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Blue Mountain Eagle
Wednesday, January 31, 2018
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Mt. Vernon woman injured Former Vale city manager
in ATV rollover Wednesday chosen to replace Rep. Bentz
20-year-old
transported to
Blue Mountain
Hospital
Blue Mountain Eagle
Vale’s former city man-
ager has been selected to fill
former Rep. Cliff Bentz’s
seat in the Oregon House of
Representatives.
Lynn Findley, who worked
for the Bureau of Land Man-
agement before the city of
Vale, was chosen Jan. 25 in
Ontario by county commis-
sioners from the five counties
in House District 60: Grant,
Baker, Malheur, Harney and
Blue Mountain Eagle
A Mt. Vernon woman was
injured in an all-terrain vehicle
rollover accident Jan. 24.
Jaiden R. Kerr, 20, rode
over a steep incline when
her Honda ATV flipped and
pinned her underneath, Grant
County Sheriff Glenn Palmer
said in a statement. She was
transported to Blue Mountain
Hospital for injuries sustained
in the rollover.
Kerr called to report she
crashed her ATV on Blue
Gulch at about 10:10 a.m. and
said she was trapped under the
ATV and unable to free her-
self.
Palmer said Kerr was dis-
oriented and had trouble giving
her exact location, but emer-
gency responders located the
site of the crash in a ravine be-
tween Grant County Regional
Airport and Grant Union Ju-
nior-Senior High School. At
about that time, Kerr was able
to crawl out from under the
ATV, he said.
Kerr was taken out on a
Lake. Grant
County Judge
Scott Myers
said the vote
was unani-
mous.
Findley
Sen. Cliff
was selected
Bentz
from a pool
of three candidates nominat-
ed by Republican precinct
committee persons from the
counties. Myers said Dennis
Hall of Vale and Tom Van
Diepen of Baker City were
also nominated.
Bentz of Ontario was se-
lected in a similar process
to fill the state Senate seat
vacated by former Sen. Ted
Ferrioli, who was appointed
to the Northwest Power Plan-
ning & Conservation Coun-
cil. Bentz was sworn in as a
senator Jan. 8.
It has not been announced
when Findley will be sworn
in as a representative. The
short, 35-day legislative ses-
sion begins Feb. 5.
Contributed photo/Grant County Sheriff’s Office
Grant County Sheriff’s Office and Search and Rescue
personnel transport Jaiden Kerr from a ravine where she
had been pinned under an ATV Jan. 24.
Canyon City man arrested on firearm
and attempted-kidnapping charges
Blue Mountain Eagle
Contributed photo/Grant County Sheriff’s Office
Grant County Sheriff’s Office, Search and Rescue and
ambulance personnel assist Jaiden Kerr after an ATV
crash Jan. 24. From left are Nathan Gordanier, Kim Kell,
Rebecca Rand, Ramy Jisha, Michael Snyder (driving) and
Deputy Damon Rand.
backboard and carried part-
way by Grant County Sheriff’s
Search and Rescue members
to an awaiting ambulance.
A Canyon City man was
arrested the evening of Jan.
23 after a report of a person
brandishing a firearm.
Grant County Sheriff’s
Office deputies arrested
Robert Lewis Crosby II, 31,
of Canyon City on charges
of felon in possession of a
firearm and two counts each
of menacing and attempted
second-degree kidnapping,
according to a statement
from Grant County Sheriff
Glenn Palmer.
At about 7:30 p.m., the
sheriff’s of-
fice respond-
ed to a report
of a person
brandishing a
gun near the
area of Can-
Robert
yon Moun-
Crosby II
tain
Trail
Road
just
east of Canyon City. Crosby
was taken into custody with-
out incident and was lodged
in the Grant County Jail,
Palmer said.
The state is accusing
Crosby of attempting to take
Britt Wilcox and Jyla Hill
from one place to another,
interfering with their person-
al liberty, and placing both
in fear of imminent physical
injury, according to informa-
tion filed in Grant County
Circuit Court by District At-
torney Jim Carpenter.
The state is also accusing
Crosby of unlawful posses-
sion of a firearm after felony
convictions in Washington in
2011 of residential burglary
and intimidating a witness,
according to the information
filed by Carpenter.
Palmer said the case is
still under investigation.
C OPS AND C OURTS
Grant County
Sheriff
The Grant County Sher-
iff’s Office reported the fol-
lowing for the week of Jan.
25:
Concealed handgun licens-
es: 4
Average inmates: 12
Bookings: 9
Releases: 7
Arrests: 3
Citations: 0
Fingerprints: 2
Civil papers: 14
Warrants processed: 3
Asst./welfare check: 7
Search and rescue: 1
Justice Court
The Grant County Justice
Court reported the following
fines and judgments:
• Driving while suspend-
ed: Christine N. Daum, 28,
Canyon City, Dec. 31, fined
$1,000.
• Driving uninsured:
Christine N. Daum, 28, Can-
yon City, Dec. 31, fined $500;
Andrew R. Copenhaver, 20,
Canyon City, Jan. 12, fined
$265; Christopher M. Olsen,
30, Jan. 12, fined $200.
• Violation of the basic
rule: Jay P. Chappel, 40, La
Pine, Jan. 10, 70/55 zone,
fined $140; Juliet D. Delga-
do, 47, Fruitland, Idaho, Jan.
14, 75/55 zone, fined $165;
Kerry L. Metlen, 40, Ashland,
Dec. 29, 2017, 84/55 zone,
fined $260; Chance R. Currey,
27, Mt. Vernon, Jan. 3, 87/55
zone, fined $225; Raymond
H. Field, 37, John Day, Jan.
12, 82/55 zone, fined $265.
• Exceeding speed lim-
it: Mike Kilpatrick, 65,
Wrangell, Alaska, Jan. 16,
77/65 zone, fined $225; Krista
M. Ray, 36, Union, Jan. 13,
74/65 zone, fined $165; Mat-
thew S. Townsend, 25, Aso-
tin, Washington, Jan. 3, 76/65
zone, fined $265; Julio C.
Barrios Jr., 25, Redmond, Jan.
12, 75/65 zone, fined $140.
• Failure to renew registra-
tion: Christine N. Daum, 28,
Canyon City, Dec. 31, fined
$250.
• Careless driving involv-
ing an accident: Richard M.
Bakken, 76, Bisbee, Arizona,
Dec. 24, fined $435.
• Unsafe passing on the
left: Calvin M. Henshaw,
57, Baker City, Jan. 11, fined
$225.
• No operator’s license:
Adam M. Ackerman, 26, Mt.
Vernon, Nov. 27, fined $260.
• Failure to drive within
lane: Vicki D. Pollock, 69,
Prineville, Dec. 30, fined
$160.
• Off-road vehicle on the
highway: Adam M. Acker-
man, 26, Mt. Vernon, Nov. 27,
fined $260.
Oregon State
Police
Jan. 22: Report of cattle on
Highway 26 near Moon Creek
Road.
Jan. 23: Advised with
Grant County Sheriff’s Of-
fice for a suspicious person
on Highway 26 west of Mt.
Vernon.
Dispatch
John Day dispatch worked
130 calls during the week
of Jan 22-28. Along with
the various traffic warnings,
trespassing, injured animals,
noise complaints and juvenile
complaints, these calls includ-
ed:
• John Day Police De-
partment
Jan. 22: Investigated a pos-
sible restraining order viola-
tion on 13th Street in Prairie
City.
Jan. 22: Received a report
of a possible burglary on East
Main Street in Prairie City.
Jan. 23: Responded to
Bridge Street in John Day for
a harassment report.
Jan. 24: Nicky J. Ballou,
40, Prairie City, was arrested
for a probation violation on
Highway 26 near Pine Creek
Road.
Jan. 25: Received a report
of a suspicious person on
Northwest Bridge Street in
John Day.
Jan. 25: Dispatched to
Southwest Brent Road in John
Day for a report of child ne-
glect.
Jan. 26: Responded to West
13th Street in Prairie City for
a restraining order violation.
Jan. 26: Received a report
of a person trespassing on
West Main Street in John Day.
Jan. 26: Responded to a
report of drug evidence on
Southwest Brent Road in John
Day.
Jan. 26: Dispatched to
North Canyon Boulevard in
John Day for a harassment
report.
Jan, 28: Responded to a
report of drugs found on West
Main Street in John Day.
• Grant County Sheriff’s
Office
Jan. 22: Received a report
of a possible burglary at a re-
pair shop on Apple Road in
John Day.
Jan. 23: Responded with
John Day police to West Main
Street in John Day for a dis-
pute.
Jan. 26: Investigated a
fraud report on Ritter Road in
Long Creek.
Jan. 26: Advised of a sus-
picious person on West Bench
Road in John Day.
Jan. 27: Received a report
of a theft at a contractor’s
property on Highway 26 in
John Day.
Jan. 28: Responded with
Oregon State Police to B Av-
enue in Seneca for a possible
domestic dispute.
Jan. 28: Investigated a re-
port of criminal mischief in
Monument.
Jan. 28: Investigated a re-
port of a theft on Highway
402 in Monument.
• John Day ambulance
Jan. 22: Responded to a se-
nior home in Prairie City for a
79-year-old woman.
Jan. 22: Dispatched to
North Johnson Avenue in
Prairie City for a 59-year-old
woman.
Jan. 23: Responded with
Monument fire and ambu-
lance to Old Highway Road in
Monument for a 67-year-old
man.
Jan. 24: Dispatched to
Southwest First Avenue in
John Day for a man with a
wheelchair issue.
Jan. 24: Responded to
South Humbolt Street in Can-
yon City for an 84-year-old
woman.
Jan. 25: Dispatched to
West Main Street in John Day
for a 44-year-old woman.
Jan. 25: Responded to a se-
nior home in John Day.
Jan. 26: Dispatched to East
Main Street in John Day for a
68-year-old man.
Jan. 26: Responded to Cot-
tonwood Street in Mt. Vernon
for a 64-year-old woman with
confusion.
Jan. 27: Dispatched to
Northwest Charolais Heights
in John Day for an elderly
woman with flu-like symp-
toms and dehydration.
Jan. 27: Responded to
South McHaley Avenue in
Prairie City for a 73-year-old
woman.
Jan. 28: Dispatched to
North Johnson Avenue in
Prairie City for a 58-year-old
woman.
Jan. 28: Responded to
West Main Street in John Day
for a 62-year-old woman with
cardiac issues.
Jan. 28: Dispatched to a
grocery store in John Day for
a 50-year-old man.
• Prairie City fire
Jan. 23: Dispatched to
West Sixth Street in Prairie
City for a possible flue fire.
• Oregon Department of
Fish and Wildlife
Jan. 23: Received a re-
port of a cougar seen at Dixie
Creek and North Johnson Av-
enue in Prairie City.
• John Day fire
Jan. 23: Dispatched to
West Main Street in John Day
for a report of a heater fire.
• Monument ambulance
Jan. 24: Responded to
Highway 402 in Monument.
• Oregon Department of
Transportation
Jan. 26: Received a re-
port of a traffic light on Main
Street in John Day failing to
change from red to green.
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