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RECORDS Saturday, January 2, 2016 Most Wanted favored party in elections. A look at some of the more notable laws taking effect in TRENTON, N.J. — Laws January: GUNS:7H[DVWKHVHFRQG taking effect at the start of the new year show states most populous state, joins 44 GLYHUJLQJRQVRPHKRWEXWWRQ other states in allowing at least VRPH¿UHDUPRZQHUVWRFDUU\ issues. Restrictions on carrying handguns openly in public guns eased in Texas, for places. Under the Texas law, example, but got tighter in guns can be carried by those California. It is easier to with licenses and only in register to vote in Oregon, but holsters. Meanwhile, California, there is another step to take at the most populous state, has the polls in North Carolina. The opposing directions multiple new laws on gun LQ WKH VWDWHV UHÀHFW D QDWLRQ control. One tightens a ban with increasingly polarized RQ ¿UHDUPV LQ DQG DURXQG schools. Under the new politics. 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Critics former New York City Mayor of the measures — mostly Michael Bloomberg, is Republicans — say that could seeking to be a counterweight lead to voter fraud and is part WR WKH 1DWLRQDO 5LÀH $VVR of a plan to register more ciation’s lobbying of state voters who are likely to be lawmakers. Both groups are Democrats. They say voters H[SHFWHGWREHDFWLYHLQOHJLV should register voluntarily. In both states, people are able to latures in the coming year. Whether to raise the opt out of being registered. Similar measures have minimum wage has become another hot topic in states and been proposed in other states cities, with the issue getting no but never adopted. This WUDFWLRQLQWKH5HSXEOLFDQOHG year, Republican Gov. Chris Christie vetoed the concept in Congress. 1HZ YRWLQJ ODZV PHDQ New Jersey. In North Carolina, a voter while, could help shape the outcomes in state and federal LGHQWL¿FDWLRQ ODZ SDVVHG LQ elections in the coming year. 2013 that requires people to Democrats and others who show a photo ID takes effect. An amendment adopted ZDQW WR ERRVW YRWHU SDUWLFL pation have been pushing to this year allows voters who expand access to the polls, have trouble obtaining the while conservatives have required ID to vote anyway. pushed for measures aimed That provision keeps North at preventing election fraud. Carolina from joining eight Each side says the other is states in which a photo ID is using legislation to help their strictly required. There are still By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press Saturday, January 2, 2016 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. 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, January 2, 2016 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 December 31, 2015. Cox, Walter Seth $LG LQ ¿VKJDPH YLROD tion No bail Crowder, Jeremy Broadus Failure to appear Bail: $5,000 Dougharity, Catherine Marie Resisting arrest No bail Gallagher, Steven Lee Unlawful possession of ¿UHDUP Bail: $5,000 Guzman, Mayro Mike Driving while suspended Bail: $2,000 Page 7A New laws show divide on guns, voting UMATILLA COUNTY’S Askins, Anthony Lawrence Felon with weapon Espino, Antonio Pete Assault, burglary, felon with weapon Ibarra, Juan Manuel Sexual abuse East Oregonian Mobley, Leslie Jean Criminal trespass Bail: $15,000 Munoz, Gilberto Rizueno Assault Bail: $5,000 Pruitt, Antoine Lee Interference with making report, harassment Bail: $7,500 Rock, Gordon James Failure to report as sex offender Bail; $5,000 Sheets, Paul Lyle Criminal mischief No bail Please call dispatch at (541) 966-3651 if you know the location of any of the above subjects. legal challenges over the law, and opponents want a judge to delay implementation. In most states, voters are asked to show some kind of LGHQWL¿FDWLRQ PUBLIC HEALTH: +DZDLLEHFRPHVWKH¿UVWVWDWH to raise its minimum age, from 18 to 21, to buy or use FLJDUHWWHV RU HFLJDUHWWHV ,W¶V D PRYH VRPH ORFDO JRYHUQ ments have made before, but never a state. California joins West Virginia and Mississippi as the only states without a SHUVRQDOEHOLHIH[HPSWLRQIRU parents who do not want to YDFFLQDWHWKHLUFKLOGUHQ&KLO dren whose parents refuse to have them immunized against several diseases are not allowed to enroll in public or private school and instead have to be homeschooled. There is an exemption for children with serious health problems. EMPLOYMENT ISSUES: In California, a new law lets female employees allege pay discrimination based on the wages a company pays other employees who do substantially similar work. Under the law, it is up to employers to prove a man’s higher pay is based on factors other than gender. 2UHJRQ EHFRPHV WKH ¿IWK state with a paid sick leave mandate for many employers. 6RPHFLWLHVLQWUDI¿FFRQ gested urban areas are trying to ease the burdens of commuting. Employers with at least 20 workers in Washington, D.C., and New York City are required to offer FRPPXWHU EHQH¿WV VXFK DV WD[IUHHPDVVWUDQVLWVXEVLGLHV WR WKHLU ZRUNHUV 6DQ )UDQ cisco already has a similar ordinance. In Missouri, a new law links the duration of jobless EHQH¿WV WR WKH VWDWH¶V XQHP ployment rate. When fewer people are out of work, those FODLPLQJ WKH EHQH¿WV ZLOO EH cut off sooner. The maximum OHQJWK RI WKH EHQH¿WV ZLOO be reduced from the current 20 weeks — already among the shorter periods in the nation — to 13. Only North Carolina, which has a similar sliding scale, has a shorter period: 12 weeks. MINIMUM WAGE: The minimum wage rises in many cities and states with the new year. Some of the wage increases are coming under laws passed years ago that phased in the increases over a period of years. Some are automatic increases tied to the cost of living. )DVWIRRGZRUNHUVLQ1HZ <RUN VWDWH UHFHLYH WKHLU ¿UVW pay bump under a new law that eventually will push their minimum wage to $15. The full amount will kick in at the end of 2018 in New York City and 2021 in the rest of the state. The federal government has not touched the minimum wage since it was increased to $7.25 effective in 2009. Labor groups and workers keep pushing for higher raises while many business groups say raises could come at the expense of jobs. But with the federal rate unchanging, more state and local governments — particularly in the West and Northeast — are taking action. 7KH ZDJHV ULVH LQ &DOL fornia, Connecticut, Hawaii, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Rhode Island, Vermont and West Virginia on Friday. States with automatic annual increases effective Jan. 1 are Arizona, Colorado, Montana, New Jersey, Ohio and South Dakota. Some cities, including New Orleans, also have new rates starting Jan. 1. 0LQLPXPZDJH IDVWIRRG workers in Seattle get a bump DVSDUWRIWKDWFLW\¶VSKDVHGLQ increase to $15 an hour. PUBLIC SAFETY LOG: STRANGEST OF 2015 The public safety log is compiled daily by East Oregonian staff, using information provided by local law enforcement. Below is a collection of the strangest entries from 2015: Thursday Feb. 26, about 11:40 a.m. A man entered Umatilla City Hall, 600 Sixth St., Umatilla, and prompted staff to call police when he kissed the carpet, a computer and a keyboard. Monday, March 16, 7:15 p.m. Wild rabbits plagued a Pilot Rock resident on Southwest Birch Place. An of¿ cer talked to the man, who said the rabbits dig in his yard and eat his wife¶s À owers. He also showed the cop the rabbit hutches in his neigh- bor’s backyard on the 500 block of Southwest Cedar Street. The hutches were empty, and the of¿ cer noted they looked empty for some time. The cop told the man there was nothing city police could do because the rabbits were wild. The man said he was going to try and trap and catch some of them. And if did not work, he said, he was going to start shooting them with a pellet gun. Monday, April 20, 5:45 p.m. A woman told Pendleton police a 4-year-old child was running naked through sprinklers at Northwest Ellis Avenue and 10th Street. She said she found that inappropriate and wanted an of¿ cer to speak with the adults there. Tuesday, April 21, 4:29 p.m. A Milton-Freewater woman who returned from vacation discovered someone seemed to have been in her house. She told the Umatilla County Sheriff’s 2f¿ ce she saw no signs of a break-in or missing items, but she did ¿ nd her 'irect T9 had pornographic recordings she was charged for while she was in Tennessee. Friday, May 8, 1:05 p.m. A Hermiston resident reported the operator of a septic service threatened to ¿ ll her tank with sewage because she could not pay her bill. Saturday, May 9, 10:43 p.m. A Morrow County sheriff’s deputy spotted what looked like people sleeping in a yard at Southeast Wyoming Avenue and South First Street. Turned out to be a couple celebrating prom night. The deputy asked them to leave, and they did. Sunday, May 10, about 8:20 p.m. A bald man ran down the stairs at Comfort Inn & Suites, 77514 S. Highway 207, Hermiston, stated someone punched him in the face, went to the lobby and took photos of all the guests. May 15, about 11:20 p.m. Members of the biker gang The Mongrels rolled into The Riverside Sports Bar & Lounge, Umatilla. A caller said two of the gang stood guard at the entry way, and two more guarded the entrance to the motel next door. The caller said he felt “very, very uncom- fortable” because “something might be going on, so a police walk-through might need to happen at the bar.” Sunday, July 26, 1:35 a.m. An Oregon State Police trooper on Highway 30 near milepost 21 stopped a southbound Chevrolet pickup for equipment violations on a trailer it was pulling. The trooper then found the driver, Matthew Loring Murray, 24, of Pendleton, was driving while suspended. The trooper arrested Murray, who, according to state police, proceeded to spit all over the back seat of the trooper’s police car while on the way to the Umatilla County Jail, Pendleton. He also tried to break the door and damage the car. He then received another reason for arrest — a charge of third-degree mischief. Tuesday, July 28, 5:04 p.m. A Pendleton man said his ex-girl- friend came into his apartment to get her belongings and stole his father’s ashes. Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2:05 p.m. An Oregon State Police trooper stopped a Chrysler Cirrus for traf¿ c violations at Southeast 'orion Avenue and Fifth Street, Pendleton. 'uring the stop, the trooper found out the driver had a suspended license. The driver, 31-year-old Beaul L. Welch, told the trooper he knew of the suspension, he also did not have insurance on the vehicle, and the registration was expired to boot. Welch said he was en route to get a haircut before work. “The driver was polite,” according to the state police media report, and even thanked the trooper “for towing his car so he didn’t get a duii during Round-Up.” Monday, Oct. 26, 6:12 p.m. An Irrigon caller reported a woman was “screaming at the top of her lungs for the last couple of hours.” Morrow County sheriff’s deputies responded and found the disturbing noises were coming from a large cockatoo with the name of Beretta. Friday, Nov. 17, 9:30 p.m. A Pendleton man reported his ¿ ve great 'anes — two adults and ¿ ve puppies — were missing, along with his goat. The goat, the caller said, thinks it is a dog, so it would be with the rest of the pack. Thursday, Dec. 5, 10:49 p.m. A driver reported a Buick with three children in the back seat passed her at about 100 mph on South Edwards Road and Walchli Lane, Hermiston, while she was going about 90. Sunday, Dec. 20, 5:38 a.m. This entry from the Umatilla County Sheriff’s Of¿ ce gets the nod for creepiest of the year due to ellipses: “Someone Must rang door bell. 'og did not bark, [reporting party] is not going to answer door ...” COURTS SUITS FILED PEN'LETON — The following suits have been ¿ led in Umatilla County courts: Mid¿ rst Bank vs. 'aniel '. O’Harrow, Tracy R. O’Harrow aka Tracy Rae Hadley, Atlantic Credit & Finance Special Finance Unit III LLC, Collection Bureau of Walla Walla Inc. and all others claiming right, title, lien or interest; seeks $85,337.84 plus interest, costs and fees. Cavalry SP9 I LLC vs. Bam- bi S. Rodriguez; seeks $1,225.42 plus interest, costs and fees. JUDGMENTS PEN'LETON — The following judgments have been rendered in Umatilla County courts: Midland Funding LLC vs. Ty- son Winker; judgment for $818.36 plus interest, costs and fees. Credits Inc. vs. Jammie Gomez Jarrett; judgment for $9,278.85 plus interest, costs and fees. Midland Funding LLC vs. Bar- bara Rufty; judgment for $1,086.90 plus interest, costs and fees. Cam Credits Inc. vs. Bar- bara E. Williams; judgment for $3,798.78 plus interest, costs and fees. Findley Brothers Construc- tion vs. Allstar Construction LLC; judgment for $6,100 plus interest, costs and fees. Credits Inc. vs. 'avid W. Green; judgment for $4,835.90 plus interest, costs and fees. Credits Inc. vs. Hugo Sanchez Ochoa; judgment for $5,328.76 plus interest, costs and fees. Credits Inc. vs. Steven C. Boyd; judgment for $3,059.39 plus interest, costs and fees. Sentences PEN'LETON — The following sentences have been imposed in Umatilla County courts: FELONY 9ictor Manuel 'iodoro, 24, Kennewick, Wash., pleaded guilty to Attempt to Elude Police-vehicle; sentenced to 18 months proba- tion, 90 sanction units, 30 max- imum jail units, 120 hours com- munity service, $140 ¿ ne, $1,300 ¿ ne-suspended and 90 days driver’s license suspension, plus court assessment; pleaded guilty to Attempt to Elude Police; sen- tenced to 180 days jail-suspend- ed, 18 months probation, 10 hours community service and $40 ¿ ne, plus court costs and fees; pleaded guilty to Recklessly Endangering Another; sentenced to $40 ¿ ne plus court assessment. Nicolas Lucas Rhorer, 29, Hermiston, pleaded guilty to Stran- gulation-domestic violence (felo- ny); sentenced to 27 months Or- egon 'ept. of Corrections, 2 years post-prison supervision, $190 ¿ ne and $1,000 ¿ ne-suspended, plus court costs and fees; pleaded guilty to Assault I9-domestic vio- lence (felony); sentenced to $140 ¿ ne plus court assessment; plead- ed guilty to Failure to Appear I; sentenced to $140 ¿ ne plus court costs and fees. Collin Michael McIntyre, 24, Boise, Idaho, pleaded guilty to Felon in Possession of Firearm; sentenced to 15 months Oregon 'ept. of Corrections, 2 years post-prison supervision, $440 ¿ ne and $2,000 ¿ ne-suspended, plus court assessment. Ted Randall Weems, 23, Herm- iston, pleaded guilty to Theft of Iden- tity; sentenced to 3 years probation, 180 sanction units, 90 maximum jail units, $140 ¿ ne and $1,300 Happy 18th Birthday Cameron Haley Snook! Love, Mom, Sidney & Jerrod ¿ ne-suspended, plus court costs and fees; pleaded guilty to Credit Card Fraud; sentenced to 180 days jail-suspended, 3 years probation, $40 ¿ ne and $900 ¿ ne-suspended, plus court costs and fees. Yvette Lynn Woller, 39, Stan- ¿ eld, pleaded guilty to two counts of Theft of Identity; sentenced to 18 months probation, 90 sanction units, 30 maximum jail units, $140 ¿ ne and $2,300 ¿ ne-suspended for each count, plus court costs and fees. driguez and Ricardo Guzman Barrera; Amber L. Boedigheimer and Kolton J. Boedigheimer; Ste- ven J. Gilmore Jr. and Christina S. Gilmore; Ana Rosa Sanchez and Mauricio Sanchez. MARRIAGES PEN'LETON — Marriage li- censes have been registered in Umatilla County for: Mauro 'aniel Arroyo 9alenzu- ela, 22, and Marissa Nicole Ayars, 18, both of Pendleton. Paul Andrew 'unsmoor, 27, and Elizabeth Jeanne Lonsdale, 26, both of Hermiston. 'onald Roy Griggs, 41, and Torrie Ann Philippi, 40, both of Hermiston. Matthew James Male Jr., 20, and Jamie 'anielle Whitehall, 24, both of Burns. 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