News
Blue Mountain Eagle
Wednesday, July 8, 2015
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Wyden town hall draws comments, criticisms
Grant Union
students
volunteer at
event
By Angel Carpenter
Blue Mountain Eagle
Eagle photos/Angel Carpenter
Grant Union Junior-Senior High School students,
Dawson Quinton, Trejan Speth and Reagan Shelley,
introduce themselves at the beginning of Sen. Ron
Wyden’s July 2 town hall meeting held at the Grant
County Regional Airport in John Day. The trio of
students volunteered at the meeting, helping sign in
guests and drawing ticket numbers for participants’
questions.
Company, each offered a
thank-you to Wyden for help-
ing the forest industry with
the stewardship contract that
was awarded to Iron Triangle
in September of 2013.
“This community is well
on its way to being a mod-
el for how to do stewardship
contracts,” Wyden said.
Steve Beverlin, Malheur
National Forest supervisor,
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“This family protects one another –
(we were) your worst nightmare.”
She said her child is courageous
and no longer afraid, and she added
the victory is not only for her child
but for other victims of abuse.
The mother added she’s usually a
forgiving person, but not in this case.
“May He not have mercy on you,”
she said.
Speaking to the audience, Cramer
said these types of cases are always
hard because “there’s always more
than one victim – many individuals
have been affected by what has hap-
pened.”
Cramer noted he recently had a
similar case in Burns.
said they haven’t been litigat-
ed in a project in eight years.
Adele Cerny of Izee wel-
comed Wyden to learn more
about the Kam Wah Chung
museum in John Day.
Craige McMillan said
he’s noticed an increase in
political polarization over
the last 10-12 years, and
asked if there is any way to
reduce it.
Looking at the victim, he said,
“You did a very brave thing.”
After the sentence was given,
Lampton spoke out, “Why don’t you
just shoot me now.”
He said he would appeal to a high-
er court.
After the hearing, Carpenter said
an appeal doesn’t mean the person
convicted receives another chance; if
there is an appeal, the Oregon Court
of Appeals would review the case to
see if any errors were made by the
court.
The 2010 allegations stemmed
from conduct involving an 8-year-old
child who was unrelated to Lamp-
ton, but with whom Lampton had a
“grandfather” type relationship, Car-
penter said in a press release.
The allegations were disclosed
and charges filed in 2012, the evi-
dence presented to a Grant County
grand jury.
Grant School District No. 3 Superintendent Curt
Shelley comments on school matters at the Sen. Ron
Wyden town hall meeting. About 60 local residents
were in attendance.
Wyden said one of the
factors that drive polariza-
tion is “intensely idealogi-
cal” television.
“... bipartisan means tak-
ing what’s positive from
both sides,” he said.
He added that on the issue
of gay marriage, he has said,
“If you don’t like gay mar-
riage, don’t get one.”
“I have a lot of hope with
these young people to get
away from polarization,” he
said, referring to the Grant
Union students.
Mt. Vernon resident Dave
Lampton was aware of the charges
and remained at large until being ar-
rested in Kimberly June 14, 2014.
Local law enforcement together
with federal marshals tracked Lamp-
ton through Oregon, Arkansas and
Pennsylvania.
“The complexities of this case and
the demeanor of the defendant were
very concerning as trial approached,”
he said.
Carpenter highlighted the con-
tributions of several people he
said helped the trial go smooth-
ly: Grant County Sheriff’s Depu-
ty Scott Moore, victim’s advocates
Andrea Officer and Ashley Mc-
Clay, DA staff Cleo McCluskey and
Michele McManama, former DA
Ryan Joslin, and Chief Deputy Matt
Ipson.
“I very much appreciate all of
their contributions in obtaining a just
result,” he said.
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
CANYON CITY – The
Grant County Sheriff’s Office
reported the following for the
week of June 26-July 2:
• Concealed handgun li-
censes: 6
• Average inmates: 13
• Bookings: 13
• Releases: 12
• Arrests: 1
• Fingerprints: 8
• Civil papers: 24
• Warrants processed: 1
• Asst./welfare check: 11
Dispatch
John Day dispatch worked
248 calls during the week of
June 28-July 5. Along with the
various traffic warnings, tres-
passing, injured animals, noise
complaints and juvenile com-
plaints, these calls included:
• John Day Police:
June 29: Theft reported on
Dayton Street.
July 3: Cited a Mt. Vernon
woman for failing to yield
right-of-way.
July 4: Cited a Salem man
for speeding; reports of a
prowler in the 700 block of
Southwest Brent Street; report
of a fight at Riverside Mobile
Home Park.
July 5: Burglary reported
on Hillcrest; arrested a John
Day man on a Grant County
warrant; cited a Canyon City
16-year-old for speeding.
• Grant County Sheriff:
June 29: Responded to an
alarm at the courthouse.
June 30: Harassment re-
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ported in Mt. Vernon.
July 2: Hit-and-run report-
ed near Malheur Lumber.
• John Day ambulance:
June 28: Responded for an
elderly woman with difficulty
breathing.
June 29: Requested for a
man with heat exhaustion.
July 4: Responded for a
woman having an asthma at-
tack.
• Prairie City ambulance:
July 2: Responded for a
75-year-old man.
• U.S. Forest Service:
July 3: Responded to an
ATV complaint and menacing
complaint with shots fired at
Murray Campground.
• Dayville Fire Depart-
ment:
June 29: Report of a grass
fire east of Dayville.
July 4: Report of a struc-
ture fire on South Fork
Road.
• Mt. Vernon Rural Fire
Department:
July 5: Report of a truck on
fire near Moon Creek Road.
Justice Court
CANYON CITY – The
Grant County Justice Court
reported the following fines
and judgments:
• Open container of
alcohol: Clifford Keith
Bowlus, 43, Monument,
fined $260.
• Failure to comply with
burn permit: Albert D. Camp-
er, 60, Dale, (offense date
March 10, 2015), fined $110.
• Failure to drive to right on
divided road: Spud M. Smith
Jr., 25, Madras, fined $220.
• Failure to drive within
lane: Lisa Rae Moxley, 49,
John Day, fined $220.
• Violation of the speed lim-
it: Alexis Nicole Munkers, 24,
Bend, 60/40 zone, fined $135.
Traylor commented about
Iran and the possibility that
they could bring a nuclear
weapon to U.S. shores.
“We live in a very per-
ilous time,” Traylor said.
“I haven’t seen you speak
much about this.”
Wyden said he’s troubled
by how the Iranians have
shifted the debate on nego-
tiations.
He said he’s skeptical
about discussions and wait-
ing to see what the agree-
ment says.
Erin Osgood, the Grant
Burns man arrested after
chase
through John Day
By Tim Trainor
Blue Mountain Eagle
A Burns man fled from
police June 30 in John Day,
and was cap-
tured after a
short pursuit.
Charles D.
Platt, 25, was
arrested and
charged with
felony attempt Charles
to elude with D. Platt
vehicle, and
misdemeanor
charges of attempt to elude
on foot, reckless driving
and DUII.
At about 4 p.m., June 30,
Oregon State Police were
searching for a burglary
suspect from Harney Coun-
ty, believed to be Platt. A
trooper spotted the man’s
vehicle traveling north on
Highway 395, just south of
John Day.
The trooper stopped the
vehicle, but before the of-
ficer could make contact
with the driver, Platt sped
away. After a short vehicle
pursuit, Platt’s car stopped
near the Snaffle Bit Din-
ner House, and he fled on
foot.
John Day Police and
Grant County Sheriff’s Of-
fice helped search for the
suspect, who was found a
short time later and arrest-
ed without incident.
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• Driving while suspend-
ed or revoked-violation:
Marcie Rose Leverenz,
27, Caldwell, Idaho, fined
$435; Jonathan Michael
Anca, 27, Canby, (offense
date April 27, 2015), fined
$435.
• Driving uninsured:
Marcie Rose Leverenz,
27, Caldwell, Idaho, fined
$260; Jonathan Michael
Anca, 27, Canby, (offense
date April 27, 2015), fined
$260; Jacob Matthew, 34,
Lebanon, (offense date Feb.
12, 2015), fined $260.
• Taylor M. Woodward,
John Day, was convicted of
minor-in-possession of al-
cohol, and fined $260.
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JOHN DAY – Last Thurs-
day’s town hall meeting with
Senator Ron Wyden in John
Day drew a crowd of 60.
Grant Union students Daw-
son Quinton, Trejan Speth and
Reagan Shelley volunteering
at the meeting, welcomed
visitors to the Grant County
Regional Airport conference
room in John Day.
Questions from the audi-
ence came by the luck of the
draw; students drew tickets,
and participants could stand
and speak their mind.
The questions and com-
ments from the audience were
varied.
Sharon Livingston of Long
Creek commented that the
tariffs are extremely high for
beef exports.
Jeff Mabe and Art An-
drews, of Malheur Lumber
County Veteran Services
officer, asked what is being
done to reduce veteran sui-
cides and reduce claim time.
Wyden said, in part, one
of the challenges is National
Guardsmen coming home,
unable to find jobs.
“(We’re) trying to reach
out and address some of
these problems,” he said,
adding he’s interested in en-
couraging businesses to hire
a Guard member.
Dean Elliott said he was
concerned about Oregon’s
$15 minimum wage initia-
tive.
“Elderly people are going
to be hammered by that,” he
said. “The elderly have no
way to raise their salaries –
it’s going to be pretty devas-
tating.”
Wyden said he supports
“some wage increase” and
“a floor of fairness and a
floor of dignity.”
Elliott replied, “In my
day and age, you worked
and you earned – if you did
the job right, you earned a
raise.”
Wyden’s next planned
stop was set for Joseph the
following day.
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