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Man gets life for killing mother
By BRYCE DOLE
The Bulletin
MADRAS — A Jeff erson
County Circuit judge found
Gavin Smith-Brown guilty of
second-degree murder in the
2018 killing of his mother.
The Oct. 7 ruling came after
Smith-Brown, 34, waived his
constitutional right to a jury
trial.
A state health offi cial con-
ducted a psychological evalua-
tion on Smith-Brown, diagnos-
ing him with schizophrenia.
Jeff erson County Circuit Judge
Annette C. Hillman ruled
Smith-Brown “guilty except
for insanity,” and gave him
a life sentence in the Oregon
State Hospital.
The ruling ends a long case
that saw Smith-Brown shipped
back and forth between the
state hospital and the Jeff er-
son County jail as authorities
waited for offi cials to decide
if he could assist in his own
defense.
In June 2018, Smith-Brown
killed his mother, Gayla Smith,
a 65-year-old retired for-
mer California police offi -
Smith
Smith-Brown
cer. Neighbors found Smith
wrapped in bloody blankets on
June 3, and authorities believe
she was killed with a crowbar.
Smith was found in the
garage in her home in Crooked
River Ranch, where her son,
Smith-Brown, had lived with
her for years. She had told
neighbors that she had been
fearful of her son.
Smith-Brown left Crooked
River Ranch in his moth-
er’s Subaru Outback and was
arrested outside a Tualatin
McDonald’s.
Smith-Brown is now under
the lifetime supervision of the
state’s psychiatric security
review board. The court has
ruled that Smith-Brown “pres-
ents a substantial danger to
others and is not a proper sub-
ject for conditional release at
this time,” according to court
documents.
Jeff erson County Dis-
trict Attorney Steve Leriche
said Tuesday that if the state
deems Smith-Brown to be
safe at a later date, it’s pos-
sible he could be considered
for conditional release while
remaining under the supervi-
sion of the psychiatric security
review board.
Leriche said he hopes the
public remembers Smith, who
he described as beloved in her
Crooked River Ranch com-
munity. During the case, Ler-
iche spoke with neighbors who
trusted Smith, building a gate
between their yards so their
child could pass through and
see her, the district attorney
said.
Leriche also said he
hopes the case will serve as
a reminder for the public in
supporting their loved ones
in seeking mental health care,
pointing to Smith-Brown’s
condition.
“It starts at home,” he said,
adding that he was unaware of
other instances where Smith-
Brown has acted violently.
“We gotta help the people who
are close to us.”
way 26, near milepost 160.
Oct. 26
9:41 a.m.: Responded to a
report of an abandoned vehicle
on County Road 18.
11:24 p.m.: Responded to
a report of fraud at the DMV
offi ce, John Day.
1:34 p.m.: Advised of an
injured cow at Four Corners.
5:01 p.m.: Advised of a
parked vehicle on County Road
18. County road is closed.
• Oregon State Police
Oct. 21
7:02 a.m.: Dispatched an
injured deer on Highway 26,
near milepost 161.
11:12 a.m.: Advised of cows
on Highway 26 near milepost
168.
• Prairie City Ambulance
Oct. 21
11:56 a.m.:
Ambulance
transport to Boise.
• John Day Ambulance
Oct. 20
2:42 a.m.: Transported a
patient to Blue Mountain Hospi-
tal from Silvers Lane.
5:45 p.m.: Ambulance trans-
port from Blue Mountain Care
Center.
Oct. 21
1:33 a.m.: Transported one
to Blue Mountain Hospital from
South Main Street, Prairie City.
8:59 a.m.: Responded with
Prairie City Ambulance to an
83-year-old female who fell at
Blue Mountain Care Center.
2:55 p.m.: Ambulance trans-
port from Blue Mountain Care
Center.
3:58 p.m.: Responded to
an 83-year-old man with a dis-
tended stomach and fever on
West Third Street, Prairie City.
9:08 p.m.: Patient transfer at
the airport.
Oct. 22
12:35 p.m.: Responded to
an 87-year-old male with a
medical equipment issue at
Valley View Assisted Living.
1:01 p.m.: Responded to
a 79-year-old female with an
injury at Valley View Assisted
Living.
Oct 23.
10:47 a.m.: Dispatched for
a female subject with chest
pains on La Costa Avenue.
Oct. 25
10:33 a.m.:
Dispatched
for a 66-year-old female with
intense stomach pains and
diffi culty breathing on West
Main Street.
• Long Creek Ambulance
Oct. 22
12:38 p.m.:
Responded
to a 75-year-old woman with
severe leg pain on North
Highway 395.
• Seneca Ambulance
Oct. 26
1:03 p.m.: Responded with
John Day Ambulance to a
69-year-old woman with leg
pain on Park Avenue.
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
vehicle was drivable and the
driver left the scene. The deer
was removed from the roadway
and the driver was provided with
a case number.
Circuit Court
The Grant County Sheriff ’s
Offi ce reported the following for
the week ending Oct. 26, 2022:
Concealed handgun
licenses: 11
Average inmates: 10
Bookings: 8
Releases: 9
Arrests: 1
Citations:5
Fingerprints: 5
Civil papers: 24
Warrants processed: 2
Assist/welfare check: 1
Search and rescue: 0
• Arrests and citations
Mathew Walker, 39, of
John Day was cited for driving
while suspended and driving
uninsured.
Nicholas Mobley, 28, of
Renton, Washington, was cited
for driving while suspended.
Bruce Waring, 70, of Lin-
coln City was warned for care-
less driving.
Aaron Lamb, 47, of Drain
was cited for driving while
suspended.
Shawn Kelso, 51, of Boise
was cited for violating the basic
rule, 80/55 zone.
Oct. 25
Abigail Frances Mobley, 38,
of Ontario pleaded guilty to driv-
ing under the infl uence of intox-
icants. Mobley was sentenced to
15 days of jail time with credit
for time served and 18 months
of bench probation. Mobley’s
driver’s license was suspended
for one year and she was fi ned
$2,000. As conditions of proba-
tion, she was ordered to com-
plete the Victim Impact Panel
program, obtain a substance
abuse evaluation and complete
all recommended treatment,
refrain from using intoxicants
and install an ignition interlock
device in her vehicle.
Oregon State Police
Oct. 19
11:04 p.m.: Vehicle stopped
near milepost 175 on Highway
26. Driver made trooper aware
of information pertinent to a
Grant County Sheriff ’s Offi ce
reckless burning investigation
earlier in the day that led to the
arrest of an adult male. Informa-
tion forwarded to sheriff ’s offi ce.
Oct. 21
8:57 p.m.: A driver headed
south on US Highway 395B
near milepost 76 struck a cow
while traveling 55 miles per
hour. The driver was uninjured
and the cow was visibly injured
yet able to walk. The cow’s
owner was advised and declined
to pursue an insurance claim
against the driver.
Oct. 24
9:05 a.m.: A driver contacted
OSP advising that he’d struck
a deer about an hour prior. The
Grant County Sheriff
Dispatch
Grant County dispatch
worked 145 calls during the
week ending Oct. 26, 2022,
including:
• Grant County Sheriff
Oct. 19
5:16 p.m.: Advised of a grass
fi re on Bear Gulch Road.
Oct. 20
1:43 p.m.: Advised of a driv-
ing complaint on County Road 62.
2:13 p.m.: Advised of a fraud
report.
2:57 p.m.: Responded to a
report of suspicious circum-
stances at Blue Gulch.
3:00 p.m.: Advised of a
parking complaint at Len’s
Pharmacy.
4:46 p.m.: Responded to
South Washington Street in Prai-
rie City for a welfare check.
4:57 p.m.: Responded to a
report of a dispute at Humbolt
Elementary School in Canyon
City.
6:53 p.m.: Advised of an ani-
mal complaint on Canyon Creek
Lane, Canyon City.
7:54 p.m.: Investigated a
civil dispute between a land-
lord and tenant on Bridge Street,
John Day.
Oct. 21
5:21 a.m.: Investigated an
injury accident with OSP on
Izee-Paulina Highway.
4:38 p.m.: Traffi c stop on
Highway 26 near milepost 151.
Shawn Allen Kelso, 51, of Boise
cited for violating the basic rule,
80/55 zone.
4:55 p.m.: Responded to a
report of fraud on West Main
Street, John Day.
11:19 p.m.: Responded to a
report of a prowler on Northwest
Third Avenue, John Day. OSP
assisted.
Oct. 22
1:45 p.m.: Traffi c stop, High-
way 26 near milepost 157. Aaron
George Lamb, 47, of Drain cited
for driving without insurance.
Oct. 23
12:30 p.m.: Livestock com-
plaint/road hazard on Highway
26 near milepost 173.
1:12 p.m.: Traffi c stop, High-
way 395 near milepost 1C, John
Day. Nicholas Mobley, 28, of
Renton, Washington, was cited
for driving while suspended.
1:20 p.m.: Report of a suspi-
cious subject on South Canyon
Boulevard, John Day.
2:50 p.m.: Welfare check on
West Franklin Street, Dayville.
5:03 p.m.: Report of a phone
scam in Long Creek.
5:08 p.m.: Dispatched with
John Day Ambulance to Mead-
owbrook Apartments, John Day,
for an unresponsive woman.
Oct. 24
1:24 a.m.: Responded with
OSP to a 911 call with nobody
speaking on Reynolds Drive,
Prairie City. Jesse Cole Rigel,
37, of Prairie City was arrested
for domestic assault.
11:23 a.m.: Report of an
overdue motorist on River
Estates Lane.
12:42 p.m.: Report of a
cat caught in a vehicle door at
NAPA Auto Parts, John Day.
4:08 p.m.: Trespass com-
plaint at Dollar General, John
Day.
5:30 p.m.: Livestock com-
plaint on Highway 26, near mile-
post 137.
Oct. 25
8:12 a.m.: Report of a vehicle
that ran off the road and needed a
tow at the junction of Forest Ser-
vice Roads 10 and 45.
10:46 a.m.: Report of fraud
on West Main Street, John Day.
3:11 p.m.: Responded to a
bank alarm at Old West Fed-
eral Credit Union, John Day.
Unfounded, false alarm.
4:09 p.m.: Report of a vehi-
cle parked and blocking a For-
est Service road at Kelsey Butte.
8:13 p.m.: Investigated a
domestic dispute with OSP at a
self-storage facility on Southeast
Hillcrest Road, John Day.
8:33 p.m.: Advised of a pos-
sible DUI on Highway 26, near
milepost 176.
11:37 p.m.: Advised of a bur-
glar alarm on Highway 26.
11:43 p.m.: Advised of a
hydrant problem at Grant Union
High School, John Day.
11:56 p.m.: Removed a dead
deer from the highway on High-
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