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Blue Mountain Eagle
C OPS AND 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 Circuit
Court
Regina Scott, 41, pleaded
guilty to one count of strangu-
lation committed on or about
March 3, and was issued a
suspended sentence of 24
months probation and 10 days
in jail and fined $100. Two
counts of harassment were
dismissed.
Jeffery Doyle Porter, 51,
pleaded guilty to one count
of furnishing alcohol to a per-
son under 21 committed on
or about March 17 and was
issued a suspended sentence
of 24 months probation, 20
hours community service and
four days in jail and fined
$600.
Jay Grant Williams, 26,
pleaded guilty to criminal
driving while suspended or re-
voked committed on or about
March 6, and was issued a 30-
day jail sentence with cred-
it for time served and fined
$100.
Robert Henry Bryant Sr.
pleaded guilty to one count of
unauthorized use of a motor
vehicle committed on or about
Aug. 24, 2016, and was sen-
tenced to 18 months in prison
and 12 months post-prison
supervision and ordered to
pay $2,008 in restitution. One
count of second-degree crim-
inal mischief was dismissed.
Oregon State Police
Deana Kay Steach, 54,
John Day was arrested for
driving under the influence
of a controlled substance and
failure to obey a traffic control
device after being stopped by
a Wheeler County Sheriff’s
Office deputy. An Oregon
State Police officer respond-
ed, arrested Steach and trans-
ported her to the Grant County
Jail where it was determined
she was under the influence of
marijuana.
Grant County Sheriff
The Grant County Sher-
iff’s Office reported the fol-
lowing for the week of April
6-12:
• Concealed handgun li-
censes: 5
• Average inmates: 10
• Bookings: 3
• Releases: 4
• Citations: 1
• Fingerprints: 4
• Civil papers: 12
• Warrants processed: 2
• Asst./welfare check: 3
Cited Delgado Garcia, 20,
Gresham, for violation of the
basic rule.
Justice Court
The Grant County Justice
Court reported the following
fines and judgments:
Violation of the basic rule:
Riley Anne Maxwell, 23,
Redmond, 79/55 zone, March
28, fined $220; Travis Wiley
Harrison, 22, La Pine, 69/55
zone, March 23, fined $135;
Sky Rebecca Schilling, 41,
John Day, 75/55 zone, March
16, fined $160.
Exceeding speed limit:
Harve Milton Nye, 68, Can-
yon City, 59/45 zone, March
31, fined $135.
Unlawful entry on state
wildlife area: Aaron John
Hicks, 34, Ridgefield, Wash-
ington, March 23, fined $110.
Driving Uninsured: Chris-
tine Noel Daum, 28, Canyon
City, March 24, fined $130.
Dispatch
John Day dispatch worked
121 calls during the week
of April 10-16. Along with
the various traffic warnings,
trespassing, injured animals,
noise complaints and juve-
nile complaints, these calls
included:
• John Day Police
Department
April 10: Responded to a
hit and run.
April 11: Dispatched for
a report of teens at the skate
park smoking and harassing
other children.
April 12: Received a re-
port of animal abuse. Re-
ceived a report of a dog kill-
ing chickens.
April 13: Arrested a
19-year-old John Day resi-
dent on a Grant County war-
rant.
April 14: Arrested a
28-year-old Canyon City res-
ident on a Grant County war-
rant. Responded to a report
of drivers racing on Hillcrest
Road.
April 15: Arrested a
33-year-old John Day resi-
dent for probation violation
and issued citation for driv-
ing while suspended and no
insurance.
• Grant County Sheriff’s
Office
April 10: Responded to a
possible burglary.
April 13: Received a re-
port of someone trespassing
and cutting timber near Gran-
ite.
April 16: Responded to
a report of drug parapher-
nalia found in a residence.
Responded to a report of a
domestic dispute with John
Day Police and Oregon State
Police.
• John Day ambulance
April 12: Dispatched for
a male subject with hot and
cold flashes, tremors and a
twitching eye.
• Grant County Road
Department
April 10: Assisted dis-
patch and Gilliam County
Sheriff’s Office in locating
runaway teenagers.
• Prairie City Fire
Department
April 10: Responded to a
flare up at a previous house
fire on South Bridge Street.
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County court discusses
future of Keerins Hall
Rodeo royalty
purchases
apparel
By Rylan Boggs
Blue Mountain Eagle
The Keerins Hall build-
ing at the Grant County Fair-
grounds could see repairs in
the future.
Grant County Commis-
sioner Jim Hamsher said at the
April 12 Grant County Court
meeting the building is in need
of work.
County Judge Scott Myers
said the building was “a dear
place to a lot of people.”
Renovating the building
would require working with
the city of John Day. The
building is structurally sound,
according to Hamsher, but he
wants to replace the roof of the
building to prevent water dam-
age. Additionally, the wiring
of the building is in need of re-
placement, and portions of the
building, such as sidewalks,
bathrooms and entryways,
need to be upgraded to accom-
modate those with disabilities.
During the meeting, the
court also heard updates on
the Camp Lick and Ragged
Ruby projects on the Malheur
National Forest. The Ragged
Ruby project includes pre-
scribed burning on 34,000
acres, increasing the length of
trails and decommissioning
roughly 2 miles of road. The
Camp Lick project would thin
approximately 8,700 acres of
forest, apply prescribed burns
on 32,000 acres and close al-
most 26 miles of road. The
Eagle photos/Rylan Boggs
Grant County Commissioner Jim Hamsher shuffles his
notes during a Grant County Court meeting Wednesday,
April 12.
comment period for the Camp
Lick project closed April 7,
and the Ragged Ruby Project
comment period ends April 24.
The court also:
• approved a request from
fairgrounds manager Mindy
Winegar for the purchase of
rodeo chinks for the Grant
County rodeo court. The ro-
deo court has raised roughly
$20,000, and the chinks are
$750 each.
• appointed new members
to volunteer committees in-
cluding John Morris and M.T.
Anderson to the Wildlife Advi-
sory Board and Tracey Blood
and Gail Beverlin to the Col-
lege Advisory Board. Six va-
cancies remain on the Exten-
sion and 4-H Service District
Advisory Board.
• approved an agreement
between John Day Canyon
City Parks and Recreation
District and Grant County to
provide security at the Grub &
Grog at the Park June 23 at the
Seventh Street Complex.
• approved an agreement
between the Grant County
Road Department and Oregon
Department of Transportation
allowing the state to use coun-
ty roads to transport oversized
or heavy loads.
• approved a resolution
joining other counties in voic-
ing opposition to $10 million
worth of cuts to the Oregon
Department of Veterans’ Af-
fairs included in Governor
Kate Brown’s proposed bud-
get.
• approved an agreement
between the Oregon Depart-
ment of Revenue and the coun-
Hannah Smith, a NEPA
planner for the Malheur
National Forest, gives a
presentation about the
Camp Lick project during a
Wednesday, April 12, Grant
County Court meeting.
ty to fund the county assessors
office.
• approved an agreement
between the Grant County
Extension Service District
and Oregon State University
for the university to continue
working in the county.
• reviewed quotes and
approved the purchase of a
speaker system and four mi-
crophones for the courtroom.
• authorized the county
treasurer to write checks to the
Oregon Department of Reve-
nue for manufactured dwelling
fees.
• reviewed an amendment
to an Oregon Health Authority
agreement to receive an addi-
tional $612 for reproductive
health.
Peterson sentenced to five more days in jail
By Sean Hart
Blue Mountain Eagle
Roy Peterson will spend
five more days in jail after vi-
olating probation.
In Grant County Circuit
Court Thursday, April 13, Pe-
terson, who was convicted in
2016 of three felony charges
related to theft from the Mon-
ument Rural Fire District, ad-
mitted to violating his proba-
tion by committing the crime
of illegally recording a con-
versation with his probation
officer.
The prosecutor, Senior
Assistant Attorney General
Daniel P. Wendel, said the
violation was a “crime of dis-
honesty” and requested Pe-
terson be taken into custody
to begin serving the five-day
sentence immediately.
“This is a serious viola-
• Needs community support for its Seeds Of
Change® Grant Applications
John Day Community Garden at the Grant County Fairgrounds, located in
John Day, OR, has entered the Seeds of Change® Grant Program and is
asking the community to vote for its application on the brand’s website.
Seeds of Change® is awarding $310,000 in total grants to 24 garden projects
around the county because they understand the value of food, farming,
sustainability and nutrition education.
Submitted an application highlighting how they would use a Seeds of
Change® Grant to grow their gardening programs and nourish a healthier,
greener community. From now through April 19, the community can vote to
support their local gardening and farming programs by visiting the Seeds of
Change® website (www.seedsofchangegrant.com) and voting once per day.
For more information about Seeds of Change® Grant
Program, please visit www.seedsofchangegrant.com.
Residents can also follow the conversation on Facebook
and Twitter using #SeedsofChangeGrant.
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Wednesday, April 19, 2017
tion,” he said.
Peterson’s
attorney, Ben-
jamin Boyd,
requested
Peterson be
able to serve
Roy
the time on
Peterson
weekends
so he could
continue to work and support
his family. He said Peter-
son complied with the other
terms of probation, complet-
ed his required community
service early and paid his
fines in full.
Judge William D. Cramer
Jr. said he would allow Pe-
terson to serve the 120-hour
sentence on weekends and
ordered him to report to the
Grant County Jail at 6 p.m.
Friday.
Cramer said he expect-
ed Peterson to communicate
openly and honestly with his
probation officer and to be
available.
Grant County Commu-
nications Director Todd
McKinley said Peterson’s
supervision had been trans-
ferred to Tri-County Com-
munity Corrections in Moro
through a courtesy arrange-
ment. Peterson’s former
probation officer, Mike Mc-
Manus, who was the subject
of the illegal recording, sug-
gested the transfer.
Peterson was originally
sentenced to 60 days in jail
and two years of formal pro-
bation, in addition to fines
and community service, after
a jury found him guilty of
first-degree aggravated theft,
first-degree theft and posses-
sion of a stolen vehicle.
The charges stemmed from
Peterson’s acquisition of re-
sources — money and equip-
ment — for fire protection
in Monument and his subse-
quent refusal to turn over the
resources to the Monument
Rural Fire District, which was
formed by voters in Novem-
ber of 2012.