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Wednesday, May 11, 2022
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COPS AND COURTS
Arrests and citations in the
Blue Mountain Eagle are taken
from the logs of law enforcement
agencies. Every eff ort is made
to report the court disposition of
arrest cases.
Grant County Sheriff
The Grant County Sheriff ’s
Offi ce reported the following for
the week ending May 4:
Concealed handgun licenses:
10
Average inmates: 13
Bookings: 6
Releases: 7
Arrests: 1
Citations: 5
Fingerprints: 5
Civil papers: 18
Warrants processed: 2
Assist/welfare check: 0
Search and rescue: 0
Justice Court
The Grant County Justice
Court reported the following
activity for the week ending May
4:
Traffi c citations fi led: 10
Misdemeanors fi led: 0
Small claims fi led: 0
Cases on probation: 39
Hearings held: 0
Warrants issued:2
Violating the basic rule: Omar
Shehata, 28, Matawan, New Jer-
sey, March 17, 85/55 zone, fi ned
$265; Tonya McBain, 24, Mt. Ver-
non, April 17, 21/30 zone, fi ned
$225; Dylan Large, 21, Pendleton,
April 1, 80/55 zone, fi ned $265;
Jerrod Millard, 37, Albuquerque,
New Mexico, Jan. 24, 87/55 zone,
fi ned:$440; Mark Adamo, 70,
April 7, 89/55 zone, fi ned $440.
Exceeding the speed limit:
Amelia Neubauer, 50, Bend,
75/65 zone, fi ned $115.
Dylan Large, 21, Pendleton,
80/55 zone, fi ned $265.
Jean Rezendes, 55, Corning,
81/65 zone, fi ned $265.
Driving while suspended: Wil-
liam Collier, 29, Prairie City,
March 31, fi ned $440; Charles
Stout, 24, John Day, March 29,
fi ned $440.
Driving without a license:
Jerod Millard, 37, Albuquerque,
New Mexico, Jan. 24, fi ned $265;
Lawrence McGinness, 65, La
Grande, March 9, fi ned $265.
Driving uninsured: William
Collier, 29, Prairie City, March
31, fi ned $265; Jerod Millard, 37,
Albuquerque, New Mexico, Jan.
24, fi ned $265.
Failure to obey traffi c sig-
nal: Wesly Burke, 27, John Day,
March 14, fi ned $265; William
Collier, 29, Prairie City, March
31, fi ned $265; Charles Stout, 24,
John Day, March 29, fi ned $265.
Operating vehicle without a
required light: Nicolas Mordeno,
20, Salem, Nov. 2, fi ned $165.
Failure to renew registration:
Lawrence McGinness, 65, La
Grande, March 9, fi ned $115.
Exceeding vehicle length:
Dalibor Sakotic, 38, Henderson,
Nevada, April 12, fi ned $115.
Refusal to take breath test:
Wesly Burke, 27, John Day,
March 14, fi ned $650.
Failure to display license
plates: Charles Stout, 24, John
Day, March 29, fi ned $115.
Unsafe operation of motor-as-
sisted scooter: Wesly Burke, 27,
John Day, March 14, fi ned $115.
Careless driving: Gary Lam-
beth, 66, Jan. 2, Canyon City,
fi ned $440.
Dispatch
Grant County dispatch worked
121 calls during the week ending
May 4, including:
• Oregon State Police
April 30
3:15 p.m.: Received a report
of a calf on Highway 26 and Pine
Creek Road.
May 2
7:02 p.m.: Received a report
of a horse loose on Highway 26
near Fields Creek Road.
7:07 p.m.: Received a driving
complaint on Highway 26, near
Moon Creek.
• Grant County Sheriff
April 27
11:51 a.m.: Arrested Storm
Mensch, 23, John Day, on Main
Street in John Day for possession
of a weapon.
1:50 p.m.: Advised of an ani-
mal complaint on Front Street in
Prairie City.
5:08 p.m.: Responded to Rudio
Ranch to a report of harassment.
5:43 p.m.: Responded to a dis-
pute on Dog Patch Road.
6:09 p.m.: Received informa-
tion regarding a threatening video
sent to an outside agency.
10:07 p.m.: David Colton, 26,
Warm Springs, turned himself
in at the Grant County Jail and
was arrested on a Grant County
warrant.
April 29
1:34 p.m.: Cited Kyle Scha-
genhauf, 53, Arcata, California,
for speeding on Highway 26, near
milepost 174.
4:01 p.m.: Cited Daniel Pouch,
22, Portland, for speeding (85/55
zone) on Highway 26, near mile-
post 140.
2:49 p.m.: Received a report of
an abandoned vehicle in Izee.
April 30
9:28 a.m.: Received a 911 call
of a non-injury ATV accident on
West Bench Road.
3:16 p.m.: Responded to a
report of a suspicious person at
the Elkhorn Motel.
May 1
1:50 p.m.: Cited Kassidy Wil-
liams, 21, John Day, for failure to
register a vehicle on South Can-
yon Boulevard and Fourth Street.
6:30 p.m.: Received a report of
a mental subject on Maple Street.
May 2
8:56 a.m.: Received a report of
a residential burglar alarm on Lit-
tle Dog Creek Lane.
9:52 a.m.: Responded with
Oregon State Police and John
Day Ambulance to a single-vehi-
cle accident with injuries on High-
way 395 milepost 104 B.
11:01 p.m.: Responded to
Len’s Pharmacy on a report of a
suspicious vehicle and subjects.
8:35 p.m.: Responded to a tres-
passing complaint on South Fork
Road in Dayville.
9:05 p.m.: Assisted Oregon
State Police with a traffi c stop on
Highway 26, near Moon Creek.
May 3
6:09 p.m.: Responded with
Oregon State Police to Highway
26 near milepost 169 for a driving
complaint.
May 4
6:00 a.m.: Responded to a res-
idential burglar alarm on North-
west Seventh Street in John Day.
6:40 a.m.: Responded to a
report of a struck deer block-
ing the road on Highway 26 and
Indian Creek Road.
12:06 p.m.: Responded with
John Day Ambulance to Gibson
Lane in John Day for a 48-year-
old male bitten by dogs.
3:38 p.m.: Responded to a
report of a shoplifter at Chester’s
Market.
• John Day Ambulance
April 27
1:40 a.m.: Responded to
Thomason Lane, John Day, for a
male, 89, with chest pains.
2:14 p.m.: Transported a
patient to the Grant County
Regional Airport.
5:21 p.m.: Dispatched to
Screech Alley Loop for a 64-year-
old male with fl u-like symptoms
and possible dehydration.
9:57 p.m.: Dispatched to Cot-
tonwood for an 88-year-old male
with a medical issue.
April 30
8:30 p.m.: Dispatched to the
Dreamers Lodge for an 81-year-
old male having diffi culty
breathing.
10:15 p.m.:
Dispatched
to Screech Alley Loop for an
81-year-old male with a medical
alarm that turned out to be a false
alarm.
May 1
10:53 p.m.: Dispatched to
Valley View Assisted Living
for a 94-year-old female with a
high temperature and low blood
pressure.
May 2
6:41 a.m.: Dispatched on a 911
call to Happy Valley Lane for a
93-year-old female having diffi -
culty breathing.
May 3
10:44 p.m.: Dispatched to
Northwest Seventh Avenue in
John Day for an 86-year-old
female having breathing troubles.
• Seneca Ambulance
May 2
10:05 p.m.: Dispatched to
Park Avenue for a medical alarm
for a 72-year-old male with high
blood pressure and diffi culty
breathing.
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Erick Peterson/East Oregonian, File
An explosion and fi re on Feb. 22, 2022, de-
stroyed Shearer’s Foods in Hermiston. A re-
port on what happened is still months away.
Probe into
Feb. 22 blast
continues
ERICK PETERSON
East Oregonian
HERMISTON — Fire Marshal Scott Goff
reported a piping system failure may have played
a role in the Feb. 22 explosion at the Shearer’s
Foods plant in Hermiston.
But Goff , of Umatilla Fire District No. 1, said
it will be months yet before he has a report ready
on what happened that resulted in the fi re and
destruction of the facility.
Since the emergency, Goff said he and other
investigators have been searching through the
wreckage for answers.
“There’s still some testing going on,” he said.
Representatives from Shearer’s, insurance
and equipment companies have joined him in his
eff orts, he said, which has contributed to delays
on results. But ee said investigators have found
“a failure in the temporary piping system for the
thermal fl uid that was heated by the temporary
boiler.”
According to Goff , the boiler was brought in
at the end of 2021 to replace a boiler that was
down for maintenance. As Shearer’s was having
diffi culty obtaining parts for the regular boiler,
the company had not returned it to operation.
There are Oregon state codes and standards
related to the installation of boilers and pres-
sure vessels. Goff said state offi cials had not run
inspections or issued permits about the tempo-
rary boiler while it was operating.
He said nearly 80 interviews were conducted
after the fi re, and he was “several months out”
from completing a report. Such a report, he said,
would contain witness testimony.
As for lab test results, Goff said on Monday,
May 2, that he had no dates for when they would
be completed.
Grant County (Canyon City )
Kati Dunn, Will Thomson, Jeff MacNeilly
Baker (Baker City) Kyra Rohner
Malheur County (Vale)
Marcus Oatman and Kyra Rohner
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