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Blue Mountain Eagle
Lampton guilty on all
counts in sex crimes case
By Tim Trainor
The Blue Mountain Eagle
Bobby Wayne Lampton
was found guilty June 24
on all six counts related to
sexual abuse of a child.
Lampton, 63, was con-
victed by a jury of three
counts of sexual abuse in
the ¿rst degree, two counts
of sodomy and one count of
unlawful sexual penetration.
Lampton, of Bradford,
Ark., took to the stand in the
case, offering a rambling and
often confusing defense that
left presiding
judge William
D. Cramer Jr.
exasperated at
times.
Grant
County Dis-
Bobby
trict Attorney
Wayne
Jim Carpenter
Lampton
prosecute d
the case.
The investigation into
Lampton began with a sex
abuse complaint in October
2012. He was accused of
sexual acts involving a child
in 2010. Dep. Scott Moore
worked for years, trying to
locate Lampton, who spent
time in Arkansas, Pennsylva-
nia and then back to Oregon.
Lampton was found living
on a ranch on Cupper Creek
near Kimberly in June 2014,
where he was arrested.
Sentencing has been
scheduled for July 1 at 4 p.m.
in Grant County Circuit Court.
The Blue Mountain Eagle
has a policy of not naming
the victims in sex crimes tri-
als, nor noting relationships
that would identify them to
the community.
Wednesday, July 1, 2015
A5
Senior woman warns of phone scam
Caller poses as grandson wanting bail money
By Angel Carpenter
Blue Mountain Eagle
SENECA – A telephone
scammer June 17 caused a
scary situation for Seneca resi-
dent Karyl Newton.
The caller posed as her
grandson and asked for $2,000
in bail money.
Newton, who has 25 grand-
children, said the caller was
skillful at drawing information
from her to make it seem he
could be one of her grandsons,
and soon she was emotionally
involved in the call.
Fortunately, she took the
caller’s number and said she
would call back after speaking
with her husband who was due
home at lunchtime.
Her husband made the call
back and asked questions.
As soon as the scammer
said he wanted the money
wired from a certain grocery
store – which wasn’t located in
Grant County – he hung up on
the caller.
Karyl called her grandson’s
number, and to her relief found
he was returning to work after
his lunch break.
“They make these calls
randomly and hook you by
making it look like they’re in
distress,” said Karyl.
She followed up with a call
to the Grant County Sheriff’s
Of¿ce.
Of¿cials say to talk as little
as you can, ask for a name and
number, call the “actual” per-
son they claim to be and report
it to the Sheriff’s Of¿ce. How-
ever, many times the callers
use disposable cellphones and
can’t be tracked.
Karyl said she wants to
warn others, especially women
who are alone.
“They are preying on the
elderly,” she said.
ODOT gives highway work update Stewart Scholarship applications due July 1
LA GRANDE – Summer
highway projects are under-
way, and Oregon Department
of Transportation of¿cials are
urging motorists to be cau-
tious in construction zones.
Following is a look at
some of the projects in and
around Grant County:
• U.S. 26 (John Day High-
way) – Pavement crack seal
between Oregon 19 junction
and Mt. Vernon, from milepost
125.45 to 154.03, with lane clo-
sures, Àaggers, up to 20-minute
delays. Work is expected to be
¿nished in October.
• U.S. 26 – Shoulder paving
between Oregon 19 junction
and Mt. Vernon, milepost
125.45-150, with lane clo-
sures, Àaggers, up to 20-min-
ute delays. Work is expected
to start July 6 and take about
three weeks.
• U.S. 395 – Sign upgrades
between John Day and Burns,
with lane closures, reduced
speeds, Àaggers, minor delays.
Work is expected to start by
mid-July, and end in November.
• U.S. 395 – Fog seal proj-
ect on north- and south-bound
lanes, between Long Creek and
Mt. Vernon, milepost 90.77 to
120B. Fog sealing is ¿nished,
but expect minor impacts
during striping work. The job
should be done in July.
• U.S. 395 – Pavement
grind/inlay from Bully Creek
Road to Meadowbrook Sum-
mit, milepost 66.61-71.11B,
with lane closures, reduced
speeds, Àaggers, pilot cars, up
to 20-minute delays. Paving
work started June 17 and will
continue to end of month, with
completion in July.
• U.S. 20 - Upgrade sever-
al traf¿c signals in Burns, plus
Broadway/Monroe intersection,
milepost 131.5-130.25. There
will be lane closures, Àaggers,
detour for trucks, minor delays.
Work starting at the end of June,
and ¿nishing in November.
For more information and
up-to-date traf¿c condition in-
formation, visit TripCheck.com
or call 5-1-1 or 1-800-977-6368.
By Angel Carpenter
Blue Mountain Eagle
BEND – Grant County
residents pursuing a second-
ary education, no matter their
age, will want to check out the
Stewart Scholarship.
Applications must be post-
marked no later than Wednes-
day, July 1.
Last year, the scholarship
distribution was $594,000
with 121 applicants bene¿t-
ing.
Most of the scholarships
were $5,000 each.
Personal trust assistant
Renee Boe of the U.S. Bank
branch in Bend said this
year’s distribution will be
even more.
C OPS & C OURTS
Arrests and citations in
the Blue Mountain Eagle are
taken from the logs of law
enforcement agencies. Every
effort is made to report the
court disposition of arrest
cases.
Circuit Court
CANYON CITY – The
Grant County Circuit Court
reSorted the IolloZing ¿nes
and judgments:
• Logan Rodney Gir-
rard, 32, pleaded guilty to
fourth-degree assault. He was
sentenced to bench probation
for 12 months, and ordered to
make an acceptable written or
verbal apology to the victim.
• Monty Guy Leonard
Smith, 40, pleaded guilty
to third-degree assault. He
was sentenced to jail for 11
months and post-prison su-
pervision for 36 months, and
Grant County Sheriff
CANYON CITY – The
Grant County Sheriff¶s Of¿ce
reported the following for the
week of June 19-25:
• Concealed handgun li-
censes: 11
• Average inmates: 12
• Bookings: 6
• Releases: 9
• Fingerprints: 6
• Civil papers: 11
• Warrants processed: 3
• Asst./welfare check: 3
• Search and Rescue: 1
Dispatch
John Day dispatch worked
148 calls during the week of
June 22-28. Along with the
Justice Court
CANYON CITY – The
Grant County Justice Court
reported the following ¿nes
and judgments:
• Possession of less than an
ounce of marijuana: Brandon
Lee Stout, 21, John Day, ¿ned
$650.
• Violation of the basic
rule: Meghann Jesstine Van-
komen, 21, Nampa, Idaho,
0/55 ]one, ¿ned $160 Tim-
othy Joseph Held, 53, Tur-
lock, Calif., 3/55 ]one, ¿ned
$160 Alyssa Shae Bruce, 26,
Bend, 5/55 ]one, ¿ned $160.
• Use of cellphone: Mark
W. Witty, 50, John Day, ¿ned
$135.
• Open container of alco-
hol: Lucas Allan Burton, 30,
John Day, ¿ned $260.
thy young residents of Grant
County.”
The distribution amount is
at its highest since the schol-
arships began in 2008.
For more information,
visit www.grantesd.k12.or.us
and click on “Stewart Schol-
arship” at the bottom of the
page.
For questions, contact Boe
at 866-437-4541.
Pro Saw
Shop and
a Whole
Lot More
OPEN
various traf¿c warnings, tres-
passing, injured animals, noise
complaints and juvenile com-
plaints, these calls included:
• John Day Police:
June 24: Cited a Montana
man for speeding.
June 25: Arrested a man
for assault in Prairie City.
June 26: Arrested a woman
on a Grant County warrant.
• John Day ambulance:
June 22: Responded for a
55-year-old woman.
June 25: Responded for an
88-year-old woman.
June 26: Dispatched for a
man with a possible stroke.
June 28: Responded for an
elderly woman with dif¿culty
breathing.
ordered to have no contact
with the victims. The court
dismissed counts for unlawful
use of a weapon, menacing
and fourth-degree assault.
The amount had not yet
been determined, and depends
on how well the stock market
performs.
Former Grant County res-
idents Wayne Stewart and his
son Eminger Stewart III made
a provision in their wills for
a perpetual education fund
to be set up upon their death,
leaving their fortunes to fur-
ther the education of “wor-
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