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REGION Tuesday, January 5, 2016 East Oregonian Page 3A CKase ends witK serious inMury to man wKo ¿red at police to questioning him and obtaining a statement, Roberts said, so he planned to talk to Umatilla County A shooting suspect remains in a District Attorney Dan Primus about Portland hospital after an Oregon releasing the suspect’s identity to State Police trooper struck him the public. 5REHUWV DOVR VDLG KH ZLOO QRW ZLWKDFDU6DWXUGD\QHDU3HQGOHWRQ UHYHDO WKH LGHQWLWLHV RI WKH RI¿FHUV during a pursuit. Three troopers involved in the involved to protect the integrity of chase and capture also remain on the investigation. He estimated he might be able to provide names next paid leave. The Pendleton Police Depart- ZHHN The chase began Saturday at ment is investigating the confronta- tion. Pendleton police Chief Stuart 1:17 a.m. after a trooper tried to Roberts said the suspect suffered stop a 1992 Honda Accord on a broken femur, broken pelvis Fulton Road near milepost 2 for and some injuries to organs. The speeding. The vehicle drove off at a LQMXULHV ZHUH QRW OLIH WKUHDWHQLQJ high speed and, according to a state- Roberts said, and the man is at PHQWIURPVWDWHSROLFHOHGRI¿FHUV Oregon Health & Science Univer- RYHU UXUDO URDGV ZKHUH D WURRSHU VLW\3RUWODQGZKHUHKHLVOLNHO\WR GHSOR\HG VSLNH VWULSV ÀDWWHQLQJ DW least one tire on the Honda. undergo surgery. That trooper is one of the three But the man’s medical condition and the distance have been hurdles on leave. Roberts said the trooper By PHIL WRIGHT East Oregonian still had a grip on the rope to the VWULSZKHQWKH+RQGDKLWLWFDXVLQJ injuries to a hand. The trooper PLJKWUHSRUWEDFNWRGXW\WKLVZHHN Roberts said. The Honda then entered the 8PDWLOOD,QGLDQ5HVHUYDWLRQZKHUH WKH GULYHU VWRSSHG DQG D ZRPDQ got out. Roberts said a trooper VWRSSHGDQGLGHQWL¿HGKHUWKHQDQ RI¿FHU ZLWK 8PDWLOOD7ULEDO 3ROLFH detained her. Roberts said he did not have more information on her status at this time. 7KHGULYHUFRQWLQXHGÀHHLQJDQG ¿UHGVKRWVWKDWVWUXFNWKHOHDGVWDWH police vehicle, Roberts said. The JXQ¿UH SUHVHQWHG DQ LPPHGLDWH danger to police and the public, he said, and troopers had to act. The pursuit came to an end near the intersection of South Market and Tutuilla Church roads. Roberts said the lead trooper tried to do a “pit HERMISTON 9DULHW\VKRZEULQJVRXWORFDOWDOHQW 3URFHHGVWREHQH¿W ++6VZLPWHDP “The last couple of years, it’s been getting good. You watch some of these younger kids who get up there and perform, and it’s just amazing.” By GEORGE PLAVEN East Oregonian For Marti Plum, singing in front of a nearly full Hermiston High School auditorium meant something personal. Plum, 13, is in seventh grade at Armand Larive Middle School. She said she’s been bullied in the past, and decided to perform the song “Beautiful” by Chris- tina Aguilera as part of the ¿IWKDQQXDO++6VZLPWHDP YDULHW\VKRZRQ6DWXUGD\ ³,W¶VNLQGRIDZD\IRUPH WR H[SUHVV WKH ZD\ , IHHO´ Plum said. “It doesn’t matter ZKDW \RX ORRN OLNH <RX¶UH EHDXWLIXOQRPDWWHUZKDW´ 7ZHQW\IRXU DFWV SDUWLF- ipated in the annual event, ZKLFK KDV EHFRPH D ZD\ IRU WKH VZLP WHDP WR UDLVH PRQH\ ZKLOH KLJKOLJKWLQJ D diverse range of talent in the community. Singers, dancers and musicians all shared the spotlight on stage to lively FKHHUVIURPWKHFURZG A trio of anonymous MXGJHV VHOHFWHG WZR ³EHVW RIVKRZ´ZLQQHUVIRUHLJKWK grade and younger and ninth JUDGH DQG ROGHU ZKLOH WKH audience voted for their favorites by donating money in each performer’s jar. All SURFHHGV ZHQW WR WKH ++6 VZLPWHDPWRFRYHUWUDQVSRU- tation costs. Since Hermiston does not KDYH DQ LQGRRU VZLPPLQJ SRRO ZKHUH WKH WHDP FDQ practice, the team must take the bus daily to the closest available pool at Blue Moun- tain Community College in Pendleton. Coach Kevin Oregon Legislature passed in 2013, mandates each county develop SURFHGXUHV WR LQYHVWLJDWH ZKHQ RI¿FHUV XVH GHDGO\ SK\VLFDO IRUFH Part of Umatilla County’s plan is to have outside police agencies handle those investigations. OSP Lt. Mike Turner at the Pendleton command said he has WURRSHUVLQDOOWRZRUNSDWUROVR having three on leave puts a pinch the department and meant some schedule juggling. Still, he said, WURRSHUVZLOOFRQWLQXHWRFRYHUVWDWH KLJKZD\VDQGUHVSRQGWRKHOSRWKHU agencies, Roberts also said his department ZLOOWXUQRYHULWVLQYHVWLJDWLRQWRWKH GLVWULFW DWWRUQH\ ZKR ZRXOG WDNH the case to a grand jury. ——— Contact Phil Wright at pwright@ eastoregonian.com or 541-966- 0833. maneuver” in front of the Honda to spin it out, causing it to crash. The VHFRQG WURRSHU ZDV D VSOLW VHFRQG behind and came around the other VLGHRIWKH+RQGDZKHUHWKHGULYHU ZDV JHWWLQJ RXW DQG ÀHHLQJ 7KH second car hit the driver, and the WURRSHUVZHUYHGDOVRKLWWKH+RQGD and rolled the police car onto one side. 1HLWKHU RI WKRVH WURRSHUV ZHUH injured. An ambulance took the suspect to St. Anthony Hospital in Pendleton, and an emergency ÀLJKWODWHUWRRNKLPWRWKH3RUWODQG hospital. Roberts said the information ZDVSUHOLPLQDU\²WKHVWDWHSROLFH crime lab is examining evidence, there is a rough draft of the crash reconstruction and police have yet WRLQWHUYLHZWKHRI¿FHUVDERXWZKDW happened. 6HQDWH %LOO ZKLFK WKH — Kevin Hamblin, Hermiston High School swim coach sports teams,” Hodges said. %HVW RI VKRZ IRU HLJKWK JUDGH DQG \RXQJHU ZHQW WR 0LVFKD0H\HUD¿IWKJUDGHU at Highland Hills Elemen- WDU\6FKRROZKRVDQJ³0DG World” by Gary Jules. HHS VHQLRU 0DFLH &R[ ZRQ EHVW RIVKRZIRUQLQWKJUDGHDQG ROGHU ZLWK KHU UHQGLWLRQ RI Adele’s “Hello.” First place for people’s FKRLFH ZHQW WR ++6 VHQLRU .RGLH $UQROG ZKR SOD\HG Staff photo by George Plaven Seventh-grader Marti Plum sings “Beautiful” by ukulele and sang an original Christina Aguilera during the ifth annual Hermiston song. Arnold is blind from High School swim team variety show Saturday. ELUWK 0H\HU ZRQ VHFRQG Hamblin said that drives up some of these younger kids SODFH DQG WKLUG SODFH ZHQW the cost close to $5,000 per ZKRJHWXSWKHUHDQGSHUIRUP to middle schoolers Nattalie Gray and Anini Medina, \HDU ZKLFK LV WKH KLJKHVW and it’s just amazing.” transportation budget in the The event also included ZKRSHUIRUPHGDGXHW 7KLV ZDV 0H\HU¶V IRXUWK entire school district. D EDNH VDOH DQG UDIÀH ZLWK In years past, Hamblin prizes including an iPad \HDUDWWKHVKRZ6KHVDLGVKH said the team raised money and Fitbit. Hamblin said keeps coming back to meet WKURXJK FDQ GULYHV ZKLFK they hoped to raise close to QHZSHRSOHDQGZDWFKWKHP ZDV D SUHWW\ PLVHUDEOH $4,000 for the night. The WU\ QHZ WKLQJV 6KH FKRVH H[SHULHQFH LQ WKH FROG ZHW Hermiston Sports Boosters ³0DG:RUOG´DVD¿WWLQJHQG ZLQWHU +RVWLQJ D WDOHQW help cover the remaining WRZKDWZDVDFUD]\\HDULQ 2015. VKRZ DFWXDOO\ ¿OOV D QHHG expenses. “We can start fresh this in the community, he said, Assistant coach Kerri and has quickly caught on in Hodges said attendance has year,” Meyer said. ——— popularity. steadily increased every Contact George Plaven “The last couple of years, year. it’s been getting good,” “We have an amazing at gplaven@eastoregonian. +DPEOLQ VDLG ³<RX ZDWFK community that supports our com or 541-966-0825. PENDLETON Seven arrested for duii over weekend By PHIL WRIGHT East Oregonian Oregon State Police out of Pendleton reported arrests for driving under WKHLQÀXHQFHRILQWR[LFDQWV more than doubled during WKLV 1HZ <HDU¶V ZHHNHQG compared to last year. OSP Lt. Mike Turner on the Pendleton command VDLG WURRSHUV IURP 1HZ <HDU¶V HYH WKURXJK WKH ZHHNHQG PDGH VHYHQ GXLL DUUHVWV ZKLOH ODVW \HDU WKHUH ZHUH WKUHH IRU WKH HQWLUHZHHNRI1HZ<HDU¶V The boom started at DERXW SP RQ 1HZ <HDU¶VHYHZKHQDWURRSHU stopped to help a driver in a Ford 150 pickup on WKH ZHVWERXQG VLGH RQ ,QWHUVWDWHQHDUPLOHSRVW 216. The trooper noticed “multiple open containers of alcohol” in the front of the pickup, according to information from state police, and one person asleep in the back of the rig. The trooper struggled WRZDNH/HYL'DQLHO5HHG RI 3RUWODQG ZKR VDLG he drove there until the SLFNXS EURNH GRZQ DQG ZKLOH KH GUDQN EHIRUH KH stopped, he had not had a drop after. Reed ended up behind bars at the Umatilla County Jail, Pendleton, for duii and refusing to take a breath intoxication level test. 7ZR SHRSOH LQ RQH SLFNXSDOVRZHQWWRMDLOIRU duiis. A trooper stopped a Dodge pickup at 11:35 p.m. Thursday for failing to maintain a lane at 1RUWKZHVW WK 6WUHHW DQG Despain Avenue, Pend- leton, according to state police. As the pickup came to a stop, the driver and SDVVHQJHU VZLWFKHG VHDWV but both turned out to be drunk. &KULV 'DQLHO &UX] of Astoria, and Jennifer Eugenia Elder, 46, no city provided, each failed sobriety tests, and state police hauled them to the county lockup for duii. Police also cited Elder for possession of an open container and cited &UX] IRU GULYLQJ ZKLOH suspended and failure to install an ignition interlock device, an instrument that measures the blood alcohol level of your breath before you can start a vehicle. The arrests carried into 1HZ <HDU¶V 'D\ %ULDQ Richard Hemphill, 43, of Pilot Rock, tried to leave Archie’s Bar a little before 3 a.m., but he put a Dodge pickup into drive instead of reverse and crashed through the front glass ZLQGRZRIWKHEDU State police also reported he could not ¿QLVK D VREULHW\ WHVW DQG KLVEORRGDOFRKROOHYHOZDV SHUFHQWWZLFHWKHOHJDO limit. Troopers took him to jail, too. State police also arrested these folks for duii during the holiday ZHHNHQG Tirso Garcia Lopez, 22, of Hermiston. He has an additional charge of XQODZIXO SRVVHVVLRQ RI D ¿UHDUP Kile James Rosenberg, 22, no address provided. He admitted to smoking PDULMXDQD WZR KRXUV before a trooper stopped him Thursday night near Athena. Michelle A. McCallum Smith, 56, of Walla Walla. She also refused to take a breath intoxication level test. City council replacement could come soon LVHOHFWHGWR¿OOLW four-year term over Winters Ward I Councilor Becky The last person appointed in the municipal elections. Marks, Ward II Councilor WR D YDFDWHG VHDW ZDV +LOO Hill’s impending resig- Chuck Wood, Ward III nation is in the midst of the &RXQFLORU 7RP <RXQJ DQG The Pendleton City herself in 2012. +LOO KDG DOUHDG\ ¿OHG WR ¿OLQJ SHULRG WR UXQ IRU KHU 0D\RU 3KLOOLS +RXN ZLOO EH &RXQFLO ZLOO JHW D QHZ UXQIRUWKHDWODUJHVHDWZKHQ VHDW ZKLFK HQGV 0DUFK held May 17. member in 2016. ——— That fact didn’t seem then-councilor Justin Pearce Her term runs through the Contact Antonio Sierra at feasible until at-large City UHVLJQHG ZLWK D \HDU OHIW LQ end of 2016. his term. Pearce’s (OHFWLRQV WR ¿OO WKH VHDWV asierra@eastoregonian.com Councilor Jane resignation opened currently occupied by Hill, or 541-966-0836. +LOOVDLGVKHZRXOG the door for Hill resign her seat to and her opponent, WDNH D MRE ZLWK Norm Winters, to the Confederated Fully Digital apply for the seat Tribes of the before municipal Umatilla Indian Enya 3 Series Hearing Aid elections. Reservation. After Pearce Once Hill Now $ submitted his resig- resigns, the Only nation letter Feb. 2, remaining city Hill • Enhances Speech 2012, the council council members • Reduces Noise vacated his seat ZLOO QHHG WR EHJLQ Call 541-276-3155 the process of choosing her Feb. 7, held candidate inter- Ruud’s Hearing Aid Service YLHZV)HEDQGDSSRLQWHG replacement. Sale price valid on the Resound Enya 3 series. Limit two at the City Recorder Andrea Hill to the seat March 6. Hill promotional price. No other offers or discounts apply. Discount Denton said Hill needs to ZRXOG JR RQ WR ZLQ D IXOO does not apply to prior sales. Offer expires January 29, 2016. present a letter of resignation to the city council to initiate the process. +LOOKDVVDLGVKHZRXOGQ¶W formally resign until her MRE RIIHU ZDV ¿QDOL]HG ZLWK WKH &78,5 ZKLFK LV LQ WKH process of conducting a background check. 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