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News Blue Mountain Eagle A5 Wednesday, February 3, 2016 Sagaser sentenced to 271 days in jail Defendant withdraws motion to withdraw guilty pleas Matthew Eric Sagaser elected not to withdraw his guilty pleas at his last court appearance and was sentenced according to the original plea agreement. Sagaser, 31, Mt. Vernon, was arrested in October and charged with 29 counts related to domestic violence, including kidnapping, strangulation and assault, as well a separate case for drug and other charges. LETTERS Continued from Page A4 What are sheriff’s intentions? To the Editor: Sheriff Palmer has chosen not to respond to the questions I asked of him in the Eagle (ad- vertisement Jan. 20). Quoting Palmer from (the Oregonian) last week: “There are no and never has been any public safety concerns that would indicate that these people put our community at risk or in jeopardy.” Surely the events of last Tuesday night would now prove otherwise, when an armed militant criminal was willing to kill or be killed. There is ample evidence posted on video by the militants themselves that many more would do the same. Again I would ask Sheriff Palmer if he intends to continue to encourage and welcome this militant group, which we know now includes federal criminals, into Grant County. Is that the voice you want speaking for you? What do you think these outsiders can do for you that you cannot do for yourselves? Have they proven it anywhere else? I would ask Sheriff Palmer once again what his intentions are concerning continued asso- ciation with this group. He said also, “I am not hiding anything.” Sometimes actions speak louder than words. If he feels in good conscience that his political belief does not allow him to ful¿ll the duties of the of¿ce, which he is sworn to do, he should resign. Judy Schuette John Day He was sentenced Jan. 19 to a total of 271 days in jail with credit for time served and 36 months of supervised probation with no contact with the victim. He was ordered to pay a $600 ¿ne and $6,72 in restitution to Blue Mountain Hospital. His license was also suspended for six months. Through negotiations with the district attorney’s of¿ce, Sagaser originally pleaded guilty to one count of pos- session of methamphetamine, one count of coercion, three counts of fourth-degree as- sault and one count of stran- gulation Nov. 5. Before being sentenced, Sagaser requested a new attorney and to with- draw his guilty pleas. “Ultimately, on (Jan. 19), Mr. Sagaser withdrew his motion to withdraw his guilty pleas,” Deputy District Attor- ney Matt Ipson said. “... Sa- gaser was just sentenced per the agreement set forth in plea petitions from November 5.” do not want to be spun and side- stepped by any of his voices on his deputized committee. (We already have heard from Kerr, the Smith clan, Traylor, Preston and Sproul.) Nor will we be ma- nipulated and told what to think by radical outsiders he would invite into our community. Malheur National Wildlife Refuge was seized by lawbreak- ing, armed militia. They stopped being mere protesters when they picked up their weapons and broke into refuge build- ings. They are criminals. They promote their radical ideology at the point of a gun, and have threatened to kill law of¿cers who interfere. Glenn Palmer was asked by the Blue Mountain Eagle editor where he stood — for or against the siege. He stated he didn’t know. The people of Grant County deserve better. We want to know: Is it “Yes” or “No”? We don’t want another spin of his political leanings. We want to hear directly from him: Does he uphold the law or not? That’s all we elected him to do. Or, has he become the voice of constitutionalists who see him as the single legal authority of the county? We did not elect him to use his of¿ce to propagandize his political beliefs. Here are two questions for Sheriff Palmer: Have you sup- ported the takeover at Malheur Refuge or not? Do you see yourself as the elected sheriff of Grant County, or as the Supreme Court Justice of Grant County who believes he has the power to interpret what is “the law”? If he cannot enforce the laws of the state of Oregon or federal laws, he should resign. Kay Steele Ritter Occupation could affect gun rights To the Editor: The whole wildlife refuge occupation drama has been blown out of perspective. Land owners are under attack from big business and dubious rela- tionships between government of¿cials or their children to take away land and land rights for kickbacks. The occupants of the wildlife refuge could have been starved out. They could all be handed summons for trespassing with daily escalating ¿nes. They could have been given a dead- line to leave peacefully and then been told that the roads would be severed to and from the lo- cation and that any cost to deal with them would be their re- sponsibility. The media could be banned from giving them a plat- form to grand stand. As much as I feel for these people unless they want to be martyrs, which is their right, they are acting stupid. If this gets out of hand, their actions could effect the gun rights of all of us. They will be- come the image our government wants all of us supporters of the US Constitution to have. Give it up guys before you make it worse for everyone. Joseph DuPont Towanda, Pennsylvania Re-elect Sheriff Palmer To the Editor: Americans must face the stark reality that their constitu- tional rights are being shredded. Nearly every action taken by the federal government today vio- lates the Constitution that sher- To the Editor: The people of Grant County deserve answers from Sheriff Glenn Palmer himself, and we her in a place where she was not likely to be found. He re- portedly committed coercion by threatening the woman to not leave an area, not tell hospital staff about the nature of her injuries and not tell a third-party about the cause of her injuries. The woman was injured by Sagaser allegedly strangling her, striking her head against concrete, head-butting, kick- ing and elbowing her and shooting at her with a CO2 airsoft gun from within ¿ve feet. iffs, appointed deputies, local and state government, state law enforcement, federal employees and the military have taken an oath to defend. The sheriff may truly be the last hope for saving our constitutional liberties. The County Sheriff is elected by, for and of the people, and is our last line of defense against an oppressive and over-reaching government and tyranny. The sheriff is the powerful executor of the law, and the supreme law of the land is the United States Constitution and Bill of Rights. The Constitution does not endow the federal government with police power and therefore Article III, Section 2, Amend- ment VI, and the Tenth Amend- ment reserves that right to the states and to the people. A sheriff has the power, the authority and the responsibility to resist tyr- anny and unconstitutional laws and actions, even those local political ¿gures and others who support federal dominion based on personal gain that perpetu- ates the continuing downward spiral of our local economy. The sheriff is the preemi- nent law enforcement authority in our county, and he is elected by the ultimate power source, we the people. It is time for us to re-elect Grant County Sheriff Glenn Palmer who will defend our citizens from all enemies of our Constitution and our Bill of Rights. The future of our consti- tutional republic may depend on it, so carefully consider before you assign this honor to what may be unproven applicants that will feed at the federal govern- ment trough with local support- ers. Bob and Judy Kerr Canyon City ers, processors, wholesalers and/or retailers, as well as med- ical marijuana processors and/or medical marijuana dispensaries as stated in Measure 91, be- fore the voting citizens of Long Creek in November. Mayor Porter stated it as “green light,” do not allow a vote; “yellow light,” allow a vote. He asked for public input to say whether we wanted a “green light” or a “yellow light.” The ¿rst meet- ing was then round-tabled for a week so the council members could review the options. 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