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Saturday, August 8, 2015 UMATILLA COUNTY’S Most Wanted Saturday, August 8, 2015 Umatilla County Community Corrections and the East Orego- nian are cooperating 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 For more information about Umatilla/Morrow County Community Corrections and additional wanted offenders, check out our website at: www.co.umatilla.or.us/corrections UMATILLA COUNTY’S Warrants Saturday, August 8, 2015 The East Oregonian receives a list of warrants on the Friday before publication of the weekend edition. The war- rants below are outstanding as of August 7, 2015. Carballido, Marcos Forgery Bail: $50,000 Clark, Douglas William Harassment Bail: $1,000 Eubanks, Gregory Martin DUII, refusal of intoxi- cant test Bail: $20,000 Jimenez, Alex Martin DUII Bail: $25,000 Mack, James Leon DUII, reckless driving, recklessly endangering another No bail Perez, Carlos Ahilon DUII Bail: $10,000 Saling, Michael Shawn Contempt of court No bail Sanders, Codey Allen Criminal mischief II, theft II Bail: $10,000 Shaver, Kyle Wesley Assault No bail Smith, Christopher Todd DUII No bail Please call dispatch at (541) 966-3651 if you know the location of any of the above subjects. PUBLIC SAFETY LOG THURSDAY •An Irrigon resident at 5:24 a.m. reported the theft of his red Honda all-terrain vehicle from his home on Columbia Lane. •A female in a red shirt at about 9:30 a.m. threw rocks at a black Jeep Cherokee on Mountain View Drive, Boardman, and yelled at the vehicle’s driver, who headed out of town with a broken back window. •A caller at 9:52 a.m. reported a burglary and theft at the Milton Thrift Store, 84723 Highway 11, Milton-Freewater. Multiple items are gone, the caller said, but some will be easy to identify. The caller also said the culprit took the store’s security system. •Pendleton police at 1:25 p.m. received a request to respond to the 2300 block of Southeast Court Avenue for accumulation of trash. •A caller with the city of Adams at 1:58 p.m. reported someone shoved a full soda can into the library return box at public library, 190 Main St., and damaged the box. The caller also said there was surveillance video of the crime. •A caller at about 2 p.m. reported a male urinated “all over that house” on Northeast Elder Street, Heppner, and also trashed the place. •A caller at 2:03 p.m. reported the theft of a 30-gallon air compressor from Why Not Upholstery, 78596 Hilltop Drive, Boardman. •A male at about 5:15 p.m. chased a woman at Mountain Glen Apartments, 200 Pioneer Drive, Heppner, and may have hit her. •A Hermiston-area woman at 8:34 p.m. reported a scam cost her $5,000. She said she received a call from someone LOTTERY Thursday, Aug. 6 Lucky Lines 01-05-11-15-FREE-17-21- 27-29 Estimated jackpot: $30,000 Pick 4 1 p.m.: 1-7-3-6 4 p.m.: 6-5-1-7 7 p.m.: 0-7-9-2 10 p.m.: 0-0-4-1 East Oregonian Page 7A RECORDS Charges dropped for Bend man who killed landlord was in self-defense. 2Q0RQGD\+XPPHO¿OHGDPRWLRQWR GLVPLVVWKHWZRFKDUJHVKH¶G¿OHGDJDLQVW BEND — “I shot him and he’s prob- Norquist two days after the shooting — ably dying right now,” Daniel Norquist one count each for murder and unlawful told the 911 dispatcher on the night he use of a weapon. Norquist, by his own account and fatally shot his landlord. In the recording, Norquist’s voice is according to police reports, shot Cordes FRQ¿GHQW DQG DVVHUWLYH ³+H ZDV LQ P\ four times with a 12-gauge shotgun. He damn house when I told him, ‘Get away.’ told police he was about 5 feet away And he came upstairs and I told him, ‘Go from Cordes when he aimed for his away or I’ll shoot you.’ Yeah, he kept chest. Photographs, also released to The Bulletin, that were taken during the coming.” About two minutes later, as the autopsy of Cordes’ body last week show dispatcher asked whether the victim, injuries to his right leg, left arm and chest. Norquist told police Cordes threatened 30-year-old Andrew Cordes, was making any noise, Norquist said, “I guess he’s to kill him and tried to strangle him, trying to breathe, but you know, he’s been placing his hands around Norquist’s throat eight to 10 times during the course shot.” The afternoon of July 25, Norquist, of an hourslong visit at Norquist’s apart- sobered up and dressed in blue jail ment that night. Just before he was shot, Cordes scrubs, walked through his recollection of the events much earlier that day with FDPH XS WKH VWDLUV WR WKH VHFRQG ÀRRU three detectives. Norquist, 34, declined to of Norquist’s apartment toward his tenant’s bedroom, approaching Norquist comment for this story Thursday. Video of the walk-through in the north- in a threatening manner. Both men were east Bend duplex, taken by one detective drunk, according to Hummel. In an interview Thursday, the district and released to The Bulletin through a public records request, shows Norquist attorney said Cordes’ prior history of demonstrating how he shot Cordes — his assaulting Norquist played a key role in landlord, neighbor and onetime friend — the decision to drop the charges. Hummel said he reviewed text just after midnight July 25. The walk-through tells Norquist’s messages that Cordes sent just prior to side of the story — a side that Deschutes their encounter to family members, indi- County District Attorney John Hummel cating his anger with Norquist. “That started giving motive,” Hummel believes. According to Norquist, he feared Cordes would hurt or kill him, and said. “And we kind of added on top of that the fear escalated to fatal violence he said WKHLVVXHRI&RUGHV¶¿DQFHHKDYLQJEHHQ By CLAIRE WITHYCOMBE The Bulletin COURTS SUITS FILED PENDLETON — The following suits have been filed in Uma- tilla County courts: •Midland Funding LLC vs. Den- nis Hamblen; seeks $913.73 plus interest, costs and fees. •Bank of America N.A. vs. Stan- ley D. Conn; seeks $4,371.19 plus interest, costs and fees. •Frances R. Mathews vs. Texor LLC, Kathy Meharry, Umatilla County and parties in posses- sion or claiming a right to pos- session; seeks $537,815.76 plus interest, costs and fees. •Allgate Financial vs. Kelly Por- ter; seeks $18,595.93 plus inter- est, costs and fees. claiming to be with the IRS who said she “would be in a lot of trouble” if she did not pay. •A woman at 9:18 p.m. reported a cougar in a wheat ¿HOGRQWKHHDVWVLGHRI Grabner Lane and Highway 332, Milton-Freewater. She said the mountain lion ran across the road in front of her car and headed toward Umapine. •A trailer came loose from DSDVVLQJÀDWEHGWUXFNDW about 10:40 p.m. on Fulton Road, Pendleton, and struck a power pole in front of a house, knocking out the pole and the power. A caller reported the incident and said the driver was trying to attach the trailer and stated it was not his. He acted strange, the caller said, and was about 35 years old, white, wore a gray tank top, jean shorts, bandanna on his head and had a tattoo on his right arm. The driver left before a Umatilla County sheriff’s deputy arrived. •A resident of the Sundown Apartments, Umatilla, told police at 11:23 p.m. she could hear a male and female walking around the residence but could not see them. •A Pendleton man at 11:35 p.m. asked police to respond to his home on Southwest Ninth Street to have his wife turn down the TV so he could sleep. •Bank of America N.A. vs. Deb- bie Sears; seeks $4,825.63 plus interest, costs and fees. ARRESTS, CITATIONS •Rocky Mountain Therapy Services vs. Elias S. Guzman; judgment for $1,635.91 plus interest, costs and fees. •A report at 1:03 a.m. of a slow-moving car on Interstate 84 near Boardman led to an arrest. A caller said a black Honda passenger car was traveling between 25-40 mph on the Interstate, then took the rest area exit at milepost 161, but ¿UVWHQWHUHGWKHVHPLWUDLOHU parking area, then went the wrong way to the passenger car area. Members of the Morrow &RXQW\6KHULII¶V2I¿FHDQG Boardman police responded, and a deputy arrested Veronica Harrietta Begay, 44, no address provided, for GULYLQJXQGHUWKHLQÀXHQFHRI intoxicants. She also received a citation for not having a driver’s license and a warning for lacking insurance. •Cavalry SPV I LLC vs. Silvia Castillo; seeks $1,903.39 plus interest, costs and fees. •Joe D. Thomas vs. Aidee Ve- lasquez; seeks $46,000 plus costs and fees. •Javier Tejeda vs. Jesus Chairez Arroyo; seeks $43,000 plus costs and fees. JUDGMENTS PENDLETON — The following judgments have been rendered in Umatilla County courts: •Credits Inc. vs. Michael G. and Mary J. Round; judgment for $5,726.94 plus interest, costs and fees. •Credits Inc. vs. Lacie Wedding; judgment for $3,905.92 plus in- terest, costs and fees. •First Financial Investment vs. Lonita and Leroy Friend; judg- ment for $16,594.98 plus inter- est, costs and fees. •Green & Sons Agency Inc. dba Outsource Receivables Management vs. Dawn R. Mar- tin; judgment for $1,597.25 plus interest, costs and fees. •Cach LLC vs. Jenelle L. Tol- man; judgment for $1,209.75 plus interest, costs and fees. •Asset Systems Inc. vs. Brent Holderman and Kimberli Hol- derman (Kimberli K. Hower- ton Waltman); judgment for $3,309.12 plus interest, costs and fees. •Quick Collect Inc. vs. Alburt (Albert) Almaguer; judgment for $426.46 plus interest, costs and fees. SENTENCES contest to Theft I; sentenced to 20 months Oregon Dept. of Corrections, 1 year post-prison supervision and $140 fine, plus court assessment. •Robert William Thompson Jr., 29, Pendleton, pleaded guilty to Aggravated Harassment; sentenced to 3 years proba- tion, 180 sanction units, 90 maximum jail units, 160 hours community service, $140 fine and $1,800 fine-suspended, plus court assessment. •Nathaniel Franklin Lewis, 24, Weston, pleaded guilty to Pos- session of Methamphetamine; sentenced to 18 months pro- bation, 90 sanction units, 30 maximum jail units, 100 hours community service, $690 fine, $1,750 fine-suspended and 6 months driver’s license sus- pension, plus court assess- ment. •Tyson Allen Wallace, 34, Pend- leton, pleaded guilty to Pos- session of Methamphetamine; sentenced to 18 months pro- bation, 90 sanction units, 30 maximum jail units, 120 hours community service, $140 fine, $2,300 fine-suspended and 6 months driver’s license sus- pension, plus court assess- ment; was convicted of Inter- fering With Peace/Probation/ Parole Officer; sentenced to 180 days jail-suspended, 3 years probation, 100 hours community service and $40 fine, plus court costs and fees; was convicted of Failure to Car- ry/Present Operator’s License; sentenced to 15 days jail-sus- pended, 3 years probation, 60 hours community service and $40 fine, plus court assess- ment. •Traci Dora Veitenheimer, 32, Milton-Freewater, pleaded guilty to Possession of Meth- amphetamine; sentenced to 4 days jail, 18 months probation, 90 sanction units, 30 maximum jail units, 180 hours communi- ty service, $140 fine, $2,800 fine-suspended and 6 months driver’s license suspension, plus court assessment. •Ramon Luis Zaragoza, 35, Milton-Freewater, pleaded no contest to Attempt to Elude Police-vehicle; sentenced to 6 months Oregon Dept. of Corrections, 1 year post-pris- on supervision, $140 fine and 1 year driver’s license sus- pension, plus court assess- ment; pleaded no contest to Burglary II; sentenced to 18 months Oregon Dept. of Cor- rections and 1 year post-pris- on supervision; pleaded no contest to Criminal Mischief II; sentenced to $40 fine plus PENDLETON — The following felony sentences have been imposed in Umatilla County courts: Pick 4 1 p.m.: 0-5-3-4 M-F FM/AM DRIVE - IN RADIO SOUND Gates Open at 8:00 p.m. Showtime starts at dusk FANTASTIC 4 PG13 PIXELS PG13 Always two movies for the price of one! Fri. - Wed. www.m-fdriveintheatre.com Adults $7, Children 11 & Under $2 court assessment; pleaded no contest to Recklessly Endan- gering Another; sentenced to $40 fine and 90 days driver’s license suspension, plus court assessment. •Tyler Jonathan Hays, 18, College Place, Wash., was convicted of Possession of Stolen Vehicle; sentenced to 18 months probation, 90 sanction units, 30 maximum jail units, 80 hours community service, $940 fine and $1,000 fine-suspended, plus court assessment; pleaded guilty to Failure to Appear I; sentenced to 180 days jail-suspended, 18 months probation, 40 hours community service, $940 fine and $1,000 fine-suspended, plus court costs and fees. Charles Leroy Riggs, 49, On- tario (SRCI), pleaded guilty to two counts of Sexual Abuse I; sentenced to 75 months Ore- gon Dept. of Corrections, 10 years post-prison supervision, $140 fine and $1,300 fine-sus- pended for each count, plus court assessment. •JC Samuel Thompson, 29, Hermiston, pleaded guilty to DUII-felony; sentenced to 10 months jail, 2 year post-prison supervision, $1,940 fine and lifetime revocation of driver’s license, plus court costs and fees; pleaded guilty to Driving While Suspended; sentenced to $40 fine plus court assess- ment. •Jack Leo Langer, 38, Mil- ton-Freewater, pleaded guilty to Possession of Methamphet- amine; sentenced to 6 months Oregon Dept. of Corrections, 1 year post-prison supervi- sion, $940 fine and 6 months driver’s license, plus court assessment; pleaded guilty to Attempt to Elude Police-ve- hicle; sentenced to 6 months Oregon Dept. of Corrections and $940 fine, plus court as- sessment; pleaded guilty to Failure to Perform Duties of Driver; sentenced to $40 fine plus court assessment. •Miguel Angel Ayala-Barra- gan, 21, Pasco, Wash., pleaded guilty to Possession of Meth- amphetamine; sentenced to 18 months probation, 90 sanction units, 30 maximum jail units, $1,440 fine and $1,000 fine-suspended, plus court costs and fees. Ron and Valori Martin Pre-planning... A choice this important deserves talking to experienced professionals. 131 SE Byers Ave. Pendleton • 541-276-1221 www.pioneerchapel.com •Morgan Tyeesh Johnson, 22, Pendleton, pleaded guilty to Possession of Methamphet- amine; sentenced to 10 days jail, 18 months probation, 90 sanction units, 30 maximum jail units, 120 hours com- munity service, $1,440 fine, $1,500 fine-suspended and 6 months driver’s license sus- pension, plus court assess- ment. •Lance Palmer, 50, Umatilla, was convicted of two counts of Unauthorized Use of Vehi- cle; sentenced to 30 months Oregon Dept. of Corrections, 1 year post-prison supervi- sion and $140 fine for each count, plus court assessment. MARRIAGES PENDLETON — Marriage li- censes have been registered in Umatilla County for: Joshua Marton Bailey, 29, and Cynthia Ann Jackson, 34, both of Echo. Redeana Louise Crane, 38, and Tasha Len Kobasa, 42, both of Adams. Ruben V. Hernandez, 55, and Celina Lancaster, 47, both of Sunnyside, Wash. Devin Joseph Holmes, 26, and Lita Loraine Sigler, 29, both of College Place, Wash. Jacob Thomas Murray, 27, and Delene Ashley Ekwortzel, 25, both of Hermiston. Jose M. Valencia Gutierrez, 26, and Celena Carrillo Garay, 20, both of Toppenish, Wash. William Arthur Boyd II, 23, and Breean Nycole Guidice, 18, both of Hermiston. Kyle Wayne Golden, 33, and Jennifer Marcilena Wilson, 31, both of Pilot Rock. Eric Ramirez, 33, and Veroni- ca Chavez Olivera, 42, both of Umatilla. Kyle David Rossi, 23, of Pend- leton and Chloe Ashton Ken- nedy, 23, of Adams. Spencer Ford Roundy, 27, and Amanda Alexis Strawick, 24, both of Pasco, Wash. Anthony Robert Taylor, 33, and Aimee Annette Taylor, 34, both of Milton-Freewater. 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During the January incident, Cordes had allegedly entered Norquist’s apart- PHQW ¿QGLQJ 1RUTXLVW DQG &RUGHV¶ ¿DQFHH $[HOOH :HOVK VOHHSLQJ LQ WKH same bed, and reacted violently. During the walk-through, Norquist told investigators he didn’t know why he didn’t simply run away. Shortly before the confrontation in the upstairs hallway, Norquist said, both men used the bathroom: Norquist upstairs and Cordes downstairs. Though that would have been an opportunity to leave the house, he acknowledged, he didn’t think Cordes was really threatening him until the confrontation in the hallway. ³:DV,DQJU\"´1RUTXLVWVDLGDSSDU- ently weeping. “Not really. 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