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Saturday, February 10, 2018 Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office WARRANTS Saturday, Feb. 10, 2018 Victor Tyson Bates Age: 33 Sex: M PV (Probation Violation), Possession of methamphetamine No bail Last known location: Pendleton Christopher Jon Delfs Age: 39 Sex: M PV, DUII No bail Last known location: Hermiston NO PHOTO Delaine Marie DeMontiney Age: 55 Sex: F Failure to Appear (FTA), Negotiating bad check, theft of services Bail: $10,000 Last known location: Box Elder, MT Alberto Roman Luis Franco Age: 22 Sex: M FTA, Possession of methamphetamine Bail: $100,000 Last known location: Hermiston Tylor John Gifford Age: 23 Sex: M FTA, Possession of methamphetamine, felon in possession of restricted weapon Bail: $80,000 Last known location: John Day Severra Lee Jaime Age: 32 Sex: F PV, Menacing, harassment No bail Last known location: Hermiston Kash Michael Leon Age: 27 Sex: M FTA, Identity theft, forgery, theft, negoti- ating bad check Bail: $150,000 Last known location: Athena Natasia Ann Mackie Age: 27 Sex: F FTA, Possession of methamphetamine Bail: $10,000 Last known location: Athena Michael Robert Manta Age: 36 Sex: M PV, DUII, recklessly endangering another person No bail Last known location: Pendleton Nicholas James Mauri Age: 26 Sex: M FTA, Possession of methamphetamine, DUII, reckless driving, disorderly conduct No bail Last known location: Cave Junction 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 RECORDS Jury deliberates in Baltimore police corruption case By DAVID MCFADDEN Associated Press BALTIMORE — Jurors started deliberating Thursday in a case involving one of the worst U.S. police corruption scandals in recent memory after hearing nearly three weeks of testimony from drug dealers, a crooked bail bondsman and disgraced Baltimore detectives who detailed astonishing levels of police misconduct. The two detectives on trial face robbery, extortion and racketeering charges that could land them up to life in prison if convicted. The trial in a federal court- house has been dominated by testimony of four ex-detectives who worked alongside the defendants in an elite unit known as the Gun Trace Task Force. Those former detectives pleaded guilty to corruption charges about their time on the squad, which was once praised as a group of hard- charging officers chipping away at the tide of illegal guns on city streets. They testified on behalf of the government in the hopes of shaving years off their prison sentences. The former law enforcers testified that the unit was actually made up of thugs with badges who broke into homes, stole cash, resold looted narcotics and lied under oath to cover their tracks. Wearing lockup jumpsuits, the ex-detectives admitted to everything from armed home inva- sions to staging fictitious crime scenes and routinely defrauding their department with bogus overtime claims. Assistant U.S. Attorney Leo Wise described the two detectives on trial as “hunters” who “preyed upon the weak and the vulnerable” when their rogue police unit wasn’t scouring the city trying to find large-scale drug dealers to rob. He said the evidence, which included calls recorded by the FBI that captured their voices, was “overwhelming.” Defense attorney Jenifer Wicks delivered a fiery Baltimore Police Department/The Baltimore Sun via AP In this October 2016 photo released by the Baltimore police, officers, Det. Evodio Hendrix, Det. Marcus Taylor, Sgt. Wayne Jenkins, Det. Jemell Rayam, Det. Maurice Ward, from left, are seen in Baltimore. Federal prosecutors and defense attorneys are set to make their closing arguments Wednesday, in the trial of two Baltimore detec- tives, Marcus Taylor and Daniel Hersl, fighting racketeering and robbery charges. The case involves one of the worst U.S. police corruption scandals in recent memory. “This was an ongoing criminal enterprise for many years. We don’t believe that this was merely a rogue unit, but rath- er a symbol of a flawed culture in need of serious reform.” — Debbie Katz Levi, head of special litigation for Baltimore’s Office of the Public Defender closing argument on behalf of Detective Marcus Taylor. She told jurors the govern- ment went to the “depths of the criminal underworld” to find a parade of “profes- sional liars” as witnesses. “It’s deplorable and it’s nauseating,” Wicks said, asserting there was insuf- ficient evidence to convict Taylor of anything. In a rebuttal, Wise said investigators did indeed tour the unsavory depths of Baltimore’s underworld - and it was there they found Taylor and Detective Daniel Hersl. Hersl’s lead attorney, William Purpura, did not deny that his 48-year-old client took money — an act that “embarrassed” the city and the detective’s family — but that didn’t rise to charges of robbery or extortion. He attacked the veracity of the four disgraced detec- tives, noting that they’ve admitted to lying for years to juries, judges, colleagues and their families. “They want that ‘get out of jail free’ card,” Purpura said during his closing arguments. The detectives on trial did not testify. The out-of-control unit’s onetime supervisor, Sgt. Wayne Jenkins, also did not testify. Jenkins was portrayed as a wildly corrupt officer leading his unit on a tireless quest to shake down citizens and locate “monsters” - bigtime drug dealers with lots of loot to rob. His subordinates testified that he occasionally posed as a federal agent, encour- aged his officers to keep BB guns to plant as weapons, and kept duffel bags in his police car with grappling hooks, ski masks even a machete to ramp up their illegal activities. In mid-November, a Philadelphia police officer became the ninth law enforcement agent indicted in the federal investigation. Prosecutors allege he conspired with task force member Jemell Rayam to sell heroin and cocaine seized in Baltimore. It’s not clear when the ex-detectives who pleaded guilty will be sentenced by a federal judge. The ongoing federal investigation speaks to a dark side of police authority in Baltimore at a delicate time for the beleaguered department. A monitoring team is overseeing court-ordered reforms as part of a federal consent decree reached between Baltimore and the U.S. Justice Department due to discriminatory and unconstitutional policing. The mid-Atlantic city is also fresh off a new annual per-capita homicide record as the starkly divided city had 343 killings in 2017, roughly 56 killings per 100,000 people. Even public defenders, who routinely question police testimony, were shocked by the sordid revelations exposed at the trial, saying there could be a few thousand tainted cases stretching back to 2008. So far, roughly 125 cases involving the eight indicted Baltimore law enforcers have been dropped. “This was an ongoing criminal enterprise for many years,” said Debbie Katz Levi, head of special litiga- tion for Baltimore’s Office of the Public Defender. “We don’t believe that this was merely a rogue unit, but rather a symbol of a flawed culture in need of serious reform.” The jury asked two ques- tions Thursday but did not reach a decision. They will return Monday. PUBLIC SAFETY LOG THURSDAY 12:24 a.m. - Pendleton police responded to a report of a fight at the gym Club 24, 1845 Westgate Place. 2:44 a.m. - A caller reported the theft of a white Chevrolet pickup with a canopy from the Pilot Travel Center, 2115 S. Highway 395, Stanfield. 8:15 a.m. - Hermiston police took a report about a restraining order violation. The caller said a woman has the order against him, but she keeps texting him, which violates the order. 11:05 a.m. - An employee at the Gotta Stop, 131 Sixth St., Umatilla, asked to speak to police about being harassed by an ex-employee’s boyfriend. 12:05 p.m. - Hermiston police took a report for the theft of medication from a residence on the 400 block of West Hartley Avenue. 4:55 p.m. - A horse owner reported the landlord is harming her horses and cut off their water at River Ranch Campground on West Sprague Street, Echo. 5:26 p.m. - The Morrow County Sheriff’s Office received a complaint about the lack of water for five horses in a pasture on East East Street, Lexington. A deputy contacted the pasture owners, who said they would fill the horse trough on Friday. ARRESTS, CITATIONS •Oregon State Police arrested Donald S. Stewart, 54, of Walla Walla, for possession of methamphetamine. •Hermiston police arrested Layton Gene Winebarger, 19, of 161 N.E. 15th St., Unit C, Hermiston, for possession of Oxycodone and on two warrants for failure to appear. COURTS SENTENCES PENDLETON — The follow- ing felony sentences have been imposed in Umatilla County courts: •Miranda Alicia Longoria, 21, Hermiston, pleaded guilty to Burglary I: sentenced to 3 years probation, 180 sanction units, 90 maximum jail units and 240 hours community service, plus restitution to be determined; pleaded guilty to Possession of Metham- phetamine, Theft I, Attempt to Commit Class C/Unclassified Felony and Theft III: sentenc- es to discharge. •Jason Michael Francisco Garza, 28, Irrigon, plead- ed no contest to Fleeing or Attempting to Elude a Po- lice Officer: sentenced to 25 months Oregon Dept. of Corrections (DOC), 3 years post-prison supervision, $100 fine, $114.60 restitution and 90 days driver’s license suspension; pleaded no con- test to Possession of Forged Instrument I: sentenced dis- charged; pleaded guilty to Driving While Suspended/ Revoked: sentenced to 364 days jail, $300 fine and $700 fine-suspended; pleaded guilty to Failure to Appear II: sentenced to 364 days jail. •Damion Nathaniel Creason, 27, Portland, pleaded guilty to Possession of Methamphet- amine: sentenced to $200 fine. •Nicholas Geraldo Guerra, 27, Hermiston, pleaded guilty to Possession of Heroin: sen- tenced to 60 days jail, 1 year post-prison supervision, $200 fine and 6 months driv- er’s license suspension. •Cassandra Darlene Ross, 28, Pendleton, pleaded guilty to two counts of Identity Theft: sentenced to 2 years proba- tion, 120 sanction units, 60 maximum jail units, 80 hours community service, $20 fine and $454.40 restitution (sec- ond count discharged). SUITS FILED PENDLETON — The follow- ing suits have been filed in Umatilla County courts (in- terest, court costs and fees not listed): •Credits Inc. vs. Jasmine M. Gerard of Hermiston: seeks $2,297.07. •Credits Inc. vs. James B. and Kathy Rinehart of Pendleton: seeks $573.41. •Credits Inc. vs. Corrina and James E. Robinson of Pend- leton: seeks $288.07. •Credits Inc. vs. Scott F. and Amanda L. Clawson of Herm- iston: seeks $745.12. •Credits Inc. vs. Ross and Bree Baker of Hermiston: seeks $2,920.54. •Credits Inc. vs. Peter and Kristi Lawson of Hermiston: seeks $7,763.30. •Credits Inc. vs. Miguel Guti- errez Velazquez of Boardman: seeks $2,839.88. •Quick Collect Inc. vs. Carlyle E. and Gregory H. Gallien of Hermiston: seeks $565.86. •Christopher Lee Barnes of Umatilla (TRCI) vs. Christi- na Irving, Tanya Ridley, Troy Bowser, Michel F. Gower, Greg Jones and Collette S. Peters: seeks $250,000 from each defendant, plus com- pensatory damages. •Accounts Receivable Inc. vs. Hannah N. Garver of Hermis- ton: seeks $3,381.17. •Collection Bureau of Wal- la Walla Inc. vs. Jenni Culp (Carmichael) of Helix: seeks $717.97. •Collection Bureau of Walla Walla Inc. vs. Jamie Robel of Milton-Freewater: seeks $206.73. •Collection Bureau of Walla Walla Inc. vs. Elvira C. Torres of Milton-Freewater: seeks $335.51. •Collection Bureau of Walla Walla Inc. vs. Ashley N. Maple of Pendleton: seeks $409.12. •Collection Bureau of Walla Walla Inc. vs. Elia Duran-De- Leon of Pendleton: seeks $299.07. •Collection Bureau of Walla Walla Inc. vs. Petra C. Cor- rales (Cazares) and David Cazares of Milton-Freewater: seeks $286.86. •Collection Bureau of Walla Walla Inc. vs. Alexzandria B. (Alex) Mahoney of Pendle- ton: seeks $1,298.67. •Collection Bureau of Walla Walla Inc. vs. Alfonso Marti- nez Sr. and Gudelia Martinez of Milton-Freewater: seeks $636.13. •Collection Bureau of Wal- la Walla Inc. vs. Jesse and Shelby L. Romm of Burbank, Wash.: seeks $146.47. •Farm Equipment Headquar- ters Inc. of Pendleton vs. MJ Perry Farms LLC of Meridian, Idaho: seeks $34,500. •Zions Credit Corporation dba First Zions National Bank vs. Abraham Saenz of Herm- iston: seeks $56,217.30. •Nationwide Recovery Ser- vice Inc. vs. Kalana C. Engel and Kregg W. Kinder of Pend- leton: seeks $5,720.58. •LVNV Funding LLC vs. Mary Sanders of Hermiston: seeks $635.65. •LVNV Funding LLC vs. John White of Pendleton: seeks $838.61. •LVNV Funding LLC vs. John Campbell of Pendleton: seeks $1,016.72. •Discover Bank vs. John L. Hood of Pendleton: judgment for $6,950.73. •LVNV Funding LLC vs. Greg- ory Martin of Hermiston: seeks $1,566.60. •AmeriCredit Financial Ser- vices Inc. vs. Edward W. Sayre of Pendleton: judg- ment for $12,420.37. •LVNV Funding LLC vs. Rob- in Parr of Pendleton: seeks $1,949.07. •LVNV Funding LLC vs. Gina Montgomery of Pendleton: seeks $589.44. JUDGMENTS PENDLETON — The follow- ing judgments have been rendered in Umatilla County courts (interest, court costs and fees not listed): •LVNV Funding LLC vs. Jack Mohrland of Pendleton: judg- ment for $716.39. •Credits Inc. vs. Ruth E. Rojas of Stanfield: judgment for $8,415.99. •Ray Klein Inc. vs. Christine Wizner of Hermiston: judg- ment for $385.43. •Quick Collect Inc. vs. Glenda S. Taylor of Ione: judgment for $885.91. •Nationwide Recovery Ser- vice vs. Niki Troung (Nicolas V. Truong) of Pendleton: judg- ment for $5,191.48. •Discover Bank vs. Raylena M. Cimmiyotti of Hermiston: judgment for $3,627.89. •United Finance Co. vs. Tere- sa Rios Resendiz of Hermis- ton: judgment for $614.73. •Credits Inc. vs. Tammy and Jerry A. Bair of Umatilla: judgment for $3,693.43. •Credits Inc. vs. Francisca Molina of Athena: judgment for $1,994.88. •Credits Inc. vs. Brandon E. Colpitts of Hermiston: judg- ment for $9,824.11. MARRIAGES PENDLETON — Marriage li- censes have been registered in Umatilla County for: Robert Celso Ponce, 44, and Pamela Janette Hinton, 44, both of Kennewick, Wash. •Credits Inc. vs. Tirah Jo May- enschein of Hermiston: judg- ment for $1,012.96. Federico Garcia, 40, and Es- meralda Guzman Madrigal, 39, both of Boardman. •Credits Inc. vs. Deianira Mar- tinez of Hermison: judgment for $2,409.63. Joseph Wayne Dunagan, 78, and Barbara Ann Wright, 66, both of Pendleton. •United Finance Co. vs. Ash- ley Pahukoa of Pendleton: judgment for $1,530.88. LOTTERY •United Finance Co. vs. Cayson C. Gray of Mil- ton-Freewater: judgment for $4,212.36. •United Finance Co. vs. John W. Conn of Ackerman, MS: judgment for $3,193.13. •LVNV Funding LLC vs. Tam- my Wynne: judgment for $1,213.01. Wendi Lin Giles of Umatilla and Scott Edward Giles of Hermiston; Kimberly Jeanne Schubert of Hermiston and Steven Richard Schubert of Kennewick; Tiffany Copeland of Pilot Rock and Jeffrey Nee- ley of Pendleton. Juan Manuel Zumaya Nava, 46, of Pasco, Wash., and Flor Gisela Valencia, 41, of Herm- iston. •CSO Financial Inc. vs. Ran- dall James Small of Pendle- ton: judgment for $3,847.40. •Capital One Bank vs. Tonya L. Bosworth of Pendleton: judgment for $1,783.60. DIVORCES PENDLETON — Divorce de- crees were signed in Umatil- la County Courts for: •Credits Inc. vs. Desiree and Demetrio Torres of Hermis- ton: judgment for $617.48. •Credits Inc. vs. Fredrick E. Handel of Hermiston: judg- ment for $8,800.87. •United Finance Co. vs. Mat- thew Hall of Pendleton: judg- ment for $4,755.62. couver, Wash.: judgment for $19,862.50. •Evergreen Financial Services Inc. vs. Luis Meseth Aguilar of Umatilla: judgment for $586.23. •Cavalry SPV I LLC vs. Jodie McNeil Carter of Mil- ton-Freewater: judgment for $1,904.99. •Clooten Law LLC of Pendle- ton vs. Adelina Garcia of Van- Thursday, Feb. 8 Lucky Lines 04-07-10-14-FREE-19-21- 27-29 Estimated jackpot: $22,000 Pick 4 1 p.m.: 5-3-9-1 4 p.m.: 7-6-9-3 7 p.m.: 6-8-5-1 10 p.m.: 2-8-4-2 Friday, Feb. 9 Pick 4 1 p.m.: 6-2-3-1
