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Oregon Education Association
Court overturns conviction of
man who said he was Sasquatch drops tax petition for technical error
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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
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REGIONAL CITIES
Forecast
SUNDAY
Dimmed sunshine,
hot and smoky
Partly sunny and
hot
96° 62°
98° 63°
MONDAY
TUESDAY
Partly sunny and
hot
Very hot with
blazing sunshine
PENDLETON TEMPERATURE FORECAST
99° 66°
101° 66°
101° 71°
HERMISTON TEMPERATURE FORECAST
102° 62°
100° 60°
PENDLETON
through 3 p.m. yesterday
TEMPERATURE
HIGH
LOW
97°
69°
89°
60°
113° (1961) 40° (1911)
PRECIPITATION
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Year to date
Last year to date
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11.30"
7.27"
7.99"
through 3 p.m. yesterday
LOW
John Day
94/60
Ontario
98/65
Bend
93/54
102°
60°
90°
59°
105° (1961) 42° (1934)
PRECIPITATION
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Normal month to date
Year to date
Last year to date
Normal year to date
0.00"
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6.59"
4.94"
5.95"
SUN AND MOON
Sunrise today
Sunset tonight
Moonrise today
Moonset today
Full
Last
Aug 7
Albany
90/56
Eugene
88/52
TEMPERATURE
HIGH
Aug 14
106° 72°
Spokane
Wenatchee
90/63
97/68
Tacoma
Moses
88/58
Lake
Pullman
Aberdeen Olympia
Yakima 98/65
91/55
74/59
88/56
99/63
Longview
Kennewick Walla Walla
87/59
97/69 Lewiston
100/61
Astoria
98/66
73/56
Portland
Enterprise
Hermiston
90/63
Pendleton 90/54
The Dalles 100/60
96/62
97/65
La Grande
Salem
93/56
91/59
Corvallis
88/53
HERMISTON
Yesterday
Normals
Records
104° 61°
Seattle
89/63
ALMANAC
Yesterday
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8:18 p.m.
7:02 p.m.
3:47 a.m.
First
Aug 21
Aug 29
Today
WEDNESDAY
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Burns
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Caldwell
96/60
Astoria
Baker City
Bend
Brookings
Burns
Enterprise
Eugene
Heppner
Hermiston
John Day
Klamath Falls
La Grande
Meacham
Medford
Newport
North Bend
Ontario
Pasco
Pendleton
Portland
Redmond
Salem
Spokane
Ukiah
Vancouver
Walla Walla
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WORLD CITIES
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Hong Kong
Jerusalem
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Mexico City
Moscow
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Rome
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.”
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3-5, Moderate 6-7, High;
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National Summary: Storms will fire in New England and drench parts of the Deep South,
Rockies, central Plains and interior Southwest today. Much cooler air will settle over the
Midwest as heat continues in the Northwest.
Yesterday’s National Extremes: (for the 48 contiguous states)
High 107° in Palm Springs, Calif.
Low 35° in Leadville, Colo.
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Atlanta
Atlantic City
Baltimore
Billings
Birmingham
Boise
Boston
Charleston, SC
Charleston, WV
Chicago
Cleveland
Dallas
Denver
Detroit
El Paso
Fairbanks
Fargo
Honolulu
Houston
Indianapolis
Jacksonville
Kansas City
Las Vegas
Little Rock
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Miami
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Minneapolis
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Nashville
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New Orleans
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New York City
85 64 t
Oklahoma City
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Omaha
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Philadelphia
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Phoenix
104 82 pc
Portland, ME
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Providence
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Raleigh
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Rapid City
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Reno
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Sacramento
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St. Louis
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Salt Lake City
97 70 pc
San Diego
78 70 pc
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Tucson
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