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Search continues
for missing man
near Ukiah
Wednesday, August 26, 2020
Three more COVID-19
cases announced
Steet Mountain Complex 75% contained
Firefighters rescue calf
on Indian Creek Fire
By Steven Mitchell
Blue Mountain Eagle
EO Media Group
By Steven Mitchell
Blue Mountain Eagle
The Umatilla County Sher-
iff’s Office has activated its
search and rescue team to assist
the Hermiston Police Depart-
ment with the search for a miss-
ing Hermiston
man, accord-
ing to a press
release from
the Umatilla
County Sher-
iff’s Office.
D a n i e l Daniel Lincoln
Lincoln, 37,
was reported missing on Thurs-
day, Aug. 20, and was last seen
driving a 2010 black Jeep with
Oregon plates 509GQN with a
heart on the back window. He is
6-feet, 1-inches tall, weighs about
230 pounds and has blue eyes
and red hair.
The Umatilla County Sher-
iff’s Office was requested to
assist on Aug. 21 when a ping on
his cellphone showed a location
southwest of Ukiah near Soap
Hill Road and Bridge Road.
A fixed-wing aircraft was
called in Aug. 23 to assist with
the search effort. Members of
the search and rescue team along
with Umatilla County depu-
ties continue the search on the
ground as well.
Anyone with information
on the whereabouts of Lincoln
are asked to contact the coun-
ty’s 24-hour dispatch center at
541-966-3651.
Firefighters continue making
progress on local wildfires.
The Steet Mountain Complex
comprised of several fires around
Monument was 75% contained
Tuesday at about 701 acres,
according to an update from the
Oregon Department of Forestry’s
incident management team.
The team is also in charge of
the Laurel Fire 6 miles south of
Spray, which was 1,280 acres and
30% contained Tuesday.
Narrow roads with dusty con-
ditions continue to make access
to water difficult for firefighters
on the ground. Air resources will
provide support to ground crews
with water drops.
The fires are staffed by 340
personnel, including 10 hand
crews, 16 engines, five bulldoz-
ers and three helicopters. Four
hunting cabins are threatened on
the Laurel Fire.
The estimated cost of the fire
is $1.5 million.
Indian Creek Fire
A5
The Indian Creek Fire near
Juntura was 47,657 acres and
28% contained Tuesday, accord-
ing to the incident management
team.
Firefighters are reinforcing
fire lines and inspecting lines
for heat to ensure no embers are
smoldering.
Contributed photo
Fire Operations Trainee Russell Hamilton of Spokane, Washington,
escorted a calf outside the fire zone of the Indian Creek Fire back to
its mother Sunday.
Resources split into two
camps to concentrate on active
areas to the west and northeast.
Justice Camp outside of Westfall
has served as a base for fighters
monitoring and maintaining the
fire footprint at night. Cave Camp
on the western flank is positioned
to concentrate on hot spots and
protect the Zotto Reservoir.
One helicopter, six bulldozers,
nine hand crews and 36 engines
were assigned to the fire.
A continued chance of light-
ning combined with a wind shift
Wednesday could test contain-
ment lines, followed by a warm-
ing and drying trend Thursday
through Saturday.
“We had a really good day
(Monday),” Operations Chief
Brent Meisinger said. “We’ll
keep on deepening our lines over
the next several days.”
The fire will not be consid-
ered contained until a 100-foot
control line is around every area
where reignition could poten-
tially spread into unburned veg-
etation outside the fire boundary.
Firefighters rescued a lost
calf on the fire, according to Lar-
isa Bogardus, a public informa-
tion officer with the Bureau of
Management.
Bogardus said, after a rancher
pulled his cattle off the fire zone,
he realized one of his cows was
missing.
Unable to go back and look
for it, he notified fire officials,
who spread the word.
After spending two nights
alone, a crew found the calf Sun-
day and delivered it to Incident
Fire Operations Trainee Russell
Hamilton of Spokane, Washing-
ton. Hamilton then escorted the
calf outside the fire zone to be
reunited with its mother.
The Grant County Health Department has con-
firmed three additional individuals have tested pos-
itive for COVID-19 in Grant County, bringing the
total to eight.
The health department has initiated contact
tracing.
The individuals are working with the health
department for proper care and safety, and the health
department is contacting other individuals who meet
the definition of close contacts (within 6 feet for
more than 15 minutes). The additional cases are cur-
rently residing within the 97856 zip code in the Long
Creek area.
The Health Department still encourages all resi-
dents to do the following:
• Wear mask indoors and wear a mask outdoors if
6 feet of distancing can not be maintained.
• Wash hands often with soap and water for at
least 20 seconds.
• Avoid touching eyes, nose or mouth with
unwashed hands.
• Cover mouth and nose when coughing or
sneezing.
• Stay home when feeling ill.
After someone contracts COVID-19, if they
develop symptoms, they will usually appear 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
Anyone who has these symptoms should call 211
or the health department at 541-575-0429.
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. 19:
Concealed
handgun
licenses: 5
Average inmates: 11
Bookings: 7
Releases: 7
Arrests: 1
Citations: 4
Fingerprints: 0
Civil papers: 9
Warrants processed: 25
Assistance/Welfare check:
0
Search and Rescue: 1
Didner Joseph, 21, of Day-
ville was cited for violation of
the basic rule, 82/55 zone.
William O’Brien, 69, of
Beaverton was cited for viola-
tion of basic rule, 79/55 zone.
Seton Bunker, 32, of San
Francisco, California, was
cited for violation of basic
rule, 46/30 zone.
Thomas Pfeifer, 51, of
Prairie City was cited for driv-
ing while suspended violation
and no insurance.
Grant County Justice
Court
Violation of the basic rule:
Matthew E. Sagaser, 36, Mt.
Vernon, July 4, 91/55 zone,
fined $500, 30-day license
suspension; David Kabat, 79,
Portland, Aug. 5, 75/55 zone,
fined $165; Jason A. Cody, 50,
San Jose, California, July 29,
73/55 zone, fined $165; Simon
M. Graves, 33, Dayville, Aug.
3, 78/55 zone, fined $225.
Exceeding speed limit:
Timothy A. Nugent, 51, Sen-
eca, Feb. 1, 113/65 zone, fined
$1,150, 30-day license suspen-
sion; Shadow-Wolf A. Horn,
20, Portland, Aug. 5, 115/65
zone, fined $1,150, 30-day
license suspension; James
J. Gillard, 76, Benicia, Cal-
ifornia, July 29, 75/65 zone,
fined $165; Brian G. Johns,
57, Prairie City, July 30, 75/65
zone, fined $115; Baylee L.
Combs, 18, John Day, July
15, 76/65 zone, fined $225;
Ahmad F. Arwah, 22, Hickory
Hills, Illinois, May 7, 37/25
zone, fined $140; juvenile, 16,
Seneca, July 30, 82/65 zone,
fined $225.
Theresa Briney was con-
victed of dog as a public nui-
sance and was ordered to pay
$633 in compensatory and
restitution fines. A $265 fine
will be waived if restitution is
paid in full.
George N. Brown was
convicted of three counts of
fencing against hogs and was
ordered to pay a fine of $750.
Andria L. Kelley was con-
victed of four counts of fenc-
ing against hogs and was
ordered to pay a fine of $1,000.
Oregon State Police
Aug. 17: OSP stopped a
Subaru car on Highway 26
near milepost 161 in John
Day, which had been entered
as stolen by the Eugene Police
Department in September of
2017. The 24 year-old-driver
and father reported they were
borrowing the vehicle. The
vehicle’s VIN number was run
through the law enforcement
data systems, and returned
clear. The driver was issued
a citation for switched plates.
The registered owner reported
she was unaware her license
plates had been removed and
replaced with the reported sto-
len license plates. The plates
were seized and placed into
evidence.
Aug. 17: OSP responded
to a noninjury, nonblocking
vehicle-versus-cow crash on
state road 19, near milepost
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Dispatch
John Day dispatch worked
185 calls during the week of
Aug. 17-23, including:
• John Day Police
Department
Aug. 17: Assisted OSP
with a felony traffic stop on
Highway 26 near milepost
140.
Aug. 17: Cited Trenton N.
Kidd, 19, of John Day for driv-
ing uninsured and no motor-
cycle endorsement on High-
way 26 near milepost 161.
Aug. 18: Responded to a
domestic assault on Hillcrest
Drive.
Aug. 21: Arrested Darron
L. Huskey, 58, of John Day for
criminal mischief at a business
on West Main Street.
Aug. 22: Responded to a
report of an illegal burning
and cited Matthew E. Sagaser,
36, of John Day.
Aug. 22: Arrested Jacob
Derosier, 33, of John Day for
harassment on Ford Road.
• Oregon State Police
Aug. 19: Received a report
of pigs on the Highway on
Highway 26 near milepost
144.
Aug. 19: Along with
GCSO, John Day and Long
Creek Ambulance, responded
for a rollover crash on High-
way 395.
Aug. 20: Advised of a cow
on the highway on Highway
395C near milepost 27.
Aug. 21: Along with Long
Creek and John Day ambu-
lance, responded to a motor
vehicle accident on highway
395 near milepost 75B.
• Grant County Sheriff’s
Office
Aug. 17: Along with John
Day and Seneca ambulances,
responded for a motor vehicle
crash on Geary Creek Road.
Aug. 18: Received a report
of a hit and run on 11th and
Hall streets.
Aug. 18: Received a report
of theft on South Fork Road.
Aug. 20: Received a report
of a hit and run on Southeast
11th Street.
Aug. 21: Dispatched for a
woman with a broken leg in
Mt. Vernon.
• John Day ambulance
Aug. 17: Received a call
for a motor vehicle crash with
no injuries on Highway 19.
Aug. 18: Received a report
of a 90-year-old woman with
heart trouble on North Wash-
ington Street.
Aug. 21: Dispatched for a
woman with a broken leg on
East Beech Creek Road.
Aug. 21: Responded for a
1-year-old male patient having
a seizure on North Humbolt.
Aug. 23: Responded for a
subject with heart issues on
Northeast Front Street.
Aug. 23: Received a report
of a 75-year-old woman with
trouble breathing on Nugget
Street.
• Prairie City ambulance
Aug. 21: Along with John
Day ambulance, paged for a
woman who had fallen with
possible broken ribs on South
Johnson Street.
• Seneca ambulance
Aug. 18: Along with John
Day ambulance, responded for
an intoxicated male patient on
Rendezvous Lane.
• Mt. Vernon Fire
Aug. 17: Responded to a
forest fire on Birch Creek.
• Monument Fire
Aug. 19: Along with the
Forest Service, responded to
a forest fire on Manny Neal
Road.
• U.S. Forest Service
Aug. 17: Advised of a
lightning struck tree up the
Riley Creek Drainage.
Aug. 19: Advised of a
small fire on Highway 395
near milepost 86.
Aug. 19: Advised of smoke
in Aldridge Mountains.
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permit. There were four pas-
sengers, all 15 and 16 years
old. None of the occupants
had a license. The driver did
not have any proof of insur-
ance. The driver’s mother had
called Grant County dispatch
and reported her son had taken
the vehicle without her knowl-
edge or permission. OSP
issued the driver citations for
no operator’s license and driv-
ing uninsured and released
him and the vehicle to his
mother. Parents for two of the
passengers responded to the
stop and took custody of their
children. OSP gave the two
remaining passengers a cour-
tesy transport, releasing one to
her grandmother and the other
to her parents.
Aug. 22: OSP stopped a
vehicle on Highway 26 near
milepost 162 for speeding
and turn signal violations.
Upon stopping, the driver,
Braden M. Breyette, 21, of
Prineville, slid out of his seat
to the back, and the front pas-
senger slid over to the driver
seat. On contact, both admit-
ted to the switch. Breyette told
OSP he did not have a license.
OSP saw Breyette’s eyes were
watery, glassy and blood-
shot. There was a moderate
odor of an alcoholic bever-
age coming from the vehicle.
Breyette admitted to drinking
two beers. Dispatch advised
his driving status was misde-
meanor suspended. Breyette
consented to field sobriety
tests where he displayed fur-
ther indicators of impairment.
OSP arrested Breyette for
driving under the influence of
intoxicants and driving while
suspended and was trans-
ported to the Grant County
Jail. Breyette consented to a
breath test, which showed a
BAC result of 0.10%. OSP
issued Breyette citations for
DUII-Alcohol and DWS-Mis-
demeanor and lodged him
at the jail. The vehicle was
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OSP arrived, the vehicle was
on the side of the road on the
northbound side of the road.
The cow was in the ditch on
the northbound side of the
road. The owner of the vehicle
didn’t want the vehicle towed.
The owner said he would
remove the vehicle tomorrow.
The vehicle was tagged and
left at the scene. The owner of
the cow was notified by vehi-
cle owner.
Aug. 19: OSP responded
to a nonblocking single motor
vehicle crash with injuries,
near milepost 100 on High-
way 395B. The vehicle had
driven off the northbound lane
and rolled several times. The
driver, Kenny Ramirez, 22,
was transported to Blue Moun-
tain Hospital in John Day by
ambulance. Air ambulance
then flew the Ramirez to St.
Charles Medical Center due
to the extent of his injuries.
When OSP arrived at Blue
Mountain Hospital, OSP was
advised that the male driver
had a blood alcohol concentra-
tion over the legal limit. OSP
contacted a Bend police offi-
cer to read implied consent to
Ramirez, but Ramirez wasn’t
coherent. The vehicle was
towed by Frontier Towing.
Aug. 21: OSP responded to
a single-occupant, single-ve-
hicle crash near milepost 74
on Highway 395B. The driver
drove off the roadway and
struck a large pine tree. The
vehicle rolled before coming
to an uncontrolled rest against
another tree. The driver was
taken by ambulance to Blue
Mountain Hospital with seri-
ous injuries and was flown to
St. Charles Hospital, Bend.
The vehicle was towed from
the scene by Frontier Towing
to their lot.
Aug. 22: OSP stopped a
vehicle near milepost 154 on
Highway 26 for a traffic vio-
lation. The driver, a juvenile,
15, did not have a license or
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