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News Blue Mountain Eagle Wednesday, December 5, 2018 A5 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 One case filed against Fidel S. Barajas, 43, Kimberly, was dismissed and an arrest warrant was recalled Nov. 25 in the best interests of justice following the district attorney’s motion. He was charged with taking a deer in a closed season and hunting deer with the aid of an artificial light, both misde- meanors allegedly committed on Dec. 6, 2008. One case filed against Eric Arzate, 26, Visalia, California, was dismissed and an arrest warrant was recalled Nov. 25 in the best interests of justice following the district attorney’s motion. He was charged with felony possession of marijuana and two counts of endangering the welfare of a minor allegedly committed on Oct. 3, 2010. Two cases filed against James D. Cassidy were dis- missed and an arrest warrant was recalled Nov. 25 in the best interests of justice following the district attorney’s motion. He was charged with driving under the influence of intoxi- cants and having an open con- tainer of alcohol in his vehicle, allegedly committed on Nov. 13, 2008, and failure to appear for the DUII charge, allegedly committed on March 18, 2010. One case filed against Linn D. Stewart, 66, Burns, was dis- missed and an arrest warrant was recalled Nov. 26 in the best interests of justice following the district attorney’s motion. He was charged with driving under the influence of intoxi- cants, allegedly committed on Feb. 28. Devan J. Haynes, 25, Pend- leton, pleaded guilty Nov. 29 to driving under the influence of intoxicants committed on March 29. He was sentenced to 48 hours jail, 24 months pro- bation and $1,355 in fines and fees. His driver’s license was suspended for one year, and he was ordered to install an igni- tion interlock device on any vehicle he drives. Charges of driving with a suspended to re- voked driver’s license and giv- ing false information to a police officer were dismissed. Grant County Sheriff The Grant County Sheriff’s Office reported the following for the week of Nov. 28: Concealed handgun licens- es: 2 Average inmates: 19 Bookings: 5 Releases: 11 Arrests: 2 Citations: 1 Fingerprints: 0 Civil papers: 4 Warrants processed: 1 Asst./welfare check: 0 Search and rescue: 0 Nov. 26: Thomas Busby, 46, Prairie City, was cited for driv- ing with a suspended license and no insurance and failing to obey a traffic control device. Justice Court • Violation of basic rule: Isaac E. O’Casey, 24, Bend, Nov. 9, 73/55 zone, fined $140; Laura J. Housley, 43, Red- mond, July 1, 74/55 zone, fined $165; Christopher M. Carroll, 25, Aug. 31, 73/55 zone, fined $165. • Exceeding speed limit: Brian W. Clugston, 53, Culver, Nov. 5, 74/65 zone, fined $165. • Violation speed limit: Jaden M. Corely, 18, Unity, Nov. 9, 55/35 zone, fined $165; Jacob M. Kasberger, 18, Boi- se, Idaho, Oct. 28, 55/35 zone, fined $165; Joshua T. Frazier, 22, Canyon City, Oct. 29, 54/20 zone, fined $265. • Driving uninsured: Tylor J. Gifford, 24, John Day, Oct. 5, fined $265, Nov. 5, fined $265. • Driving while suspended: Tylor J. Gifford, 24, John Day, Oct. 5, fined $440, Nov. 5, fined $440. • Failure to install ignition interlock: Christopher M. Car- roll, 25, Aug. 31, fined $225. • Illegal alteration of license plates: Tylor J. Gifford, 24, John Day, Nov. 5, fined $265. • Failure to obey traffic con- trol device: Tylor J. Gifford, 24, John Day, Nov. 5, fined $265. • Failure to properly use safety belt: Joshua T. Frazier, 22, Canyon City, Nov. 3, fined $115. • Open container of alcohol: Joshua T. Frazier, 22, Canyon City, Nov. 3, fined $265. • Careless driving causing an accident: Reuben P. Harvey, 22, Seneca, Nov. 4, fined $375. • Leonard M. Corwin, 59, Long Creek, pleaded guilty Oct. 3 to second-degree dis- orderly conduct. He was sen- tenced to 12 months probation, 20 hours community service and $400 in fines and fees. • Gregg E. Devore, 29, Prai- rie City, pleaded no contest Nov. 28 to second-degree dis- orderly conduct. He was sen- tenced to 20 days jail. The state agreed that facts in the case will be used in a pending circuit court case. • Curtis J. Clark, 27, Pend- leton, pleaded guilty Oct. 10 to driving without an operator’s license. He was sentenced to $265 in fines and fees. Charges of third-degree theft and driv- ing with a suspended or re- voked license were dismissed. Oregon State Police Nov. 25: Investigated a noninjury crash on Highway 7 near Austin Junction. The west- bound vehicle was traveling faster than conditions would allow and skidded off the high- way into trees and a barbed wire fence. Nov. 26: Responded to a crash that occurred on Nov. 25 on Highway 395 south of the Logan Valley Road junc- tion. The northbound vehicle swerved to avoid hitting a deer, slid off the highway and rolled onto its top. The 19-year-old female driver had climbed out and walked to a nearby resi- dence. Nov. 28: Responded to a crash on Highway 26 west of John Day. A 17-year-old male accelerated to overtake anoth- er vehicle, slid off the high- way and rolled over through a barbed wire fence. Both occu- pants were not injured. Nov. 29: Investigated a non- injury crash on Highway 402 near Long Creek. The east- bound vehicle slid on black ice and stopped on the westbound shoulder. Dec. 1: Responded to a crash on Highway 395 south of Canyon Creek. A vehicle slid on ice and landed upside down in Canyon Creek, leaving a 36-year-old woman and her 8-year-old daughter from Hines suspended in their safety har- nesses and unable to get free. A passerby from Elko, Nevada, who witnessed the crash broke out the rear window and hand- ed them a pocketknife so they could cut themselves free. The girl was transported to the hos- pital with minor injuries. John Day, Storm Carpenter, 59, John Day, was cited for driving while using a cellphone. • Oregon State Police Nov. 26: Advised of a dis- abled vehicle creating a hazard on Highway 26 near Laycock Creek Road. Nov. 27: Received a report of a noninjury crash at High- way 26 and Bragga Way Road in John Day. Nov. 27: Advised of a non- injury crash involving a deer on Highway 26 near Dog Creek Road. Nov. 29: Responded to a noninjury crash on Highway 402 near Monument. Nov. 29: Received a 911 call about a suspicious person on Highway 395 south of the Harney County line. Nov. 29: Responded to Mt. Vernon for a noninjury crash involving a deer. Nov. 30: Advised of a non- injury crash on Highway 395 near Long Creek. Dec. 2: Received a livestock complaint for Highway 395 north of Long Creek. Dec. 2: Advised of a nonin- jury crash on Highway 26 west of John Day. • Grant County Sheriff’s Office Nov. 26: Advised of theft on North Mountain Boulevard in Mt. Vernon. Nov. 28: Received a report of a theft on Patterson Drive in Canyon City. Nov. 28: Advised of a theft on East Third Street in Prairie City. Nov. 28: Received a report of a theft at a restaurant on Front Street in Prairie City. Nov. 28: Advised of a theft in Mt. Vernon. Nov. 28: Received a report of fraud on Trafton Lane in John Day. Dec. 1: Advised of a non- injury crash on Highway 395 near Canyon Creek Road. • John Day ambulance Nov. 26: Responded with Seneca ambulance, John Day police and state police to High- way 395 near Logan Valley Road for a vehicle that was in a creek. Nov. 27: Paged to a restau- rant on Main Street in John Day for a woman possibly having a stroke. Nov. 28: Responded with state police to Highway 26 west of John Day for a single-vehi- cle crash. Nov. 30: Responded to a hardware store on West Main Street for a person who had fallen. Nov. 30: Dispatched with Monument fire and ambulance to Wilson Street in Monument for a 61-year-old woman hav- ing seizures. Nov. 30: Responded with John Day police and state po- lice to a noninjury crash on Highway 26 west of John Day. Nov. 30: Dispatched to a mobile home park on West Main Street in John Day for a 58-year-old woman with nau- sea and vomiting. Dec. 1: Responded to a crash scene on Highway 395 south of Canyon Creek. Dispatch John Day dispatch worked 163 calls during the week of Nov. 26-Dec. 2, including: • John Day Police Department Nov. 26: Received reports of mail being removed from residential mailboxes in John Day. Nov. 27: Responded to a lo- cation in John Day for a sexual abuse report. Nov. 27: Received a report of a burglary on North Canyon Boulevard in John Day. Nov. 27: Responded to a vehicle fire on Franke Drive in John Day. Nov. 28: Following a traf- fic stop on Main Street in John Day, Virginia Harris, 71, Mt. Vernon, was cited for failing to yield the right of way. Nov. 28: Advised of a juve- nile problem on Franks Creek Road in Dayville. Nov. 29: Received a theft report from a senior home in John Day. Dec. 2: Responded with state police to North Canyon Boulevard for a possible bur- glary. Dec. 2: Following a traf- fic stop near the Grant County Fairgrounds in John Day, Ka- rina Robinson, John Day, was cited for driving without insur- ance and failing to obey a traf- fic control device. 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