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Blue Mountain Eagle
Wednesday, June 20, 2018
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
Allan N. MacMillan Jr.,
58, Prairie City, was convicted
May 24 of refusing to take a
test for intoxicants on Feb. 9.
He was ordered to pay a $400
fine. A charge of driving under
the influence of intoxicants was
dismissed.
Tyler D. Dehiya, 24, Mt.
Vernon, pleaded guilty May
24 to felony conspiracy to
commit a Class A felony and
misdemeanor possession of
methamphetamine committed
on March 1 and misdemeanor
possession of methamphet-
amine committed on March 29.
In an amended judgment, he
was sentenced to prison for 16
months and 36 months proba-
tion after failing to enroll in the
Pacific Northwest Adult and
Teen Challenge Program.
Mathew P. Walker, 34, John
Day, pleaded guilty June 13 to
felony possession of metham-
phetamine committed on April
16. He was sentenced to prison
for 18 months, probation for
24 months and a $200 fine. A
charge of attempting to commit
a Class B felony was dismissed.
Clayton C. Lewis, 39, Prai-
rie City, pleaded guilty June
14 to misdemeanor menacing
constituting domestic violence
committed on May 1. He was
placed on bench probation for
18 months and ordered to com-
plete 60 hours of community
service and pay a $200 fine. A
charge of interfering with mak-
ing a report was dismissed.
Grant County
Sheriff
The Grant County Sheriff’s
Office reported the following
for the week of June 13:
Concealed handgun licens-
es: 3
Average inmates: 19
Bookings: 10
Releases: 7
Arrests: 2
Citations: 2
Fingerprints: 2
Civil papers: 15
Warrants processed: 2
Asst./welfare check: 0
Search and rescue: 0
June 12: A 17-year-old from
Mt. Vernon was cited for care-
less driving.
Oregon State
Police
June 10: Following a traffic
stop at Edgewood Drive and
East Main Street in Canyon
City, Ryan C. Platte, 30, John
Day, was arrested and charged
with DUII and failure to obey a
traffic control device.
June 11: Received a report
of a juvenile female who re-
ceived unsolicited sexually ex-
plicit photos from an unknown
Instagram user.
June 16: Travis A. Palmer,
27, Mt. Vernon, was arrested
on North Mountain Boulevard
in Mt. Vernon and charged with
a warrant for failure to appear.
Justice Court
Exceeding speed limit:
Robert J. Hassmiller II, 40,
Prairie City, May 16, 74/65
zone, fined $165; Heather
L. Hart, 46, West Linn, May
17, 48/35 zone, fined $165;
Thomas D. Rambo, 71, Stock-
ton, California, June 4, 58/30
zone, fined $265; Gretchen E.
Wilson, 56, John Day, June 5,
84/65 zone, fined $265.
Violation of basic rule:
Casey D. Branham, 39, Jack-
sonville, April 17, 71/55 zone,
fined $115; Raoul J. Delvoye,
66, Limbourg, Belgium, June
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5, 95/55 zone, fined $440.
Driving uninsured: Josie
C. Prophet, 29, Canyon City,
April 24, fined $220; Ashton
M. Reno, 32, Donnelly, Idaho,
April 17, fined $265.
Driving while suspended:
Michael J. Brennan, 23, Mitch-
ell, Jan. 19, fined $440.
Careless driving accident:
Daniel J. Curtis, 24, April 15,
fined $375.
Careless driving: Raoul J.
Delvoye, 66, Limbourg, Bel-
gium, June 5, fined $225.
Open container of alcohol:
Ben A. Scott, 77, Sumpter, May
12, fined $265.
Driving a motor vehicle
while using a mobile electronic
device: Melissa L. Ramsey, 38,
Somerset, Kentucky, May 24,
fined $265.
Leann J. Musgrove, 38,
Canyon City, pleaded guilty to
hindering prosecution. She was
sentenced to 48 hours in jail,
18 months probation, 40 hours
community service and $200 in
fines and fees. A charge of re-
fusing to assist a peace officer
was dismissed.
Chase M. Rapien, 26, Bend,
pleaded guilty to second-de-
gree forgery. He was sentenced
to 48 hours in jail, 18 months
probation, 40 hours community
service and $290 in fines and
fees. A charge of third-degree
theft was dismissed.
Dispatch
John Day dispatch worked
138 calls during the week of
June 11-17, including:
• John Day Police Depart-
ment
June 11: Received a report
of a hit-and-run crash on Main
Street in John Day.
June 11: Received a report
of suspicious circumstances on
East Main Street in John Day.
June 12: Received a report
of a vehicle vs. deer crash east
of John Day.
June 12: Received a tres-
passing report at an apartment
complex on East Main Street in
John Day.
June 12: Following a traffic
stop on Highway 26 near Pine
Creek Road, Brandon Mersich,
24, San Clemente, California,
was cited for speeding, 80/65
zone.
June 12: Advised with sher-
iff’s deputies of a trespassing
complaint on Southwest Brent
Drive in John Day.
June 12: Responded to Hill-
crest Drive in John Day for a
report of speeding and reckless
driving.
June 13: Dispatched to West
Main Street in John Day for a
report of telephonic harassment.
June 14: Following a traffic
stop on South Canyon Boule-
vard and Second Street, a driv-
er was warned for use of a cell
phone while driving.
June 15: Received a report
of a possible squatter on East
Main Street in John Day.
• Oregon State Police
June 11: Advised of a horse
loose on Highway 26 near Chil-
dress Loop west of John Day.
June 12: Received a report
of horses running at large on
Highway 26 near Picture Gorge.
June 15: Responded to
Highway 26 near Dog Creek
Road for a hazard cow.
• Grant County Sheriff’s
Office
June 11: Received a fraud
report from Patterson Drive in
Canyon City.
June 11: Advised of cows
on Marysville Road in Canyon
City.
June 11: Received a report
of minors cruising on the Third
Street extension in John Day.
June 12: Advised of fraud on
Day Spring Road in John Day.
June 12: Received a report
of two female juveniles hitch-
hiking on Highway 26 near
Crown Ranch.
June 13: Received a report
of a suspicious person at the gas
station in Canyon City.
June 15: Received a fraud
report from Roper Road in Mt.
Vernon.
June 15: Received a report
of a domestic in Monument.
June 15: Responded to Ap-
ple Road in John Day to check
on the welfare of a child left
alone in a vehicle.
June 16: Dispatched to
Highway 26 near Pine Creek
Road for a single-vehicle crash.
June 17: Responded to a re-
port of a prowler at an outfitter’s
business.
June 17: Received a report
of suspicious circumstances in
Monument.
June 17: Received a report
of a noninjury motor vehicle
crash at a grocery store in John
Day.
June 17: Received a report
of telephonic harassment on
Osborne Lane in Fox.
• John Day ambulance
June 11: Responded to a mo-
tel in John Day for a 57-year-old
woman.
June 11: Dispatched to North
Johnson Avenue in Prairie City
for a 59-year-old woman.
June 12: Responded with
Monument fire and ambulance
to Highway 19 in Monument.
June 13: Dispatched to an
apartment complex in east John
Day for a 50-year-old man.
June 14: Responded to
Screech Alley Loop in John
Day for a 76-year-old woman.
June 14: Dispatched to
Highway 26 and Long Box
Ranch Road for a 75-year-old
man.
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June 15: Responded to a se-
nior living facility in John Day
for an 85-year-old man with
chest pain.
June 16: Dispatched to East
Main Street in John Day for a
66-year-old man who had fallen
and injured his arm.
June 16: Responded to Lam-
ford Road in John Day for a
78-year-old woman who had
fallen.
June 16: Dispatched to
Northeast Dayton Street in John
Day for a person with a medical
alarm.
June 16: Responded to a se-
nior living facility in John Day
for a 65-year-old woman with a
back injury.
June 17: Dispatched to East
Main Street in John Day for a
66-year-old man who had fallen
and injured his arm and head.
June 17: Responded to North
Johnson Avenue in Prairie City
for an 89-year-old woman with
a bloody nose.
June 17: Dispatched with
sheriff’s deputies and Monu-
ment fire and ambulance to Sec-
ond Street in Monument for a
suicidal person.
June 17: Responded to a se-
nior living facility in John Day
for a woman who had fallen and
had hip pain.
• Monument ambulance
June 15: Responded to Wil-
son Street in Monument for a
76-year-old man.
• U.S. Forest Service
June 16: Received a report
of a 30-by-30-foot forest fire on
Road 24 north of Monument.
• John Day fire
June 11: Report of an electri-
cal fire on West Main Street in
John Day.
• Grant County road de-
partment
June 16: Received a report
of flooding on Marysville Road
in Canyon City.
A5
Ethics violation a
warning to others
Blue Mountain Eagle
A former Prairie City City
Councilor recently admon-
ished by the Oregon Gov-
ernment Ethics Commission
cautions others to maintain a
paper trail.
Viola Rose was accused
by the commission of failing
to file annual statements of
economic interest by April 15
as required in 2013 and 2015,
but she told the Eagle she did
send them in on time.
Each instance could have
carried a fine of up to $5,000,
but no fines were issued. In-
stead of a civil penalty, the
matter was settled with a let-
ter of education, according to
the stipulated final order.
Rose signed the settlement
but maintained she sent the
documents — multiple times.
“It was really stupid. Ri-
diculous, really,” she said.
One year, she said she
tried to send the documenta-
tion in three times.
At first, the commission
informed her it had not re-
ceived the statement, Rose
said, but the commission lat-
er stated the document may
not have been signed or a
question may not have been
answered. During her final
year in office, Rose said she
began paying the extra fee at
the post office to confirm de-
livery of the documents.
“When you send them in,
send them in return receipt
requested,” she said. “I didn’t.
I just sent them regular mail,
and they didn’t get to the right
department, I’m sure.”
Two arrested on
burglary, theft charges
Blue Mountain Eagle
Two people have been
arrested on burglary and
theft charges from a building
near Prairie City.
Thomas Grant Pifher
and Heather Dawn Lee
Carter were both indict-
ed May 30 on charges of
second-degree
burglary
and first-degree theft of con-
struction tools and equip-
ment valued at more than
$1,000. The crimes alleged-
ly occurred between Dec.
25, 2017, and May 1 at a res-
idence on North River Road
southeast of Prairie City, ac-
Thomas
Pifher
Heather
Dawn Lee
Carter
cording to court documents.
Pifher, born in 1962, lives
at a residence in Haines, and
Carter, born in 1987, is home-
less from Baker City, accord-
ing to court documents.
Both are scheduled to
enter pleas July 19 in Grant
County Circuit Court.
Committees are formal public bodies required to comply with
Oregon Public Meetings Law ORS 192.610.
ORS 341.019. Seven members plus three ex-
officio members serve three year terms and meet monthly to promote
local educational opportunities and identify educational needs within
the local community.
ORS 215.020. Nine members serve four year
terms and two alternates serve two year terms, meeting as needed to
review land use and zoning applications and discuss city and county
growth issues and the siting of new facilities. Members must be residents
of various geographic areas within the county and no more than two
voting members shall be engaged in the same kind of business,
occupation, trade or profession with agriculture designations of livestock
/ forage crop production and horticulture / specialty crop production.
Commissioners serving in this capacity must file an Annual Verified
Statement of Economic Interest with the Oregon Government Ethics
Commission. Members must re-apply to the County Court before their
term ends if they wish to be re-appointed.
ORS 410.210. Five members serve
three year terms and meet semi-annually to define the needs of older
adults, promote special interests and local community involvement, and
represent senior citizens as an advocate to the local, state and federal
government and other organizations.
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