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Wednesday, September 25, 2019
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Monument man to
serve 90 days in jail
for sex with minor
By Sean Hart
Blue Mountain Eagle
A Monument man will
serve 90 days in jail and
three years of probation
after admitting to having
sex with a minor.
Colton D. Blakeslee
was 27 when he had sexual
intercourse with a 14-year-
old girl from Grant County
on three occasions in March
and April, according to a
stipulated deferred adjudi-
cation agreement approved
by Senior Judge Ronald J.
Pahl in Grant County Cir-
cuit Court Sept. 19.
In
the
agreement,
Blakeslee certified under
penalty of perjury the events
happened, but he did not
plead guilty to any crimes.
If he successfully completes
probation, all charges will
be dismissed without con-
viction. Blakeslee, Grant
County District Attorney
Jim Carpenter, the victim
and the victim’s parents
approved the agreement.
The agreement calls for
36 months of probation
supervised by Grant County
Community Corrections,
including 90 days of jail,
which can be served in
30-day blocks on or before
April 3 in 2020, 2021 and
2022, as well as 120 hours
of community service.
The agreement also
requires Blakeslee to com-
plete a sexual offender treat-
ment program and to obtain
an alcohol abuse assess-
ment and complete all rec-
ommended treatment.
The agreement requires
Blakeslee to pay a $100
deferred adjudication fee,
a $1,000 fine and a $2,500
compensatory fine to the
victim.
Carpenter
submit-
ted information in Grant
County Circuit Court May
16 charging Blakeslee with
four counts of third-de-
gree rape, three counts of
contributing to the sexual
delinquency of a minor,
three counts of sexual mis-
conduct, two counts of
third-degree sexual abuse,
two counts of unlawful
contact with a child and
one count of third-degree
sodomy.
“Upon successful com-
pletion of probation, the
court shall discharge the
defendant and dismiss the
matter without an adju-
dication of guilt and will
not enter a conviction for
purposes of disqualifica-
tion or disability imposed
by law upon conviction of
a crime,” the agreement
states. “Should the defen-
dant be found by the court
in violation of any term
or condition of proba-
tion, this agreement shall
immediately terminate and
this matter will proceed
on the information filed
herein.”
Eagle file photo
Grant County Emergency Communications Agency Dispatch Manager Valerie Maynard keeps track of numerous computer
monitors at the former dispatch site in John Day. She was named Oregon Dispatch Manager of the Year Sept. 11 for outstanding
leadership and her role in maintaining a dispatch center in Grant County when the service transitioned from the city of John
Day to a separate agency.
Valerie Maynard named state
Dispatch Manager of the Year
Blue Mountain Eagle
Grant County Emergency Commu-
nications Agency Dispatch Manager
Valerie Maynard was recently awarded
Oregon Dispatch Manager of the Year.
The Association of Public-Safety
Communications
Officials-Interna-
tional honored Maynard at its annual
meeting in Bend Sept. 11 for demon-
strating the highest level of commit-
ment to “personnel, partner agen-
cies and customers” and exemplifying
“leadership, integrity, trustworthiness,
dependability and forward thinking,”
according to a press release.
Dispatcher Cammie Haney nomi-
nated Maynard for outstanding leader-
ship and her role in successfully retain-
ing Grant County’s 911 dispatch center
during a budgeting crisis.
“By partnering and closely work-
ing with various agencies that the (for-
mer) John Day Emergency Commu-
nications Center served, Valerie with
the help of many was able to retain
our local dispatch center, save six jobs
and ensure Grant County received the
exceptional local service it deserved,”
Haney said. “None of this would have
been possible without the positive
relationships Valerie has created with
other agencies over the years, without
the passion she has for her community
or without the deep concern, respect
and care she has for her dispatchers.”
Maynard has been a dispatcher for
24 years, 19 of which have been serv-
ing the citizens of Grant County.
COPS AND COURTS
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
A charge of driving under
the influence of intoxicants
against Heath D. Connell,
31, of Millbrae, Califor-
nia, committed on Aug. 20,
2017, was dismissed Sept.
17 after he successfully
completed a DUII diversion
agreement.
A charge of driving under
the influence of intoxicants
against Cooper J. Welling-
ton, 29, of John day com-
mitted on July 16, 2018, was
dismissed Sept. 23 after he
successfully completed a
DUII diversion agreement.
A charge of driving under
the influence of intoxicants
against Paul L. Roark, 23,
of Mt. Vernon committed
on Feb. 18, 2018, was dis-
missed Sept. 23 after he suc-
cessfully completed a DUII
diversion agreement.
Grant County Sheriff
The Grant County Sher-
iff’s Office reported the fol-
lowing for the week of Sept.
18:
Concealed
handgun
licenses: 9
Average inmates: 17
Bookings: 6
Releases: 11
Arrests: 0
Citations: 0
Fingerprints: 4
Civil papers: 3
Warrants processed: 3
Asst./welfare check: 0
Search and rescue: 0
Justice Court
• Violation of basic
rule: Angelo E. Dogali, 40,
Springfield, Sept. 10, 79/55
zone, fined $265; Hans G.
Lindlar, 64, Seeheim-Ju-
genheim, Germany, Sept.
4, 70/55 zone, fined $165;
Brian W. Shrauger, 44,
Prineville, Sept. 4, 72/55
zone, fined $165; Cheyenne
Nichols, 20, Dayville, Aug.
17, 75/55 zone, fined $140;
Jeremy J. Deloretto, 38,
Salem, Aug. 26, 77/55 zone,
fined $265; Alex T. Rob-
ertson, 48, Redmond, Sept.
3, 68/55 zone, fined $165;
Kerry D. Kuenzi, 49, Sil-
verton, Sept. 5, 70/55 zone,
fined $165.
• Violation of speed
limit: Steven L. Gross, 58,
Port Townsend, Washing-
ton, July 21, 85/65 zone,
fined $265; Kent C. Foster,
57, Steamboat Springs, Col-
orado, Sept. 7, 75/65 zone,
fined $165; Miles J. Hart,
42, Eugene, Aug. 30, 49/30
zone, fined $160; Lara J.
Jackson, 48, Idaho, Aug.
17, 77/65 zone, fined $165;
Tyler D. Opie, 24, Burns,
Aug. 20, 76/65 zone, fined
$265; Billy J. Hickerson, 60,
Canyon City, Aug. 29, 73/65
zone, fined $165; Roger H.
Moore, 72, Denver, Colo-
rado, Aug. 29, 44/25 zone,
fined $75.
• Failure to drive within
lane: Ethan F. Johnson, 22,
Milwaukie, Aug. 26, fined
$200.
• Failure to install igni-
tion interlock device: James
E. Jewell, 37, Prairie City,
July 10, fined $440.
• Driving uninsured:
Royal M. Gray, 81, John
Day, July 13, fined $265.
• Failure to display
license plates: Joshua W.
Haskins, 35, Prairie City,
July 6, fined $115.
• Driving while sus-
pended: Royal M. Gray,
81, John Day, July 13, fined
$440; Joshua W. Haskins,
35, Prairie City, July 6, fined
$440, July 21, fined $440;
James E. Jewell, 37, Prai-
rie City, July 10, fined $440;
Keatley Wyant, 28, Baker
City, July 12, fined $440;
Steven M. Warrington, 30,
John Day, July 25, fined
$440.
• Driving uninsured:
Joshua W. Haskins, 35,
Prairie City, July 21, fined
$265; Wade F. Keith, 27,
Prairie City, July 24, fined
$265; Heather L. Long, 42,
Winnemucca, Nevada, July
27, fined $265; Keatley
Wyant, 28, Baker City, July
12, fined $265; Steven M.
Warrington, 30, John Day,
July 25, fined $265; Lyle H.
Chesley, 53, John Day, July
10, fined $265.
• Failure to register vehi-
cle: Wade F. Keith, 27, Prai-
rie City, June 20, fined $115,
July 24, fined $115; Joshua
W. Haskins, 35, Prairie City,
July 21, fined $250.
• Registration sticker
expired: Lyle H. Ches-
ley, 53, John Day, July 10,
fined $115; Steven M. War-
rington, 30, John Day, July
25, fined $115.
• Emergency equipment
warning: Sotero Roman-
Ibarra, 63, Othello, Wash-
ington, July 19, fined $165.
• Failure to perform the
duties of a driver: James E.
Kitteredge, 76, Cascade,
Montana, July 23, fined
$440.
• Driving outside restric-
tions: Lyle H. Chesley, 53,
John Day, July 10, fined
$265.
Oregon State Police
Sept. 17: Responded to a
crash at the intersection of
Highway 26 and Hillcrest
Drive in John Day, where a
yacht became disconnected
from the hitch of a vehicle.
The safety chains and elec-
trical brake failed to stop the
yacht, which crossed both
lanes of traffic, jumped the
sidewalk, missed a pedes-
trian and came to rest in the
front yard of a homeowner.
The highway was closed
temporarily.
Sept. 20: Responded to a
report of the theft of $45 of
gas at a gas station in John
Day and located the vehi-
cle on Highway 26 near
milepost 136. Danielle J.
Riley, 31, and Kyle Riley,
30, were issued a citation in
lieu of custody after mak-
ing arrangements to pay for
the fuel. The driver was also
cited for driving while sus-
pended and no insurance.
Sept. 20: After stopping
a vehicle on Highway 26
near milepost 162 for hav-
ing a headlight out and a rear
door open, a strong odor of
marijuana was noticed. The
driver admitted to smoking
15 minutes before driving
and showed signs of impair-
ment. After field sobriety
tests, Jonathan L. Fuston, 38,
John Day, was arrested for
driving under the influence
of intoxicants — marijuana.
Dispatch
John
Day
dispatch
worked 155 calls during
the week of Sept. 16-22,
including:
• John Day Police
Department
Sept. 16: Responded to a
report of a reckless driver on
Highway 26 near Dino Mart.
Sept. 20: Cited Michael
Roberts, 41, for recklessly
endangering another.
Sept. 20: Called for an
assault on West Main Street.
Sept. 20: Assisted Grant
County Sheriff’s Office with
a report of an injured animal
on Marysville Road.
• Oregon State Police
Sept. 17: Responded
with Grant County Sher-
iff’s Office and John Day
and Dayville ambulances
to a motorcycle crash at the
intersection of highways 19
and 26.
Sept. 20: Received a
report of a hazard on High-
way 26.
Sept. 21: Advised of a
disabled motorist on High-
way 26 near Dayville.
• Grant County Sher-
iff’s Office
Sept. 17: Received a
report of elder abuse in Long
Creek.
Sept. 17: Received a
report of theft on Ingle Street
in Mt. Vernon.
Sept. 18: Received a
report of a minor in posses-
sion of tobacco at Monu-
ment School.
Sept. 19: Received a
report of a possible kidnap-
ping on Northwest Third
Street.
Sept. 20: Received a
report of criminal mischief
on Council Street.
• John Day Ambulance
Sept. 17: Responded to
a report of an unresponsive
elderly woman on North-
west Washington Street.
Sept. 20: Called for
a possible overdose of a
26-year-old man having
seizures.
Sept. 21: Called for a
90-year-old woman with
high blood sugar on North
Humbolt Street.
Sept. 22: Responded
with Seneca ambulance for
a 63-year-old woman with
difficulty breathing and flu
symptoms.
• Dayville fire
Sept. 16: Received a call
about a transformer fire 3
miles east of Dayville.
• Prairie City fire
Sept. 17: Responded to a
report of illegal burning near
the Pine Creek area.
• John Day fire
Sept. 20: Paged for a
trailer fire on West Main
Street.
• Forest Service
Sept. 16: Received a
report of a forest fire near the
Old Bates Highway. It was a
controlled burn.
Please Join us for the
Best of the Old West 1st Annual Grant County
Harvest Festival
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
October 18 & 19
Guess who is
turning nifty fifty?
Happy
th
50
Birthday!
~ From your
friends & family
— FRIDAY OCTOBER 18 —
starting at 3:00pm
Evening Market, Movie and Beer Garden
— SATURDAY OCTOBER 19 —
8:30am: Live Music, Pumpkin Painting,
Apple Press and Hayride
11am: Community Garden
Outdoor Pizza Oven and Pumpkins
12:00-3:00pm: Children’s Carnival
3:30-5:00pm: Pie Feed at Methodist Church
139099
Saturdays
8:30am-12:30pm
Brent Street
between Umpqua Bank and
Bank of Eastern Oregon
www.JohnDayFarmersMarket.com
541-523-6377
541-963-6577
541-573-6377
541-576-2160