RECORDS
Saturday, March 30, 2019
Umatilla County Sheriff ’s Offi ce
WARRANTS
Saturday, March 30, 2019
Darin Levi Dettmer
Age: 42 Sex: M
Charge: Probation Violation (PV):
Criminal mischief, harassment
No bail
Last known location: Milton-Freewa-
ter, OR
Cody Lee Farrens
Age: 27 Sex: M
Charge: PV: Burglary, theft, felon in
possession of fi rearm, harassment
No bail
Last known location: Milton-Freewa-
ter, OR
Jennifer Lynn Helseth
Age: 40 Sex: F
Charge: PV: Theft
No bail
Last known location: Pendleton, OR
Joseph Dean Johnson
Age: 36 Sex: M
Charge: Failure to Appear (FTA):
Fleeing/attempt to elude police, reck-
lessly endangering another person
Bail: $80,000
Last known location: Walla Walla,
WA
Timothy Allan Kelly
Age: 27 Sex: M
Charge: Attempted arson, recklessly
endangering another person
Bail: $100,000
Last known location: Hermiston, OR
Sergio Ruiz Monroy
Age: 36 Sex: M
Charge: FTA: Possession of forged
instrument, forgery, giving false
information to police
Bail: $40,000
Last known location: Hermiston, OR
Michael Ray Moore
Age: 60 Sex: M
Charge: PV: DUII
No bail
Last known location: Athena, OR
Juan Rodriguez Pacheco
Age: 48 Sex: M
Charge: FTA: Interfering with police/
parole/probation offi cer
Bail: $15,000
Last known location: Irrigon, OR
Damon Alan Preuss
Age: 26 Sex: M
Charge: FTA: Disorderly conduct
Bail: $40,000
Last known location: La Grande, OR
Yvonne Helen Richardson
Age: 39 Sex: F
Charge: FTA: Possession of
methamphetamine
Bail: $20,000
Last known location: Pendleton, OR
Warrants on the above persons were active at the time
the list was created, however wanted status is subject to
change at anytime.
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.
Republican lawmaker
loses in lawsuit over
2018 tax law
Associated Press
PORTLAND — The
Oregon Tax Court has
sided with Democratic
lawmakers on a lawsuit
fi led last year by a Repub-
lican state senator hoping
to overturn a controversial
tax law.
The Oregonian/Ore-
gonLive reports that
if Sen. Brian Boquist,
R-Dallas, had prevailed,
the state could have been
left with a quarter-billion
dollars less in tax revenue
in the current two-year
budget of $22.5 billion.
But the court backed
the state in a March 21
ruling, fi nding that the
law that denies an addi-
tional tax break for certain
business owners complies
with the Oregon Constitu-
tion. Boquist said Thurs-
day that he does not plan
to appeal.
Senate
Bill
1528
repealed a tax break for
people who earn income
from certain businesses,
such as partnerships and
S corporations, and pay
taxes on their personal tax
returns.
President
Donald
Trump’s 2017 federal tax
law included the same
deduction, and Oregon
was on track to replicate it
because the state automat-
ically copies federal tax
code.
Democrats in the Leg-
islature argued that those
types
of
companies,
known as pass-through
businesses,
did
not
deserve another tax break
because they already pay
lower income tax rates
than wage earners under a
2013 Oregon law.
Although the legislation
to prevent the tax break
was somewhat convo-
luted, it was a hot topic in
2018 as Gov. Kate Brown
ran for re-election. The
governor publicly debated
for weeks over whether to
sign the bill into law, invit-
ing proponents of keeping
or killing the tax break to
lobby her.
With two weeks left to
use her veto on any bill
passed by the Legislature
this year, Gov. Kate Brown
is still deciding whether to
kill a corporate tax plan
that would net the state a
quarter-billion dollars.
Boquist said in the law-
suit that the bill’s purpose
was to raise taxes, which
meant it was subject to
constitutional
require-
ments to originate in the
Oregon House and pass
both chambers on a three-
fi fths supermajority vote.
East Oregonian
A7
PUBLIC SAFETY
THURSDAY
12:47 a.m. — Hermiston police
responded to a report of an assault on the
1000 block of West Orchard Avenue but did
not fi nd anyone.
6:51 a.m. — A Heppner resident on
Southeast Cannon Street reported fi nd-
ing a dead deer in his backyard. He said
it looked like a pack of dogs attacked the
deer.
11:06 a.m. — Pendleton police received
a report to run extra patrols around Grecian
Heights Park on Southwest Athens Avenue.
12:59 p.m. — A caller reported two
males were “shooting up” drugs in a bur-
gundy four-door sedan at the Rocket Mart,
2398 N. First St., Hermiston. The Umatilla
County Sheriff ’s Offi ce arrived but found
no one.
1:55 p.m. — A caller reported a distur-
bance at Northeast Fourth Street and East
Dogwood Avenue, Hermiston, concerning
a possibly stolen vehicle.
2:01 p.m. — A resident on Wagon Wheel
Loop, Hermiston, complained about the
neighbor’s dog coming onto his property
and attacking him. The caller said the dog’s
owner does nothing to control the animal.
2:02 p.m. — Pendleton Police responded
to Dairy Queen, 1415 S.W. Court Ave., after
receiving a report from employees that a
vehicle drove through the building.
The investigation revealed the driver,
Gene Metroz, 81, of Pendleton, experi-
enced issues with his foot getting stuck
between the gas pedal and brake pedal
while he was exiting the drive-thru. Metroz
lost control of the vehicle and drove into
the west side of the building. Metroz was
uninjured, according to Pendleton police,
but the collision caused substantial dam-
age to the building. City of Pendleton engi-
neer Tim Simons responded to ensure the
building was structurally safe before Blue
Mountain Towing removed the car.
Police also found Metroz’s insurance
lapsed in 2017, so he received a citation for
driving uninsured. Police also impounded
his vehicle.
2:06 p.m. — Pendleton police received
information about a fi ght on South Main
Street involving 6-8 juveniles.
4:05 p.m. — The Heppner man who
reported the dead deer called back to
tell the Morrow County Sheriff ’s Offi ce he
determined town dogs were responsible
for the vicious kill. A deputy responded.
6:32 p.m. — An Irrigon caller on South-
west Utah Avenue complained about two
Huskies “running wild.” They even jumped
into her yard and tried to attack her dogs.
6:38 p.m. — A 911 caller reported an
assault at Stillman Park, 413 S.E. Byers Ave.,
Pendleton. Police took a report.
6:39 p.m. — Emergency services in
Boardman responded to a call about a
male on Mojave Court who was dizzy, vom-
iting blood and had no transportation. An
ambulance took him to Good Shepherd
Medical Center, Hermiston.
7:27 p.m. — The ambulance service and
other emergency agencies in Boardman
responded to a report of a 3-year-old girl
who was conscious but could not breathe.
Then she began to breathe but was not
responding. The ambulance took her to
Good Shepherd as well.
6:38 p.m. — Hermiston police received
a report about elder abuse or neglect.
8:33 p.m. — A caller reported two males
looked like they were going to fi ght out-
side the Taj Food Mart, 84802 Highway 11,
Milton-Freewater.
10:02 p.m. — A caller reported drug
activity at Motel 6 Pendleton West, 620 S.W.
Tutuilla Creek Road, Pendleton.
11:16 p.m. — The Morrow County Sher-
iff ’s Offi ce took a report for an assault of a
female on Brace Road, Irrigon.
ARRESTS, CITATIONS
•Hermiston police arrested Alex Morales
Rodriguez, 23, on three counts each of
identity theft, second-degree theft and sec-
ond-degree forgery.
•Milton-Freewater police arrested Brad-
ley Strong, 54, for driving under the infl u-
ence of intoxicants and on warrants.
COURTS
Sentences
PENDLETON — The following felony
sentences have been imposed in Uma-
tilla County courts:
•Javier Francisco Vigil, 48, Pendleton,
pleaded no contest to Burglary II: sen-
tenced to 20 months Oregon Dept. of
Corrections (DOC), 1 year post-prison
supervision, $200 fi ne and restitution to
be determined; pleaded guilty to Driving
While Suspended/Revoked: sentenced to
$1,000 fi ne.
Suits Filed
PENDLETON — The following suits
have been fi led in Umatilla County
courts (interest, court costs and fees
not listed):
•Ally Financial Inc. vs. Cecelia C. Muniz and
Cliff ord B. Stanger: seek $7,810.41.
•Ricky F. and Paula W. Anderson, and Kami
and Carter Willis vs. Carla Windham of
Pendleton: seeks $947,895.
•Tab Burke of Hermiston vs. OSP Fish and
Wildlife Division and John D. Gardner of
Hermiston: seeks $2,000.
•Stephen Lee Brown of Umatilla (TRCI) vs.
State of Oregon: seeks $265.
•Michael J. and Ilana Hernandez of
Kennewick, Wash., vs. Walmart Inc.: seeks
$553,000.
•Mitchell Myers of Hermiston vs. Angela D.
Todd of Hermiston: seeks $1,200.
•A-1 Industrial Supply LLC of Hermiston vs.
Truck Enterprises of Fontana, Calif.: seeks
$4,337.35.
•Cavalry SPV I LLC vs. Daniel Valdovino of
Hermiston: seeks $1,402.82.
•Nationwide Recovery Service Inc. vs. Ash-
ley Zegers of Hermiston: seeks $5,411.86.
•Nationwide Recovery Service Inc. vs.
Austin W. Taylor of Pendleton: seeks
$3,881.30.
•Credits Inc. vs. Jorge Jimenez and 3 Jay’s
Transport LLC of Pasco, Wash.: seeks
$967.44.
•Credits Inc. vs. Alyssa J. Hendren of Irri-
gon: seeks $3,202.06.
•Ray Klein Inc. dba Professional Credit
Service vs. Ellyn P. Clausen of Hermiston:
seeks $377.45.
•Credits Inc. vs. Cheri Rosenberg of Pend-
leton: seeks $1,429.40.{/div}
Judgments
PENDLETON — The following judg-
ments have been rendered in Umatilla
County courts (interest, court costs and
fees not listed):
•Quick Collect Inc. vs. Hanna Quick of
Hermiston: judgment for $369.78.
•Discover Bank vs. Roger L. Reedy of Pend-
leton: judgment for $2,084.66.
•Discover Bank vs. Richard R. Ayers of
Hermiston: judgment for $2,434.97.
•Midland Funding LLC vs. Casey Landis of
Pilot Rock: judgment for $1,166.71.
•OneMain Financial Group LLC vs. Ernesto
Rodriguez: judgment for $2,355.94.
•Capital One Bank vs. Kathleen Simmons
of Pendleton: judgment for $1,807.66.
•Collection Bureau of Walla Walla vs. Clint
J. Walters of Pendleton: judgment for
$18,144.28.
•Bonneville Billing & Collections Inc. vs.
Felicety Boodt of Pendleton: judgment for
$796.24.
•Bonneville Billing & Collections Inc. vs.
Kacie Hemphill of Pendleton: judgment
for $1,841.87.
•Midland Funding LLC vs. Amber Stall-
ings of Milton-Freewater: judgment for
$1,415.09.
•Ray Klein Inc. vs. Kerry Miller of Pendle-
ton: judgment for $434.64.
•Quick Collect Inc. vs. Leticia Ibarra of
Hermiston: judgment for $1,506.10.
•Evergreen Financial Services Inc. vs.
Daniel and Chela Navejar of Hermiston:
judgment for $283.11.
•CSO Financial Inc. vs. Brenda Lee Lund-
quist of Pendleton: judgment for $907.24.
Divorces
PENDLETON — Divorce decrees were
signed in Umatilla County Courts for:
Manuel Escalante of Umatilla and Maria
Blanca Muniz of Eltopia, Wash.; Roxana
Diane Lieberg Jordheim of Hermiston and
John Gerald Jones of Keizer; Mark L. Hick-
ey of Hermiston and Jinnan Wu; Dustin D.
Miller and Meloney J. Miller of Hermiston;
Bonny Lee Tuller of Pendleton and Kevin
Neal Strampher Jr. of Bend; Larry Alan Ba-
doux of Hermiston and Rebecca Christine
Badoux of Pasco, Wash.; Tanna M. King
and James R. King of Athena.
Marriages
PENDLETON — Marriage licenses have
been registered in Umatilla County for:
Froylan Tena Calderon, 37, and Anjelica
Orozco, 33, both of Hermiston.
Emmitt Roy Skeen, 25, andJessica Rae
Chavez, 33, both of Boardman.
Migrant child who died in U.S. custody had infection
By NOMAAN
MERCHANT
Associated Press
HOUSTON
—
An
autopsy has found that a
7-year-old girl from Gua-
temala died of a bacterial
infection while detained by
the U.S. Border Patrol, in a
case that drew worldwide
attention to the plight of
migrant families detained at
the southern U.S. border.
The El Paso County
Medical Examiner’s offi ce
released a report Friday
of its fi ndings in the death
of 7-year-old Jakelin Caal
Maquin.
Jakelin died Dec. 8, just
over a day after she was
apprehended by Border
Patrol agents with her father
after entering the U.S. ille-
gally. Jakelin was one of two
children to die in Border
Patrol custody in December,
raising questions about the
agency’s ability to care for
families.
The report says traces of
streptococcus bacteria were
found in Jakelin’s lungs,
adrenal gland, liver, and
spleen. The autopsy says she
faced a “rapidly progressive
infection” that led to sepsis
and the failure of multiple
organs.
The medical examiner did
not determine which form of
streptococcus bacteria Jake-
lin contracted.
“It’s a death that could
have been preventable,” said
Dr. Colleen Kraft, a past
president of the American
Academy of Pediatrics who
spoke to The Associated
Press after reviewing the
report.
Kraft said the type of
infection Jakelin had would
have likely caused initial
symptoms that a medical pro-
fessional would have caught,
like an elevated heartbeat or
respiratory rate.
“She should have been
taken to the hospital right
away,” Kraft said, adding
that “you had somebody who
didn’t know to look for those
subtle signs that her little sys-
tem was shutting down.”
U.S. Customs and Bor-
der Protection said shortly
after Jakelin’s death that she
and her father, Nery Gil-
berto Caal Cuz, were in a
group of 163 migrants who
were apprehended at about
9:15 p.m. Dec. 6 in a remote
part of New Mexico. The
father signed an English-lan-
guage form stating Jake-
lin was in good health, CBP
said, but it remains unclear
whether he understood what
the form said.
Jakelin and her father
boarded a bus at about
4:30 a.m. Dec. 7 from the
Antelope Wells port of entry
for the Lordsburg station.
AP Photo/Rudy Gutierrez, File
Annunciation House director Ruben Garcia answers ques-
tions from the media after reading a statement December
18, 2018, from the family of Jakelin Caal Maquin, pictured
at left, during a press briefi ng at Casa Vides in downtown El
Paso, Texas.
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