.m. Showtime 7:30 pm HOME PG THE LONGEST RIDE PG13 Always two movies for the price of one! Fri. - Wed. www.m-fdriveintheatre.com Adults $7, Children 11 & Under $2 •Portfolio Recovery Associ- ates LLC vs. Jacob B. Payant; judgment for $1,382.94 plus interest, costs and fees. •Velocity Investments LLC vs. Tina Loveland and Bran- dy L. Guardado; judgment for $1,380.05 plus interest, costs and fees. •Velocity Investments LLC vs. Lisa Chretien; judgment for $2,191.60 plus interest, costs and fees. •Velocity Investments LLC vs. Stephanie D. Graham; judgment for $9,960.33 plus interest, costs and fees. •Professional Service Bu- reau vs. Joey Lee Edgmand and Sonya A. Horton Edg- mand; judgment for $5,892 plus interest, costs and fees. •Professional Service Bu- reau vs. Tamera Joy Bald- win; judgment for $5,385.73 plus interest, costs and fees. •Jefferson Capital Systems Inc. vs. Angelica Molina; judgment for $968.05 plus interest, costs and fees. •United Finance Co. vs. Clarence Peterson; judgment for $3,583.72 plus interest, costs and fees. •Asset Systems Inc. vs. Kevin Swiger; judgment for $1,826.39 plus interest, costs and fees. •Nationstar Mortgage LLC vs. Douglas and Estelle Wer- han; judgment for $76,191.98 plus interest, costs and fees. •Portfolio Recovery Associ- ates LLC vs. Debra Mosher; judgment for $5,703.98 plus interest, costs and fees. •Portfolio Recovery Associ- ates LLC vs. Cecil D. Sproed; judgment for $1,983.96 plus interest, costs and fees. •Portfolio Recovery Asso- ciates LLC vs. Troy Stewart; judgment for $2,156.06 plus interest, costs and fees. •Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC vs. Petra P. Corrales; judgment for $2,360.26 plus interest, costs and fees. •Portfolio Recovery Asso- ciates LLC vs. Maria Garcia; judgment for $2,772.33 plus interest, costs and fees. •Credits Inc. vs. Robert James Kessel Jr.; judgment for $3,165.08 plus interest, costs and fees. •Credits Inc. vs. Marcos R. and Marlene Orozco; judgment for $3,260.66 plus interest, costs and fees. •Credits Inc. vs. Daniel A. Raymond; judgment for $6,483.42 plus interest, costs and fees. •Asset Systems Inc. vs. Christopher Fisher; judg- ment for $5,497.07 plus interest, costs and fees. •Asset Systems Inc. vs. Luke and Livia A. Hegdal; judgment for $7,453.05 plus interest, costs and fees. •Cach LLC vs. Glenn Saw- yer; judgment for $9,924.75 plus interest, costs and fees. •Cach LLC vs. David Wal- lace; judgment for $2,524.52 plus interest, costs and fees. •Cach LLC vs. Roland Conant; judgment for $1,733.05 plus interest, costs and fees. •Credits Inc. vs. Albert Curl; judgment for $4,416.68 plus interest, costs and fees. •Credits Inc. vs. Maria and Brad S. Pieper; judgment for $4,537.32 plus interest, costs and fees. •Bluffs Homeowners Association Inc. vs. Hazel Patricia Doney; judgment for $1,005.50 plus interest, costs and fees. •Wells Fargo Bank N.A. vs. Theodore L. Martin; judg- ment for $72,021.02 plus interest, costs and fees. •Derek Todd Truck Insur- ance vs. Francisco Chapa III; judgment for $4,154 plus interest, costs and fees. •First Community Credit Union vs. Jeremy and Lacy McCamey; judgment for $690 plus interest, costs and fees. •Portfolio Recovery Asso- ciates LLC vs. Jeff Forbes; judgment for $901.06 plus interest, costs and fees. •Liberty Acquisitions Servic- ing LLC vs. Arnulfo Zavala; judgment for $594.94 plus interest, costs and fees. •TD Auto Finance LLC fka Chrysler Financial vs. Ashlee D. Miller; judgment for $3,174.07 plus interest, costs and fees. •Portfolio Recovery Asso- ciates LLC vs. Kevin Woods; judgment for $1,055.45 plus interest, costs and fees. •Portfolio Recovery Associ- ates LLC vs. Sandra L. Curry; judgment for $1,515.88 plus interest, costs and fees. •Portfolio Recovery Systems vs. Loren Cole; judgment for $2,109.89 plus interest, costs and fees. •Velocity Investments LLC vs. Serena and Tony M. Barker; judgment for $158 court costs. Sentences PENDLETON — The follow- ing sentences have been imposed in Umatilla County courts: •Christopher Wayne Lyons, 42, Umatilla, pleaded no contest to Assault III; sen- tenced to 15 months Oregon Dept. of Corrections, 2 years post-prison supervision, $140 fine and $60 unitary assessment. •Eli Christian Barto, 29, Pendleton, pleaded guilty to Possession of Metham- phetamine; sentenced to 18 months probation, 90 sanc- tion units, 30 maximum jail units, 120 hours community service, $200 fine and $1,550 fine-suspended, $60 unitary assessment and 6 months driver’s license suspension. •Twila Sky Jones, 30, Pendleton, pleaded guilty to Possession of Metham- phetamine; sentenced to 18 months probation, 90 sanc- tion units, 30 maximum jail units, $190 fine and $1,250 fine-suspended, $60 unitary assessment and 6 months driver’s license suspension. •Daniel Rubio, 22, Stanfield, pleaded guilty to Aggravat- ed Harassment; sentenced to 3 years probation, 180 sanction units, 90 maximum jail units, $140 fine, $60 uni- tary assessment and $700 attorney fees-suspended; pleaded guilty to Resisting Arrest; sentenced to 180 days jail-suspended, 2 years probation, 40 hours commu- nity service, $690 fine and $1,000 fine-suspended, $100 bench probation assessment and $60 unitary assessment. •Robert Barthalamew Bak- er, 27, Walla Walla, pleaded guilty to Failure to Appear I; sentenced to 2 years pro- bation, 120 sanction units, 60 maximum jail units, 80 hours community service, $200 fine and $650 unitary assessment. •Erin Elizabeth Jenner, 36, Pendleton, pleaded guilty to Hindering Prosecution; sentenced to 3 years pro- bation, 180 sanction units, 90 maximum jail units, 120 hours community service, $500 fine and $500 fine-sus- pended, and $60 unitary assessment. •Sarah Elizabeth Jacobson, 28, Pendleton, was convicted of Possession of Metham- phetamine; sentenced to 5 days jail, 18 months proba- tion, 30 sanction units (jail), 55 available sanction units, 5 sanction units (commu- nity service) and 80 hours community service, $1,750 fine-suspended, $25 proba- tion violation assessment and $50 attorney fees. •Guadalupe Jose Diaz, 20, Milton-Freewater, pleaded guilty to Attempt to Elude Police-vehicle; sentenced to 18 months probation, 90 sanction units, 30 maximum jail units, 80 hours com- munity service, $500 fine and $500 fine-suspended, $60 unitary assessment and 1 year driver’s license suspension; pleaded guilty to Attempt to Elude Police; sentenced to 180 days jail-suspended, 18 months probation, 80 hours commu- nity service, $500 fine and $500 fine-suspended, $100 bench probation assess- ment, $60 unitary assess- ment and 90 days driver’s license suspension. •Berle Thomas Williamson, 56, Milton-Freewater, was convicted of Possession of Methamphetamine-per- sistent involvement; sentenced to 3 years pro- bation, 180 sanction units, 60 maximum jail units, 80 hours community service, $140 fine, $60 unitary assessment and 6 months driver’s license suspension; was convicted of Driving While Suspended; sentence discharged. •Robert Edwin Cool, 27, Pendleton, pleaded guilty to four counts of Posses- sion of Methamphetamine; sentenced to 18 months probation, 90 sanction units, 30 maximum jail units, 120 hours community ser- vice, $200 fine and $1,800 fine-suspended, $60 unitary assessment and 6 months driver’s license suspension for each count; pleaded guilty to Criminal Mischief II; sentenced to 180 days jail-suspended, 3 years pro- bation, 80 hours community service, $100 fine and $900 fine-suspended, $100 bench probation assessment and $60 unitary assessment. •Levi John Fleming, 25, Pendleton, pleaded guilty to Assault III; sentenced to 180 days jail-suspended, 3 years probation, 340 hours community service, $750 fine and $750 fine-suspend- ed, $100 bench probation assessment and $60 unitary assessment; pleaded guilty to Interfering With Peace/ Parole/Probation Officer; sentenced to 180 days jail-suspended, 2 years pro- bation, 100 hours commu- nity service, $100 fine and $900 fine-suspended, $100 bench probation assessment and $60 unitary assessment; pleaded guilty to Disorderly Conduct II; sentenced to 90 days jail-suspended, 2 years probation, $100 fine and $150 fine-suspended, and $60 unitary assessment. •Erik Olivas, 26, Hermiston, pleaded guilty to Possession of Methamphetamine; sen- tenced to 3 years probation, 180 sanction units, 90 max- imum jail units, $1,440 fine and $1,500 fine-suspended, $60 unitary assessment, $750 attorney fees-suspend- ed and 6 months driver’s license suspension; pleaded guilty to Assault IV-domestic violence; sentenced to $100 fine; was found in Contempt of Court (2 counts); sen- tenced to $100 fine for each count. •Austen Conant, 18, Hermiston, pleaded guilty to Online Sexual Corruption of a Child; sentenced to $140 fine and $60 unitary assessment; pleaded guilty to Encouraging Child Sex Abuse; sentenced to $140 fine and $60 unitary assess- ment; pleaded guilty to two counts of Sexual Abuse III; sentenced to $40 fine and $60 unitary assessment for each count. •Michael Ray Scott Garcia, 34, Lakeport, Calif., pleaded guilty to Possession of Meth- amphetamine; sentenced to 18 months probation, 90 sanction units, 30 maximum jail units, 80 hours commu- nity service, $500 fine and $1,250 fine-suspended, $60 unitary assessment and 6 months driver’s license suspension. •Ruby Ann Sanders, 39, Hermiston, pleaded guilty to Delivery of Metham- phetamine-commercial drug offense/persistent involvement; sentenced to 50 months Oregon Dept. of Corrections, 3 years post-prison supervision, $140 fine, $60 unitary assessment, $950 attorney fees-waived and 6 months driver’s license suspension; pleaded guilty to Possession of Methamphetamine-per- sistent involvement; sentenced to 6 months Oregon Dept. of Corrections, 1 year post-prison supervi- sion, $140 fine, $60 unitary assessment, $700 attorney fees-waived and 6 months driver’s license suspension. Divorces PENDLETON — Divorce decrees were signed in Umatilla County Courts for: K. Amanda Sanchez and Fernando Miguel Sanchez; Jesus Eloy Carrera and Sarah Jolene Carrera; Alba Lombera and David Salazar. Marriages PENDLETON — Marriage li- censes have been registered in Umatilla County for: Luke Ford Goodman, 27, and Krista Joy Mayberry, 23, both of College Place, Wash. Alan Ross Hackney, 23, and Jenile Louise Wolfe, 24, both of Milton-Freewater. Jacob Aaron Haight, 21, and Stephanie Rose Rae Ruiz, 31, both of Pendleton. Luis Manuel Martinez Cabrera, 26, and Rosa Elena Mendoza Ruiz, 19, both of Hermiston. Blake Martin Potter, 23, and Curstin Marie Gerrard, 21, both of Umatilla. Dustin Boyd Rorden, 36, and Natalee Nicole Riley, 26, both of Benton City, Wash. Austin Tyler Shaffer, 26, and Ashley Elizabeth Bastien, 26, both of Pendleton. 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