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Blue Mountain Eagle
Wednesday, December 5, 2018
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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.
Dec. 2: Following a traffic
stop on West Main Street in
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