NEWS
BlueMountainEagle.com
Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Fixing Fourth Avenue slump will be difficult
By Richard Hanners
Blue Mountain Eagle
Fixing a key access road to Grant
County Regional Airport will not
be easy and could be expensive, the
John Day City Council learned at
their May 28 meeting.
Public Works Director Monte
Legg described difficulties in
addressing the dangerous slump
below Fourth Avenue Southwest, a
city road, which is creating a dan-
gerous condition for vehicles head-
ing up to the airport.
The slope below and above
the roadway may be so saturated
it could continue to move, Legg
said, but drier conditions this sum-
mer should help. One lane has been
closed, and the state is helping direct
trucks headed for the airport to alter-
native routes, he said.
The drop-off to the creek is about
30 feet straight down from the shoul-
der of the roadway. To gain sufficient
space to fix the slump, the roadway
may need to be moved 9-10 feet into
the slope above the road, Legg said.
Sheet-piling could be driven into
the slope below the roadway if bed-
rock is not too close to the surface,
he said. He agreed with Councilor
Gregg Haberly’s suggestion that
large rocks could used to rip-rap the
slope and protect it from creek flow.
An engineer has identified flood-
ing in Canyon Creek as the cause of
the damage, Legg said.
City Manager Nick Green said
he has talked to Grant County Emer-
gency Management Coordinator
Ted Williams about finding funding
to pay for the repair work.
A goal is to aggregate flood
damages regionally to reach a suf-
ficiently high funding request to
satisfy the Federal Emergency Man-
agement Agency, Green said, but he
The Eagle/Richard Hanners
noted that FEMA can be very slow Recent flooding in Canyon Creek eroded the steep embankment on Fourth Avenue Southwest leading
to the Grant County Regional Airport creating a serious road hazard.
in responding.
A5
Carter
sentenced
to 18 months
for aggravated
theft
By Sean Hart
Blue Mountain Eagle
A Baker City woman was sentenced
to 18 months in prison for stealing more
than $20,000 worth of
property in Prairie City.
Heather Dawn Lee
Carter, 31, pleaded
guilty May 23 to aggra-
vated first-degree theft,
first-degree theft, sec-
ond-degree
burglary
and computer crime Heather Dawn
Lee Carter
in Grant Count Circuit
Court. Counts of sec-
ond-degree burglary, second-degree
criminal trespass and two counts of
computer crime were dismissed.
She was also sentenced to three years
post-prison supervision and ordered to
pay $21,450 in restitution to Michael
Voigt. A restitution document filed in
court indicates the amount is for electric
pipe threading and other tools.
A July 2, 2018, indictment accused
Carter of stealing tools from Voigt as
well as a wedding dress, golf clubs, toys
and other items worth more than $1,000
from Anna Holroyd between Dec.
25, 2017, and May 1, 2018, at a resi-
dence on River Road in Prairie City and
attempting to sell the property on eBay.
Carter was also given a concurrent
sentence the same day after pleading
guilty to first-degree failure to appear
for missing an Oct. 4, 2018, court date.
Another defendant, Thomas Pifher,
56, of Haines was indicted on the same
charges as Carter for the same incidents.
A statewide warrant was issued for his
arrest Oct. 4, 2018.
COPS AND COURTS
Arrests and citations in
the Blue Mountain Eagle
are taken from the logs
of law enforcement agen-
cies. Every effort is made to
report the court disposition
of arrest cases.
Grant County Circuit
Court
A jury convicted Colt J.
Martin, 21, Prairie City, May
15 of misdemeanor resisting
arrest committed on Nov.
19. He was sentenced to five
days jail, 18 months proba-
tion, 88 hours community
service and $200 in fines
and fees. He was acquitted
of misdemeanor unlawful
possession of a firearm and
misdemeanor possessing or
attempting to purchase or
purchasing marijuana while
under 21 years old.
Richard E. Bryant, 37,
Prairie City, pleaded guilty
May 30 in three misde-
meanor cases of failure to
report as a sex offender com-
mitted on May 25, 2018,
failure to appear on a crim-
inal citation committed on
June 21 and failure to appear
on a criminal citation com-
mitted on Aug. 6. He was
sentenced to a total of 85
days jail. A seized knife was
forfeited. Charges of driving
while suspended or revoked
and being a felon in posses-
sion of a restricted weapons
were dismissed.
Grant County Sheriff
The Grant County Sher-
iff’s Office reported the fol-
lowing for the week of May
29:
Concealed
handgun
licenses: 8
Average inmates: 14
Bookings: 12
Releases: 10
Arrests: 2
Citations: 4
Fingerprints: 9
Civil papers: 9
Warrants processed: 4
Asst./welfare check: 0
Search and rescue: 2
May 23: Roberta Velt-
man, 40, Portland, was cited
for exceeding the posted
speed limit, 52/30 zone.
May 28: Brant Hajek,
27, Portland, was cited for
exceeding the posted speed
limit, 50/30 zone.
May 28: Emanuela Rid-
dle, 22, Salem, was cited for
exceeding the posted speed
limit, 51/30 zone.
May 28: Tyler Mullins,
24, Stedman, North Caro-
lina, was cited for exceeding
the posted speed limit, 83/65
zone.
Justice Court
• Violation of basic rule:
Gabriel E. Laplaceliere, 41,
Portland, March 19, 73/55
zone, fined $165; Jamie M.
Colton, 33, Baker City, Oct.
28, 78/55 zone, fined $220.
• Exceeding speed limit:
Stacey L. Morgan, 50,
Burns, March 25, 81/65
zone, fined $265; Daniel J.
Blood, 35, La Grande, Jan.
15, 34/25 zone, fined $250.
• Truck or bus exceed-
ing speed limit: Byron G.
Pearce, 50, Jerome, Idaho,
March 25, 71/60 zone, fined
$265.
• Driving uninsured:
William J. Collier Jr., 26,
Pilot Rock, March 3, fined
$265; Daniel J. Blood, 35,
La Grande, Jan. 15, fined
$500; Karina P. Robinson,
19, Mt. Vernon, Dec. 2,
fined $1,000, Jan. 12, fined
$1,000, March 31, fined
$750; Tanner J. Prock, 22,
Prairie City, Dec. 24, fined
$265, Jan. 19, fined $300.
• Failure to carry proof
of insurance: James G.
O’Neill, 51, Bend, March
11, fined $500.
• Driving while sus-
pended: Patrick L. Duignan,
50, Reno, Nevada, March 1,
fined $500; David J. Dar-
ling, 44, Canyon City, April
1, fined $1,000; Daniel J.
Blood, 35, La Grande, Jan.
15, fined $750; William J.
Collier Jr., 26, Pilot Rock,
March 3, fined $440; Byron
G. Pearce, 50, Jerome,
Idaho, March 25, fined
$440; Tanner J. Prock, 22,
Prairie City, Dec. 24, fined
$440, Jan. 19, fined $500.
• No operator’s license:
James G. O’Neill, 51, Bend,
March 11, fined $500; Ty B.
Prusak, 20, John Day, March
25, fined $265; Marcia L.
Kimball, 74, Bend, Feb. 23,
fined $265; Karina P. Robin-
son, 19, John Day, Jan. 12,
fined $1,000.
• Failure to obey traf-
fic control device: Karina
P. Robinson, 19, John Day,
Dec. 2, fined $1,000.
• Exceeding maximum
weight limit: Jared M. Wil-
son, 28, La Grande, March
21, fined $200.
• Use of marijuana in
motor vehicle: William
Copenhaver, 50, John Day,
July 29, fined $265.
• Somer L. Robinson, 30,
John Day, was convicted
May 28 of having a dog as
a nuisance. She was sen-
tenced to $692 in fines and
fees or 28 hours of commu-
nity service.
Oregon State Police
May 26: During a traf-
fic stop at Highway 395 and
Southeast Washington Street
in Canyon City, the driver
was allegedly seen running
over a curb. A search of the
vehicle turned up a bottle of
rum. Joshua T. Frazier, 23,
was arrested and charged
with driving under the influ-
ence of alcohol. His blood
alcohol content was 0.11%.
May 29: While inter-
viewing a suspect on Cozart
Avenue in Prairie City, the
man allegedly admitted he
had a stolen chainsaw in the
bed of his pickup truck. John
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was arrested charged with
first-degree theft.
May 30: A man reported
multiple items worth more
than $1,000 were stolen
from his camp site at a For-
est Service campground
south of Prairie City.
Dispatch
John
Day
dispatch
worked 118 calls during
the week of May 27-June 2,
including:
• John Day Police
Department
May 27: Advised of
criminal mischief at a store
on West Main Street in John
Day.
May 28: Responded with
sheriff’s office and state
police to Hillcrest Road in
John Day for a domestic
dispute.
May 29: Responded with
John Day ambulance to an
apartment on South Canyon
Boulevard in John Day for a
suicidal person.
May 30: Responded to a
restaurant on Main Street in
John Day and arrested Cait-
lin Brooks, 34, John Day,
on a probation and parole
detainer; Tanner Prock, 22,
Prairie City, on a probable
cause for arrest; and Caleb
Vielma, 30, John Day, on
a Grant County warrant.
Vielma was cited for driv-
ing with a suspended license
and no insurance.
May 31: Dispatched to a
restaurant on Main Street in
John Day for a violation of a
no-contact order.
June 2: Responded to a
domestic dispute at a mobile
home park on West Main
Street in John Day.
June 2: Following a traf-
fic stop on East Main Street
in John Day, Rebekka A.
Hughes, 19, Baker City, was
cited for speeding.
June 2: Following a traf-
fic stop on Main Street in
John Day, John A. Love-
day, 55, Prairie City, was
cited for improper display of
license plate.
June 2: Responded to
a noninjury crash on West
Main Street in John Day.
• Oregon State Police
May 28: Advised of a calf
outside a fence on Highway
26 east of John Day.
May 29: Received a live-
stock complaint on Highway
26 near Bear Creek Road.
June 2: Advised of a non-
injury crash on Highway
395 south of Canyon City.
• Grant County Sher-
iff’s Office
May 27: Advised of a
civil problem on Screech
Alley Loop in John Day.
May 27: Received a
report of a suspicious per-
son on Lower Yard Road in
John Day.
May 27: Advised of an
unwanted person on North
Cozart Avenue in Prairie
City.
May 27: Received a
report of an unauthorized
use of a motor vehicle at a
ranch near Izee.
May 28: Advised of a
theft on McHaley Avenue in
Prairie City.
May 29: Received a theft
report from Courtrock Road
in Monument.
May 31: Advised of tres-
passing on Irvin Street.
May 31: Received a
report of suspicious circum-
stances on Bridge Street in
Prairie City.
May 31: Received a 911
call about a dispute on High-
way 26 near Dayville.
May 31: Advised of sus-
picious circumstances on
South Johnson Avenue in
Prairie City.
June 1: Received a report
of a dispute on Patterson
Drive in Canyon City.
June 1: Advised of harass-
ment on South Fork Road
near Dayville.
June 2: Received a 911
call about a domestic inci-
dent on Haggard Loop in
John Day.
• John Day ambulance
May 27: Responded to a
senior home in John Day for
an 88-year-old woman.
May 28: Paged to East
Franklin Street in Dayville
for a man with numbness in
his arm.
May 28: Responded to
Sixth Street in John Day for
an 81-year-old woman.
May 28: Transported a
patient to Bend.
May 28: Transported a
patient to the airport in John
Day.
May 28: Dispatched to
South Main Street in Prai-
rie City for an 80-year-
old woman with difficulty
breathing.
May 29: Transported a
patient to the airport in John
Day.
May 30: Responded to a
senior home in John Day.
May 30: Dispatched to a
mobile home park on West
Main Street in John Day for
a 53-year-old man.
May 30: Responded to the
city shop in Mt. Vernon for a
woman who was injured in a
four-wheeler accident.
May 30: Dispatched with
Seneca ambulance to A Ave-
nue in Seneca for a man with
a swollen knee and side pain
who was unable to move.
May 30: Responded to
Northeast Dayton Street in
John Day for a woman with
chest pain.
June 1: Dispatched to a
mobile home park on West
Main Street in John Day for
an 86-year-old woman with
difficulty breathing.
June 2: Responded to
South Johnson Avenue in
Prairie City for a 75-year-old
woman with a nosebleed.
• Monument fire
May 28: Responded to a
grass fire on Wilson Street in
Monument.
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