NEWS
MyEagleNews.com
Wednesday, May 5, 2021
COPS AND COURTS
Arrests and citations in the Blue Moun-
tain 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 April
28:
Concealed handgun licenses: 10
Average inmates: 9
Bookings: 11
Releases: 15
Arrests: 4
Citations: 6
Fingerprints: 1
Civil papers: 16
Warrants processed: 4
Assistance/Welfare check: 1
Search and Rescue: 1
Shawn Kite, 53, of Prairie City was cited
for driving while suspended and uninsured.
Raegan Sherman, 26, of John Day was
cited for driving uninsured, failure to install
interlock ignition device and violation of
posted speed, 52/35 zone.
A juvenile was cited for violation of
posted speed, 82/65 zone.
Kassidy Williams, 20, of Canyon City
was cited for violation of posted speed,
48/35.
Monique Pierson-Kreitzberg, 51, of
Harrisburg was cited for violation of posted
speed, 63/35 zone.
A juvenile was cited for no driver’s
license and driving uninsured.
Oregon State Police
April 26: A vehicle was eastbound,
negotiating a curve, when the rear end
began to slide, due to snow and slush
roadway conditions. The rear end of vehi-
cle slid into the westbound lane. Another
car was traveling westbound when it
crashed into the rear driver’s side door
of the car that slid. The driver of the car
that slid was uninjured. The driver trav-
eling westbound received minor inju-
ries, and refused medical attention. The
car that slid was removed from the scene
by Frontier Towing. The vehicle that was
traveling westbound was removed from
the scene by Roadrunner Towing. Oregon
Department of Transportation conducted
traffic control during the incident.
April 27: A vehicle was eastbound,
negotiating a sweeping righthand curve,
when the car drifted onto the shoulder of
the eastbound lane. The vehicle drove into
the deep snow, which covered the east-
bound barrow ditch. The vehicle drove in
the barrow ditch before it tripped and rolled
over onto its top, partially blocking the east-
bound lane. The driver was uninjured in the
crash. The vehicle was removed by Frontier
Towing. ODOT assisted with traffic control.
April 27: A state trooper issued a 51-year-
old man a citation in lieu of custody for fail-
ure to register as a sex offender. The subject
had been released from prison and returned
to John Day on April 8 and was instructed
to self-quarantine for 14 days. He had com-
pleted 14 days of quarantine as of April 22.
April 27: A state trooper initiated a traf-
fic stop on a known suspended driver after
he passed by him near West Main Street
in John Day. At about 6:09 p.m., the sub-
ject was taken into custody without inci-
dent for driving while suspended. The
driver, Jeremiah J. Alsop, 39, of John Day
was transported to the Grant County Jail
and lodged. Alsop was a issued citation for
driving while suspended and for failure to
install interlock ignition device and failure
to change address on his identification. The
vehicle was released to a female passenger
who had valid driving privileges and was
the vehicle’s registered owner.
mond was cited for driving while sus-
pended and driving uninsured on High-
way 26 near milepost 161.
• Oregon State Police
April 26: Advised of a driving com-
plaint on highway 395 near milepost 72.
• Grant County Sheriff’s Office
April 26: Shawn C. Kite, 52, of Prai-
rie City was cited for driving while sus-
pended and driving uninsured.
April 27: Colton J. David, 25, of Spray
was held on a Jefferson County warrant.
April 27: Received a report of some-
one shooting in the city limits in Seneca.
April 27: Bryon Freniere, 38, of John
Day was arrested on a Grant County
warrant.
April 30: Shawn Kite, 53, of Prai-
rie City was cited for driving while sus-
pended on Half Street.
April 30: Advised of a trespassing
complaint in Canyon City. Ian E. Hum-
bird, 25, of Canyon City was arrested.
May 1: Along with OSP, responded to
a report of a subject shooting a firearm in
Seneca city limits. Devon P. Pace, 21, of
John Day was cited for unlawful use of a
weapon.
• John Day ambulance
April 26: Dispatched for a man with
chest pain on North Canyon Blvd.
April 28: Along with Long Creek
ambulance, dispatched for a man having
seizures on Ritter Road.
April 29: Responded for a 60-year-old
woman with a nose bleed on West Main
Street.
April 29: Along with Seneca ambu-
lance, paged for a woman with high blood
pressure.
April 30: Responded for an 80-year-
old woman with shortness of breath and
confusion and fatigue on Cottonwood
Street.
May 1: Along with Dayville Fire,
responded for a 71-year-old woman who
had been stung by a scorpion on Franks
Creek Road.
May 2: Paged for a 60-year-old man
with chest pain on Trafton Lane.
• John Day fire
April 30: Responded to a structure fire
on Northwest Third Avenue.
• Oregon Department of Fish and
Wildlife
April 29: Received a report of a cougar
that took down a calf elk in a rural area on
Top Road.
Dispatch
John Day dispatch worked 185 calls
during the week of April 26 to May 2,
including:
• John Day Police Department
April 27: Bradley R. Bolin, 34, of Mt.
Vernon was cited for driving while sus-
pended and uninsured.
April 29: Sarah Ake, 32, of John Day
was cited for having dog as a public nui-
sance on Highland Place.
April 29: Received a report of dogs
locked in the back of an SUV on a warm
day on Northwest Bridge Street.
April 30: Advised of a noninjury crash
at a business on South Canyon Boulevard.
April 30: Responded to a report of a
domestic dispute on Southeast Hillcrest
Drive. Ty J. Round, 41, of John Day was
arrested for fourth-degree assault and
harassment.
May 2: Responded to a report of a
domestic disturbance on Southwest Brent
Drive. Travis J. Freniere, 34, of John Day
was arrested.
May 2: Austin L. Ranft, 29, of Red-
A5
County responds to city’s
Fourth Street request
By Rudy Diaz
Blue Mountain Eagle
A meeting between John
Day and the Grant County
Court about repairing flood
damages to Fourth Street may
happen but is still in the works.
John Day City Councilor
Heather Rookstool said she sent
an to email to each member of
the Grant County Court and got
a response from County Judge
Scott Myers and Commissioner
Sam Palmer.
Rookstool told the commis-
sioners she wanted to follow up
with the court regarding previ-
ous emails sent to them about
helping repair Fourth Street.
Palmer responded to Rook-
stool and said he is willing to
meet any time, especially since
it creates a hazard if it’s not
addressed.
“The county also has assets
that are beneficial to having this
fixed,” Rookstool read from the
email she received from Palmer.
“I’m not sure how to get Scott
or Jim to the table, and I’ve
talked to Scott and he remains
reluctant. I haven’t talked to Jim
yet, but I will. Thanks for reach-
ing out.”
The email she received from
Myers on April 22 stated that
the county’s legal counsel is
reviewing the proposal.
However, Councilor Paul
Smith clarified that the Fourth
Street repair request has noth-
ing to do with the attorneys. A
separate request for a loan from
the Road Reserve Fund to fund
joint road investments to spur
land development had been sent
to the county attorney.
Rookstool proposed set-
ting up a meeting at 6 p.m. May
11 and said Palmer seemed
interested.
“I think Sam really does
want to get together,” Rook-
stool said.
Strawberry Mountain Law, PC
Palmer told the Eagle that
the Fourth Street project is a
“public safety issue” that needs
to be addressed.
“It’s turning into ‘I hate Nick
Green, don’t give him anything,
make him fail, maybe he’ll
leave,’” Palmer said. “That’s
what a lot of it is, but I tell you,
if somebody got hurt or killed
or had issues, there’s no way I
could live with myself.”
He said the county has assets
in the area and thinks the county
shares a “little bit” of the cost
burden, but not the “whole
piece.”
The estimated cost to repair
Fourth Street, which was dam-
aged by flooding in 2019, is
$1.6 million, according the Fed-
eral Emergency Management
Agency’s scope and cost report.
FEMA will cover 75% of
the cost with a 25% match
required, $398,281, accord-
ing to a letter sent to the county
from City Manager Nick Green
on April 1.
The city council and budget
committee approved the city’s
budget for fiscal year 2021-
2022 that anticipates $400,000
from the county to cover the
match cost of the grant from
FEMA.
“If the county declines this
request, we will need a loan
for this amount to complete the
project,” John Day Manager
Nick Green said in the budget
message.
Smith said in a meeting on
April 20 that the council has
gone to the county several times
verbally and through emails
with no response from the court
regarding the Fourth Street
repairs.
John Day and the Grant
County Court met in a work
session on Oct. 14 where they
talked about the Fourth Street
project, but no decision was
made afterward.
Kati Dunn, Kyra Rohner,
Greg Goebel, Thomas Boone,
Fianna MacGregor-Whitman,
Marcus Oatman
206 S. Humbolt Street • Canyon City, OR 97820
541-575-5750 • office@strawberrymountainlaw.com
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