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Blue Mountain Eagle
Wednesday, February 28, 2018
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Rapp shooting case set for late August trial
Defense attorney
expects a
‘whodunnit case’
By Richard Hanners
Blue Mountain Eagle
A trial date has been set for the John
Day man who is accused of shooting a
Eugene man at the Dixie Creek Camp-
ground on Oct. 16, 2017.
Kevin J. Rapp, 32, is charged with at-
tempted murder, first-degree assault and
unlawful use of a weapon. His bail was
reduced to $175,000 on Jan. 16, and he
remains in Grant County Jail.
Rapp’s attorney, Rob Raschio, appeared
via video from Baker County during a sta-
Kevin Rapp
tus hearing before Grant County Circuit
Court Judge William D. Cramer Jr. on Feb.
22. Grant County District Attorney Jim
Carpenter appeared in court.
Raschio said Carpenter had present-
ed an offer on Feb. 21, but Raschio had
recently received a lengthy report from
the state crime lab that included new
discovery evidence, which he needed to
review.
With that said, Raschio said he was
prepared to set a schedule for future hear-
ings and a trial. Carpenter suggested a tri-
al could last one to one-and-a-half weeks.
Raschio agreed.
“It’s a whodunnit case,” Raschio said,
and would take a little time to try.
Cramer set a plea hearing for 8:30
a.m. March 29 and set a trial date of Aug.
20-31.
Raschio said he wasn’t sure if the case
could be resolved before the trial date
and added that he would need at least a
day for presenting motions.
The Eagle/Richard Hanners
An ambulance responded to an injury at the Grant
County Jail Monday.
Ambulance responds
Court action delayed in Spray rodeo theft case to minor injury at
Grant County Jail
EO Media Group
Joann Pearl Griffith of Spray said
she showed up to court Friday to face
charges of theft and computer crime, but
nothing happened.
Griffith is the secretary of the Spray
Rodeo Association. A Wheeler County
grand jury indicted her on 35 counts al-
leging she stole thousands of dollars in
2016 and 2017 from the rodeo associa-
tion and the Haystack Cemetery Associ-
ation.
Griffith said she went to Wheeler
County Courthouse, Friday, for an ar-
raignment, but she never saw the charges.
“They told me come back with a law-
yer,” she said.
Court records show the Circuit Judge
Janet Stauffer presided over Friday’s
proceeding and found Griffith did not
qualify for a public defender.
The court set March 23 as the
next hearing. According to the court
schedule, that would be for a change
of plea. Griffith, however, said she
never entered a plea Friday. Beyond
that, she said she did not want to
comment until after the next hearing
when she would know more about the
case.
Court records show a Wheeler Coun-
ty grand jury indicted Griffith on Feb.
7 on the following charges: five counts
of first-degree theft; two counts of sec-
ond-degree theft; 27 counts of computer
crime; and one count of fraudulent use of
a credit card.
All the charges are felonies ex-
cept the second-degree theft. Twen-
ty charges apply to the ceme-
tery association and the rest to the
rodeo.
The indictment alleges Griffith used
a computer to steal from the two orga-
nizations, taking more than $3,000 from
the cemetery and more than $2,000 from
the rodeo.
Blue Mountain Eagle
A 32-year-old female
inmate on tribal charges at
the Grant County Jail was
injured Feb. 26.
A John Day ambulance
was dispatched to the jail at
11:43 a.m.
Grant County Sheriff
Glenn Palmer referred The
Eagle to the Burns Paiute
Tribal Police for more infor-
mation.
Burns Paiute Tribal Po-
lice Chief Carmen Smith
said the injury was not se-
rious, and he was surprised
an ambulance was sent. He
said it was Grant County
Jail’s policy not to discuss
such matters in public and
that he would honor their
policy.
C OPS AND C OURTS
Grant County
Circuit Court
Raymond J. Janczyk, 48,
Springfield, pleaded guilty
Feb. 8 to felony second-de-
gree burglary at a downtown
John Day location Feb. 2. He
was sentenced to 24 months
in prison and 12 months of
post-prison
supervision.
He also was ordered to pay
$3,278 in restitution to two
individuals and one down-
town business. Janczyk also
pleaded guilty Feb. 21 to
misdemeanor second-degree
theft and misdemeanor un-
lawful entry into a motor ve-
hicle, both on Feb. 1. He was
sentenced to six months in the
county jail, concurrent with
the Feb. 21 sentence for bur-
glary and a July 19 sentence
for first-degree theft, first-de-
gree forgery and fraudulent
use of a credit card.
Travis A. Palmer, 27, Mt.
Vernon, pleaded guilty Feb.
22 to two counts of misde-
meanor harassment on Jan.
1. He was sentenced to two
days in jail, 48 months bench
probation, 80 hours com-
munity service and $300 in
fines. He was also ordered to
complete an anger manage-
ment program.
Grant County
Sheriff
The Grant County Sher-
iff’s Office reported the fol-
lowing for the week of Feb.
22:
Concealed handgun li-
censes: 71
Average inmates: 14
Bookings: 8
Releases: 8
Arrests: 1
Citations: 1
Fingerprints: 67
Civil papers: 14
Warrants processed: 3
Asst./welfare check: 8
Search and rescue: 0
Feb. 20: Reuben Nelson,
19, John Day, was cited for
failure to carry proof of in-
surance and warned for care-
less driving.
Justice Court
The Grant County Justice
Court reported the following
fines and judgments:
• Driving uninsured: Troy
D. Wells, 45, Mt. Vernon,
Jan. 27, fined $135.
• Exceeding speed limit:
Michael D. Griffith, 21, Bak-
er City, Jan. 17, 41/25 zone,
fined $140; Jan M. Mead,
50, John Day, Feb. 11, 42/30
zone, fined $165; Richard S.
Colbeth, 80, John Day, Nov.
17, 36/25 zone, fined $160;
Manuel Sanchez Ortiz, 52,
Prineville, Feb. 10, 50/35
zone, fined $140; Sonny A.
Dryden, 39, Mt. Vernon,
Jan. 11, 80/65 zone, fined
$225; Judy D. Nation, 71,
Boise, Idaho, Feb. 8, 82/65
zone, fined $265; Tacoma H.
Clowers, 19, Crooked River
Ranch, Feb. 13, 85/65 zone,
fined $225.
• Failure to renew regis-
tration: Michael L. Mont-
gomery, 35, Prairie City, Feb.
9, fined $115.
• No operator’s license:
Troy D. Wells, 45, Mt. Ver-
non, Jan. 27, fined $135.
• Failure to carry proof
of compliance with finan-
cial responsibility: Michael
L. Montgomery, 35, Prai-
rie City, Feb. 9, fined $265;
Joshua D. Zeigler, 29, Eu-
gene, Jan. 16, fined $135.
• Careless driving result-
ing in an accident: Trevor W.
Hunt, 40, Fruitland, Idaho,
Feb. 4, fined $375.
• Failure to install in-
terlock device: Patrick L.
Kinsey, 52, Prairie City, Jan.
15, fined $440.
• Refusal to take breath
test: Ryan D. Hall, 40, Truck-
ee, California, Aug. 21, fined
$650.
• Refusal to stop and re-
main stopped: Chanty J.
Goit, 45, Estacada, Feb. 2,
fined $185.
Oregon State
Police
Feb. 14: Two minors were
cited for illegal marijuana
use after their Subaru was
pulled over for speeding on
Highway 26 east of Mitch-
ell. The driver, Isaiah F. J.
Hussey, 18, Bend, was cited
for DUII. The 17-year-old
female passenger was cited
for consuming marijuana in a
motor vehicle traveling on a
highway. Both were cited for
being minors in possession of
a marijuana item.
Feb. 14: A driver was
ejected from a Dodge pick-
up after it lost traction on a
snowy and icy roadway and
rolled over on Highway 395
north of Bear Valley Road. A
passing motorist transported
the driver and a passenger to
the hospital in Burns.
Feb. 16: Noah P. E. Fulfer,
23, was cited for DUII follow-
ing a single-vehicle crash on
Highway 26 near Dixie Sum-
mit. A breath sample indicated
his blood alcohol content was
0.12 percent.
Feb. 16: A driver who
was reaching for a soda in a
GMC SUV slid off Highway
26 north of Battle Mountain
Summit and ended up against
a group of trees on a steep em-
bankment. He wasn’t injured.
Feb. 18: Paul L. Roark,
21, was arrested and charged
for DUII controlled substanc-
es after being pulled over on
Highway 26 near Laycock
Creek Road.
Feb. 23: James A. Ryan,
58, Canyon City, was cited
at a John Day restaurant for
failing to register as a sex of-
fender.
Feb. 23: Daryl R. Guthrie,
39, John Day, was arrested at
a grocery store parking lot in
John Day and charged with
DUII and failing to provide a
breath sample. After serving a
search warrant, his blood al-
cohol level was measured at
0.225 percent.
Feb. 23: Responded to a
single-vehicle slide-off on
Highway 26 near Austin Junc-
tion. The driver, Christopher
L. Gibson, 39, John Day, was
cited on a Crook County war-
rant for failure to appear.
Dispatch
John
Day
dispatch
worked 140 calls during the
week of Feb. 19-25. Along
with the various traffic warn-
ings, trespassing, injured an-
imals, noise complaints and
juvenile complaints, these
calls included:
• John Day Police De-
partment
Feb. 19: Responded with
Oregon State Police to a bar
in John Day for an unruly
patron. James Grey, 42, Mt.
Vernon, was arrested and
charged with disorderly con-
duct.
Feb. 19: Responded with
Oregon State Police to John-
son Avenue in Prairie City
for a report of suspicious
circumstances.
Feb. 19: Dispatched to a
noise complaint on North-
east Elm Street in John Day.
Feb. 20: William Choate,
86, John Day, was cited on
West Main Street in John
Day for misdemeanor theft.
Feb. 20: Received a theft
report on Southwest First
Avenue in John Day.
Feb. 22: Advised of pos-
sible trespassing in Prairie
City.
Feb. 22: Dispatched to
West Main Street in John
Day for a report of trespass-
ing and theft.
Feb. 22: Responded with
Grant County Sheriff’s Of-
fice, U.S. Forest Service
and Oregon State Police to a
report of a suicidal juvenile
on West Bench Road in John
Day.
Feb. 22: Nicholas P. Gib-
son, 26, Prairie City, was
cited at Second Avenue and
Bridge Street in John Day
for driving with a suspended
license and no insurance.
Feb. 23: Benjamin L.
Keith, 37, Prairie City, was
cited on a Grant County war-
rant at a restaurant in John
Day.
Feb. 23: Dispatched with
John Day ambulance and
Grant County Sheriff’s Of-
fice to West Main Street in
John Day for an unattended
death.
Feb. 24: Cindy L. Bol-
man, 50, Dayville, was cited
on West Main Street in John
Day for speeding.
Feb. 24: Responded with
Grant County Sheriff’s Of-
fice and Oregon State Po-
lice to a report of a fight on
West Main Street in John
Day.
Feb. 25: Dispatched to
Northwest Canton Street in
John Day for a report of a
suspicious person.
• Grant County Sher-
iff’s Office
Feb. 19: Received a re-
port of a domestic dispute
on Marysville Road in Can-
yon City.
Feb. 19: Served a tres-
pass notice on Marysville
Road in Canyon City.
Feb. 22: Report of a ju-
venile problem on Highway
395 near Grant Union Ju-
nior Senior High School.
Feb. 22: Received a re-
port of trespassing on La
Costa Road in John Day.
Feb. 23: Responded to
Patterson Drive in Canyon
City for a report of a condi-
tional release violation.
Feb. 24: Dispatched to
La Costa Road in John Day
for a report of criminal mis-
chief.
Feb. 24: Responded to
a report of a dog killing
a deer on Gibson Lane in
John Day.
Feb. 24: Received a re-
port of a stolen horse and
trailer on Highway 402 in
Monument.
Feb. 24: Advised of over-
due snowmobilers on Forest
Service Road 2490 in the
South Fork area.
Feb. 25: Received a re-
port of theft and possible
drunk driving on Highway
402 near Monument.
Feb. 25: Received a re-
port of property damage on
Lower Yard Road in John
Day following a noninjury
vehicle crash.
• Oregon State Police
Feb. 19: Advised of a
truck that slid off Highway
26 near Dixie Summit.
Feb. 21: Received a re-
port of a noninjury crash on
Highway 395 near Ritter.
• John Day ambulance
Feb. 19: Transported a
patient to Grant County Re-
gional Airport.
Feb. 19: Transported a
patient to Blue Mountain
Hospital.
Feb. 20: Responded to
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West Main Street in John
Day for a 34-year-old man
with chest pains and diffi-
culty breathing.
Feb. 20: A person on
Marysville Lane in Canyon
City declined transport.
Feb. 21: Dispatched with
Long Creek ambulance to
East Main Street in Long
Creek for a 43-year-old with
difficulty breathing.
Feb. 22: Responded with
Seneca ambulance to Avenue
C in Seneca for an 86-year-
old woman.
Feb. 22: Dispatched to
Mountain Boulevard in Mt.
Vernon for an 82-year-old
woman.
Feb. 23: Responded to
East Fifth Street in John Day
for a transport.
Feb. 23: Dispatched with
Prairie City ambulance to
North Johnson Avenue in
Prairie City for a 58-year-
old woman with nausea.
Feb. 23: Transported a
patient to a senior home in
Prairie City.
Feb. 23: Responded to a
vehicle crash with injuries
on Highway 26 near Austin
Junction.
Feb. 23: Transported a
patient to Grant County Re-
gional Airport.
Feb. 25: Responded to
Belshaw Lane in John Day
for a 70-year-old woman.
Feb. 25: Dispatched to
Mountain Boulevard in
Mt. Vernon for a 77-year-
old woman with a possible
stroke.
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