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REGION East Oregonian Page 2A Tuesday, August 15, 2017 BRIEFLY McIver takes deal in Nelson homicide case He faces those charges Wednesday in Hermiston. The Umatilla County District Attorney’s Office filed the two felonies Aug. 9, accusing McIver of “unlawfully and recklessly” causing the death of Nelson and conspiring with Edward Duarte Ayala, Nicholas Benjamin Jones and Armando Ruben Vargas to enter Nelson’s McIver home at 67547 Old Oregon Trail Road to commit a crime. McIver also waived an indictment, allowing the district attorney’s office to bring the charges without first presenting evidence to a grand jury. The federal weapons charge carries a maximum By PHIL WRIGHT East Oregonian Joseph Aaron McIver made a deal to plead guilty to his role in killing Thadd Nelson outside his Meacham home in 2016. And co-de- fendant Armando Ruben Vargas has a change of plea hearing in the case as well. McIver, 23, pleaded guilty on Aug. 8 in U.S. District Court, Portland, to felon in possession of a firearm, according to federal court records. The charge stems from Nelson’s homi- cide. The agreement McIver signed four days earlier shows he also will plead guilty in Umatilla County Circuit Court to one count of first-degree conspiracy to commit burglary and one count of second-degree manslaughter. prison sentence of 10 years. Second-degree manslaughter carries a mandatory minimum sentence in Oregon of six years, four months. Under terms of the plea deal, McIver gets credit for time served in jail and an Oregon prison sentence of nine years, two months to run concurrent with the federal punishment. McIver ’s sentencing on the federal charge is Nov. 21 in Portland; he does not have a sentencing date yet in the local court. Federal court records show Vargas plans to change his plea Tuesday morning in Portland. The terms of the deal are not yet available. Nelson died Jan. 27, 2016, Inmate, 64, dies Saturday at TRCI from gunshot wounds from two firearms, according to federal court documents. He was 44. The crime took place on the Umatilla Indian Reservation. McIver and Vargas become the second and third defendants to take plea deals in this case. Ayala in June was first when he pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit burglary and manslaughter and received a sentence of 16 years. That time is running concurrent with the 20 years in federal prison for gun crimes connected to the homicide. The fourth defendant, Nicholas Benjamin Jones, awaits trial, now on the U.S. District Court docket for Oct. 24 in Portland. ——— Contact Phil Wright at pwright@eastoregonian. com or 541-966-0833. UMATILLA — An inmate at Two Rivers Correctional Institution in Umatilla died unexpectedly Saturday night. Benjamin Yzaguirre, 64, was found unresponsive in his cell around 9:39 p.m. Security, medical staff and Umatilla Emergency Medical technicians administered life-saving efforts, but were unsuccessful. Yzaguirre was taken to a local hospital and pronounced dead at 10:55 p.m. Yzaguirre has been in the Department of Corrections’ custody since July 2015, on one count of rape and one count of sodomy. He was expected to be released in June of 2021. Yzaguirre Yzaguirre’s next of kin were notified, and the Department of Corrections released no other information about the cause of death. As with any unexpected death in a state prison, the Oregon State Police Criminal Investigation Team is conducting an investigation. Athena Mainstreet block party showcases former PGG building ATHENA — After buying the town’s old Pendleton Grain Growers building in May, the Athena Mainstreet Association is ready to celebrate its new acquisition. The nonprofit is hosting a block party on Friday at the corner of East Main Street and Third Street to share information on the restoration process and promote local partnerships with businesses and community organizations, according to an association press release. The Athena Mainstreet Association will also show a historic photo slideshow and is encouraging the community to bring old photos of the East Main Street building. Other attractions at the block party include music by Rob Barret & The Coyote Kings, free hot dogs and refreshments, a photo booth, and various children’s activities. The event will run from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on East Main Street in Athena. PENDLETON Developer offers $660K for land to build 45 homes improvement district, the city ended up acquiring most of them. The city council declared the lots surplus in February and still has 17 left in their inventory. The city still owes $759,287 to Banner Bank on the local improvement district and isn’t set to finish paying off the debt until 2025. City staff want to use the proceeds from the sale to Pace and $162,000 in refunded money from a community develop- ment block grant to cover the costs. If the council approves the deal, Pace would be respon- sible for turning the lots into homes. In an interview, Pace said he wants to build single- family dwellings ranging from 1,400 to 3,000 square feet with an expected cost of $180,000 to $300,000 per home. Each house will have three bedrooms and two bathrooms. Pace said he’s built 80 homes in Pendleton, including some at Sunridge, and charac- terized it as a “win-win” deal for both sides. If Pace follows through on building almost four-dozen By ANTONIO SIERRA East Oregonian The Pendleton City Council will take actions Tuesday that could spur the start of one housing develop- ment and continue progress on another. The council will consider selling 14 lots it owns at Sunridge Estates to Pendleton developer Dusty Pace, who intends to re-plat them as approximately 45 lots and build single-family homes on each of them. According to a staff report to the city council, Pace will have an option to individually buy the re-platted lots at a $15,000-per-lot price over a seven-year period. Regardless of whether he’s purchased all of the lots or not, Pace must pay a total sum of $660,000 to the city by July 31, 2024. As a part of the deal, the city would also waive the re-plat’s planning fees and make some improvements to the area’s water distribution system. Umatilla County fore- closed on 21 Sunridge properties in 2016, and with the city having a liens on them as a part of a failed local the apartment complex is complete. In other agenda items, the council will consider final- izing the city’s commitment to a “construction manager/ general contractor” method of construction. A first for the city, the method would require hiring a contractor during the design process instead of bidding out the project once the designs are complete. City staff believe the collaboration will result in lower construction costs. Before the council meeting, the council will meet as the Pendleton Development Commission and consider approval of a $23,532 Jump Start loan to Oregon Grain Growers Brand Distillery to cover half the costs a fire suppression sprinkler system. The 511 S.E. Court Ave. microdistillery plans to add a restaurant in September and would need sprinklers as a part of the new service. The commission meeting will be held at 6 p.m. and the council meeting at 7 p.m. Both meetings will be held inside council chambers at city hall, 500 S.W. Dorion Ave. homes in Sunridge, a subdi- vision on the southern end of town near Tutuilla Road, it could make a dent in Pendle- ton’s tight housing market. According to a 2016 study commissioned by the city, Pendleton has capacity for 90 entry and mid-level houses priced up to $210,000 with additional support for high-end housing up to $330,000. Further up Tutuilla Road, Newberg developer Saj Jivnajee has already built 32 townhouses at the Pendleton Heights development, but he now wants the council to revise his debt-payment schedule for infrastructure improvements before he proceeds with plans to build an additional 100 apartment units. The city placed $320,000 liens on the townhouses to help cover $1.3 million in infrastructure improvements, which Jivanjee was originally supposed to pay once they were completed. The council will consider Jivanjee’s new request, which would have him pay the city $200,000 for the townhouse liens and defer payment for the rest of the debt until after 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 211 S.E. 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Hi 68 84 85 74 84 82 85 87 92 85 85 85 82 93 65 69 90 91 89 80 87 85 83 82 80 89 91 Lo 55 44 49 57 42 48 54 56 60 53 48 49 47 58 52 55 58 55 56 58 44 57 56 45 58 62 55 W pc s s pc s s s s s s s s s s pc pc s s s pc s pc s s pc s s WORLD CITIES Today Beijing Hong Kong Jerusalem London Mexico City Moscow Paris Rome Seoul Sydney Tokyo Hi 87 92 86 74 76 72 79 88 76 72 80 Lo 71 81 68 53 57 54 55 66 71 66 75 W pc pc s pc pc s t s r pc r Wed. Hi 85 91 85 72 76 73 78 90 79 72 79 Lo 69 82 67 61 55 55 62 69 72 54 74 W t t s pc t s pc pc sh s r WINDS Medford 90/57 (in mph) Klamath Falls 83/47 Boardman Pendleton REGIONAL FORECAST Eastern and Central Oregon: Sunny and pleasant, except sunshine mixing in the south today with some clouds. Western Washington: Some clouds, then sunshine today, except areas of low clouds and fog at the coast. Eastern Washington: Mostly sunny today. Mainly clear tonight. Abundant sunshine tomorrow. Cascades: Sunny and pleasant today. Clear tonight. Plenty of sunshine tomorrow; pleasant. Northern California: Low clouds followed by sunshine at the coast today; mostly sunny elsewhere. Wednesday WSW 6-12 W 6-12 UV INDEX TODAY Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. Coastal Oregon: Areas of low clouds and fog, then some sun today. Today WSW 4-8 W 4-8 2 4 7 7 4 2 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. Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2017 Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. -10s -0s showers t-storms 0s 10s rain 20s flurries 30s 40s snow ice 50s 60s cold front 70s 80s 90s 100s warm front stationary front 110s high low National Summary: Storms will extend from the southern Atlantic coast to much of the Plains and Rockies today. The rest of the West will be dry. Storms will also extend from the lower Great Lakes to northern New England. Yesterday’s National Extremes: (for the 48 contiguous states) High 108° in Needles, Calif. Low 30° in Chemult, Ore. NATIONAL CITIES Today Albuquerque 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 Los Angeles Hi 88 87 79 83 78 87 87 80 94 83 81 86 98 84 86 95 63 74 88 96 87 91 87 97 87 76 Lo 63 73 70 68 55 75 59 68 77 67 64 65 80 56 64 74 49 61 76 79 70 76 72 75 74 63 W pc t pc pc s t s pc t pc pc pc pc pc t pc sh t sh pc pc t pc pc t sh Wed. 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