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Blue Mountain Eagle
Wednesday, August 3, 2016
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Kodesh sentenced to eight months in jail for shooting
Blue Mountain Eagle
David Robert Kodesh
pleaded guilty to two charges
stemming from a shooting in
John Day July 2.
Kodesh pleaded guilty to
third-degree assault, a Class C
felony, and menacing, a Class
A misdemeanor, July 27 in
Grant County Circuit Court.
David
Kodesh
post-prison
the felony
J u d g e
William D.
Cramer
Jr.
sentenced
Kodesh
to
eight months
in
county
jail with 24
months
of
supervision for
charge. He sen-
tenced Kodesh to 18 months
of supervised probation and
60 hours of community ser-
vice for the misdemeanor.
Kodesh owes $700 in ines
and attorney fees.
A charge of unlawful use
of a weapon against another
and a charge of second-degree
disorderly conduct were dis-
missed.
John Day Police Sergeant
Damon Rand said Kodesh
was reportedly arguing with
Mathew Walker, 32, of John
Day on the evening of July
2 in the alleyway behind
Chester’s Thriftway in John
Day when the shooting hap-
pened.
Walker was treated and
released from Blue Mountain
Hospital for a gunshot wound
to the upper arm.
Kodesh was arrested in
Prairie City the afternoon of
July 3.
In a separate case, Walker
was also arrested the after-
noon of July 3 in John Day
and charged with a parole vio-
lation and possession of meth-
amphetamine.
EO Media Group file photo
C OPS & C OURTS
Arrests and citations in the
Blue M ountain 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 re-
ported the following ines and
judgments:
• William Donald Callahan,
53, pleaded guilty to driving un-
der the inluence of intoxicants.
He was sentenced to 18 months
bench probation and 80 hours of
community service, and ined
$1,000. His driver’s license was
suspended for one year. The of-
fense date was June 18, 2013.
Grant County Sheriff
CANYON CITY — The
Grant County Sheriff’s Ofice
reported the following for the
week of July 22-28:
• Concealed handgun licens-
es: 4
• Average inmates: 12
• Bookings: 10
• Releases: 7
• Citations: 1
• Fingerprints: 5
• Civil papers: 9
• Warrants processed: 1
• Asst./welfare check: 3
• Search and Rescue: 2
Justice Court
CANYON CITY — The
Grant County Justice Court re-
ported the following ines and
judgments:
• Take of ish during closed
season (trout): Thomas James
Saunders Sr., 48, Prineville, July
11, ined $435.
• Driving uninsured: Ken-
neth Robert Erick, 47, West
Richland, Washington, June 20,
ined $220.
• Driving while suspended:
Kenneth Robert Erick, 47, West
Richland, Washington, June 20,
ined $370.
• Violation of basic rule,
75/55: Judd Richard Rush, 29,
Redmond, May 28, ined $135.
• Failure to use safety belt:
Caleb Augustus Batease, 20,
Canyon City, July 14, ined
$110.
Dispatch
Along with the various traf-
ic warnings, trespassing, in-
jured animals, noise complaints
and juvenile complaints, John
Day dispatch’s calls included:
• Oregon State Police
July 29: Responded to a
complaint of cows on the high-
way.
• John Day Police
July 25: Responded to a re-
port of unauthorized entry into a
vehicle; dispatched for a report
of a break in at the Grant County
Fairgrounds.
July 26: Responded to a theft
at Best Western; responded for
possible stolen vehicle in John
Day.
July 27: Responded to a re-
port of a dog bite.
:July 28: Received a report
of telephone fraud; received re-
port of possible ire at Highway
7 and Highway 26 at 5:05 p.m.;
report of tree on ire at Highway
395 South at milepost 12; report
of theft and vandalism in Can-
yon City.
July 29: Recovered property
previously reported as stolen.
July 30: Responded to a re-
port of a domestic dispute in
Prairie City with Oregon State
Police and Grant County Sher-
iff’s Ofice assisting.
• Grant County Sheriff:
July 25: Followed up on an
incident involving a ight with
injuries; responded to a vehicle
rollover on Dog Creek Road
with assistance from John Day
ambulance and John Day Po-
lice; responded to an unattended
death in Long Creek; report of
possible stolen vehicle in Can-
yon City.
July 26: Theft at the Sheriff’s
Ofice; responded to a report of
a dispute in Mt. Vernon with as-
sistance from Oregon State Po-
lice and John Day Police.
July 27: Dispatched for do-
mestic dispute at Mt. Vernon RV
Park with assistance from John
Day Police.
July 29: Responded to a re-
port of an intoxicated subject
ighting with people and driv-
ing her vehicle at a high rate of
speed in Seneca. Oregon State
Police assisted.
July 30: Arrested a subject
for failure to register as a sex
offender.
• John Day ambulance:
July 28: Responded for an el-
derly male who stopped breath-
ing.
July 29: Responded for a pa-
tient with anxiety and dificulty
breathing.
• Prairie City ambulance
July 25: Responded for a
female with breathing difi-
culties; dispatched for a male
with dificulty breathing and
weakness.
July 27: Dispatched for fe-
male with stomach pains.
• John Day Fire Depart-
ment
July 29: Responded to a re-
port of a structure ire at Blue
Mountain Hospital.
July 30: Responded to a mul-
tiple vehicle ire and shop ire on
Bumpy Road in John Day with
Canyon City Fire Department
and Oregon Department of For-
estry.
Community
Connection
to hold
hearing on
Senior Needs
Assessment
Blue Mountain Eagle
Community Connection
of Northeast Oregon, Inc.,
will host a public hearing to
present the results of its Se-
nior Needs Assessment at
noon Aug. 10 at the Prairie
City Senior Center, 204 N.
McHaley. After the presen-
tation, comments will be
accepted on the results of
the Needs Assessment and
Area Plan. The Area Plan is
an overview of senior ser-
vices that Community Con-
nection provides and the
service delivery systems
for the next four years.
Community members are
encouraged to attend and
provide feedback to help
improve senior programs
in Grant County during the
2017-2021 period.
Grant County voters
will not see an
initiative regarding
marijuana on the
November ballot but
may see one in May.
Pot
petition
pulled
Blue Mountain Eagle
Grant County voters
will not see an initiative
regarding marijuana on the
November ballot but may
see one in May.
Chief petitioner Cindy
Kidd oficially withdrew her
initiative petition July 26.
The reasons she gave
for the withdrawal: “1.
Time frame won’t work. 2.
Loss of a family member.
3. Going to do this in May
of 2017.”
The title of the petition
was “Regulation of mari-
juana for economic devel-
opment and youth protec-
tion.”
JD residents will not need permit to rent rooms for eclipse
Blue Mountain Eagle
John Day City Council mem-
bers opted not to require permits
for people renting rooms in their
homes during the solar eclipse.
City Manager Nick Green
said requiring special permits
would likely require home in-
spections. He said the council
voted unanimously against re-
quiring the special permits for
room rentals at the July 26 regu-
lar City Council meeting.
Green said temporary use
permits will still be required for
people selling concessions. Peo-
ple interested in learning more
about any permits required can
contact City Hall at 541-575-
0028. The July 26 meeting was
the irst John Day City Council
meeting in its new location at
the ire hall.
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