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Saturday, August 5, 2017 NORTHWEST Oregon Education Association Court overturns conviction of man who said he was Sasquatch drops tax petition for technical error East Oregonian Page 2A allowed at his March 2015 trial, the court said. Washington County PORTLAND — An appeals deputies arrested Norgren court overturned the conviction in October 2013, saying the of an Oregon man with bipolar 20-year-old was naked when disorder who attacked a hunter he hit a 58-year-old hunter with a rock and tried to while claiming to be choke him in woods a Sasquatch. west of Portland. A statement Linus Despite suffering Norgren made to a multiple injuries, deputy that he “was the hunter, Jeff a Sasquatch and McDonald, fought was from a family back and held his of Sasquatches” attacker at gunpoint showed he was until authorities having a mental arrived. Norgren break from reality, was lying in a fetal the Oregon Court Norgren position. of Appeals ruled McDonald told The Orego- Wednesday. He didn’t knowingly and nian/OregonLive after the trial intelligently waive his Miranda that he asked Norgren during rights, and incriminating their struggle: “Why are you statements made during the trying to kill me?” He said interview should not have been Norgren replied, “‘Sasquatch By PARIS ACHEN Capital Bureau kills the hunter.’” Jurors convicted Norgren of assault and attempted murder, and Washington County Judge Thomas Kohl sentenced him to 10 years in prison. The case now returns to county court. Kohl had decided Norgren was properly given his Miranda rights based on the deputy’s assertion that the suspect gave responsive answers and the only unusual statement was the one about Sasquatch. Defense attorneys told jurors that Norgren believed he was acting in self-defense and his behavior was caused by bipolar disorder. Norgren was on medical leave from the University of Oregon to address his mental health and had stopped taking his medication, his mother testified. By STEVEN DUBOIS Associated Press SALEM — A technical error has prompted the Oregon Education Asso- ciation to withdraw a peti- tion for a ballot measure to enact a 0.95 percent sales tax on corporations with annual sales of more than $5 million. Initiative Petition 27 created a tax framework for corporations with annual sales of more than or less than $5 million. However, corporations with sales of exactly $5 million would have had to pay nothing, due to an error in the initiative’s language, said OEA Presi- dent John Larson. OEA, the state’s largest teachers’ union plans to file paperwork for a new initiative after correcting the proposal’s wording. “We are not abandoning the concept,” Larson said. Petitioners had already collected more than 1,000 signatures at the time of withdrawal Friday, Aug. 4. The OEA filed paper- work for the tax measure after it became unlikely that state lawmakers would raise new revenue for schools. The teachers’ union also backed corpo- rate sales tax Measure 97, which failed in the November 2016 election. Union leaders maintain that Oregon corporations fail to contribute their “fair share” to state tax revenue. The proposal would BRIEFLY Court finds attack charged by mental illness, not racism because of the color of my skin,” Salazar said. “People need to know it’s not right. . I think we’re all the same. We’re all humans.” Police estimated more than $1,000 in damage was done to Salazar’s car. Salazar said Leineweber walked toward where she was sitting in her car and began taking pictures of her, and then he jumped on her car’s hood. He is accused of then denting the car while going on a profanity- laced racist tirade. Salazar said she dialed 911. She’s thankful that the driver of a truck stopped and intervened, telling Leineweber to stop. Leineweber eventually drove off before police arrived, she said. PORTLAND (AP) — A 35-year-old man accused of a racist attack on a woman has been sentenced to mental health counseling and two years of probation. Joseph Leineweber spent a month in jail after the April attack in Portland and will serve no additional time as part of a plea agreement, The Oregonian/ OregonLive reported. Prosecutors placed great weight on a forensic psychologist’s report that Leineweber’s tirade was driven by mental illness, rather than deeply rooted racism, Senior Deputy District Attorney Brian Davidson said. Leineweber originally faced hate crime charges and a string of other counts. But he pleaded guilty to first-degree criminal mischief and menacing. He is accused of calling the woman a “dirty Mexican” and yelling “America deserves better” after jumping onto the hood of her car, authorities said. The victim, 42-year-old Concepcion Salazar, said she remains deeply shaken by the attack. She has spoken publicly about it after being reluctant at first. “What he did is not right, just Man accused of biting girl, 14, during Green Day concert PORTLAND (AP) — Police arrested a Canadian man accused of biting a 14-year-old girl on the right breast during a Green Day concert in Portland, Oregon. Joel Dauncey pleaded not guilty Thursday to misdemeanor charges of assault and sexual abuse. According to court documents, the teen told police she was dancing next to her mother Wednesday night when the stranger leaned over and bit her. She rated 211 S.E. Byers Ave., Pendleton 541-276-2211 333 E. Main St., Hermiston 541-567-6211 Office hours: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Closed major holidays To subscribe, call 1-800-522-0255 or go online to www.eastoregonian.com and click on ‘Subscribe’ East Oregonian (USPS 164-980) is published daily except Sunday, Monday and Dec. 25, by the EO Media Group, 211 S.E. Byers Ave. Pendleton, OR 97801. 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Hi 74 91 92 64 89 90 93 95 102 93 89 94 91 99 66 69 97 101 98 94 94 96 92 90 95 98 100 Lo 56 50 57 54 52 55 57 62 62 61 54 55 53 67 51 53 64 61 63 66 52 63 64 51 65 68 64 Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. W c pc pc pc pc pc s pc pc pc pc pc pc s pc c pc pc pc pc pc s s pc pc pc pc WORLD CITIES Today Beijing Hong Kong Jerusalem London Mexico City Moscow Paris Rome Seoul Sydney Tokyo Hi 94 92 86 68 78 73 75 93 95 68 86 Lo 74 81 67 52 56 57 53 70 81 52 79 W t t s t pc pc pc pc t s pc Sun. Hi 94 92 88 69 78 74 75 91 93 71 87 Lo 74 84 68 56 57 61 53 72 79 54 80 W s t s pc pc s pc pc t s pc WINDS Medford 97/65 (in mph) Klamath Falls 90/55 Boardman Pendleton REGIONAL FORECAST Coastal Oregon: Low clouds and fog, then perhaps some sun today. Partly cloudy tonight. Eastern and Central Oregon: Mostly sunny and hot today; smoky across the north and near the Cascades. Western Washington: Low clouds and fog, then perhaps some sun today, except mostly sunny in central parts. Eastern Washington: Dimmed sunshine and smoky today. Clear and moonlit tonight. Mostly sunny tomorrow. Cascades: Mostly sunny today; very warm. Patchy clouds tonight. Partly sunny tomorrow. Northern California: Partly sunny today. Cooler in the interior mountains; hot in central parts. Today Sunday NW 4-8 WNW 6-12 NNE 4-8 NNW 6-12 UV INDEX TODAY Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. 1 GRANTS PASS (AP) — Oregon State Police say a 58-year-old woman told a detective she stabbed her husband with a knife because he was calling her names. The disclosure was included in a probable cause affidavit filed in the arrest of Valerie Atcher. The woman from Cave Junction in southern Oregon is charged with first-degree manslaughter. The affidavit says 55-year-old Eric Atcher died from a stab wound to his left inner bicep. His body was found Wednesday night in the couple’s backyard. The Grants Pass Daily Courier reports Valerie Atcher was arraigned Thursday. The judge set bail at $50,000 and granted her a court-appointed attorney PORTLAND (AP) — A wildfire has charred more than 80 square miles of grass and juniper in sparsely populated southeast Oregon. The Cinder Butte fire began Wednesday afternoon and quickly spread. Fire officials said it was about 10 percent contained Friday afternoon. The blaze started by humans is by far the largest fire burning in what’s traditionally the peak month of Oregon’s annual wildfire season. A blaze east of Salem in the Jefferson Wilderness has prompted hiker evacuations and road and PORTLAND (AP) — Police arrested a man accused of trying to flood basements in a southeast Portland neighborhood. Sgt. Chris Burley says officers arrested 30-year-old Moyhijah Widger-Chongo early Friday after responding to a complaint of a naked man turning on a water faucet. Over the past month, a vandal has caused thousands of dollars in damage by flooding basements in the Ladd’s Addition neighborhood. The vandal turns on exterior faucets and leaves the water running. More than 40 homes have been targeted. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Local home delivery Savings off cover price EZPay $14.50 41 percent 52 weeks $173.67 41 percent 26 weeks $91.86 38 percent 13 weeks $47.77 36 percent *EZ Pay = one-year rate with a monthly credit or debit card/check charge www.eastoregonian.com Oregon woman charged in fatal stabbing of husband Wildfire scorches more than 80 square miles in southeast Oregon Man accused of trying to flood Portland basements Didn’t receive your paper? Call 1-800-522-0255 before noon Tuesday through Friday or before 10 a.m. Saturday for same-day redelivery — Founded Oct. 16, 1875 — trail closures. A wildfire spreading toward the rim of the caldera at Crater Lake National Park led officials to close the West Rim Road and additional trails. Widger-Chongo has been booked into the Multnomah County Jail on 14 felony and misdemeanor crimes. Officers have asked for him to be assessed by mental health professionals. Widger’s booking information was not yet available, and it’s unknown if he has a lawyer. the pain a “3” on a 1-10 scale. A woman working the concert told police that Dauncey had been cut off from buying alcohol because of his behavior. The worker said she kept an eye on him and witnessed the bite. The arresting officer said Dauncey denied biting the girl after initially saying he knew why he was being arrested. Dauncey lives in Vancouver, British Columbia, and traveled to Portland for the concert. He remains in jail. Subscriber services: For home delivery, vacation stops or delivery concerns: 1-800-522-0255 TODAY levy a 0.95 percent gross receipts tax on corpora- tions with annual sales greater than $5 million. The initiative’s sponsors want all of the revenue to go toward K-12 and higher education. Another ballot measure proposal by the OEA — Initiative Petition 26 — is still in play. The initiative would elimi- nate the constitutional requirement to garner a three-fifths majority vote in both chambers of the Legislature to pass new taxes, when educational funding dips under than a certain threshold. The threshold is “a sum of money sufficient to ensure the state system of public education meets quality goals established by law.” 4 7 7 4 1 8 a.m. 10 a.m. Noon 2 p.m. 4 p.m. 6 p.m. 0-2, Low 3-5, Moderate 6-7, High; 8-10, Very High; 11+, Extreme The higher the AccuWeather.com UV Index™ num- ber, the greater the need for eye and skin protection. 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