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DESCHUTES COUNTY
Man suing
DA’s office
over rape
arrest
Lawsuit will state ex-wife’s
allegations were not vetted
BY GARRETT ANDREWS
The Bulletin
When Hillsboro resident Joshua Sprague
made his monthly parental visit to Bend in
January, Bend Police officers served an ar-
rest warrant citing him with first-degree rape
and other felonies.
The charges were dropped in April, and
now Sprague, 33, intends to sue the De-
schutes County District Attorney’s office for
allegedly failing to vet the claims made by his
former wife, Sarah Hastings.
Through his attorney on Tuesday, Sprague
notified the district attorney’s office of his in-
tent to sue and demanded the office preserve
all records from his case.
“We will seek punitive damages for
their destruction,” wrote Matthew Mohill,
Sprague’s attorney.
Sprague lived for years in Deschutes
County, though he’s lived for the past three
in Hillsboro, according to court records.
From left: Rebecca Mehra, Sadi Henderson and Mel Lawrence run together at Central Oregon Community College on Friday. Ryan Brennecke/Bulletin photos
U.S. Olympic
Track &
Field Trials
The U.S. Olympic Track and
Field trials will take place
at Eugene’s Hayward Field
from June 18-27, with rest
days June 22-23.
NBC Sports Network and
NBC will air live coverage ev-
ery day. NBC’s television cov-
erage will be streamed on
NBCOlympics.com and the
NBC Sports app.
BEND RUNNERS
IN THE OLYMPIC TRIALS
Friday, 4:03 p.m., women’s
1,500 first round: Rebecca
Mehra
Saturday, 6:40 p.m., wom-
en’s 1,500 semifinals: Re-
becca Mehra (if she advances)
Sunday, 6:35 p.m., women’s
steeplechase first round:
Mel Lawrence
Monday, 5:05 p.m., wom-
en’s 1,500 final: Rebecca
Mehra (if she advances)
Thursday, 7 p.m., women’s
800 first round: Rebecca
Mehra, Sadi Henderson, Angel
Piccirillo
Thursday, 8:47 p.m., wom-
en’s steeplechase final: Mel
Lawrence (if she advances)
June 25, 3:02 p.m., wom-
en’s 800 semifinal: Rebecca
Mehra, Sadi Henderson, Angel
Piccirillo (if they advance)
June 27, 4:52 p.m., women’s
800 final: Rebecca Mehra,
Sadi Henderson, Angel Pic-
cirillo (if they advance)
A tough road
to Tokyo
See Lawsuit / A4
Polygraphs don’t
detect lies well,
but area agencies
still rely on them
Bend runners ready for Olympic
Track & Field Trials in Eugene
BY GARRETT ANDREWS
The Bulletin
At the bottom of most every polygraph re-
port is an important disclaimer: Polygraphs
are an investigative tool. They should not be
treated as evidence.
“I compare them to medical tests,” said
Albany-based polygraph examiner Glenn
Fairall. “Although the best polygraph tests
are extremely accurate, they’re still not 100%.
They shouldn’t be relied on as fingerprints
are, or DNA evidence is. But even the most
commonly used medical tests aren’t 100%.”
Though polygraph results don’t detect lies
with scientific certainty or meet standards
of evidence to be admissible in court, they’re
used regularly by police in Central Oregon
to fact check and eliminate suspects in sex-
ual abuse cases.
They’re used by police, from the FBI to
local investigations, as an interrogation tech-
nique and to help speed along investigations.
They also are used by state and federal pro-
bation offices in Oregon.
BY MARK MORICAL • The Bulletin
M
el Lawrence has nothing to lose.
The 31-year-old middle distance
runner is free and clear, mentally and
physically, to make what will
likely be her last attempt at a
U.S. Olympic team.
The 3,000-meter steeple-
From left:
chaser is one of four female
Rebecca Mehra,
runners from Bend who will
Sadi Hender-
compete in the U.S. Olympic
son and Mel
Track & Field Trials, which
Lawrence will
start Friday and continue un-
be competing
til June 27 at the sparkling new in the Olympic
Hayward Field in Eugene.
Track & Field
Lawrence said she is feeling
Trials in Eugene
optimistic about her chances of this week.
making the team that will go to
Tokyo. ”I feel very fortunate that my sponsorship
isn’t on the line, my livelihood, my contract’s not
on the line,” Lawrence said.
See Trials / A4
See Polygraphs / A4
Bend High building named for Maxwell
A new building on the Bend
High School campus will be
named after Robert D. Max-
well, a Medal of Honor recip-
ient and longtime automotive
teacher at the high school.
Maxwell
The Bend-La Pine School
Board agreed at its Tuesday meeting to name
the building the Robert D. Maxwell Center.
The new building, scheduled to open this fall,
will be on the same site where Maxwell taught
automotive classes for decades. The building
will include a large multipurpose room and four
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new classrooms. It will be funded through the
construction bond passed by voters in 2017.
Bend High School Principal Christopher
Reese wanted to honor Maxwell, who was an
important part of the school’s Veterans Day cel-
ebrations and was the oldest living Medal of
Honor recipient in Oregon at the time of his
death May 11, 2019, at 98.
“His character withstands the test of time,” Re-
ese said. “He was a phenomenal teacher. He was a
phenomenal human. It was truly an honor to get
to know Bob Maxwell and all he represented.”
Maxwell’s name was considered for Bend’s
new high school, but the board voted last year
to name it Caldera High School.
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Dick Tobiason, chairman of the Bend He-
roes Foundation, said his longtime friend would
have preferred to have the Bend High School
building named after him.
“Knowing Bob, he didn’t like anything big
and grand,” Tobiason said. “He was just a hum-
ble guy that wanted to do his job. It just fits Bob
to a T.”
Maxwell, a World War II veteran, served as
an Army Technician and jumped on a German
grenade in September 1944, saving the lives of
four American soldiers. For his heroic actions,
Maxwell received the Medal of Honor, the na-
tion’s highest medal for valor and bravery.
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