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A Baker City man who
told state police and wildlife
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while hunting coyotes on private
property has been charged with
killing an endangered species.
Brennon D. Witty, 25, also
was charged with hunting with
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game tag, Harney County
District Attorney Tim Colahan
said Monday. Both charges are
Class A misdemeanors, each
punishable by up to a year in jail
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arraigned Dec. 2 in Grant County
Justice Court in Canyon City.
The shooting happened in
Grant County; the neighboring
Harney County district attorney
handled it as a courtesy because
his Grant County counterpart
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CHICAGO (AP) — Warning:
Marijuana use during pregnancy
and breast-feeding poses poten-
tial harms.
That message would be
written on medical and recre-
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The American Medical Asso-
ciation agreed Monday to push
for regulations requiring such
warnings be written on medical
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sold. The decision was made
based on studies suggesting
marijuana use may be linked
with low birth weight, premature
birth and behavior problems in
young children.
Critics say evidence of harm
is weak, but while advocates
agree that more research is
needed, they say erring on the
side of caution makes sense.
Some studies have linked
marijuana use in pregnancy
with
childhood
attention
problems and lower scores on
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There are similar warnings
for alcohol and tobacco, “so
why not do the same thing with
marijuana since it is the most
commonly used illicit drug
during pregnancy,” said Dr.
Diana Ramos, a Los Angeles
physician with the American
College of Obstetricians and
Gynecologists, which proposed
the warnings at an AMA poli-
cy-making meeting in Atlanta.
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evidence of harm from alcohol
and tobacco than from mari-
juana, but marijuana has not
been proven safe to use during
pregnancy or breast-feeding.
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Several states require health
warnings on cannabis product
labels, but Oregon “is the only
state that currently requires
a point of sale warning at
dispensaries regarding cannabis
use in pregnant or breast-
feeding women,” according to
background information in the
proposal the AMA adopted.
In Colorado, regulators have
struggled to spell out guidelines
about maternal pot use. Labels
warn pregnant and nursing
women that “there may be risks”
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no ban on pregnant women
buying it. Colorado lawmakers
this year rejected a ban on selling
marijuana to pregnant women,
and another measure to post
warning signs in pot shops.
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pregnant women. If the effort
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year against marijuana use
during pregnancy, the OB-GYN
group cited data putting use
during pregnancy at about 5
percent nationwide, but as high
as 28 percent among some urban
low-income women.
Ramos said getting the AMA
on board “really gives power”
to the proposal. She said the
ultimate goal is a federal require-
ment for warning signs, but
because marijuana use is illegal
under federal law, the policy
seeks local and state measures.
While some women use the
drug during or after pregnancy
to ease nausea, chronic pain
or depression, there are alter-
natives without the potential
risks, said Dr. Judy Chang, an
associate OB-GYN professor
at the University of Pittsburgh
who studies substance abuse in
pregnancy.
Medical marijuana is legal in
23 states and Washington, D.C.
Recreational use of marijuana
also is legal in Washington D.C.,
as well as in Alaska, Colorado,
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gered species list has no apparent
bearing on the case. Wolves were
listed under the state Endangered
Species Act at the time of the
shooting; the ODFW Commis-
sion on Nov. 9 removed wolves
from the state list. Regardless,
they remained on the federal
endangered species list in the
western two-thirds of the state.
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OR-22, a male that has worn
a GPS tracking collar since
October 2013 and dispersed
from the Umatilla Pack in
February 2015. He was in
Malheur County for awhile, then
traveled into Grant County.
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Oregon forest on Jan. 26. The lone wolf spent several weeks often leave their home packs to
in Malheur County before heading from Grant County. It was establish their own territory and
shot south of Prairie City by a man hunting coyotes.
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Baker City man charged in wolf shooting
By STEVEN DUBOIS
Associated Press
PORTLAND — An Oregon man attacked
his parents before torching the home they all
shared, stealing their SUV and intentionally
running down pedestrians in a rampage that
left three people dead, authorities said.
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arrested Sunday in Eugene after a short pursuit
and charged with murder, attempted murder
and other crimes in the deaths of his father
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David Lewis said. Bryant does not yet have an
attorney to speak on his behalf.
The chain of events
started Sunday afternoon
when police responded to
a report of an assault at the
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the unemployed Bryant
lived with his parents.
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seriously injured mother,
Elizabeth Bryant, 62,
outside the burning house. Bryant
She told police that she
and her husband, Jefferson
Bryant, 64, had been assaulted by their son, and
he stole their SUV. Elizabeth Bryant was taken
to a hospital and is expected to survive.
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Authorities are waiting to release how Jefferson
Bryant died until after an autopsy, but Lewis
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Police then learned that the stolen SUV was
suspected of striking and killing a pedestrian,
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Twenty minutes later, Eugene police responded
to a report that a couple had been run down in a
crosswalk by the same SUV.
Marc Sanford, 49, died in the crash, and his
wife, Lorre Sanford, 48, was taken to a hospital.
She was still in critical condition Monday but
is expected to live, Lewis said.
Investigators so far believe that “all of the
injuries to all of the victims were intentional
acts,” Lewis said.
The sergeant said he would not release
details about a statement Bryant gave to detec-
tives.
“It was a situation that sounded like it had
been brewing for a couple weeks,” he said.
The suspect was caught after a police car
struck the SUV, and a stun gun was used to
subdue him, Cynthia Dodds, a restaurant
manager who witnessed the arrest, told The
Register-Guard.
Bryant also has been charged with aggra-
vated animal abuse and attempt to elude by
vehicle. His arraignment was scheduled for
Tuesday afternoon.
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