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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 enforcement agencies.
Every effort is made to re-
port the court disposition
of arrest cases.
Grant County
Circuit Court
• Bryan Paul Martin
was found guilty of driv-
ing under the infl uence of
intoxicants and refusal to
test for intoxicants and is-
sued a suspended sentence
of 18 months probation,
80 hours of community
service, driver’s license
suspended for one year
and fi ned $2,655.
Oregon State Police
• Dillon Michael Grif-
fi th, 20, was charged with
second-degree theft on
April 24 after OSP re-
ceived a report of a stolen
road sign adjacent to the
state police outpost.
• A John Day fi sh and
wildlife trooper recov-
ered a dead osprey after
receiving a report it had
been shot. No penetrating
wounds were found on
the animal, and it did not
appear the bird had been
shot.
Wednesday, May 3, 2017
Moles pleads not
guilty to sex crimes
Indictment: 13
felony charges
for incidents with
single victim
By Sean Hart
Blue Mountain Eagle
Bradley David Moles will
be going to trial after pleading
not guilty Thursday to 13 sex
crimes.
An April 7, 2016, grand
jury indictment accuses the
Mt. Vernon resident of 13 fel-
ony charges for incidents with
a single victim between Feb.
1, 2016, and April 1, 2016.
The indictment includes three
counts of fi rst-degree rape,
three counts of fi rst-degree
sexual penetration, three
counts of second-degree sod-
omy and one count of incest.
After retaining attorney
Foster Glass in place of his
former court-appointed coun-
sel, Moles pleaded not guilty
to all of the charges in Grant
County Circuit Court Thurs-
day .
Judge William D. Cramer
Jr. said all pretrial motions
must be fi led by May 26.
Grant County District At-
torney Jim Carpenter said
the state was prepared to call
eight witnesses at trial and ex-
pected the state’s case to take
three days.
Glass said he expected the
trial to last at least six days.
Cramer scheduled a six-
day trial to begin at 9:30 a.m.
Friday, Sept. 28, and to con-
tinue through the following
week. Cramer said he would
preside over the pretrial mo-
tions, but another judge would
be assigned to preside over
the trial because of the dates.
He said he was currently un-
aware which judge would be
assigned.
Moles is scheduled to
appear again in court for a
status hearing at 10:15 a.m.
June 22.
The Eagle/Rylan Boggs
Grant County Airport Manager Haley Walker speaks to
the Grant County Court about a number of issues at
the airport, including the need for new airport weather
observation system maintenance and underground
storage tank fuel monitoring system.
Airport system
maintenance
approved
Grant County Sheriff
The Grant County
Sheriff’s Offi ce reported
the following for the week
of April 20-26:
• Concealed handgun
licenses: 13
• Average inmates: 12
• Bookings: 5
• Releases: 6
• Arrests:1
• Fingerprints: 13
• Civil papers: 12
• Warrants processed: 2
• Asst./welfare check: 2
• Search and Rescue: 2
Dispatch
John Day dispatch
worked 131 calls during
the week of April 24-30.
Along with the various
traffi c warnings, trespass-
ing, injured animals, noise
complaints and juvenile
complaints, these calls in-
cluded:
• John Day Police De-
partment
April 24: Received a
report of possible child
abuse in Prairie City.
April 25: Received a
report of a possible intoxi-
cated driver.
April 26: Responded to
a report of a theft.
April 27: Took a report
of a stolen vehicle in Prai-
rie City.
April 28: Arrested a
John Day resident on a pa-
role board warrant.
April 30: Responded to
a report of a theft.
• Grant County Sher-
iff’s Offi ce
April 24: Took a report
of a trespass in Mt. Ver-
non.
April 25: A caller
called to report a toddler
walking down the street
in his pajamas. The child
was turned over to his
grandparents.
April 27: Took a report
of criminal mischief in
Canyon City.
• John Day ambu-
lance
April 27: Responded
to a call of a trembling
woman with a fever.
• Oregon State Police
April 26: Notifi ed
along with John Day Po-
lice of a vehicle driving
through the fl ashing lights
on a stopped school bus.
April 29: Advised of
the possible illegal shoot-
ing of a bird of prey.
• Prairie City Fire De-
partment
April 29: Responded
with John Day Police De-
partment to a house fi re in
Prairie City.
A5
County supports
transportation
funding package
By Rylan Boggs
Blue Mountain Eagle
The Eagle/Rylan Boggs
A model welcome sign for the city of John Day created by David Paddock.
John Day could see
$35,000 in profi t
from eclipse rentals
25 RV sites to
be added for
eclipse weekend
Blue Mountain Eagle
The city of John Day could
see roughly $35,000 in profi ts
from this August’s eclipse.
This money would come
from RV and tent sites at the
industrial park rented to vis-
itors during the event, City
Manager Nick Green said in
an April 25 John Day City
Council meeting.
The city has rented out 93
RV sites and 90 tent sites and
is looking at adding an addi-
tional 25 RV sites.
During the meeting, the
council was presented with
a model “Welcome to John
Day” sign by David Pad-
dock of Nomad Sign Art.
Paddock said the idea was
to make John Day a more
welcoming place to new
residents and visitors.
Though Paddock didn’t
have a specific place in
mind for the sign, he said
it would be most effec-
tive if prominently dis-
played near the entrance of
town.
Mayor Ron Lundbom
said he liked the model, but
no action was taken in the
meeting.
Green also said the state
Senate unanimously passed
Senate Bill 327, which pro-
vides recreational immunity
to landowners. Green said
he was confident it would
also pass in the House.
He said the city will be
meeting with Oregon Solu-
tions May 11 to work toward
a project benefi ting the whole
community.
Grant County Airport
Manager Haley Walker in-
quired about funding for
a number of issues during
an April 26 Grant County
Court meeting.
The fi rst was an airport
weather observation system
in need of maintenance.
Walker solicited three bids
from different companies
in the area, and the court
authorized her to grant the
maintenance contract to
Summit Power Systems for
$4,750.
The court authorized
Walker to hire Grand Ronde
Petroleum to perform re-
pairs on an underground
storage fuel tank monitoring
system in need of repair.
The court also:
• reviewed and approved
an intergovernmental agree-
ment to provide the Oregon
Department of Forestry with
offi ce space at the airport
during the upcoming fi re
season.
• signed a letter of sup-
port for a transportation
funding pack put forward by
the Association of Oregon
Counties.
• signed an agreement to
trade $5,000 worth of road
materials and services to
Prairie City in exchange for
a snowplow for the airport.
The Eagle/Rylan Boggs
Grant County Judge
Scott Myers speaks
during a Grant County
Court meeting on
Wednesday, April 26.
Commissioner Jim Hamsher
recused himself from voting
because he is the mayor of
Prairie City.
• signed an amendment
to an OHA agreement that
increased funding to the
school health center by
$6,500 while cutting the
safe water drinking program
by $1,250.
• reviewed a draft of a
proposed Grant County vol-
unteer policy, which would
reduce liability by docu-
menting volunteers.
• signed a Quitclaim
Deed transferring a portion
of highway managed by
the Oregon Department of
Transportation to the control
of the Grant County Road
Department.
• signed a letter of sup-
port for grant funding for
19 miles of snowmobile
trail restoration by the Grant
County Snowballers.
• discussed the possibil-
ity of conducting a court
meeting in Monument.
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