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About The Blue Mountain eagle. (John Day, Or.) 1972-current | View Entire Issue (June 14, 2017)
News Blue Mountain Eagle C OPS AND C OURTS Arrests and citations in the Blue Mountain Eagle are taken from the logs of law enforce- ment agencies. Every effort is made to report the court dispo- sition of arrest cases. Grant County Circuit Court Christine Michelle Bar- rington was found guilty of unauthorized use of a motor vehicle and issued a suspend- ed sentence of 18 months pro- bation, 25 hours community service, five days in jail, fined $250 and required to pay $150 in restitution. Burton Soto pleaded guilty to interference with making a report and was sentenced to 30 days jail, 18 months probation and fined $350. One count of menacing and one count of third-degree criminal mischief were dismissed. Oregon State Police Marcus Randall Lewis, 32, was arrested and charged with two counts of menacing and two counts of second-degree disorderly conduct after imped- ing traffic and menacing a park ranger with a firearm on June 6. Brandon Neil Hoodie, 28, Burns, was cited for open con- tainer and driving while sus- pended after being stopped on Highway 395 near milepost 117 on June 6. Justice Court The Grant County Justice Court reported the following fines and judgments: Violation of the basic rule: Alyssa Nichole Davies, 26, Hermiston, 84/55 zone, May 29, fined $260; Colleen D. Brady, 42, Baker City, 71/55 zone, May 22, fined $160; Colton Tyler Howard, 27, Tem- pe, Arizona, 83/55 zone, May 13, fined $260; Quinton Brock Nyman, 21, Crane, 91/55 zone, May 21, fined $435; Elijah Al- lison, 42, Mt. Vernon, 73/55 zone, May 21, fined $160; Paul A. Yost, 36, Redmond, 70/55 zone, May 14, fined $160; Ja- cob Ryan Batease, 23, Canyon City, 70/55 zone, May 14, fined $160. Violation of the speed lim- it: Scott Andrew Nasburg, 55, Portland, 44/25 zone, May 29, fined $160. Exceeding the speed lim- it: Anstasia U. Kikuharu, 29, Portland, 50/35 zone, May 2, fined $135; Christine Marie Gibbens, 46, May 21, fined $160; Kent Blaine Cherry, 32, John Day, 72/65, May 22, fined $160. Permit the unlawful opera- tion of a vehicle: Shannon Fay McGee, 38, Baker City, May 26, fined $260. Driving uninsured: Michael Alan Wiles, 55, Baker City, May 26, fined $260; Dennis Brian Asher, 50, Bend, May 10, fined $130. No operator’s license: Mi- chael Alan Wiles, 55, Baker City, May 26, fined $260. Failure to properly use a seatbelt: Takoda Lee Propeck, 18, Prairie City, May 7, fined $110. Use of cell phone while driving: Sawyer Ross Watter- son, 26, John Day, April 30, fined $160. Harassment: Shadwick Ed- ward Moles, fined $435. Dispatch John Day dispatch worked 144 calls during the week of June 6-11. Along with the various traffic warnings, tres- passing, injured animals, noise complaints and juvenile com- plaints, these calls included: • John Day Police Depart- ment June 5: Responded with Grant County Sheriff’s office to a report of a dispute. Re- sponded with Grant County Sheriff’s Office to a report of a domestic dispute in John Day. June 7: Assisted a lost mid- dle-schooler at the airport. June 9: Received a report of speeding vehicles in the Bridge Street and Charolais Heights area. Made contact with a subject who received a cryptic voice mail; subject was OK. June 9: Received a report of a group of suspicious subjects outside Chester’s Thriftway. June 10: Arrested a 44-year- old John Day resident for dis- orderly conduct after receiving a report of someone trying to kick in a door at the Meadow- brook Apartments while the owner was inside. • Grant County Sheriff’s Office June 5: Responded to a re- port of a domestic dispute. June 6: Responded with John Day police to a dispute on Antelope Lane. A caller report- ed she was being filmed, pho- tographed and harassed while trying to move out of her res- idence. Sheriff’s deputies and state police separated the two parties. Responded to a report of possession of a controlled substance at the Blue Mountain Lodge. June 7: Received a report of a subject sighting a gun near Highway 26. June 8: Took a report of abuse and assault in Seneca. Advised of a report of theft in Canyon City. June 9: Responded to re- ports of someone trespassing at the Dayville School and ar- rested a 35-year-old Dayville resident. Received a report of a break-in in Dayville. Received a report of an aggressive dog running loose in Mt. Vernon. June 10: Responded with John Day ambulance, Long Creek ambulance and John Day police to a report of a woman being stabbed in the Hunter Springs area. • John Day ambulance June 8: Responded for a 55-year-old patient who fell off a ladder at Grant Union High school. • Oregon State Police June 6: Advised of a pos- sible rolling domestic distur- bance in Umatilla County near Battle Mountain. June 9: Responded to a re- port of an assault in Seneca. Received a report of a large bull in the road on Highway 395 near mile post 73B. Re- sponded to a single-vehicle ac- cident on Highway 395 North near milepost 103B. • Dispatch June 9: Received a report of a possible drunk-driving crash. United States Forest Ser- vice: June 9: Advised along with the Mt. Vernon Fire Depart- ment of a report of a forest fire in the area of Fields Creek and Highway 26. June 11: Arrested a 43-year- old Pennsylvania resident on a Sherman County warrant. Wednesday, June 14, 2017 A5 Wahdat found guilty of sexual abuse, harassment Blue Mountain Eagle A John Day resident was sentenced to 25 days in jail and two years of probation for sex crimes June 7. Ghulam Mohammad Wah- dat, 63, was found guilty of two counts of third-degree sexual abuse and one count of harassment June 7 in Grant County Circuit Court, accord- ing to court documents. Wahdat waived his right for a jury trial June 7, after pleading not guilty to four charges March 9. Judge Wil- liam D. Cra- mer Jr. found Wahdat guilty on the three charges and Ghulam dismissed an- Mohammad other count of Wahdat harassment. Cramer sentenced Wahdat to 24 months proba- tion, 100 hours community service and 25 days in jail with credit for time served. Wahdat must register as a sex offender, according to court documents. Wahdat was accused of knowingly and unlawful- ly subjecting one victim to sexual contact by touching intimate parts of her body be- tween Sept. 1, 2015, and May 30, 2016, according to court documents, and of unlawful- ly and intentionally harassing another victim between June 1, 2015, and Sept. 30, 2015, by subjecting her to offensive physical contact. Jail could rent extra beds to Department of Justice By Rylan Boggs Blue Mountain Eagle The Grant County Jail could begin to rent excess beds to the Oregon Depart- ment of Justice. The idea was discussed during a June 6 Grant County Court meeting held in Monu- ment, where residents asked why beds would be rented. Grant County Judge Scott Myers explained the jail had been built in 1997 when popu- lation growth was anticipated and that the demand for beds decreased due to a change in state and federal policies of not detaining illegal aliens for being undocumented. The jail contains 41 beds, only 17 of which were occu- pied June 6. An increase in inmate numbers would likely require additional staff, Myers said. Monument residents were also curious if they could expect increased cellphone coverage in the future. Myers said because of the upcoming eclipse, cell providers were looking at investing in the area and covering “shadow locations” with little or no service. There is practically no cell service in Monument, The Eagle/Rylan Boggs Monument Fire Chief Earl Pettit talks with Grant County Commissioner Boyd Britton about a recently acquired fire engine after a County Court meeting in Monument. according to a city employee. During the meeting, Coun- ty Commissioner Boyd Brit- ton expressed concern about the Forest Service’s uncom- pleted biological assessments, which are keeping grazing permitees off federal grazing land. He also encouraged res- idents to email state Sen. Ted Ferrioli and Rep. Cliff Bentz in regards to a transportation package, increased 911 fund- ing and a land use planning bill that would grant Eastern Oregon counties more auton- omy in creating land use laws. Myers said he is working with John Day City Manager Nick Green to improve inter- net speeds in the area and said results could be expected in the near future. Commissioner Jim Ham- sher said Emergency Man- agement Coordinator Ted Williams has been holding meetings to prepare rural ar- eas for an influx of people during the eclipse. Hamsher also said he has been attempt- ing to repair and maintain the Keerins Hall building at the county fairgrounds. Just in time for Summer A man wakes up in the morning after sleeping on an ADVERTISED BED, in ADVERTISED PAJAMAS. He will bathe in an ADVERTISED TUB, shave with an ADVERTISED RAZOR, have a breakfast of ADVERTISED JUICE, cereal and toast, toasted in an ADVERTISED TOASTER, put on ADVERTISED CLOTHES and glance at his ADVERTISED WATCH. He’ll ride to work in his ADVERTISED CAR, sit at an ADVERTISED DESK and write with an ADVERTISED PEN. Yet this person hesitates to advertise, saying that advertising doesn’t pay. Finally, when his non-advertised business is going under, HE’LL ADVERTISE IT FOR SALE. Then it’s too late. Men’s & Boy’s Pants or Shorts Buy 2 Get $10.00 mail in rebate. AND THEY SAY ADVERTISING DOESN’T WORK? DON’T MAKE THIS SAME MISTAKE Advertising is an investment, not an expense. Think about it! Blue Mountain Eagle MyEagleNews.com Don’t get left behind, call today! Kim Kell 541-575-0710 234 NW Front St., Prairie City 541 820-3675 05771 ATTENTION World War II Veterans & Families Honor Flight of Eastern Oregon invites WWII Vets to travel at no cost to visit their National World War II Memorial in Washington D.C. Veterans who served in the Military between Dec. 7, 1941 and Dec. 31,1946, have not visited the WWII Memorial, and live in Oregon east of the Cascade Mountains are eligible to travel. The flight will be Sept. 6-10, 2017. We take able Veterans and those who need and use mobility assistance. Medical personnel travel with the group the entire trip. Each veteran is accompanied by a guardian, and we encourage a family member to be the guardian. The guardian cost for the trip is $1,250.00 which includes airfare, lodging, meals and transportation within D.C. Veteran and Guardian applications forms can be downloaded at http://honorflightofeasternoregon.org/ Every other Monday in John Day at Blue Mountain Hospital 170 Ford Rd. • 541-575-1311 Contact Yvonne Drury: 541.390.4231, email: ydrury47@gmail.com Honor Flight of Eastern Oregon is a nonprofit 501(c)3 05774
