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Blue Mountain Eagle
Wednesday, February 11, 2015
Tirico pleads not guilty
in misconduct case
Blue Mountain Eagle
CANYON CITY –
Former John Day Police
Chief Richard Tirico has
pleaded not guilty to two
counts of first-degree offi-
cial misconduct.
Tirico appeared last
Thursday in Grant County
Circuit Court.
The case could go to
trial as soon as March 10,
depending on the action
in another case already
on the court calendar. The
court set a backup date of
May 13, although defense
attorney J. Robert Moon
was not sure his schedule
would work for that day.
Attorneys told Judge
William D. Cramer Jr.
they expected the trial
would take one day. It will
be heard by a six-person
jury.
Assistant
Attorney
General Colin Benson is
handling the prosecution.
Both Benson and Moon
participated by teleconfer-
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ence last week.
Official misconduct is a
Class A misdemeanor.
Tirico resigned as chief
in October 2013 without
explanation. He was in-
dicted last Sept. 29 by a
Grant County grand jury.
The indictment al-
leges he had two officers
in the department falsify
their time sheets, billing
overtime hours against a
drunken-driving enforce-
ment grant rather than the
city’s police budget.
Contributed photo
A trap shoot and auction raised more than $2,400 last Saturday to help former
Mt. Vernon Mayor Sue Horn with medical expenses in her battle against cancer.
Organizer Julie Smith said about 50 people participated in the shoot, with many
others enjoying the day and contributing items for the auction. Horn also was on
hand, and ran the pull button for the shooters. “It was an incredible day,” said Smith.
Stepping up to the line, from left: Mary Cade, Tara Fischer, Sahara Derowich, Eliza
Harper, Stephanie Volle, Sue Horn, Julie Smith, Kristi Howell and Mitzi Wilburn.
Brawl ends in arrest at Canyon City station
Blue Mountain Eagle
CANYON CITY – A dispute
between two men flared up twice
in one day last week, ending with
one man in jail and some damage
in the Canyon City Shell Mini-
Mart.
Grant County Sheriff Glenn
Palmer said he responded about 10
a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 3, to a menac-
ing complaint in the first incident,
after one man reportedly went af-
ter another with a fireplace poker
at a Gardner Lane residence.
Rick Taylor was arrested and
conditionally released from jail,
with orders to stay away from the
residence and occupants Zechariah
Wilson and a female companion.
Palmer said about a half hour
later, Taylor was at the Shell sta-
tion when Wilson pulled up in
a vehicle, entered the building
to make a purchase and noticed
the other man. Wilson tried to
sidestep the other man, Palmer
said, but was cut off, and pre-
vented from going farther into
the store.
Palmer said Taylor allegedly
head-butted Wilson, and a brawl
ensued. The Sheriff’s Office, John
Day Police and Oregon State Po-
lice responded to the report of a
fight in progress.
An ambulance also was dis-
patched to the scene, but both men
refused transport.
Palmer said there was minor
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C OPS & C OURTS
Arrests and citations in
the Blue Mountain Eagle are
taken from the logs of law en-
forcement agencies. Every ef-
fort is made to report the court
disposition of arrest cases.
Grant County Sheriff
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reported the following for the
week of Feb. 5:
• Concealed handgun li-
censes: 25
• Average inmates: 17
• Bookings: 11
• Releases: 13
• Arrests: 2
• Citations: 4
• Fingerprints: 9
• Civil papers processed:
20
• Warrants processed: 2
• Assistance, welfare
check: 1
Citations:
• Tony Ross, 38, Pilot
Rock, driving without a li-
cense, driving uninsured.
• Matthew Broemeling, 23,
John Day, driving uninsured.
• Pat Didelius, 39, Walla
Walla, Wash., violation of ba-
sic rule, 80/55.
Dispatch
John Day dispatch worked
145 calls during the week of
Feb. 1-8. Along with the vari-
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ing, injured animals, noise
complaints and juvenile com-
plaints, these calls included:
• John Day Police:
Feb. 2: Responded to re-
port of restraining order vio-
lation.
Feb. 5: Boise man, 28,
arrested for harassment, dis-
orderly conduct and criminal
mischief, and cited for no op-
erator’s license and driving
uninsured.
Feb. 8: Cited a John Day
girl, 16, for speeding, 71/55
zone.
• Grant County Sheriff:
Feb. 1: Report of shots
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ed to report of theft on Bumpy
Road.
Feb. 3: Domestic violence
report involving female juve-
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egon State Police to report of
menacing on Gardner Lane,
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Feb. 1: Transported wom-
an, 86, having breathing
problems at Valley View.
Feb. 2: Dispatched to
assist elderly man at Main
Street residence.
Feb. 4: Dispatched to a
Canyon Boulevard ware-
house for man, 32, who fell
off a roof.
Feb. 5: Respond to Dog
Creek Road for elderly man
with possible stroke.
Feb. 6: Paged for a
woman who had fallen,
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breathing
issues,
Ford
Road.
• Seneca ambulance:
Feb. 1: Responded to aid
woman, 80.
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Neighbors and friends pitched in to help clean
up and repair the roof that blew off a house on
Edgewood Drive last Friday morning. Strong winds
were reported across the region through the day. In
Dayville, a gust flipped a concession stand off its
base at the school.
located 14-year-old runaway.
Feb. 5: Warned driver for
defective lighting.
Feb. 7: Cited John Day
man, 28, for speeding, fail-
ing to change driver’s license
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man, 28, for driving while
suspended and uninsured.
• Canyon City Fire:
damage to a display rack in the
store and some merchandise, val-
ued at about $225.
Taylor was arrested for
fourth-degree assault, disorder-
ly conduct, harassment, criminal
mischief and violation of his con-
ditional release.
He was lodged in the Grant
County jail.
Feb. 6: Downed power
lines on Edgewood Drive,
advised Oregon Trail Electric
Cooperative.
• Prairie City ambulance:
Feb. 7: Responded to
Washington Street for wom-
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ing.
• John Day ambulance:
The second installment of the 2014-15 property tax is
due Tuesday, February 17th, 2015 by 5:00 p.m.
Justice Court
CANYON CITY – The
Grant County Justice Court
reported the following fines
and judgments:
• Exceeding speed limit:
Margaret Lynn Sampson, 63,
Portland, 49/30 zone, fined
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43, Vale, 68/55 zone, fined
$160. • Driving while sus-
pended: Casey Joe Cernaza-
nu, 28, Prairie City, fined
$435.
• Driving uninsured: Ca-
sey Joe Cernazanu, 28, Prai-
rie City, fined $260.
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