News
Blue Mountain Eagle
Wednesday, August 22, 2018
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 report the
court disposition of arrest
cases.
Grant County
Circuit Court
Dennis Asher, 51, Canyon
City, was convicted July 31 of
two felony charges of failing
to register as a sex offender
committed on April 12 and
May 9. He was sentenced to
four months in jail and two
years post-prison supervision.
Katie Marie Watt, 32, Mt.
Vernon, pleaded guilty July
26 to delivery of metham-
phetamine and possession
of methamphetamine, both
felonies, committed on Nov.
16, 2016. She was sentenced
to 25 days in jail, 36 months
of probation and a $400
fine. Charges of conspiracy
to commit a Class B felony,
manufacture of methamphet-
amine, delivery of metham-
phetamine, possession of
methamphetamine and en-
dangering the welfare of a
minor were dismissed. Watt
was also convicted Aug. 17 of
misdemeanor possession of
methamphetamine committed
on Aug. 9, 2016. She was sen-
tenced to 18 months proba-
tion, 80 hours of community
service and a $250 fine.
Brandon H. Scott, 44,
Forest Grove, pleaded guilty
Aug. 17 to misdemeanor ha-
rassment committed on July
3. He was sentenced to 18
days in jail, 18 months pro-
bation and $300 in fines and
fees. Two charges of third-de-
gree sexual abuse and one
charge of harassment were
dismissed.
Charges against Brian
L. Gregg, 25, John Day, of
third-degree criminal mis-
chief, driving with a suspend-
ed license and driving without
insurance committed on June
24 were dismissed Aug. 17.
He pleaded guilty to a charge
of driving under the influence
of intoxicants and entered a
diversion agreement.
Grant County
Sheriff
The Grant County Sher-
iff’s Office reported the fol-
lowing for the week of Aug.
15:
Concealed handgun li-
censes: 6
Average inmates: 17
Bookings: 15
Releases: 16
Arrests: 5
Citations: 1
Fingerprints: 5
Civil papers: 10
Warrants processed: 3
Asst./welfare check: 0
Search and rescue: 0
Aug. 15: Gregg Starr, 69,
Mt. Vernon, was cited for
careless driving.
Oregon State
Police
Aug. 11: A rancher report-
ed multiple incidents of tres-
passing by a hunter who shot
a buck antelope and removed
it from the rancher’s proper-
ty. Another hunter who wit-
nessed the incident provided
the license plate number of the
suspect’s vehicle and the first
name of the suspect.
Aug. 12: A rancher reported
multiple incidents of trespass-
ing by two hunters looking for
antelope. Three to five shots
were heard. A hunter with per-
mission to be on the property
found no signs of an antelope
that had been hit or killed.
Dispatch
John Day dispatch worked
185 calls during the week of
Aug. 13-19, including:
• John Day Police De-
partment
Aug. 13: Dan DePriest, 51,
John Day, was arrested at a
grocery store in John Day and
charged with theft.
Aug. 13: Responded to
West Main Street in John Day
for a custody dispute.
Aug. 13: Dispatched to a
noninjury crash on West Main
Street in John Day.
Aug. 14: Received a report
of harassment on Northwest
First Street in John Day.
Aug. 15: Received a report
of a suspicious person at the
city park in John Day.
Aug. 15: Responded to the
Grant County Fairgrounds for
a report of child neglect.
Aug. 15: After responding
to a domestic dispute report
at the fairgrounds, Kelly R.
Shannon, 51, Reno, Nevada,
was arrested and charged with
fourth-degree assault and pos-
session of methamphetamine.
Aug. 16: Following a traf-
fic stop on Highway 26 east
of John Day, Janice Fitzlaff,
72, Reedsport, was cited for
speeding, 53/35 zone.
Aug. 16: Received a ha-
rassment complaint from
Northwest First Street in John
Day.
Aug. 17: Responded to a
trespassing report on North
Canyon Boulevard in John
Day.
Aug. 17: Dispatched to
Northwest Bridge Street in
John Day for a report of shots
fired.
Aug. 17: Responded to a
report of a fight at the fair-
grounds RV park in John Day.
Aug. 17: Ricky B. Gor-
don, 55, Canyon City, was
arrested at the fairgrounds
and charged with violating
probation.
Aug. 18: Following a traf-
fic stop on West Main Street
in John Day, Kristopher D.
McGarrity, 41, Reno, Neva-
da, was cited for driving with
no license or insurance.
Aug. 18: Following a traf-
fic stop on Main Street in John
Day, Liborio Armenta-Lopez,
38, Kimberly, was cited for
driving with no license or in-
surance.
Aug. 18: Following a traf-
fic stop on Southwest First
Street, Haley Miller, 20, John
Day, was cited for driving
without a license.
Aug. 18: Following a
traffic stop on South Canyon
Boulevard, Alyssa Lambeth,
19, Canyon City, was cited
for using a mobile electronic
device while driving.
Aug. 18: Kelly R. Shan-
non, 51, Reno, Nevada, was
arrested at the fairgrounds
and charged with violating a
release agreement.
Aug. 18: Responded to a
restaurant on Main Street for
a harassment report.
Aug. 18: Following a traf-
fic stop on Highway 26 east
of John Day, Shawn M. Stal-
cup, 48, Burns, was cited for
speeding, 53/35 zone.
Aug. 19: Dispatched to a
coffee shop on Main Street
in John Day for a suspicious
person.
Aug. 19: Following a traf-
fic stop on Highway 26 west
of John Day, Jason Pattorf,
43, Lebanon, was cited for
speeding, 55/30 zone.
Aug. 19: Following a
traffic stop on Highway 26
east of John Day, Jennifer
Hunt-Petrak, 42, Kihei, Ha-
waii, was cited for speeding,
65/35 zone.
• Oregon State Police
Aug. 13: Received a re-
port of livestock on Highway
26 near Pine Creek Road.
Aug. 16: Advised of cattle
on Highway 7 east of Austin
Junction.
• Grant County Sheriff’s
Office
Aug. 13: Received a re-
port of a missing person on
Highlan Drive in Mt. Vernon.
Aug. 13: Advised of a dis-
pute on Dug Out Lane in John
Day.
Aug. 13: Received a re-
port of a suspicious person at
a gas station in Canyon City.
Aug. 13: Advised of a sus-
picious person on Washing-
ton Street in Canyon City.
Aug. 14: Received a re-
port of a noninjury crash on
Highway 26 in Mt. Vernon.
Aug. 14: Advised of ha-
rassment on North McHaley
Avenue in Prairie City.
Aug. 15: Received a live-
stock complaint from School-
house Lane in Ritter.
Aug. 15: Advised of a civ-
il problem on Screech Alley
Loop in John Day.
Aug. 15: Received a report
of a dispute on Sixth Street in
Prairie City.
Aug. 15: Advised of an
assault on Ingle Street in Mt.
Vernon.
Aug. 15: Received a re-
port of a person providing
liquor to a minor on Bridge
Street in John Day.
Aug. 17: Responded with
Seneca and John Day ambu-
lance and Forest Service to a
motorcycle accident with in-
jury on Forest Road 16.
Aug. 18: Advised of a sui-
cidal person on Ingle Street in
Mt. Vernon.
Aug. 19: Received a fraud
report from River Lane in
John Day.
Aug. 19: Advised of a
kidnapping on Highway 395
south of Canyon City.
Aug. 19: Received a re-
port of an intoxicated person
in the county jail.
• John Day ambulance
Aug. 14: Responded to
a call on Highway 402 near
Monument.
Aug. 14: Dispatched to
South Canyon Boulevard in
John Day for an 85-year-old
woman with flu-like symp-
toms.
Aug. 15: Responded to
Northwest Third Street in
John Day for a 68-year-old
woman who lost conscious-
ness.
Aug. 16: Dispatched to
Trafton Avenue in John Day
for an 87-year-old man who
had fallen.
Aug. 18: Responded to
First Street in John Day for a
medical alarm.
Aug. 18: Dispatched to a
senior care facility in Prairie
City for a woman.
Aug. 19: Responded with
Monument ambulance and
the sheriff’s office to Main
Street in Monument for a per-
son with mental problems.
Aug. 19: Dispatched to a
grocery store in John Day for
a sick man who fell down be-
hind the store.
Aug. 19: Responded to a
senior care facility in John
Day for a woman.
• Forest Service
Aug. 16: Advised of a tree
on fire along Highway 7 near
Austin Junction.
Aug. 18: Responded to
Fawn Springs Trail for a re-
port of an illegal fire.
• Prairie City fire
Aug. 16: Responded to a
report of a forest fire. John
Day fire was advised.
A5
Air quality
advisory
issued for
wildfire smoke
Blue Mountain Eagle
North winds brought
smoke from wildfires burning
in Washington and Canada to
Grant County this week, block-
ing the mountains and posing
health hazards to the public.
Sunday night lightning also
started fires locally, and smoke
blew in from fires in Central
Oregon south of Condon.
The Oregon Department of
Environmental Quality issued
an air quality advisory for Cen-
tral and Eastern Oregon Mon-
day. The advisory, which was
expected to last until Thursday,
includes Grant and 14 other Or-
egon counties.
The DEQ ranked air qual-
ity as unhealthy in downtown
John Day with a score of 168
Tuesday on the PM 2.5 index
for fine particles in the atmo-
sphere. The air in Baker City
was ranked as moderate with
a score of 80, and Burns was
ranked unhealthy with a score
of 171.
County health officials en-
courage residents to take the
following precautions:
• Reduce time spent out-
doors when smoke is present.
• Use an indoor high-effi-
ciency air filter or electrostatic
precipitator in homes to help
create one or more rooms with
cleaner air to breathe.
• Set air conditioning or heat-
ing units to recycle or recirculate
when at home or in your car.
• Stay hydrated. Drink plen-
ty of water.
• Reduce other sources of
indoor smoke and dust, in-
cluding: burning cigarettes,
candles, gas or propane ranges,
wood burning stoves and fur-
naces and vacuuming.
• Reduce the time engaged
in vigorous outdoor activity.
• For people with heart or
lung disease or respiratory ill-
nesses such as asthma, follow
a health care provider’s advice
about prevention and treatment
of symptoms.
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