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RECORDS Saturday, September 10, 2016 THURSDAY Warrants Saturday, September 10, 2016 The East Oregonian receives a list of warrants on the Friday before publication of the weekend edition. The warrants below are outstanding as of Sept. 9, 2016. Public indecency Bail: $2,000 Vanderford, Gerald Dewayne Assault, harassment Bail: $10,000 Smith, Timothy T. DUII Bail: $20,000 Smith, Cambryn Keye DUII, reckless driving No bail Shelton, Daniel Lee Loran DUII, reckless driving, recklessly endangering another Bail: $15,000 Please call dispatch at (541) 966-3651 if you know the location of any of the above subjects. COURTS SUITS FILED PENDLETON — The follow- ing suits have been iled in Umatilla County courts: •Springleaf Financial Ser- vices Inc. vs. Jonathon K. Patterson: seeks $2,181.89 plus interest, costs and fees. •Midland Funding LLC vs. Lena Santos: seeks $881.29 plus interest, costs and fees. •United Finance Co. vs. Mark and Michelle John- son: seeks $973 plus inter- est, costs and fees. •Springleaf Financial Ser- vices Inc. vs. Bradley K. Foster: seeks $2,916.42 plus interest, costs and fees. •Cavalry SPV I LLC vs. June Dabling: seeks $938.92 plus interest, costs and fees. •United Finance Co. vs. Kristopher Robinson: seeks $7,840.61 and $3,408.15 in separate suits, plus inter- est, costs and fees. •United Finance Co. vs. Rita Waldo: seeks $3,963.03 plus interest, costs and fees. •United Finance Co. vs. Odilon Villagrana: seeks $1,873.11 plus interest, costs and fees. •United Finance Co. vs. Je- romy Reddick and La Tonya Avila: seeks $2,934.33 plus interest, costs and fees. •United Finance Co. vs. Cassandra Frost: seeks $5,427.41 plus interest, costs and fees. •United Finance Co. vs. Peter and Kristi Lawson: seeks $2,011.18 plus inter- est, costs and fees. •Richard Peterson vs. Da- vid A. Frey: seeks $1,791.50 plus interest, costs and fees. •Bonneville Billing & Con- nections Inc. vs. Katie Palmer: seeks $363.56 plus interest, costs and fees. JUDGMENTS PENDLETON — The follow- ing judgments have been rendered in Umatilla Coun- ty courts: •Discover Bank vs. Nan- cy Shaw: judgment for $7,468.75 plus interest, costs and fees. •Professional Service Bu- reau vs. Kevin D. and Sha- ron Marlene Sumerlin and Jerry M. Makus: judgment for $1,575.72 plus interest, costs and fees. •Bonneville Billing & Col- lections Inc. vs. Marissa A. Myers: judgment for $275.26 plus interest, costs and fees. SENTENCES PENDLETON — The follow- ing felony sentences have been imposed in Umatilla County courts: •Scott McFadden Allen, 59, Pilot Rock, pleaded guilty to Attempt to Commit Class B Felony: sentenced to 36 months Oregon Dept. of Corrections, 2 years post-prison supervision and $200 ine. •Jason Michael Francisco Garza, 26, Irrigon, pleaded guilty to Attempt to Elude Police: sentenced to 2 years probation, 120 sanc- tion units, 60 maximum jail units, 80 hours community service, $200 ine and 90 days driver’s license sus- pension; pleaded guilty to Reckless Driving: sen- tenced to $100 ine and 90 days driver’s license sus- pension. •Nicholas Adam Meadows, 26, Weston, pleaded guilty to Possession of Metham- phetamine: sentenced to 18 months probation, 90 sanction units, 30 maxi- mum jail units, 80 hours community service, $500 ine, $1,000 ine-suspend- ed and 6 months driver’s license suspension, plus court costs and fees. •James Louis Blunck, 62, Hermiston, pleaded guilty to DUII-felony: sentenced to 90 days jail, 2 years pro- bation, 120 sanction unit, 60 maximum jail units, $4,255 ine and lifetime suspension of driver’s li- cense, plus court costs and fees; pleaded guilty to Driv- ing While Suspended. DIVORCES PENDLETON — Divorce de- crees were signed in Uma- tilla County Courts for: Jahkota James Johnson and Brittany Elizabeth Johnson. MARRIAGES PENDLETON — Marriage licenses have been regis- tered in Umatilla County for: David Francisco Bernal, 21, and Cristian Castaneda Flores, 23, both of Umatilla. 6:49 a.m. - A caller told Hermiston police he was following a white Pontiac full of stolen items from the Wal-Mart Supercenter, 1350 N. First St., Hermiston. 7:33 a.m. - Umatilla police received an anonymous tip that a man wanted on several warrants was at the Umatilla Inn & Suites, 1370 Sixth St., Umatilla. 7:35 a.m. - A caller told Pendleton police he saw a cougar about 20 minutes earlier in bushes at Southwest Isaac Avenue and Third Street. 7:54 a.m. - A woman reported she left jewelry at Comfort Inn & Suites, 77514 S. Highway 207, Hermiston, and the hotel called her and said it was missing. 11:06 a.m. - A caller with the community garden at Good Shepherd Medical Center, 600 N.W. 11th St., Hermiston, reported an older man has been taking dirt from the site. 12:18 p.m. - Pendleton police received a report of a man hitting a woman in a trailer at Brooke RV Park, 5 N.E. Eighth St., Pendleton. Police did not ind the trailer. 12:19 p.m. - A Pendleton business Camron Jordan Clark, 23, and Morghan Alexa Car- rera, 23, both of College Place, Wash. Joseph Leon Kaiser, 25, and Madelyn Sarah Klein, 23, both of Lander, Wyo. David Allan Knapp, 45, of Walla Walla and Sally Jane Hanna, 53, of Milton-Free- water. Jaime Benito Navarrete, 51, and Herminia Ruiz Pas- tor, 52, both of Hermiston. Francisco Sanguino Can- cino, 25, of Hermiston and Cristal Garcia Coria, 23, of Umatilla. Garry Dean Savage, 31, and Tiffany Nichole Cook, 27, both of Arlington. Michael Vance Van Pelt Sr., 45, and Deborah Jean Tyer, 47, both of Pendleton. Victor Jaime Villa Araiza, 26, and Alejandra Mendo- za, 23, both of Boardman. Andy James Zeff, 35, and Skylur Vanessa Streifel, 36, both of Pasco, Wash. BASE BLUES BASH SEPT 24 5-8PM • Tickets $35: Avbl @ MF Chamber, local Rotarians or online baseofthebluesbash.com EVENT WILL BE AT THE MILTON-FREEWATER ARMORY owner reported his wife took his credit card, and then his next door neighbors used the card to order $73 from a pizza establishment. 2:54 p.m. - Pendleton police received a report that renters in a property on Southeast Byers Place threatened to poison a neighbor’s dogs if they kept coming onto the rental property. 3:15 p.m. - A male at Lakeview Manor on East Dogwood Avenue, Hermiston, reported his roommate was drinking and consumed crystal meth, then became aggressive. The intoxicated roommate was inside the residence, which had no weapons other than kitchen knives. 3:28 p.m. - Pendleton police received a request for extra patrols for the 600 block of Southeast Byers Avenue due to a “skinny male” breaking into a rental in that area. 4:13 p.m. - A father asked Pendleton police to check on the welfare of her daughter who is homeless and selling drugs for a man. The caller, though did not know where his daughter was. 5:05 p.m. - A caller reported unsafe conditions and code violations at Homestead Apartments, 516 N.W. Bailey Ave., Pendleton. 8:04 p.m. - A bicycle-riding man on South Highway 395, Hermiston, threatened to slice a woman’s tires and her neck. The woman reported the man, about 28 years old, could be with a woman in her mid to late 20s and was going to Tower Apartments, 1150 S. Highway 395, Hermiston. FRIDAY 12:57 a.m. - A male walked down the center of South Main Street on the 200 block and stated if anyone had a problem with him, they could take it up with his .40-caliber gun. He then sat outside the Rainbow Cafe, 209 S. Main St. ARRESTS, CITATIONS •Umatilla County Sheriff’s Ofice arrested Brandon Alexander McMinn, 23, of Pendleton, for fourth-degree assault, interfering with making a report to police, and second-degree kidnapping. The victim suffered an injury and went to urgent care at St. Anthony Hospital, Pendleton. Photos of boy with passed-out adults show drug scourge By MARK GILLISPIE Associated Press CLEVELAND — A safety director in a city that released photos of a 4-year-old boy in a vehicle with two adults slumped over after overdosing on heroin and fentanyl said Friday he and others wanted to send a message to addicts they should ind safe places for their children when using debilitating drugs. The photos were taken Wednesday in East Liverpool, a city of about 11,000 resi- dents along the Ohio River, and were posted to the police department’s Facebook page Thursday. Safety Director Brian Allen said city oficials initially struggled with the decision to make the photos public but he wouldn’t hesitate to do it again. “Sometimes the truth is a gruesome thing,” Allen said. “And that picture is the truth of what my oficers deal with every single day.” The adults are the boy’s grandmother and her boyfriend. The 50-year-old grandmother, Rhonda Pasek, was being held on a child endangerment charge; she couldn’t be reached East Liverpool Police Department via AP A young child sits in a vehicle behind his mother and a man, both of whom are unconscious from a drug overdose, in East Liverpool, Ohio. The police depart- ment said it’s trying to show the impact of the heroin and painkiller epidemic by sharing photos of the boy sitting in the vehicle behind the slumped-over adults who were later revived with an overdose antidote. The couple faces child-endangering and other charges. for comment in jail and didn’t have a lawyer. The 47-year-old boyfriend, James Acord, pleaded guilty to child endangerment and operating a vehicle while intoxicated and was sentenced to 360 days in jail. The Columbiana County children’s services agency took custody of the boy. An East Liverpool police oficer was driving to work when the couple stopped behind a school bus. When the bus drove off, the oficer saw the couple’s car drifting before it came to a stop, police said. Oficers photographed the couple and the vehicle for evidence, Allen said, and released the photos after the man’s guilty pleas ended his criminal case. The adults were unconscious by the time an ambulance crew arrived and likely would have died if they hadn’t received an opiate antidote, he said. Police said they found evidence the adults had used a mixture of heroin and fentanyl. Posting the photos could be seen as a type of punishment but also as a public relations tool to try to stop people from becoming addicted in the irst place, said Wes Oliver, director of the Criminal Justice Program at Duquesne University School of Law in Pittsburgh. He likened it to successful anti-smoking campaigns in recent years using photos showing the graphic physical effects of tobacco use. “I like the approach about trying to get the public from ever starting using these drugs rather than thinking about how to lock them up once they’ve started,” he said. East Liverpool has been inundated by the heroin epidemic the last three or four years, Allen said. The city sits at a crossroads between Cleveland and Pittsburgh that draws sellers and users alike, he added. State and federal help is needed to provide treatment options while police attempt to control the problem from the supply side, Allen said. The city plans to engage neighborhood watch groups to report drug dealing and drug use when they see it, he said. BRIEFLY Murder defendant Cantu aims for deal PENDLETON — Murder defendant George Rodriguez Cantu is heading to a closed-doors conference to negotiate a plea deal. Cantu, 23, faces murder and other charges in the 2015 drive-by shooting death of Guadalupe Jose Diaz in Milton- Freewater. Circuit Cantu court records show Cantu has a settlement conference Wednesday at 9 a.m. at the Umatilla County Courthouse, Pendleton. The conferences are not public and have become John Simon Bohms, 40, and Molly Jo An Taylor, 42, both of Umatilla. OF THE •Charles Adam Buettner, 29, Walla Walla, pleaded guilty to Possession of Methamphetamine: sen- tenced to 18 months pro- bation, 90 sanction units, 30 maximum jail units, 80 hours community service, $500 ine, $1,250 ine-sus- pended and 6 months driv- er’s license suspension; pleaded guilty to Failure to Appear I: sentenced to 2 years probation, 120 sanc- tion units, 60 maximum jail units, 100 hours commu- nity service, $20 ine and $1,300 ine-suspended, plus court costs and fees; pleaded guilty to a second count of Failure to Appear I: sentenced to $200 ine plus court costs and fees. Page 7A PUBLIC SAFETY LOG UMATILLA COUNTY’S Nelson, Rachel Elaine DUII Bail: $7,500 Hardie, Patrick Shane Disorderly conduct Bail: $5,000 Mendoza, John Moreno Unlawful possession of irearm Bail: $20,000 Villarreal, Ruben DUII, reckless driving Bail: $15,000 Villanueva-Diaz, Julio DUII Bail: $10,000 Martin, Serrano East Oregonian a standard for the state to reach a deal on major cases. Paul Crowley, a retired judge from Oregon’s 7th Judicial District (Sherman, Wheeler, Wasco, Hood River, and Gilliam counties) will handle negotiations between prosecutors and the defense. Judges not associated with the case often preside during the conferences. The Umatilla County District Attorney’s ofice indicted Cantu for shooting Diaz outside his Milton-Freewater home on July 31, 2015. Diaz died the next day at Oregon Health & Science University, Portland. Cantu pleaded not guilty to charges of murder, unlawful use of a weapon against another, unlawful discharge of a weapon and unlawful possession of a irearm. He remains in the Umatilla County Jail, Pendleton. Hermiston sex crimes defendant waives speedy trial HERMISTON — A Hermiston man facing multiple charges of assault and trying to rape an ex-girlfriend waived his right to a speedy trial. Antonio Rodriguez, 20, pleaded not guilty to charges of irst-degree sexual abuse, irst-degree attempted rape, irst-degree attempted sodomy, fourth-degree assault and menacing. Umatilla County Circuit Court records show his trial was to start Sept. 20. Thursday, however, Rodriguez waived his right to a trial within 60 days of his arrest. He has been in the Umatilla County Jail, Pendleton, since Hermiston police arrested him July 26. Hermiston Police Chief Jason Edmiston at that time said a woman told police Rodriguez forced his way into her apartment and sexually assaulted her. The two once had a relationship and have a child together. The court has yet to re-schedule Rodriguez’s trial. SUPPORT GROUPS Find AA meetings in your area at www.district3AA.org DAILY OPEN AA MEETING, 12 noon, 680 Harper Road, Hermis- ton. (800-410-5953). OPEN AA MEETING, 12 noon, Episcopal Church of the Redeemer, 241 S.E. Second St., Pendleton. Coffee is provided. (Ed 541-207-2548). SATURDAYS OREGON GREEN FREE MEDICAL MARIJUANA SUP- PORT GROUP, 12 noon, 1607 Gekeler Lane, La Grande. Lunch will be provided. (Doreen 541- 963-2529). Second Saturday AA BOOK MEETING, 10 a.m., St. Johns Episcopal Church, 665 E. Gladys Ave., Hermiston. NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS, 10:30 a.m., Episcopal Church of the Redeemer, 241 S.E. Second St., Pendleton. ALCOHOLICS ANONY- MOUS, 7 p.m., Pilot Rock City Hall council chambers, 143 W. Main St. (Edward D. 541-207- 2548). OPEN AA MEETING, 7 p.m., United Church of Christ, 114 S. East St., Condon. (800-410- 5953). VISION FOR YOU OPEN AA MEETING, 7 p.m. Good Shep- herd Lutheran Church, 420 Lo- cust Rd S.W., Boardman. (Pat 541-215-2342, 503-752-7459). NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS, 7:30 p.m., United Methodist Church, 191 E. Gladys Ave., Hermiston. NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS, 7 p.m., Episcopal Church of the Redeemer, 241 S.E. Second St., Pendleton. HEPPNER MIRACLES OPEN AA MEETING, 8 p.m., St. Patrick’s Church parish hall, 525 N. Gale St., Heppner. (800-410- 5953). OPEN AA MEETING, 8 p.m., 680 Harper Road, Hermiston. (800-410-5953). SUNDAYS HUNGRY SPIRIT OPEN AA MEETING, 8:30 a.m., Roosters Restaurant, 1515 Southgate, Pendleton (800-410-5953). HARPER ROAD AL-ANON, 10-11 a.m., 680 Harper Road, Suite 2 (AA meeting room), Herm- iston. OPEN AA MEETING, 7 p.m., Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center, 73265 Confederated Way, Mis- sion (800-410-5953). NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS, 7 p.m., Episcopal Church of the Redeemer, 241 S.E. Second St., Pendleton. NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS, 7:30-9 p.m., Hermiston United Methodist Church, 191 E. Gladys Ave. OPEN AA MEETING, 8 p.m., 680 Harper Road, Hermiston. (800-410-5953). MONDAYS NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS, 10:30 a.m., Episcopal Church of the Redeemer, 241 S.E. Second St., Pendleton. PARKINSON’S DISEASE SUPPORT GROUP, 1 p.m., Des- ert Lanes Bowling Alley, 1545 N. First St., Hermiston. (Carol and Charles 541-720-4256 or 541- 567-9420). First Monday PENDLETON PARKINSON’S SUPPORT/TELEHEALTH FAMI- LY, 2-4 p.m., Pendleton City Hall, 500 S.W. Dorion Ave., Pendleton. (Sue Peterson 541-276-4569). Second Monday AL-ANON, 5:30-6 p.m. book study, 6-7 p.m. meeting, St. John’s Episcopal Church, 235 N.E. Seventh St., Hermiston. ALZHEIMERS AND DEMEN- TIA SUPPORT GROUP, 5:30 p.m., Good Shepherd Medical Pa- vilion room M1, 610 N.W. 11th St., Hermiston. For families and sup- port members of people with de- mentia diagnoses. (Cathy Lloyd M-F FM/AM DRIVE - IN RADIO SOUND 938-4327 458-206-6337). Fourth Monday. HOPE FOR HEALING SUP- PORT GROUP, 6-7:30 p.m., Good Shepherd Medical Ofice Plaza meeting room, 620 N.W. 11th St., Hermiston. Bereavement support group dealing with loss and grief issues. (541-667-3543). Second and fourth Monday 9/12-9/13 Cineplex Show Times $5 Classic Movie 9/14 12:00 PM PAINT YOUR WAGON The Wild Life (PG) 2D: 4:30 6:50 : 9:10 Don't Breathe (R) 5:10 7:30 9:50 Hell or High Water (R) 4:50 7:10 9:30 Gates Open GATES OPEN at AT 7:00 7:00 p.m. P.M. SHOWTIME AT at 7:30 P.M. Showtime starts 7:30 p.m. Sully (PG13) 4:40 7:00 9:20 PG DON’T BREATHE Mechanic: Resurrection (R) 5:00 7:20 9:40 Shows playing Fri, Sat, Sun September 9th, 10th, 11th ZOOTOPIA STAR (R) WARS: THE BAD FORCE MOMS AWAKENS (R) PG13 Always two movies for the Always two movies for price of of one! the price one! Fri. • Sat. • Sun. Fri. - Wed. www.m-fdriveintheatre.com www.m-fdriveintheatre.com Adults $7, $7, Children Children 11 Adults 11 & & Under Under $2 $2 Credit & Debit Cards accepted Cineplex gift cards available * Matinee Pricing wildhorseresort.com 541-966-1850 Pendleton, OR I-84 - Exit 216
