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“Their arrests are the first
in what is promising to be a
broad sweep in curbing the
distribution of methamphet-
amine in Grant County.”
John Day Police Depart-
ment Sgt. Scott Moore, Grant
County Undersheriff Zach
Mobley and Oregon State
Police Sgt. Tom Hutchison
from the Grant County Inter-
agency Narcotics team made
the arrest, according to the
press release from the Grant
County Sheriff’s Office.
Moore said this has been
an ongoing drug investiga-
tion at Southeast Hillcrest
Drive. At 5:28 p.m. Thurs-
day, the house under investi-
gation was placed under lock-
“THEIR ARRESTS ARE THE FIRST
IN WHAT IS PROMISING TO
BE A BROAD SWEEP IN
CURBING THE DISTRIBUTION
OF METHAMPHETAMINE IN
GRANT COUNTY.”
Jim Carpenter, Grant County district attorney
down to apply for a search
warrant, which means nobody
was allowed in or out of the
house so evidence was not
destroyed, he said.
The search warrant was
executed at about 8:30 p.m.
“Round and Radinovich
were arrested in a vehicle,
and that vehicle was taken to
Doug’s (Towing), and then a
search warrant was done on
the vehicle as well later in the
night,” Moore said.
After the search, a large
quantity of drugs with an esti-
mated street value of around
$14,600, large amounts of
cash, a vehicle, several fire-
arms and items used for man-
ufacture and sales of con-
trolled substances were
seized, according to the press
release from GCSO.
According to the infor-
mation filed by Carpenter,
the bust collected at least
100 grams of suspected
methamphetamine.
Moore said there were
no altercations during the
incident.
“You never know when
you’re dealing with drugs
and/or people on drugs, but
there were no altercations,”
Moore said.
Moore said he was happy
with the bust, especially with
the amount of time put into
the investigation.
Carpenter said Round was
arraigned Friday and is being
held in jail with security set
at $250,000. His next court
appearance is July 30.
He said Radinovich was
also arraigned Friday and is
being held with security set
at $75,000. His next court
appearance is July 29.
Wednesday, July 29, 2020
Contributed photo/John Day Police Department
A rock of methamphetamine taken during a drug bust Thursday
in John Day.
Mutilation
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animal this way. FBI case
files record thousands of kill-
ings and mutilations of cat-
tle across the U.S. since the
1970s. The animals are usu-
ally found with the same
body parts missing — and
no culprit has ever been
arrested.
Hunt said he found the
cow Thursday morning
when he visited the pasture,
as he does once a week, at a
spot about half a mile from
the nearest road. He said he
immediately called the sher-
iff’s office.
Holmes said it’s hard to
tell how the cow died. By the
time authorities arrived, the
animal had likely been dead
a few days, past the window
to perform a necropsy.
The tongue and genital
wounds were “clean-cut,”
said Holmes, not by a wild
animal. But Hunt noted the
wounds weren’t as clean-cut
as those of his bull last winter.
How the cow died is a
mystery. There were no dart
punctures, no bullets, no
strangulation marks, no rope
burns, no tire tracks, no signs
of poison.
In previous cases, people
have speculated culprits may
be cult members, satanic wor-
shipers, even aliens.
But something makes this
case unique.
Deputy Holmes told EO
Media Group about 100 yards
away from the carcass, offi-
cers found a partial boot print.
It’s possible it was the
rancher’s own print. But Hunt
says he hadn’t stepped out of
his vehicle in that area for a
long time, it didn’t look like
his boot and Holmes said
wind and rain would likely
have covered over the print
by now if he had. The print,
he said, appears fresh.
The case continues.
“I didn’t say much when
my bull died last winter,” said
Hunt. “But this time, the cops
wanted permission to pub-
licize so maybe people can
keep their eyes open. I say:
All right, tell anyone you
want. It won’t bring back my
dead cow, but maybe we’ll
catch the killer.”
Eagle file photo
Audrey Colson leaps into fun at Gleason Pool last year, likely the last year for the pool.
Pool
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Bureau focused on repairing Gleason
Pool, Green said that the option was
not feasible.
“That has never been an option for
us,” Green said, referring to an esti-
mate from the city’s consulting team
of repair costs between $540,000 and
$810,000 to extend Gleason Pool’s
life 10-15 years. “We would be giv-
ing up a lucrative opportunity that
would benefit the entire county, to be
10-15 years at a cost that is dispro-
portionate to the value the pool pro-
vides. If that’s the only other option
the cities support, then we are at an
impasse.”
Fischer and Mt. Vernon Mayor
Kenny Delano also expressed con-
cerns with the taxing district. Delano
said in April that he wished there was
a way to provide a pool that wouldn’t
be a long-term burden on taxpayers.
“From what I heard, their primary
He added that no pool pays for
itself without a subsidy from the
general population or a philan-
thropic organization because they
do not see enough usage to cover the
cost.
Although Grant County could still
place the construction bond on the
November ballot, the county could
not include cities that do not pass res-
olutions supporting it within the pro-
posed taxing district, so there would
be no way to raise the estimated
$90,000 per year it would cost to
operate and maintain the pool, Green
said.
“The question becomes, ‘Does
this community want a pool?’ and
if they do and it’s not our proposal,
Eagle file photo who’s going to lead the next round of
John Day swimmer Justin Hodge is first in the heat in the 100-yard freestyle at development?” Green said. “It will
the East Cascade District Championships last year. Gleason Pool in John Day was not be John Day. We’ve invested two
scheduled to close after this season, but COVID-19 prevented it from opening.
years and $70,000 in this proposal,
and we’re not going back to rewrite
concern was with the permanent tax it, so if they have another alternative it. If somebody else wants to take the
rate to operate the pool,” said Green. for how we can fund the operations lead, we will gladly go to their meet-
“I don’t know of another way to fund of the pool, I would like to hear that.” ings and support their efforts.”
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