NEWS
MyEagleNews.com
Wednesday, August 12, 2020
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Fire death in Long Creek
being investigated as arson
Eagle file photo
Grant County
Health Depart-
ment staff prepare
COVID-19 test kits
during the Health
Department’s
curbside testing in
May.
Carter, 72, was
discovered inside
her mobile home
after it became
engulfed in flames
By Steven Mitchell
Blue Mountain Eagle
Grant County reports fourth COVID-19 case
By Steven Mitchell
Blue Mountain Eagle
The Grant County Health
Department has confirmed a
fourth resident has tested pos-
itive for COVID-19 in Grant
County.
The health department
has initiated contact tracing,
according to a press release.
The individual, who resides
within the 97869 zip code,
is working with health care
providers to identify close
contacts.
Grant County Health
Department
Administrator
Kimberly Lindsay also con-
firmed that the second case
was a positive case, despite
recent rumors that the result
may have been a false positive.
“While a fourth pos-
itive is unfortunate, in
many ways it is not sur-
prising given the increases
in positive cases around
Grant County and through-
out Oregon and the United
States,” the press release
states.
The health department
encourages all residents to take
the following precautions:
• Wear mask indoors and
where a mask outdoors if
6 feet of distancing can
not be maintained.
• Wash your hands often
with soap and water for at
least 20 seconds.
• Avoid touching your
eyes, nose, or mouth with
unwashed hands.
• Cover your mouth and
nose when you cough or
sneeze.
• Stay home if you feel
ill.
After someone contracts
COVID-19, illness usually
develops within 14 days.
Symptoms include:
• Fever or chills
• Cough
• Shortness of breath or
difficulty breathing
• Fatigue
• Muscle or body aches
• Headache
• New loss of taste or
smell
• Sore throat
• Congestion or runny
nose
• Nausea or vomiting
• Diarrhea
A woman’s death in
a house fire near Long
Creek Monday is being
investigated as arson,
according to a Wednesday
press release from Grant
County Sheriff Glenn
Palmer.
The body of Susan Car-
ter, 72, was discovered
inside her “mobile home
type structure” on Car-
ter Lane near Long Creek
after it became engulfed in
flames, Palmer said.
The Grant County Sher-
iff’s Office received a
report of the burning home
at about 5 a.m. Monday
morning, and both the Long
Creek fire department and
ambulance were dispatched
to the scene. The sheriff’s
office and Oregon State
Grant County Sheriff
Glenn Palmer
Fire Marshal’s Office also
responded.
During a subsequent
investigation, authorities
learned that Carter had
gone to the Pendleton area
late last week and returned
home on Saturday.
Members of the state
fire marshal’s office and
an arson investigator with
the Oregon State Police
began an investigation into
the cause of the fire when
Carter was located in the
burned home.
Both the Grant County
Major Crimes Team and
the OSP Major Crimes
Team have joined the
investigation, which is
ongoing.
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 Sheriff
The Grant County Sheriff’s
Office reported the following
for the week of Aug. 5:
Concealed
handgun
licenses: 15
Average inmates: 12
Bookings: 7
Releases: 10
Arrests: 1
Citations: 2
Fingerprints: 7
Civil papers: 16
Warrants processed: 3
Assistance/Welfare check:
1
Search and Rescue: 0
Simon Graves, 33, of Day-
ville was cited for violation of
the basic rule, 78/55 zone.
Austin Crumbley, 30, of
Lebanon was cited for viola-
tion of basic rule, 78/55 zone.
Oregon State Police
distance away on Screech
Alley Loop. Freniere admitted
to not having insurance. OSP
requested a non-preference
tow for driving while sus-
pended and driving uninsured.
Doug’s Motor Vehicle Repair
responded and towed the vehi-
cle. OSP issued Freniere cita-
tions for driving while sus-
pended and uninsured.
Dispatch
John Day dispatch worked
204 calls during the week of
Aug. 3-9, including:
• John Day Police
Department
Aug. 3: Responded to a
report of a car fire on West
Main Street.
Aug. 3: Received a report
of a runaway on Southwest
Brent Drive.
Aug. 3: Cited Somer L.
Robinson of Dayville for
driving uninsured on Screech
Alley.
Aug. 3: Cited Katie Mur-
phy of Prairie City for driving
uninsured and driving while
suspended on Highway 26
near milepost 160.
Aug. 5: Dispatched to a
report of fraud on Northwest
Bridge Street.
Aug. 7: Dispatched to an
assault on West Main Street.
Aug. 7: Received a report
of a dog at large attempting to
break into a chicken coop on
East Main Street.
Aug. 7: Responded to a
report of a burglary on West
Main Street.
Aug. 8: Cited Isaac Bev-
erlin, 24, during a traffic stop
near Nugget and Humbolt
Road.
Aug. 9: Cited Ernest W.
Dawson III for driving while
suspended and uninsured on
Highway 395 near milepost 2.
• Oregon State Police
Aug. 3: Advised of cows
on the highway on Highway
26 near milepost 92.
Aug. 4: Responded for a
hit elk creating a possible haz-
ard on Highway 26 near mile-
post 144.
Aug. 4: Received a call
about a driver speeding in
town and revving the engine
on South Canyon Boulevard.
Aug. 7: Received a driving
complaint on Highway 395S.
Aug. 8: Advised of a driver
going through Dayville at a
high speed.
• Grant County Sheriff’s
Office
Aug. 5: Received a report
of a burglary on Apple Road.
Aug. 8: Received a report
of an injury accident on Izee
Paulina Lane.
• John Day ambulance
Aug. 5: Dispatched for a
man with chest pain on Patter-
son Drive.
Aug. 6: Responded for an
elderly subject with lung con-
gestion on West Bench Road.
Aug. 8: Paged for an
88-year-old man who fell on
Thompson Road.
Aug. 8: Provided a lift assist
for a 91-year-old man who had
fallen on Bear Gulch Road.
Aug. 9: Received a call
of an 87-year-old man with
heart trouble on South John-
son road.
Aug. 9: Responded to an
84-year-old man with dehy-
dration and weakness on
Southwest Fourth Avenue.
• Monument ambulance
Aug. 5: Along with John
Day ambulance, responded
for a 70-year-old man with
diabetic issues.
• John Day fire
Aug. 5: Received a call for
a grass fire near a business on
West Main Street.
Aug. 5: Along with Ore-
gon Trail Electric Coopera-
tive, dispatched for a sparking
power line in a tree on West
Main Street.
Aug.
6:
Responded
with mutual aid from Mt.
Vernon fire for a fire on
Marks Creek and Widows
Creek.
• Prairie City fire
Aug. 6: Responded to an
illegal burn on West 12th
Street.
• Mt. Vernon fire
Aug. 5: Dispatched to
a report of fire near Marks
Creek and Scotty Creek.
Aug. 7: Received a report
of an illegal burning on Ingle
Street.
• Long Creek fire
Aug. 4: Along with GCSO,
the state fire marshal, For-
est Service, Oregon Depart-
ment of Forestry and OTEC,
responded to a structure fire
fully engulfed on Cartner
Lane.
• United States Forest
Service
Aug. 5: Received a call for
a forest fire in Seneca.
Aug. 5: Received a call
for a forest fire at Cinnabar
Mountain.
Aug. 5: Dispatched to a
report of smoke on Widows
Creek Road.
Aug. 5: Received a call of
a forest fire on Middle Fork
Road.
Aug. 5: Dispatched to a
report of fire in Dayville.
Aug. 5: Dispatched to a
report of fire on Longview
Lane.
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Aug. 2: OSP stopped a
vehicle on Highway 395C
near milepost 6 that had been
called in for reckless driving.
The driver exhibited signs of
impairment and consented to
standard field sobriety tests.
The driver performed very
poorly on the tests and was
arrested for driving under
the influence of intoxicants
and transported to the Grant
County Jail. The driver con-
sented to a breath test, which
had a final result of 0%. The
driver consented to a drug rec-
ognition expert exam, which
determined the driver was
not under the influence of
drugs, but was having medical
issues. The driver was cited in
lieu of custody for DUII and
reckless driving. Arrange-
ments were made to keep her
from driving.
Aug. 2: OSP stopped a
vehicle on Highway 26 near
milepost 162 for a traffic vio-
lation. The driver, Jason E.
Moore, 46, Turner, had a fel-
ony warrant out of Umatilla
County for failure to appear.
OSP arrested Moore on the
warrant and transported him
to the Grant County Jail where
he was lodged. OSP issued
him a citation for a driving
while suspended violation.
The vehicle was left at the
scene with a passenger.
Aug. 7: OSP was in the Sin-
clair gas station near milepost
161 on Highway 26. OSP was
in line behind Travis J. Fre-
niere, 34, of John Day whose
driving status OSP knew to be
suspended as well as not hav-
ing insurance. OSP also knew
Freniere is frequently cited for
driving while suspended and
having no insurance by the
John Day Police Department.
OSP watched Freniere pay for
his items and then while in
front of OSP, walked out to his
vehicle, got in and drove off.
OSP stopped Freniere a short
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