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NEWS BlueMountainEagle.com Wednesday, May 1, 2019 A5 Repeat meth charges lead to prison time By Richard Hanners Blue Mountain Eagle Two John Day residents who were busted twice in less than a year on metham- phetamine-related charges are heading to prison. Olle L. Starnes, 49, and Elizabeth C. Pace, 41, both pleaded guilty to numerous felony charges April 10 and were sentenced April 25. The first bust took down 10 people on April 28, 2018. The warrants served at two properties in Mt. Vernon and John Day were the cul- mination of an ongo- ing inves- tigation of a covert drug opera- tion that had Olle L. lasted more Starnes than a year, according to the Grant County Sheriff’s Office. “During the searches, methamphetamine, money, drug paraphernalia, stolen firearms and vehicles were among some of the things seized at the residences,” the sheriff’s office said at the time. The state alleged at the time that the Elizabeth home where C. Pace Starnes and Pace lived on Highway 26 west of John Day was subject to criminal forfeiture. Starnes was charged with 11 drug-related counts, including seven felonies, in that first arrest. Pace was charged with eight drug-re- lated counts, including three felonies. Local law enforcement agencies arrested Starnes, Pace and a third person on March 11 following under- cover operations by the Grant County Interagency Narcotics Team. According to court doc- uments, Starnes pleaded guilty April 10 to six fel- ony charges, including two counts each of delivery of meth, unlawful possession of meth and delivery of meth within 1,000 feet of a school. The crimes were commit- ted in February and March. Four additional counts were dismissed, and criminal for- feiture was ruled allowed. Circuit Court Judge Wil- liam D. Cramer Jr. sen- tenced Starnes to a total of 132 months in prison with a net time of 45 months, along with three years post-prison supervision and $1,950 in fees and fines. His driver’s license was suspended for six months. Pace pleaded guilty to four felony counts, includ- ing delivery of meth, deliv- ery of meth within 1,000 feet of a school and two counts of unlawful posses- sion of meth. The crimes were com- mitted in February. Seven additional counts were dis- missed, and criminal forfei- ture was ruled allowed. Cramer sentenced Pace to a total of 42 months in prison with a net time of 24 months, along with three years post-prison supervi- sion and $1,800 in fines and fees. Her driver’s license was also suspended for six months. inal mischief on Middle Fork Lane in Bates. April 23: Received a report of an unattended death on Rit- ter Road in Ritter. April 23: Advised of shots fired from a caller in down- town John Day. April 24: Received a cus- todial interference report from Mt. Vernon. April 24: Advised of a sus- picious person on Patterson Drive in Canyon City. April 25: Received a report of a dispute on North Moun- tain Boulevard in Mt. Vernon. April 25: Advised of a dis- pute on McCallum Street in Prairie City. April 26: Received a report of a suicidal person at a farm near Monument. April 26: Advised of litter- ing at the Canyon Mountain gravel pit in Canyon City. April 27: Received a report of an unattended death in Dayville. April 27: Advised by 911 call of a prowler on South Bridge Street in Prairie City. • John Day ambulance April 22: Transported a patient to the airport in John Day. April 24: Paged for an elderly man on Hansen Lane in Mt. Vernon. April 24: Responded to a senior home in Prairie City for a 50-year-old woman. April 25: Dispatched to Southwest First Street in John Day for a woman with pain. April 26: Responded to Highway 26 in Mt. Vernon for a man with abdominal pain. April 26: Dispatched to Northeast Dayton Street in John Day for an 85-year-old man with pain. April 26: Responded to a senior home in Prairie City for an 87-year-old woman who had fallen and injured her hip. • Monument fire April 24: Received a 911 call about a structure fire on Highway 402 in Monument. COPS AND COURTS 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 A charge of second-degree intimidation against Evan P. Sledge, 41, The Dalles, com- mitted Aug. 18 was dismissed April 22 following a motion by the district attorney that conditions of a diversion agreement were met. Charges against Thelma E. Dunkelberer, 75, John Day, of first-degree theft allegedly committed Oct. 24 and third-degree theft allegedly committed Jan. 13 were dis- missed April 22 following a motion by the district attor- ney that the defendant lacked the fitness to proceed and was unlikely to regain the fitness needed to proceed in the fore- seeable future. A misdemeanor charge against Thomas V. Busby, 47, Prairie City, of menacing con- stituting domestic violence was dismissed April 23 fol- lowing a motion by the district attorney that the victim was uncooperative. Grant County Sheriff The Grant County Sheriff’s Office reported the following for the week of April 24: Concealed handgun licenses: 17 Average inmates: 15 Bookings: 7 Releases: 6 Arrests: 0 Citations: 0 Fingerprints: 6 Civil papers: 12 Warrants processed: 1 Asst./welfare check: 1 Search and rescue: 1 Justice Court • Exceeding speed limit: Mendy L. Hillman, 49, John Day, April 3, 94/65 zone, fined $440; Latasha L. Smarr, 26, Prairie City, March 9, 75/65 zone, fined $85. • Driving uninsured: Chris- topher J. Keith, 38, Prairie City, March 22, fined $500. • Driving while suspended: Christopher J. Keith, 38, Prai- rie City, March 22, fined $1,000. • Failure to renew registra- tion: Christopher J. Keith, 38, Prairie City, March 22, fined $250. • Jacob C. Brown, 30, John Day, was convicted April 22 of having a dog as a public nuisance. He was ordered to pay $1,167 in fines, fees and restitution. Dispatch John Day dispatch worked 129 calls during the week of April 22-28, including: • John Day Police Department April 22: Received a 911 call about a suicidal person at a mobile home park on West Main Street in John Day. April 23: Responded to a loud noise complaint at a mobile home park on West Main Street in John Day. April 24: Received a report about a theft in John Day. April 24: Responded to a drug store in John Day for a shoplifting report. April 24: Advised of a sus- picious person at a storage business on West Main Street in John Day. April 25: Followed up on a theft report at a business in the airport industrial park in John Day. April 25: Received a report of an assault in John Day. April 25: Took a report from a victim of a vehicle vs. bicycle crash in John Day. April 25: Advised of an intoxicated person on North- west Fifth Avenue in John Day. April 25: Received a report of suspicious circum- stances on Bridge Street in John Day. April 26: Responded to a mobile home park on West Main Street in John for a child abuse report. Todd M. Winegar, 42, Mt. Vernon, was arrested and charged with second-degree strangulation and fifth-degree harassment. April 27: Following a traf- fic stop on Highway 26 in east John Day, Judah A. Lock- wood, 30, Klamath Falls, was cited for speeding, 50/25 zone. 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