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6 NOVEMBER 1, 2023 SMOKE SIGNALS Man exhibiting 8erratic behavior9 found dead during police standoff while in the Grand Ronde community that caused Publications coordinator concern. A male who was exhibiting errat- <Again, out of an abun- ic and unacceptable verbal behav- dance of caution, we ior in the Grand Ronde area and closed the offices early prompted the Tribal government and sent staff home. As to shut down 36 minutes early on I understand it, there Wednesday, Oct. 18, was found dead have not been any direct inside his resi- physical threats made dence during a against staff, and we are police standoff confident in our abili- on Thursday, ty to provide the same Oct. 19. safe work environment Lonny Roy for staff that we always Orman, who have,= Leno added. owned 2.5 acres Photos by Michelle Alaimo According to the Oregon o f f F i r e H a l l Lonny Roy Orman This is what remains of Lonny Roy Orman9s residence at 7850 Fire Hall Road on Monday, Judicial Department, a Road in the Oct. 23. On Wednesday, Oct. 18, Orman was exhibiting <erratic and unacceptable= verbal man with the same name Grand Ronde area, <committed behavior in the Grand Ronde area, which prompted the Tribal government to shut down only has a 2008 trafoc vi- what appeared to be suicide,= said 36 minutes early. On Thursday, Oct. 19, he set his Grand Ronde residence on fire, then olation in Yamhill County Polk County Sheriff Mark Garton. <committed what appeared to be suicide,= according to Polk County Sheriff Mark Garton. on his Oregon record. <The investigation is ongoing, but However, Orman was all appearances lead to a dence and found Orman dead. arrested in 2012 on charges of suicide situation.= OSP9s Kennedy said the cause of assault with a deadly weapon and Many police cars con- the ore is under investigation. attempted homicide in Galt, Calif. verged on the Grand On Wednesday, Oct. 18, four Orman, who was 41 at the time, Ronde area beginning hours after Tribal governmental was believed by his family mem- about noon Thursday. ofoces closed, Grand Ronde Tribal bers to be suffering from delusions, Responding law enforce- Police Chief Jake McKnight sent including that his niece was being ment personnel were from out an email advising employees harmed. Upon being denied entry Oregon State Police, the that if they saw Orman on campus into his sister9s nearby home, he Grand Ronde Tribal Po- that they should call 911. began oring through the front door, lice Department, the Sa- The email included a mug shot according to newspaper reports. lem Police Department of Orman and a photo of his Toy- Orman9s sister retrieved a hand- and Polk County Sheriff9s Flowers left by family members for Lonny Roy ota Tacoma TRD Sport 4x4 truck. gun and returned fire. Orman9s Ofoce. <DO NOT APPROACH,= McKnight brother-in-law was struck by a <The previous day, Lon- Orman are seen outside of his residence at 7850 added in all capital letters. bullet in the shoulder during the ny Orman was involved in Fire Hall Road on Monday, Oct. 23. <Upon learning of the circum- exchange. another criminal issue,= stances of this specific situation Orman, who also was wounded in Garton said on Monday, Oct. 23. the department responded with two late this afternoon, we didn9t feel the upper leg, was taken into cus- <He pulled a knife on a guy. We engines, two medics, a battalion as though there was an immediate tody by California Highway Patrol attempted to arrest him that day, chief and other staff. In addition, safety threat to employees, but and El Dorado County Sheriff9s ofo- but he slipped away and we weren9t two water tenders from Sheridan we will always err on the side of cers on Highway 50 shortly after the able to catch him. We had proba- Fire were sent over as mutual aid caution and for what9s best for our incident occurred. He was booked ble cause to arrest him from that for a total of 17 personnel. staff, kids and all those that we into the Sacramento County Jail incident on Wednesday. And then <The fire was brought under serve,= Interim General Manager on charges of assault with a deadly somebody reported seeing him on control within 30 minutes with Chris Leno said in announcing the weapon and attempted homicide. Thursday near his house and that extended overhaul and mop up due sudden closure of Tribal ofoces. Orman was living in Oregon at is what started the response.= to the fuels involved with the initial Leno said Orman was exhibiting the time, but had been staying with Garton said police asked over ore,= Warden added. verbal behavior with members of his parents in Galt in the same loud speakers for Orman to come After the ore was under control, Tribal staff and erratic behavior neighborhood as his sister and her out of his residence, but he never police personnel entered the resi- family. responded and then a ore started According to the Polk County inside the structure. Assessor9s Office, Orman owned <Oregon State Police were assist- property on Fire Hall Road in the ing the Polk County Sheriff9s Ofoce Grand Ronde area, but retained a with this incident,= said Capt. Kyle mailing address in Galt. He was not Kennedy. <As deputies and troopers an enrolled member of the Grand attempted to arrest the suspect, he Ronde Tribe. ned into a residence and barricaded Tribal governmental offices himself. Many hours and multiple opened on time on Thursday, Oct. efforts went into bringing the sus- 19, and on Friday, Oct. 20, Leno pect out of the residence. However, announced that the security con- those efforts were not successful. cern had ended and that it posed During those efforts, on-scene per- no further threat to the community. sonnel discovered the residence had Garton said that Orman9s next an internal ore and quickly became of kin have been notioed and that engulfed.= Lonny Roy Orman9s burned Toyota Tacoma TRD Sport 4x4 truck is seen a cause of death has yet to be de- Grand Ronde Tribal Emergency outside his home at 7850 Fire Hall Road. termined. n Services Chief Steve Warden said By Dean Rhodes Drop box installed The Grand Ronde Tribal Police Department, 9655 Grand Ronde Road, has a medication drop box located in the front lobby. Lobby hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. The drop box is for any prescribed or over-the-counter medication. If the containers are too large to ot in the drop box, please repackage them in a zip-lock plastic bag. Tribal Police employees cannot handle the medications so the person dropping them off must repackage them. Needles and liquids are not allowed in the drop box. Tribal Police suggest mixing liquid medications with cat litter or cof- fee grounds and then throwing them away with the household trash. For more information, call 503-879-1821. n
