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Wednesday, October 26, 2022
McKrola released after bail reduced
By TONY CHIOTTI
Blue Mountain Eagle
CANYON CITY — Bro-
gan McKrola was released to
the custody of his father on
Saturday, Oct. 22, after his
attorney J. Robert Moon Jr.
convinced Judge Daina Vito-
lins — over the opposition of
prosecutors — to reduce his
bail.
The judge’s ruling was
made on Friday, Oct. 21,
during a Grant County Circuit
Court hearing, with most of
the participants participating
via videoconference.
A separate defense motion
to sever the charges against
McKrola from two cases into
multiple trials was denied,
while a competing prosecu-
tion motion to consolidate all
the counts into a single trial
was granted. Judge Vitolins
also declared she would limit
cross-examination and issue a
set of limiting instructions in
the trial.
As conditions of his
release, McKrola, 24, must
avoid contact with any of the
named victims in the case,
must avoid intoxicants and
must remain in his father’s
presence when away from
their residence in Mt. Vernon.
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
County Road 65, Canyon City, for a
single-vehicle accident near milepost 2.
The driver, Joseph Vernon Radinovich,
44, of John Day, was cited for careless
driving resulting in an accident.
8:49 a.m.: Arrested Jacob Brown,
33, of Dayville on Grant County war-
rant, John Day.
Oct. 14
4:07 a.m.: Travis Alexander
Palmer, 32, of Mt. Vernon cited for
driving while suspended, no insurance
or registration at Keeney Fork Road,
milepost 8.
Oct. 15
2:21 p.m.: Responded to Highway
395 South, milepost 3, for a motorist
assist.
4:24 p.m.: Responded to Highway
26 west of Mt. Vernon for a report of
custodial interference.
6:50 p.m.: Responded to North-
west Seventh Street, John Day, for a
report of a domestic dispute.
8:34 p.m.: Responded to Maple
Street, Granite, for a report of a domes-
tic dispute.
Oct. 16
2:13 a.m.: Responded to the Mt.
Vernon Community Hall for a report
of a dispute.
4:41 p.m.: Responded to South
Washington Street, Canyon City, for a
report of child endangerment.
10:16 p.m.: Responded to High-
way 26 near milepost 166 for a motor-
ist assist.
10:31 p.m.: Responded to Deer
Creek Ranch near Long Creek for a
search and rescue operation.
Oct. 17
12:26 a.m.: Responded with OSP
to East Main Street, John Day, for a
report of prowlers. Unfounded.
Oct. 18
9:17 a.m.: Responded to junction
of Forest Service Roads 15 and 16 for
an abandoned vehicle.
7:54 p.m.: Removed a dead deer
from Highway 395 South near Grant
Union Junior/Senior High School,
John Day.
Oct. 19
6:56 a.m.: Advised of a restrain-
Steven Mitchell/Blue Mountain Eagle
Brogan McKrola is escorted to the courtroom Thursday, June 16,
2022, at the Grant County Courthouse.
There are 11 named victims
in the case. McKrola faces a
total of 30 charges, 20 of those
sexual off enses and 16 of them
Measure 11 off enses that carry
mandatory minimum sen-
tences. The charges include
rape, sodomy, sexual abuse,
kidnapping, strangulation and
aggravated animal abuse.
McKrola has pleaded not
guilty to the charges.
On Saturday, McKrola was
transferred by Grant County
deputies from the Baker
County Jail to Grant County,
where his father posted the
$50,000 bond required to
secure his release. As one of
the conditions of the release,
McKrola was fi tted with an
electronic monitoring device
by the Grant County Sheriff ’s
Offi ce.
A trial date has yet to be set
in the case.
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Tony Chiotti/
Blue Mountain
Eagle, File
The Grant
County
Courthouse
is seen on
Oct. 7, 2022.
Tyler Smith trial begins
Blue Mountain Eagle
CANYON CITY — The
trial of former Grant County
Sheriff ’s Deputy Tyler Smith
began on Monday, Oct. 24,
with jury selection.
Smith faces three fel-
ony counts: attempted rape,
attempted sex abuse and
fourth-degree assault, all
pertaining to events alleged
to have occurred on Aug. 31,
2018.
As the day progressed,
the number of jurors
removed from the pool for
the high-profi le case meant
additional measures were
needed to provide candi-
dates, which took the form
of Circuit Court Judge Dan
Bunch directing the sheriff
to take summonses out into
the community to give to eli-
gible residents.
Under state law, a judge
can take such steps if needed
to ensure an adequate jury
pool.
The trial is scheduled to
last up to two weeks once a
slate of jurors and alternates
has been selected.
COPS AND COURTS
Justice Court
The Grant County Justice Court
reported the following activity for the
week ending Oct. 19:
Traffi c citations fi led: 22
Misdemeanors fi led: 4
Weighmaster citations: 1
Hearings held: 24
Driver’s license suspensions: 0
Cases on probation: 21
Small claims/civil fi led: 4
Warrants issued: 0
Violation of the basic rule: Jillanne
Margaret Krupoff Berry, 44, Prineville,
Oct. 7, 75/55 zone, fi ned $165.
Exceeding the speed limit: Cody
Bernett Sederlin, 33, Prairie City, Sept.
29, 83/65 zone, fi ned $225; Josiah
M. Eber Harter, 26, John Day, Oct. 3,
75/65 zone, fi ned $140; Bobbie Jean
Ray, 61, Culver, Oct. 4, 77/55 zone,
fi ned $225; Mark Brian Gerdes, 53,
Redmond, Sept. 22, 77/55 zone, fi ned
$265; Galen Leo Green, 40, Baker
City, Sept. 29, 78/65 zone, fi ned $225;
Christopher Robert Jacobson, 46,
Albany, Oct. 3, 74/65, fi ned $165; Tay-
lor O’Neil Brown, 39, Redmond, Oct.
5, 84/55 zone, fi ned $265;David Ray
Maas, 74, Friday Harbor, Washington,
Oct. 9, 49/30 zone, fi ned $165.
Driving uninsured: Kyle Steven
Morris, 23, Canyon City, Oct. 5, fi ned
$265; Kyle Steven Morris, 23, Canyon
City, Oct. 26, fi ned $265.
Failure to yield: Preston Ray Reitz,
44, Canyon City, Sept. 16, fi ned $225.
Exceeding maximum weight limit:
Michael C. Boozenny, 45, Lakeview,
Sept. 14, fi ned $150.
Oregon State Police
Oct. 5
5:52 a.m.: Responded to Day-
ville for a bear that had been shot by
a homeowner who feared it was going
to kill their dog. Trooper found the bear
in a tree near the scene. The bear was
dispatched and turned over to Oregon
department of Fish and Wildlife for
examination.
4:08 p.m.: Trooper made a traffi c
stop of a Dodge pickup in the Len’s
Pharmacy parking lot, John Day. The
driver, Bruce David McMaster, 53,
was arrested on a charge of violating a
restraining order and transported to the
Grant County jail.
9:09 p.m.: Trooper responded to
Grant County Sheriff
The Grant County Sheriff ’s Offi ce
reported the following for the week
ending Oct. 19:
Concealed handgun licenses: 9
Average inmates: 9
Bookings: 8
Releases: 8
Arrests: 2
Citations: 3
Fingerprints: 8
Civil papers: 23
Warrants processed: 7
Assist/welfare check: 1
Search and rescue: 1
Dispatch
Grant County dispatch worked 125
calls during the week ending 10/19/22,
including:
• Grant County Sheriff
Oct. 11
10:25 a.m.: Report of criminal
mischief at Humboldt Elementary.
4:20 p.m.: Report of trespass at
Meadowbrook Apartments, John Day.
4:27 p.m.: Storm Mensch, 23,
arrested on a Grant County warrant on
Silvers Lane, Mt. Vernon.
Oct. 12
1:16 p.m.: Arrested escaped
inmate Hal Andrew Davis III of Baker
City for escape ii and unauthorized use
of a motor vehicle on Forest Service
Road 318.
2:39 p.m.: Johnathan Sigat, 23 of
John Day taken into custody on Baker
County court order at 7th Street Com-
plex, John Day.
4:21 p.m.: Report of bear cub at
large at Budget 8 Motel, John Day.
Oct. 13
7:31 a.m.: Report of single-vehicle
accident, without injury.
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Drive, John Day.
2:14 p.m.: Responded to East
Main Street, John Day, for a report of
a motor vehicle crash and possible fi re.
3:12 p.m.: Responded to Highway
395 South, milepost 1C, John Day for
a possible intoxicated driver.
4:46 p.m.: Responded to Izee-Pau-
lina Highway, Bear Valley, for a report
of a grass fi re.
5:04 p.m.: Responded to South-
west Brent Drive, John Day, for a civil
standby.
• Oregon State Police
• John Day Ambulance
Oct. 11
10:23 p.m.: Responded for
84-year-old male with severe abdomi-
nal pain at US 395 north of Mt. Vernon.
11:57 p.m.: Responded to 88-year-
old female having diffi culty breathing
on West Main Street, John Day.
Oct. 14
12:41 a.m.: Responded to 96-year-
old female with back pain, Valley View
Assisted Living, John Day.
2:20 p.m.: Responded to 64 year-
old male with bleeding at East Main
Street, John Day.
2:37 p.m.: Responded to 14-year-
old male who fell at Lower Yard Road,
John Day.
Oct. 15
11:15 a.m.: Responded to West
Main Street for an 85-year-old female
with an infection.
Oct. 16
10:13 a.m.: Responded to South-
east Hillcrest Drive for an 80-year-old
male who fell.
2:38 p.m.: Patient transfer at the
airport.
3:43 p.m.: Patient transfer at the
airport.
Oct. 17
8:34 a.m.: Responded to valley
View Assisted Living for a 79-year-old
female with a leg contusion.
12:37 pm.: Responded to valley
View Assisted Living for a 79-year-old
female with a medical problem.
3:15 p.m.: Responded to Val-
ley View Assisted Living for a patient
transport.
4:20 p.m.: Responded to Riverside
Mobile Home Park for a lift assist.
8:38 p.m.: Responded to South-
west Brent Avenue for a 60-year-old
female who was partially conscious.
Oct. 18
8:23 a.m.: Responded to Southeast
Dayton Street for a 64-year-old male
with fl uid in the stomach.
Oct. 19
2:56 p.m.: Responded to Eastside
Lane for a lift assist.
• Prairie City Ambulance
Oct. 16
7:45 p.m.: Dispatched to Blue
Mountain Care Center for a 69-year-
old female who was non-responsive.
John Day Ambulance also responded.
• Long Creek Fire
• Monument Fire
Oct. 14
15:03 p.m.: Responded to grass
fi re at Highway 402.
Hunting and
Fishing
15:07 p.m.: Responded to grass
fi re at Manny Neal Road.
• Dayville Fire
Oct. 18
4:01 p.m.: Dispatched to Owens
Street for a male subject with chest
pains. John day Ambulance also
responded.
• Oregon State Police
Oct. 15
10:53 a.m.: Report of cattle on
road, Highway 26, milepost 135.
11:37 a.m.: Injured deer dispatched
at Seventh Street, John Day.
1:54 p.m.: Advised of cattle on US
395, milepost 68.
Oct. 16
3:29 p.m.: Advised of a driving
complaint on Highway 26, milepost
77.
Oct. 18
6:58 p.m.: Advised of a non-injury
accident on Highway 26 near milepost
162.
7:25 p.m.: Advised of a vehicle vs.
deer accident on Highway 395 South
near milepost 17B.
• U.S. Forest Service
Oct. 15
11:50 a.m.: Responded to report of
forest fi re at Indian Rock Lookout.
Oct. 19
4:46 p.m.: Responded to Highway
395 South at Izee-Paulina Highway for
a report of a grass fi re.
4:58 p.m.: Advised of a grass fi re
at Highway 395 South and Izee-Pau-
lina Highway.
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