NEWS
MyEagleNews.com
Wednesday, July 28, 2021
Grant County sees two new COVID-19 cases last week
Blue Mountain Eagle
Grant County has seen two more
residents test positive for COVID-19,
the fi rst cases since June.
On Monday, the Grant County
Health Department reported that a
resident in the Mt. Vernon ZIP code
tested positive after another in Prai-
rie City on July 21. According to
the Oregon Health Authority, Grant
County has seen 557 positive cases
since Jan. 1, 2020, and is at a 6% pos-
itivity rate and roughly 39% of Grant
County’s residents have received the
vaccine.
The New York Times COVID-19
Eagle fi le photo
Health department workers prepare
COVID-19 tests last year.
data tracker reports that cases have
stayed about the same recently and
are at a moderate level. The numbers
of hospitalized COVID-19 patients
and deaths in the Grant County area
have also remained at about the same
level. The test positivity rate in Grant
County is relatively low, suggesting
that testing capacity is adequate for
evaluating COVID-19 spread in the
area.
On July 23, the state reported 613
confi rmed positive cases in Oregon,
bringing Oregon’s total to 214,869.
As of July 23 there were two new
COVID-19-related deaths in Ore-
gon, raising the state’s death toll to
2,836. Grant County has seen seven
COVID-19-related deaths, less than
one percent of its total number of
positive cases.
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Sheriff ’s offi ce makes drug warrant arrest
Blue Mountain Eagle
A woman with drug warrants
is out of jail after being arrested
yesterday because Ohio would not
extradite her.
Ailene Capaldo, 27, was arrested
by Grant County Sheriff ’s Offi ce
employees on outstanding warrants
out of Wayne County, Ohio, at
about 4 p.m. July 21, according to
a press release from Grant County
Sheriff Todd McKinley.
“The warrants were drug man-
ufacture-related, and Capaldo was
to be considered armed and dan-
gerous,” McKinley said in the
release.
However,
Capaldo
was
released Thursday
morning because
Ohio would not
extradite, Grant
Ailene
County Jail Sgt.
Capaldo
Josh Wolf said.
Capaldo,
whose listed address is on Harper
Creek Road in Mt. Vernon, was
located in response to a parking
complaint on the road, McKinley
said.
McKinley encouraged the pub-
lic to report suspicious activity.
COPS AND COURTS
Grant County Circuit
Court
David W. Burke was con-
victed of a probation violation
July 19 for failure to pay fi nan-
cials, failure to complete com-
munity service work and failure
to obey an order of the court.
His probation was revoked, and
he was sentenced to 45 days in
jail.
Joseph V. Radinovich, 43,
pleaded guilty July 21 to unlaw-
ful possession of methamphet-
amine committed on July 23,
2020 and frequenting a place
where controlled substances
are used committed on July 19,
2020. He was sentenced to 18
months bench probation and 50
hours of community service. He
was fi ned $400 and ordered to
have no contact with Ty Round.
Conditions of probation include
truthfully responding to inqui-
ries by law enforcement and
testifying truthfully in any pro-
ceeding subpoenaed includ-
ing trial of Ty Round. Two
counts of delivery of metham-
phetamine, two counts of con-
spiracy to commit a Class B
felony and one count of posses-
sion of methamphetamine were
dismissed.
Brandy Woodward, 45,
pleaded guilty Nov. 25, 2020, to
delivery of methamphetamine
and unlawful possession of
methamphetamine committed
on Oct. 1, 2020. She was sen-
tenced July 19 to 27 months in
prison and 36 months of post-
prison supervision. Charges of
conspiracy to commit a Class
B felony, manufacture of meth-
amphetamine and criminal for-
feiture were dismissed.
Grant County Sheriff
The Grant County Sheriff ’s
Offi ce reported the following
for the week ending July 21:
Concealed
handgun
licenses: 4
Average inmates: 13
Bookings: 15
Releases: 8
Arrests: 3
Citations: 4
Fingerprints: 2
Civil papers: 17
Warrants processed: 5
Assistance/Welfare check: 0
Search and Rescue: 0
July 19: Cited a 17-year-old
juvenile from Haines for speed-
ing, 80/65 zone.
July 19: Cited Munoz
Enrique, 33, Gainesville, Flor-
ida, for speeding, 55/30 zone.
July 20: Cited Celeste
Lee, 29, Canyon City, for
harassment.
July 20: Cited Tiff ani Blair,
19, John Day, for speeding,
76/55 zone, driving while sus-
pended and driving uninsured.
Oregon State Police
July 19: A trooper responded
to a complaint of a driver of a
white van throwing a coff ee cup
out of the window and striking
the reporting party’s vehicle.
Aaron M. Perry, 35, was cited
for off ensive littering.
July 22: A trooper investi-
gated a minor-injury single-ve-
hicle crash on Highway 395C
near milepost 28. The trooper
smelled alcohol and saw fresh
liquid on the fl oor board and
empty alcoholic beverage con-
tainers in the cab and bed of the
pickup. There were vehicle tire
marks that showed the driver
had attempted to leave the scene,
but the vehicle became stuck in
the soft gravel shoulder of the
roadway and the driver fl ed the
scene. The trooper requested
troopers from the Burns patrol
offi ce to contact the address of
the listed owner. The driver was
contacted and had a head injury
consistent with a crash and
admitted he was the driver of
the vehicle. He stated he drank
three beers upon returning to his
house in Burns. A report will be
forwarded to the Grant County
district attorney for charges of
reckless driving against Gary A.
Woods, 40, Burns.
Grant County Justice
Court
Exceeding speed limit:
Zainullah Mohmmand, 35,
San Antonio, Texas, May 4,
69/55 zone, fi ned $165; Mark
D. Foster, 56, Alberton, Mon-
tana, May 29, 79/65 zone, fi ned
$265; Scott F. Gilbert, 72, Port-
land, June 2, 48/35 zone, fi ned
$165; Beulah A. Bullard, incor-
rect age provided, Mt. Ver-
non, June 18, 54/30 zone, fi ned
$265; Karin T. Barntish, 67,
John Day, May 30, 35/25 zone,
fi ned $165; Brandon J. Ellis, 29,
Bend, June 2, 49/35 zone, fi ned
$165; Felipe I. Hernandez, 52,
Ephrata, Washington, June 10,
75/55 zone, fi ned $165; Eric S.
Larsen, 56, Sherwood, June 6,
63/35 zone, fi ned $265; Charles
W. Conner Jr., 24, Stockton,
California, May 31, 47/35 zone,
fi ned $165; Sean P. Henegha,
24, Issaquah, Washington, June
10, 75/65 zone, fi ned $165;
Daniel Ray, 60, Bend, May 31,
52/35 zone, fi ned $140; Ken-
neth A. Tucker, 58, Nyssa, June
10, 69/60 zone, fi ned $140;
John W. R. Dippold, 18, Imbler,
June 29, 81/55 zone, fi ned $225;
Crystal m. Hendrix, 47, Seneca,
June 7, 85/65 zone, fi ned $225;
Juvenile, 16, Mt. Vernon, June
11, 64/35 zone, fi ned $140;
Caroline P. Nordman, 24, Red-
wood City, California, May 27,
46/25 zone, fi ned $220, May
27, 80/65 zone, fi ned $220.
Violation of the basic rule:
Mack A. Smith, 79, Terrebonne,
June 8, fi ned $165; Logun C.
Anderson, 20, Keizer, June 4,
55/45 zone, fi ned $135; David
L. Wilson, 61, Grapevine,
Texas, June 21, 59/30 zone,
fi ned $265; Julie A. Brown,
45, Bend, June 19, 75/55 zone,
fi ned $165; Vincent R. Tiet-
jen, 56, Salem, June 10, 69/55
zone, fi ned $165; Sarah M.
Doble, 29, Oregon City, June 8,
87/55 zone, fi ned $440; Danny
A. Fitch, 55, Longmont, Colo-
rado, June 8, 76/55 zone, fi ned
$265; Evan B. Cameron, 20,
Oceanside, California, July 4,
80/55 zone, fi ned $265; Jose S.
Sanchez, 23, Albany, June 27,
78/55 zone, fi ned $265; Juve-
nile, 16, Mt. Vernon, June 4,
75/55 zone, fi ned $225; Jessica
J. Hunt, 27, John Day, March
17, 77/55 zone, fi ned $150.
Driving uninsured: Mack A.
Smith, 79, Terrebonne, June 8,
fi ned $265; Michael L. McClin-
ton, 54, Chiloquin, April 23,
fi ned $265.
Driving while suspended:
Mack A. Smith, 79, Terrebonne,
June 8, fi ned $440; Michael L.
McClinton, 54, Chiloquin,
April 23, fi ned $440.
No operator’s license: Juve-
nile, 15, Prairie City, April 16,
fi ned $225.
Operating an ATV without
permit: Juvenile, 16, Frisco,
Texas, June 26, fi ned $165.
Failure to drive within
lane: Bruce A. Courtain, 56,
Estacada, March 4, fi ned $225.
Tristan T. Morris pleaded no
contest and was found guilty
of minor in possession of alco-
hol July 13. He was fi ned $440
and ordered to attend a victim
impact panel.
Britt M. Wilcox admitted to
two counts of failing to contact
the court and perform commu-
nity service as ordered in the
conditions of probation March
1. His probation was revoked
May 26, and he was sentenced
to serve 30 days in jail and pay
$50 in probation violation fees.
Kelly R. Olson pleaded no
contest to a city of Mt. Vernon
nuisance ordinance. Olson was
fi ned $100. Olson was ordered
to complete clean up to the
• Grant County Sheriff ’s
Offi ce
July 20: Responded to a
report of an animal slaughter at
Red Flag Circle.
July 21: Responded to a
report of a verbal dispute at
Meadowbrook Apartments.
July 21: Cited Joy Mahurin,
59, of Sisters for operating a
vehicle without a license on
Highway 26 near milepost 160.
July 23: Advised of an email
scam on Humbolt Street.
July 25: Troy Russell Nic-
oson, 48, of Terra Haute, Indi-
ana, was cited for throwing
burning material from a vehi-
cle on Highway 19 near mile-
post 110.
• John Day ambulance
July 19: Responded for an
elderly woman who fell at the
Dollar General.
July 19: Conducted an air-
port transport.
July 23: Responded to Cot-
tonwood on a report of a male,
87, suff ering from complica-
tions from a previous fall.
city’s satisfaction and provide
proof to the court within 30
days, and upon completion, the
$100 fi ne would be suspended.
Justin A. Scheidegger
pleaded no contest to sale or
possession of fi reworks July 12
and was fi ned $440.
Dispatch
John
Day
dispatch
responded to 151 calls for ser-
vice during the week of July
19-25, including:
• John Day Police
Department
July 21: Responded with the
Grant County Sheriff ’s Offi ce to
a report of a dispute on Canyon
Boulevard.
July 23: Responded to a 911
call of a mental subject who
seemed to be in distress on
Fourth Street.
July 24: Leo Baker Buz-
zard III, 56, of Mt. Vernon was
arrested for fi rst-degree bur-
glary, fourth-degree assault,
strangulation and menacing on
Southwest First Street.
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Arrests and citations in the
Blue Mountain Eagle are taken
from the logs of law enforce-
ment agencies. Every eff ort is
made to report the court dispo-
sition of arrest cases.
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