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PC man gets probation for ‘terrorizing’ ex
By GARRETT ANDREWS
The Bulletin
BEND — A Prairie City man
avoided further jail time for a domes-
tic violence case from 2020 but got a
tongue-lashing from the judge.
Deschutes County Circuit Judge
Randy Miller told convicted abuser
Nicholas James Alexander, 43, that
he was lucky to get a plea deal rec-
ommending only time served. He
also took issue with several of the
defendant’s statements in court,
including that the devil had a hand
in the case and that “everything hap-
pens for a reason.”
“It happened for a reason — yes,
it did. It happened because he chose
to terrorize her,” Miller said at the
sentencing Wednesday, Jan. 12.
“What the state described was noth-
ing short of terrorism, and the devil
didn’t do it.”
At Alexander’s sentencing,
prosecutor Brittany Haver of the
Deschutes County District Attor-
ney’s Office outlined the back-
ground of Alexander’s latest case.
On Dec. 13, 2020, the victim
had been trying to stay away from
Alexander. He located her in a Wal-
green’s parking lot in Redmond and
used his vehicle to block hers. He
yelled at her and broke one of her
car mirrors. She was forced to use
her car to push his out of the way
and flee, Haver said.
Later, she was outside the Red-
mond Walmart when Alexander
approached her. She ran to the store
entrance, but he grabbed her, tossed
her phone on the ground and started
dragging her to his vehicle. Multiple
witnesses called 911, and employees
intervened, but Alexander escaped
before Redmond police arrived.
Officers agreed to keep watch on
the woman’s hotel room that eve-
ning as agencies worked to find
Alexander.
Around 7:30 that night, Alex-
ander parked near the hotel and
“slipped past” law enforcement offi-
cers on foot, Haver said. He entered
the woman’s room, but she wasn’t
there. He spotted her outside the
hotel and chased her into her van,
then back to her room. She called
911 as Alexander smashed through
her hotel room window, causing
$258 in damage, and chased her out
of the room.
Alexander
was
eventually
tracked down the next day in an
attic in Culver and arrested. He was
charged in December 2020 with 14
counts, including the Class A fel-
ony of first-degree unlawful sexual
penetration.
Alexander came to court Wednes-
day having arranged a plea deal
involving 180 days in jail, time he’d
already served, and three years’ pro-
bation. For the incidents at Wal-
green’s and Walmart, he pleaded
guilty to one count each of coercion.
For the hotel attack, he pleaded guilty
to menacing and endangering some-
one protected by a restraining order.
All other charges were dropped.
“I lost everything when I met
Nick,” Alexander’s victim told the
court. “The ripple effects of his
abuse are way too much to get into
in one letter. The problem with Nick
is, he follows through on about half
the threats he makes. And I never
knew, from one day to the next,
which threats he was going to fol-
low through on.”
Over a rambling nine-minute
statement to the court, Alexander
blamed his problems on drugs and
the devil and said “everything hap-
pens for a reason.” He said his vic-
tim had tried repeatedly to contact
him, despite the restraining order
she has against him.
“I think Mr. Alexander has made
about 500 excuses,” the judge
said after Alexander was finished.
“Really, I’m not persuaded by any-
thing he’s said. I hope I’m wrong. I
hope a scintilla of what he’s saying
is accurate. I hope that he does make
improvement, for everybody’s sake.
Not just his, but all the victims he
creates with his behavior.”
In the end the judge went along
with the plea deal with the caveat
that if Alexander violates probation,
he’ll serve a minimum of four years
in prison.
Reporter: 541-383-0325,
gandrews@bendbulletin.com
A5
$16,500 reward
offered for info
about slain wolf
Wallowa County Chieftain
WALLOWA COUNTY — Conser-
vation groups are offering a $16,500
reward for information that leads to an
arrest and conviction in an illegal wolf
killing in Wallowa County.
A 2-year-old collared female wolf
was found dead southeast of Wallowa
and reported just after 10:30 a.m. on
Jan. 8. Oregon State Police reported
the killing on Jan. 11. The wolf, des-
ignated OR-106, was found on Pars-
nip Creek Road in the Sled Springs
game management unit.
In addition to the Humane Society,
the Center for Biological Diversity,
Predator Defense, Western Water-
sheds Project, Cascadia Wildlands,
Oregon Wild, Speak for Wolves and
Northeast Oregon Ecosystems are
pledging funding to the reward.
Those with information may con-
tact Oregon State Police Sgt. Isaac
Cyr at 800-452-7888.
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 ending Jan. 12:
Concealed
handgun
licenses: 2
Average inmates: 12
Bookings: 6
Releases: 6
Arrests: 1
Citations: 1
Fingerprints: 1
Civil papers: 10
Warrants processed: 4
Asst./welfare check: 1
Search and rescue: 0
Justice Court
The Grant County Justice
Court reported the following
activity for the week ending
Jan. 12:
Traffic citations filed: 3
Violations filed: 2
Misdemeanors filed: 1
Small claims/civil filings: 1
Hearings held: 12
Persons on probation: 42
Warrants issued: 2
• Violation of basic rule:
Dylan J. Rose, 18, Klamath
Falls, Nov. 20, 88/55 zone,
fined $340.
• Exceeding speed limit:
Dakota Dane Glenn, 22,
Burns, Nov. 5, 83/65 zone,
fined $225; Jose Maria Villa
Anguiano, 32, Richland,
Washington, Nov. 28, 94/65
zone, fined $440; Charles
Frederick Miller, 60, Walla
Walla, Washington, Nov. 28,
85/65 zone, fined $265.
• Passing in a no-passing
zone: Sarah Ann Banta, 59,
Portland, Jan. 3, fined $200.
• Following too closely:
Sarah Ann Banta, 59, Port-
land, Jan. 3, fined $200.
Dispatch
Grant County dispatch
worked 100 calls during the
week ending Jan. 14, including:
• Oregon State Police
Jan. 9: Advised of a report
of shots fired on Highway 26
near milepost 158.
Jan. 9: Advised of driving
complaint on Highway 395 at
Long Creek.
Jan. 11: Advised of a driv-
ing complaint on Highway 26
near milepost 156.
Jan. 13: Advised of a sin-
gle-vehicle, non-injury acci-
dent on Highway 395 North
near milepost 108B.
• ODOT
Jan. 9: Advised of large
rocks on Highway 26 just west
of Picture Gorge.
• Grant County Sheriff’s
Office
Jan. 7: Responded to River-
side Mobile Home Park, John
Day, for a trespassing com-
plaint. Unfounded.
Jan. 7: Responded to East
Main Street, John Day, for a
non-injury accident.
Jan. 8: Advised of a request
for assistance from Hope 4
Paws at Depot Park, Prairie
City.
Jan. 9: Responded to Old
West Federal Credit Union,
John Day, for a suspicious
vehicle.
Jan. 9: Responded to Figa-
ro’s Pizza, John Day. Ryan
Glen Chapman, 47, of Prairie
City was arrested on suspicion
of unauthorized use of a motor
vehicle and an outstanding
warrant for probation violation.
Jan. 9: Responded to
Hillcrest Drive, John Day,
for a report of telephonic
harassment.
Jan. 10: Responded to
North Washington Street, Prai-
rie City, for a report of aggres-
sive dogs.
Jan. 10: Responded to Mt.
Vernon Post Office for a crimi-
nal mischief report.
Jan. 10: Responded to the
Dayville Mini Mart for a sus-
picious vehicle.
Jan. 10: Responded to John
Day Trailer Park for a theft
report.
Jan. 10: Responded to Pat-
terson Drive, Canyon City, for
a restraining order violation.
Jan. 11: Responded to
Highway 26 near Dayville for
a public assist.
Jan. 12: Responded to
Highland Place, John Day, for
an unwanted subject.
Jan. 12: Responded to
Beech Creek Road for a
non-injury accident.
Jan. 12: Responded to Ervin
Street, Dayville, for a dog
complaint.
Jan. 12: Traffic stop, High-
way 395 South, milepost 4C.
Driver warned for failure to
maintain lane.
Jan. 12: Responded to
Southeast Council Drive, Mt.
Vernon, for a civil problem.
Jan. 12: Responded to High-
way 395 South near milepost
3C for an overdue motorist.
Jan. 13: Responded to
South McHaley Street, Prairie
City, for a driving complaint.
Jan. 13: Responded to
Northeast
Second
Ave-
nue, John Day, for a fraud
complaint.
Jan. 13: Responded to
Chester’s Thriftway, John Day,
for a welfare check.
Jan. 13: Responded to
Southeast Council Drive, Mt.
Vernon, for a report of tele-
phonic harassment.
Jan. 14: Responded to
Clyde Holliday State Park, Mt.
Vernon, for a dispute.
Jan. 14: Responded to
South Canyon Boulevard, John
Day, for a report of two chil-
dren left unattended in a run-
ning vehicle.
Jan. 14: Responded to
Southeast Council Drive, Mt.
Vernon, for a report of disor-
derly conduct involving an
intoxicated subject.
• John Day Ambulance
Jan. 7: Patient transfer at the
airport.
Jan. 8: Dispatched to Val-
ley View Assisted Living for
an elderly male who pulled out
his catheter.
Jan. 8: Dispatched to Harper
Creek Road, Mt. Vernon, for a
90-year-old female who was
vomiting.
Jan. 8: Dispatched to East
Main Street for a 42-year-old
female with an ankle injury.
Jan. 8: Patient transport to
Redmond.
Jan. 8: Dispatched to Can-
yon Creek Apartments for a
56-year-old male with diffi-
culty breathing.
Jan. 9: Dispatched to High-
way 26 near Mt. Vernon for a
61-year-old female who lost
consciousness.
Jan. 9: Dispatched to
Southeast Hillcrest Road
for a 75-year-old male who
was non-responsive and had
labored breathing.
Jan. 9: Dispatched to Valley
View Assisted Living for a lift
assist.
Jan. 11: Dispatched to East
Fifth Street for a male with a
medical problem.
Jan. 11: Patient transfer at
the airport.
Jan. 12: Dispatched with
Dayville Fire to West Frank-
lin Street, Dayville, for a male
with back pain.
Jan. 12: Dispatched to
South Canyon Boulevard for a
medical alert for a 44-year-old
female. Accidental alert.
• Seneca Ambulance
Jan. 8: Dispatched with
John Day Ambulance to B
Avenue for a 62-year-old male
with chest pains.
• Prairie City Ambulance
Jan. 10: Dispatched with
John Day Ambulance to Moun-
tain View Mini Mart for an
elderly man with a fall injury.
Jan. 10: Dispatched with
John Day Ambulance to South
Main Street for a possible heart
attack.
• Monument Ambulance
Jan. 10: Dispatched with
John Day Ambulance to High-
way 402 for a female having
chest pains.
Requirements: Age 18 or older. Current Driver's
License. Will train the right candidate.
Duties: Troubleshoot break downs. Perform preventa-
tive maintenance. Service vehicles and maintain vehicle
function. Repair mechanical and electrical malfunctions.
Replace parts and components. Inspect and test drive
vehicles. Maintain a clean working environment.
Maneuver 50 pounds. Be available for off hours emer-
gency towing.
Hours: 40 hours per week plus overtime.
Pay: $25.00 to $35.00 per hour, depending on experi-
ence. ASE Master Technician’s pay range from $25.00-
$35.00 per hour. Regular pay rate increases based on
performance. Retirement, vacation, and health insur-
ance package included after the probationary period.
Important Dates: Job posting will be open from Janu-
ary 11-February 28. All applications must be submitted
prior to February 28.
Apply in person at
Doug’s Motor Vehicle Repair
130 S Canyon Blvd in John Day.
S273986-1
S277788-1
