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Wednesday, February 9, 2022
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COPS AND COURTS
Arrests and citations in
the Blue Mountain Eagle
are taken from the logs
of law enforcement agen-
cies. Every effort is made to
report the court disposition
of arrest cases.
Grant County Circuit
Court
Jan. 20: Joshua Fleetwood
of Mt. Vernon appeared for
sentencing after having been
convicted by a jury on Jan.
8 of one count of being a
felon in possession of a fire-
arm and one count of sec-
ond-degree disorderly con-
duct in connection with an
incident on June 14. He was
acquitted of an additional
charge of unlawful use of a
weapon. On the firearm pos-
session charge, Fleetwood
was sentenced to three years
of supervised probation, 30
days in jail with credit for
time served and 80 hours
of community service or
work crew time. On the dis-
orderly conduct charge, he
was sentenced to 18 months
of bench probation, and 20
hours of community service
or work crew time.
Jan. 20: Joshua Haskins
of Prairie City was found
in contempt of court and
was sentenced to one year
of bench probation and 35
hours of community service
time.
Jan. 23: Brian Edward
Kimble of Prairie City
pleaded no contest to one
count of being a felon in
possession of a firearm in
connection with a March
3 incident. He was sen-
tenced to one year in prison
with credit for time served.
The weapon is to be for-
feited within 30 days unless
a motion contesting that
order is filed. Kimble was
also ordered to undergo
two years of post-prison
supervision.
Feb. 1: Three cases
against George Nathan
Brown of Mt. Vernon were
dismissed on the grounds
that he had moved away
and the victims did not
want to proceed. The three
cases dated from as far
back as August 2020, and
the charges against Brown
included menacing, sec-
ond-degree disorderly con-
duct, offensive littering,
two counts of second-de-
gree criminal trespass and
four counts of second-de-
gree criminal mischief.
Oregon State Police
Jan.
22:
Trooper
responded to a single-ve-
hicle crash on Highway
26 in John Day. A Toyota
Sienna slid on an icy patch,
smacked into a dirt bank
and came to rest in the road-
way, blocking the eastbound
lane. The driver, a 16-year-
old girl from Mt. Vernon,
was transported to the hos-
pital by a passing motor-
ist but was determined to be
uninjured. The vehicle was
towed from the scene.
Jan.
23:
Trooper
responded to a single-vehi-
cle crash on Highway 395
North near milepost 107B.
A Mazda 626 lost con-
trol on a curve, hit a snow
berm on the side of the high-
way, skidded across both
lanes and went off the road,
going airborne before strik-
ing a tree and coming to
rest on the passenger side in
Beech Creek. The driver, a
21-year-old Milton-Freewa-
ter man, was uninjured. The
vehicle was towed from the
scene.
Jan. 24: A trooper stopped
a Kia Forte for speeding on
Highway 26 entering Mt.
Vernon. The car had been
reported stolen in New Mex-
ico. Reportedly, the driver
showed signs of impair-
ment and admitted to using
methamphetamine the night
before. After submitting to
field sobriety tests, Jerrod
Lee Millard, 36, of Albu-
querque was cited for speed-
ing, driving uninsured and
driving without a license.
Millard was also arrested
on charges of unauthorized
use of a motor vehicle and
driving under the influence
and booked into the Grant
County Jail.
Jan.
24:
Trooper
responded to reports of a
commercial vehicle off the
road at Highway 26 on the
west side of John Day. The
vehicle had turned onto
Lower Yard Road and, due
to its speed and oversize
load, been pushed off the
road by a second vehicle,
causing the second vehicle
to block the road while the
first vehicle came to rest on
an embankment. The driver
of the first vehicle, Thomas
Shane Van Tassel, 48, was
cited for careless driving
resulting in an accident and
failure to maintain a log.
Jan.
26:
Trooper
responded to a single-vehi-
cle crash on Highway 395
North near milepost 107B
in the Mt. Vernon area. A
truck hauling a utility trailer
began to spin on a patch of
ice. The trailer broke free
of the truck, and both truck
and trailer came to rest on
the shoulder. The driver,
a 47-year-old John Day
man, and his passenger, a
38-year-old John Day man,
were uninjured.
Jan. 27: A man who lives
on Laycock Creek Road
revealed he had been the
victim of an online scam
and had sent a large amount
of cash to the scammers via
FedEx. OSP was able to can-
cel the shipment, and FedEx
is returning the money to the
victim.
Jan. 28: Trooper went to
an address on Second Street
in Prairie City and arrested
two people on Grant County
warrants for contempt of
court by a witness. Ron-
ald James Salazar, 34, and
Brittany Lanning West, 33,
were taken into custody
and transported to the Grant
County jail.
Jan. 30: Trooper stopped
white Ford Fusion for
speeding
on
Highway
26 near Prairie City. The
trooper observed a carton of
unopened Mike’s Hard Lem-
onade bottles on the pas-
senger-side floorboard and
found a case of opened Key-
stone beer cans. The driver,
Skylar Jade Blankenship,
20, of John Day, was cited
for minor in possession of
alcohol. All alcoholic bev-
erages were dumped on the
ground.
Jan.
31:
Trooper
responded to a single-ve-
hicle crash on Highway
26 near milepost 153. A
61-year-old woman driving
a Toyota, no model speci-
fied, swerved to miss a deer
and overcorrected, causing
the car to spin and go off the
highway, through a fence
and into a field. The woman
was uninjured, and the car
was towed.
Grant County Sheriff
The Grant County Sher-
iff’s Office reported the fol-
lowing for the week ending
Feb. 2:
Concealed
handgun
licenses: 4
Average inmates: 14
Bookings: 5
Releases: 10
Arrests: 2
Citations: 1
Fingerprints: 0
Civil papers: 36
Warrants processed: 3
Asst./welfare check: 0
Search and rescue: 0
Justice Court
The Grant County Justice
Court reported the following
activity for the week ending
Feb. 2:
Persons on probation: 43
Traffic citations filed: 16
Violations filed: 5
Misdemeanors filed: 1
Small claims judgments:
1, in favor of plaintiff
Community service hours
completed: 11
Warrants issued: 1
Cases to collections: 36
Exceeding speed limit:
Kale Edward Morris, 18,
Canyon City, Nov. 22, 58/45
zone, fined $140; Trenton
Nicholas Kidd, 21, John
Day, Jan. 14, 79/65 zone,
fined $200.
Dispatch
Grant County dispatch
worked 131 calls during
the week ending Feb. 4,
including:
• Oregon State Police
Jan. 28
7:49 p.m.: Advised of
a black cow in the road on
Highway 26 near milepost
147.
Jan. 29
5:43 p.m.: Advised of a
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Feb. 1
2:06 a.m.: Responded to
Southeast Hillcrest Road,
John Day, for a report of dis-
orderly conduct.
2:30 p.m.: Responded to
Dollar General, John Day,
for a public assist.
3:47 p.m.:
Responded
to Blue Mountain Hospi-
tal, John Day, for a criminal
mischief complaint.
5:54 p.m.: Responded to
Grubsteak Mining Co., John
Day, for a fraud complaint.
10:36 p.m.: Request for
a welfare check at Valley
View Assisted Living, John
Day, on an overdue motorist
from Enterprise.
Feb. 2
2 a.m.: Responded to
John Day Trailer Park for
reports of people yelling and
hitting a vehicle.
8:04 p.m.:
Responded
to Blue Mountain Hospi-
tal, John Day. Dakoda K.
Cazier, 25, of John Day
arrested on a charge of crim-
inal mischief.
Feb. 3
4:15 p.m.:
Responded
to Community Corrections
Office, Canyon City. Wil-
liam James Collier Jr. of
Prairie City was arrested on
a Umatilla County warrant.
9:34 p.m.:
Responded
to Dollar General, John
Day,
for
suspicious
circumstances.
Feb. 4
12:28 p.m.: Responded
to Council Drive, Mt. Ver-
non, for a dispute. Spen-
cer Edward Leifheit III,
45, arrested on a charge of
second-degree disorderly
conduct.
12:33 p.m.: Responded
to Southeast Dayton Street,
John Day, for suspicious
circumstances.
3:28 p.m.:
Responded
to Franklin Avenue, Day-
ville. Jody Lynn Wright, 53,
was arrested on a charge of
second-degree
disorderly
conduct.
3:51 p.m.: Responded to
Dollar General, John Day,
for a theft complaint.
• John Day Ambulance
Jan. 28
6:14 p.m.:
Responded
to West Riverside Street,
Mt. Vernon, for a 62-year-
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partially blocking Highway
26 near milepost 166.
6:41 p.m.: Advised of a
roadstruck deer on Highway
26 near milepost 157.
Feb. 2
8:57 a.m.: Advised of
non-injury accident on
Highway 26 near milepost
155.
• Grant County Sher-
iff’s Office
Jan. 29
8:27 a.m.: Removed a
road hazard from Highway
26 near milepost 143.
12:13 p.m.: Responded
to a barking dog complaint
on Ervin Street in Dayville.
Jeffrey Riggs, 59, was cited
for allowing a dog to create
a public nuisance.
3:27 p.m.: Advised of
a trespassing complaint at
Highway 26 and Pine Creek.
6:24 p.m.: Responded to
Cottonwood Street, Mt. Ver-
non, for a criminal mischief
complaint.
7:55 p.m.: Responded to
Council Drive, Mt. Vernon,
for a civil complaint.
8:30 p.m.: Responded to
Cottonwood Street, Mt. Ver-
non, for a report of a dis-
pute. Unfounded.
8:39 p.m.: Advised of
a suspicious vehicle in the
Adams Drive area of Can-
yon City.
9:19 p.m.: Advised of a
firearm theft on Northwest
Seventh Avenue, John Day.
Jan. 30
10:25 a.m.: Traffic stop
on Main Street, John Day.
Ryan Kellogg, 39, of Burns
cited for expired tags.
11:03 a.m.: Traffic Stop,
Highway 395, milepost 1.
Driver warned for speeding.
5:42 p.m.: Responded to
Washington Street, canyon
City, for a welfare check.
Jan. 31
3:37 p.m.: Advised of
a non-injury accident on
Highway 26 near milepost
155.
4:10 p.m.: Executed a
search warrant at Grant
Union High School, John
Day.
4:13 p.m.:
Responded
to South Humbolt Street,
Canyon City, for a welfare
check.
6:19 p.m.: Responded to
Highway 26 west of Day-
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unresponsive.
Jan. 29
2:50 p.m.: Dispatched to
North Johnson Street, Prai-
rie City, for a 61-year-old
female with chest pains.
Jan. 30
8:43 a.m.:
Dispatched
to Riverside Mobile Home
Park for an unconscious
female.
12:56 p.m.: Dispatched
to Pine Creek Road for a
female with back pain.
Jan. 31
9:17 a.m.: Dispatched to
Highway 26 east of Mt. Ver-
non for a sick male.
1:32 p.m.: Patient trans-
fer at the airport.
1:42 p.m.: Dispatched to
Valley View Assisted Living
for a person having seizures.
4:15 p.m.:
Dispatched
to East Main Street for a
43-year-old female with a
dislocated foot.
Feb. 1
1:36 a.m.:
Dispatched
to Southwest Fifth Avenue
for a 20-year-old male with
severe bleeding.
1:57 a.m.: Dispatched to
North Humbolt Street, Can-
yon City, for a 52-year-old
male with diabetic issues.
3:31 a.m.: Dispatched to
Fairgrounds RV Park for a
64-year-old male with diffi-
culty breathing.
6:40 a.m.: Dispatched to
Valley View Assisted Liv-
ing for a female with chest
pains.
9:16 a.m.: Patient trans-
fer at the airport.
12:19 p.m.: Dispatched
to South Canyon Boulevard
for a medical alarm.
2:57 p.m.: Patient trans-
fer at the airport.
7:23 p.m.: Dispatched to
Riverside Mobile Home Park
for an 88-year-old female
with sever chest pains.
•
Long
Creek
Ambulance
Jan. 29
7:45 a.m.:
Dispatched
to Fox Round Basin Road
for a 77-year-old male who
had passed out several
times. John Day Ambulance
assisted.
• John Day RFD
Jan. 29
7:49 p.m.: Dispatched to
Highway 26 west of John
Day for a grass fire.