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RECORDS Saturday, December 9, 2017 Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office WARRANTS Saturday, Dec. 9, 2017 John Arthur Hanner Age: 31 Sex: M FTA (Failure to Appear), Failure to appear Bail: $20,000 Last known location: Milton-Freewater Kristi Deann Higheagle Age: 36 Sex: F PV (Probation Violation), Failure to appear No bail Last known location: Pendleton Jason Alan Oberst Age: 28 Sex: M FTA, Criminal trespass Bail: $10,000 Last known location: Portland Walter McBride Roberts Age: 24 Sex: M FTA, Burglary, criminal mischief, criminal trespass Bail: $27,500 Last known location: Pendleton NO PHOTO Miguel Robles Roman Age: 40 Sex: M Failure to carry/present license Bail: $5,000 Last known location: Hermiston Thomas Brian Rushing Age: 31 Sex: M PV, Possession of heroin, manufacture/ delivery of controlled substance No bail Last known location: Naches, WA Maria Angelica Sauceda Age: 30 Sex: F FTA, Failure to appear Bail: $60,000 Last known location: Waitsburg, WA Eric Donald Sommerville Age: 21 Sex: M FTA, Possession of heroin, DUII, tampering with physical evidence Bail: $50,000 Last known location: Hermiston Jacob Miles Stewart Age: 25 Sex: M FTA, Felon in possession of restricted weapon, carrying concealed weapon Bail: $10,000 Last known location: Weston British Lee Williams Age: 30 Sex: M FTA, Harassment Bail: $100,000 Last known location: Hermiston Warrants on the above persons were active at the time the list was created, however wanted status is subject to change at any- time. If whereabouts are known, please report immediately to law enforcement by calling our 24 hours dispatch center at 541- 966-3651 or by calling 911 if an emergency. East Oregonian Page 7A PUBLIC SAFETY LOG THURSDAY 5:48 a.m. - Boardman fire, police and ambulance crews and the Morrow County Sheriff’s Office were called to a mobile home fire on Toms Camp Road and Kunze Lane near Boardman. The Red Cross reported two people were affected by the fire and were providing assistance. 7:48 a.m. - A single-vehicle rollover accident was reported at M&M Potato, 30572 Feedville Road, Hermiston. A second accident was reported just two minutes later at South Highway 395 and East Airport Road, Hermiston. 8:44 a.m. - An 81-year-old man lost control of his vehicle on the eastbound I-84/ Highway 730 overpass while attempting to overtake another vehicle, drove through the median and collided with a guardrail on the westbound side, taking out six posts. The driver and his 71-year-old wife were taken to Good Shepherd for treatment. While investigating the crash, an Oregon State Police trooper recovered a firearm reported stolen from Roswell, New Mexico. The driver of the vehicle had purchased the firearm at a swap meet in Arizona sometime between 1996 and 1998. 10:42 a.m. - The Morrow County Sheriff’s Office was notified of a backpack containing a laptop and wallet left outside Cornerstone Gallery & Gift Shop, 388 N. Main St., Heppner. The caller said the backpack would be kept inside the store in case someone reported it missing. 3:49 p.m. - The Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office investigated a commercial panic alarm at Hermiston Veterinary Clinic, 1995 S. Highway 395. 4:38 p.m. - Oregon State Police cited a driver for failure to drive within lane after a two-vehicle accident near milepost 12 on Highway 204 east of Weston. The 21-year-old man lost control on an icy curve and collided with another vehicle, which had pulled to the side of the road to avoid the collision. 5:43 p.m. - The Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office responded to a motor vehicle accident on Highway 11 near Adams. 8:46 p.m. - A burglary was reported at a home on Damsel Court, Hermiston. 9:22 p.m. - A black cow running down West Eighth Street across Highway 730 in the turn lane was hit by a car. The Morrow County Sheriff’s Office, Irrigon ambulance and fire crews responded to the scene, but the driver refused transport to the hospital. FRIDAY 4:19 a.m. - A caller near West Locust Street and Heather Drive, Stanfield, heard a loud crash but did not see an accident, and described two vehicles seen in the area just prior to the crash. ARRESTS, CITATIONS Thursday •Hermiston police arrested Joshua Paul William, 24, address not provided, for domestic violation charges of fourth-degree aggravated assault and strangulation. Friday •Ricky Lee Ellison, 30, address not provided, was arrested by Pendleton police on a charge of possession of methamphetamine. COURTS SENTENCES PENDLETON — The following felony sentences have been imposed in Umatilla County courts: •Breann Michelle Smith, 31, Walla Walla, pleaded guilty to Possession of Cocaine: sentenced to 18 months pro- bation, 90 sanction units, 30 maximum jail units, 80 hours community service, $500 fine and $1,000 fine-suspended. •Amanda Renee Cazares, 32, Hermiston, pleaded no con- test to Possession of Metham- phetamine: sentenced to 18 months probation, 90 sanction units, 30 maximum jail units, 80 hours community service, $200 fine and $1,050 fine-sus- pended; pleaded no contest to a second count of Possession of Methamphetamine: sen- tenced to $200 fine (sentence discharged). •Marcus Thomas Rhorer, 37, Umatilla, pleaded guilty to Criminal Mischief I: sentenced to 18 months Oregon Dept. of Corrections (DOC), 2 years post-prison supervision, $200 fine and $1,865.40 restitution. •Victor Manuel Cisneros Or- nelas, 38, Umatilla, pleaded guilty to two counts of Identity Theft: sentenced to 18 months probation, 90 sanction units, 30 maximum jail units and $200 fine for each count, 10 days jail, 80 hours communi- ty service and restitution to be determined; pleaded guilty to Assault IV-domestic violence: sentenced to 30 days jail, 3 years probation, 180 sanction units, 90 maximum jail units, 100 hours community service and $250 fine. •Darwin David Smith, 30, Irri- gon, pleaded guilty to Theft I: sentenced to 6 months jail, 1 year post-prison supervision, $200 fine and $270.12 restitu- tion. •Stephanie Marie Costa, 22, Milton-Freewater, pleaded guilty to Attempt to Commit Class B Felony: sentenced to 5 years probation, 180 sanction units, 90 maximum jail units, 100 hours community service and $200 fine, plus restitution to be determined. •Jason John Trickel, 38, Pend- leton, pleaded no contest to Identity Theft: sentenced to 30 months DOC, 1 year post-pris- on supervision and $200 fine. •Gary Charles Cross, 39, Jef- ferson, Ore., pleaded guilty to Custodial Sexual Misconduct I: sentenced to 5 years pro- bation, 180 sanction units, 90 maximum jail units, 200 hours community service and $200 fine; pleaded guilty to Official Misconduct I: sentence dis- charged. •David Christ Hauser, 25, Sa- lem (OSP), pleaded guilty to Assaulting Public Safety Offi- cer: sentence discharged (res- titution to be determined). SUITS FILED PENDLETON — The following suits have been filed in Uma- tilla County courts (interest, court costs and fees not list- ed): •U.S. Bank N.A. vs. Jodee Sharp: seeks $5,850.06. •Midland Funding LLC vs. Gil- bert Bice: seeks $1,947.43. •Credits Inc. vs. Vincent C. Demos of Hermiston: seeks $527.37. •Credits Inc. vs. Ashlee L. and Christopher Dacus of Hermis- ton: seeks $432.53. Walla Inc. vs. Lisa M. Gal- legos-Hewlett of Umatilla: seeks $7,478.25. •Credits Inc. vs. Scott Bram- mell of Tualatin: judgment for $9,193.11. •Terri Brown of Salem vs. Richard A. Carpenter M.D. of Hermiston: seeks $139,166.26. •Credits Inc. vs. Mandy J. Malone of John Day: judg- ment for $1,616.39. •Credits Inc. vs. Tanalee K. James of Hermiston: seeks $742.28. •Credits Inc. vs. Jeffrey Steven Molloy of Kennewick, Wash.: judgment for $6,740.46. •Credits Inc. vs. Douglas and Jaime Follett of Pendleton: seeks $4,349.75. •Credits Inc. vs. Barbara Cour- tain of Pendleton: judgment for $2,710.56. •Credits Inc. vs. Kiefer and Mercedes Broadbent of Boardman: seeks $984.72. •Credits Inc. vs. Johnathon and Danielle Bingham of Hermiston: judgment for $1,462.12. •Credits Inc. vs. Michael and Jennifer McKillip of Hermis- ton: seeks $578.51. •Credits Inc. vs. Scott McCorkle of Hermiston: seeks $2,373.67. •Credits Inc. vs. Jessica J. Gonzalez of Umatilla: seeks $7,354.90. •Cavalry SPV I LLC vs. Mary Forman of Hermiston: seeks $923.22. •Capital One Bank vs. Jacob L. Emerson: seeks $2,422.45. •Breah Ann Preble of Hermis- ton vs. Travis B. Rock of Uma- tilla: seeks $150,000. JUDGMENTS •Credits Inc. vs. Tamie Norris of Hermiston: seeks $997.10. PENDLETON — The follow- ing judgments have been rendered in Umatilla County courts (interest, court costs and fees not listed): •Credits Inc. vs. Christine A. and Shawn Penninger of Pendleton: seeks $800.65. •Midland Funding LLC vs. Francisco Hinojosa of Umatil- la: judgment for $1,403.67. •Credits Inc. vs. Curtis Goller of Stanfield: seeks $5,539.50. •Ray Klein Inc. vs. Jay J. and Carolyn Kay Ramirez of Weston: judgment for $508.43. •Gorge Recovery Service Inc. vs. Charles William Schultz and Pamela Schultz of Stan- field: seeks $160. •Credits Inc. vs. Tyson and Meagan Barger of Hermiston: judgment for $2,301.99. •Merchants Acceptance Corp. vs. Leslie Cherry of Pendleton: judgment for $1,885.32. •United Finance Co. vs. Megan Fernandez of Hermiston: judg- ment for $1,212. •North American Recovery Inc. vs. Vickie Paola (Gillpat- rick): judgment for $1,033.06. DIVORCES PENDLETON — Divorce de- crees were signed in Umatilla County Courts for: Rosa Garcia and Rogelio G. Figueroa Betancourt of Herm- iston; Debra Ann Arnold and Jimmy Ray Arnold of Hermis- ton; Dwayne Larry Brown and Jessica A. Brown of Herm- iston; Phillip E. Boling and Shannon M. Boling of Pendle- ton; Lori Sue Kimbel of Uma- tilla and Mark Eugene Kimbel of Elgin. MARRIAGES •United Finance Co. vs. Heath- er Hudson of Pendleton: judg- ment for $4,599.79. PENDLETON — Marriage li- censes have been registered in Umatilla County for: •Robert Peachey of Pendle- ton vs. Nancy Shaw of Mil- ton-Freewater: seeks $12,400. •United Finance Co. vs. Sha- ron Sumerlin of Weston: judg- ment for $2,951.19. Brandon Cyrus Ferguson, 28, and Cherie Renee Guenther, 26, both of Hermiston. •Credits Inc. vs. John and Sta- cia Miller of Hermiston: seeks $677.07. •LVNV Funding LLC vs. Erica Moreno of Umatilla: judgment for $1,075.49. Leighton Todd Halligan, 24, and Leah Anne Lammy, 20, both of Pendleton. •Credits Inc. vs. Mark R. Ashby of Boardman: seeks $2,259.99. •Credits Inc. vs. Brandon Ja- cobs of Irrigon: judgment for $3,559.07. Hank Brandon Moore, 39, and Stacey Lynn Schouten, 35, both of Hermiston. •Credits Inc. vs. Elizabeth and Robert Roberts of Hermiston: judgment for $7,372.46. Derek Lars Clark, 22, and Tay- lor Rae Rudolph, 21, both of Weston. •Credits Inc. vs. Joshua and Amy Spinden of Hermiston: seeks $895.81. •Collection Bureau of Walla Court: ‘Making a Murderer’ defendant’s confession stands By MICHAEL TARM AP Legal Affairs Writer CHICAGO — A federal appeals court in Chicago narrowly overturned a ruling Friday that could have freed a Wisconsin inmate featured in the “Making a Murderer” series from prison, though one dissenting judge called the case “a profound miscar- riage of justice.” The full 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reviewed Brendan Dassey’s claims that investigators tricked him into confessing that he took part in raping and killing photographer Teresa Halbach in 2005. Dassey was sentenced to life in prison in 2007 after telling detectives he helped his uncle, Steven Avery, rape and kill Halbach. The 4-to-3 opinion conceded a ruling wasn’t obvious or easy, but said it came down to whether findings by Wisconsin state courts that Dassey wasn’t coerced into confessing were reasonable. “The state courts’ finding that Dassey’s confession was voluntary was not beyond fair debate, but we conclude it was reasonable,” their 39-page ruling said. But Judge Ilana Diamond Rovner strongly disagreed. “His confession was not voluntary and his conviction should not stand, and yet an impaired teenager has been sentenced to life in prison,” she wrote in her dissent. “I view this as a profound miscarriage of justice.” In her dissent, Chief Judge Diane P. Wood added: “Without this involuntary and highly unreliable confession, the case against Dassey was almost nonexistent.” A federal Dassey magistrate judge overturned Dassey’s convic- tion last year, ruling that detectives took advantage of Dassey’s youth — he was 16 at the time — and learning disabil- ities to coerce his confession. A three-judge panel from the 7th Circuit upheld the magis- trate’s ruling in June. 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Their cases gained atten- tion in 2015 after Netflix aired “Making a Murderer,” a series examining Halbach’s death that spawned wide- spread conjecture about Avery and Dassey’s inno- cence. Authorities who worked on the cases said the series was biased. Holiday Remembrance Program Please Join in our our 9th 4th annual annual remembrance remembrance program in program honoring honoring and and celebrating the loved loved ones ones we we have have lost lost celebrating the the special special lives of the Tuesday, December 2017 • 7:00 Tuesday, December 12th, 13, 2011 • 7:00 pm pm 131 SE Byers Ave • Pendleton, Oregon Please call us and we will place the name of your loved one on an ornament for you to place on the tree. (541) 276-1221 Fellowship and refeshments following