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Cranston disputes prosecution case
Defendant in Bend
bar shooting says
he was attacked
By BRYCE DOLE
The Bulletin
Documents filed Thursday, Dec.
30, in Deschutes County Circuit
Court provide the latest and most
detailed account of a high-profile
shooting outside a bar in Bend that
sparked community outrage and gar-
nered statewide media attention.
But the story, told
in a motion by the
defendant’s attor-
ney, differs from
what prosecutors
have alleged.
Ian
Macken-
zie Cranston, 27, is
Ian
charged with murder
Cranston
in the Sept. 19 death
of Barry Khristiano
Washington Jr., 22.
Cranston’s attorney,
Kevin Sali, filed a
motion for Cran-
ston’s release on
bail that includes
Barry
what Sali says is
an account of the Washington Jr.
events leading up to
the shooting.
Cranston, who is white, has
pleaded not guilty to second-degree
murder and four other charges in the
death of Washington, a 22-year-old
Black man. He is being held in the
Deschutes County Jail without bail.
Washington’s shooting quickly
caught widespread attention when
Deschutes County District Attorney
John Hummel announced Washing-
ton had been shot shortly after com-
Dean Guernsey/The Bulletin, File
Bruce Dart of Bend lights a candle at the memorial for Barry K. Washington Jr. at the corner of Northwest Oregon Ave-
nue and Wall Street on Sept. 21, 2021. Washington was shot and killed outside a downtown bar.
plimenting Cranston’s girlfriend. In a
press conference, Hummel compared
the shooting to the case of Emmett
Till, a Black teen murdered in 1955
by white men for talking to a white
woman.
In an email statement to The
Bulletin, Sali described Hummel’s
public statements as “false and
inflammatory.”
He said the defense is “immensely
grateful that the events of that evening
were comprehensively and accurately
captured on video by multiple cameras.
For our part, we will continue to make
our case in court, where it belongs, and
based on the evidence, as it should be.”
Hummel did not respond to requests
for comment prior to press time.
Thursday’s motion provides the
most detailed description yet seen
about the shooting outside the Capitol
bar at Northwest Oregon Avenue and
Wall Street. It is taken primarily from
videos and firsthand witness accounts,
Sali said.
The motion states that prior to the
shooting, Washington had been drink-
ing and was “behaving erratically and
aggressively.” At one point that night,
he approached three police officers,
shouting expletives at them and then
“put both hands up with middle fin-
gers pointed in (their) direction for
multiple seconds,” according to the
motion.
Roughly 30 minutes later, the
motion states, Washington approached
Cranston’s fiancee, Allison Butler,
when Cranston was not around and
“expressed interest in her.” Butler
informed him that she was engaged
by showing him the ring on her fin-
ger. The two hugged, separated, and
Washington left the bar, according to
the motion.
Cranston, Butler and their friend,
Tyler Smith, left the bar minutes
later and had walked up the street
before Washington approached them
and “verbally propositioned” Butler,
who declined again, according to the
motion. The motion does not describe
what was said next, except to say that
the group repeatedly asked Washing-
ton to leave but he did not.
Sali’s motion says Washington,
unprovoked, then punched Cranston
in the head twice, causing Cranston
to fall.
Trial begins in child rape case
COPS AND COURTS
Grant County Sheriff
The Grant County Sheriff’s
Office reported the following
for the week ending Dec. 28:
Concealed
handgun
licenses: 3
Average inmates: 12
Bookings: 5
Releases: 4
Arrests: 2
Citations: 2
Fingerprints: 0
Civil papers: 24
Warrants processed: 0
Asst./welfare check: 3
Search and rescue: 0
Oregon State Police
Dispatch
Grant County dispatch
worked 120 calls during
the week ending Dec. 28,
including:
• Oregon State Police
Dec. 24: Advised of a
request for a welfare check on
a motorist on Highway 395
South near Seneca.
Dec. 26: Advised of a slide-
off accident on Highway 26
near milepost 192.
Dec. 28: Advised of a driv-
ing complaint on Highway 26
near milepost 184.
Dec. 29: Advised of a vehi-
cle with no tail lights on High-
way 26 near Dog Creek Road.
Dec. 30: Advised of a bro-
ken-down pickup on Highway
395 near milepost 108.
• Grant County Sheriff’s
Office
Dec. 24: Responded with
Oregon State Police to River-
side Mobile Home Park, John
Day, for a domestic dispute.
Wesley Walker, 35, John Day,
was arrested for harassment.
Dec. 24: Responded to
Highway 395C near milepost 7
to assist a motorist.
Dec. 24: Reported hazard-
ous road conditions at Highway
395 near milepost 4 to Oregon
Department of Transportation.
Dec. 24: Responded with
Oregon State Police to High-
way 395C near milepost 4 for
a slide-off accident.
Dec. 25: Responded to
Southwest Brent Drive, John
Day, for a dispute.
Dec. 25: Responded to Riv-
erside Mobile Home Park,
John Day, for a 911 call with
no one speaking. Accidental
dial.
Dec. 25: Responded to
North Cozart Street, Prairie
City, for a welfare check.
Dec. 25: Responded to
Seventh Street Complex, John
Day, for a suspicious person.
Dec. 25: responded to
North Cozart Street, Prairie
City, for a welfare check.
Dec. 26: Advised of a live-
stock complaint on School
House Lane, Mt. Vernon.
Dec. 26: Responded to
Riverside Street, Mt. Ver-
non, for an animal complaint.
Michael Douglas, 50, of Mt.
Vernon was cited for allow-
ing a dog to create a public
nuisance.
Dec. 26: Responded to
North Cozart Street, Prairie
City, for a possible unattended
death.
Dec. 26: Traffic stop, High-
way 26 near milepost 163.
Driver warned for speeding.
Dec. 26: Traffic stop,
Highway 26 near milepost
164. Tamara Vadimovna
Ivaschenko, 27, of Modesto,
California, cited for speeding
(51/35 zone).
Dec. 26: Responded to
Reynolds Road, Prairie City,
for a domestic dispute. Caleb
Arnold Madsen, 24, Prairie
City, was arrested on a charge
of assault (domestic violence).
Dec. 27: Advised of a driv-
ing complaint at Main and
Canton streets, John Day.
Dec. 28: Responded to
Southeast Weberg Road
near Paulina for a non-injury
accident.
Dec. 28: Responded to
North Washington Street, Prai-
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violation.
Dec. 28: Responded to
West Main Street, John Day,
for a driving complaint.
Dec. 29: Responded to
Highway 26 near Carpenter
Pond Road for a non-injury
accident.
Dec. 29: Responded to
Riverside Mobile Home Park
to assist the Department of
Human Services.
Dec. 29: Responded to Dol-
lar General, John Day, for sus-
picious circumstances.
Dec. 29: Responded to First
Community Credit Union,
John Day, for an alarm. False
alarm.
Dec. 29: Responded to Tex-
aco station in Canyon City for
an abandoned vehicle.
Dec. 29: Responded to
Depot Park, Prairie City, for a
report of a dog tied up outdoors
in severe weather.
Dec. 29: Responded to
John Day Fire Hall to assist a
motorist.
Dec. 29: Responded to
Screech Alley, John Day, for
reports of dogs at large attack-
ing another dog.
Dec. 29: Responded to Cot-
tonwood Street, Mt. Vernon,
for a pickup that slid off the
road and lost a load of hay.
Dec. 29: Traffic stop, Main
Street and Canyon Boulevard,
John Day. Driver warned for
speeding.
Dec. 29: Advised of shots
fired on Marysville Lane, Can-
yon City.
Dec. 30: Responded to Riv-
erside Mobile Home Park, John
Day, for a noise complaint.
Dec. 30: Responded to Best
Western Motel, John Day, for
theft of a towing hitch.
Dec. 30: Responded to
Marysville Lane, Canyon City,
for a public assist.
Dec. 30: Responded with
Oregon State Police and John
Day Ambulance to Highway
26 near milepost 152 for a sin-
gle-vehicle accident with pos-
sible injuries.
Dec. 30: Responded to
Middle Fork Lane near Bates
for a non-injury accident.
Dec. 30: Traffic stop on
Seventh Street, John Day.
Warned juveniles on an ATV.
• John Day Ambulance
Dec. 25: Dispatched with
Dayville Fire Department to
School House Drive, Day-
ville, for an 88-year-old male
who was unconscious and not
breathing.
Dec. 26: Patient transfer at
the airport.
Dec. 26: Dispatched to Pic-
nic Creek Road for a fall injury.
Dec. 27: Patient transfer at
the airport.
Dec. 27: Responded to
North River Road, Prairie City,
for a possible stroke.
Dec. 27: Responded to
North Bridge Street for a fall
injury.
Dec. 28: Patient transfer at
the airport.
Dec. 28: Responded to
Highway 402 in Kimberly for
a possible stroke.
Dec. 29: Patient transport
to St. Charles Medical Center,
Bend.
Dec. 29: Dispatched to val-
ley View Assisted Living for
a 77-year-old female feeling
weak and faint.
Dec. 29: Dispatched to val-
ley View Assisted Living for a
nosebleed.
Dec. 29: Dispatched to
North Humbolt Street, Canyon
City, for a 50-year-old male
having a seizure.
Dec. 30: Dispatched to
Chester’s Market for a fall.
Dec. 30: Dispatched to
Cottonwood Street, Mt. Ver-
non, for an elderly woman
with a medical issue.
• Seneca Ambulance
Dec. 25: Responded to D
Avenue for an 83-year-old
male with a possible stroke.
• Prairie City Ambulance
Dec. 26: Responded with
Grant County Sheriff’s Office
to Reynolds Road, Prairie
City, for a domestic assault.
• Prairie City Fire
Dec. 29: Responded to East
Fifth Street for a fire alarm.
Blue Mountain Eagle
CANYON CITY — Trial
has begun in the case of a
John Day man accused of
multiple sex crimes against
a child.
Philip Joseph Rodriguez,
41, is charged with several
felonies, including first-de-
gree rape, first-degree sod-
omy and first-degree sexual
abuse. The crimes are said to
have occurred between late
January and early April of
2019, and the alleged victim
was a girl under the age of 12
who is known to Rodriguez.
An additional charge of
first-degree unlawful sex-
ual penetration has been
dismissed.
Because of the girl’s age
at the time of the alleged
crimes, the rape and sod-
omy charges fall under the
terms of Jessica’s Law. If
convicted on either of those
charges, Rodriguez would
face a mandatory mini-
mum sentence of 25 years in
prison.
The 12-person jury trial
started Monday, Jan. 3, and
is scheduled to continue
through Friday, Jan. 14.
Judge Lung S. Hung is
presiding over the case in
Grant County Circuit Court.
Rodriguez is represented
by defense attorney Kathleen
Erin Dunn and Strawberry
Mountain Law, according to
court filings.
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Cranston stood up and pulled out
his gun as Washington threatened
him, according to the motion. But-
ler started filming on her phone. The
defense says Butler’s video footage
from that moment is shaky because
Washington grabbed and shoved her.
Sali said in the motion that when
Smith stepped in and tried to separate
them, Washington punched him in the
face and then turned toward Cranston,
who was holding his gun a few feet
away. Then, Cranston shot Washing-
ton once.
The motion says Cranston “imme-
diately” started providing aid to
Washington and called for help, and
that when police arrived he was aid-
ing Washington and admitted to them
that he had fired the gun.
Washington was transported to St.
Charles Bend, where he later died.
After being taken to the hospital,
Cranston was jailed on suspicion of
manslaughter and later released after
posting $10,000 bail. He was jailed
again, without bail, after a grand jury
indicted him on the second-degree
murder charge.
Sali argues that the case against
Cranston does not meet Oregon stan-
dards for a defendant charged with
murder to be held without bail.
In his motion, Sali argues that
a defendant charged with mur-
der under Oregon law can only be
held without bail if the court con-
cludes that the evidence against the
accused “demonstrates a strong like-
lihood of conviction of murder at
trial.” The defense also argues that
the state has not proven that Cran-
ston acted intentionally and did not
act in self-defense.
The court has not yet set a date for
Cranston’s release hearing. Crans-
ton’s trial is set for November.
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