SIX - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, January 11, 2017
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Irrigon man accused in stand-
off faces new charges
Irrigon man Duane
Leo Ehmer, one of a sec-
ond round of defendants
charged in the takeover
of the Malheur National
Wildlife Refuge in early
2016, has also been named
on misdemeanor charges
filed Dec. 19 by federal
prosecutors.
In October 2016, a fed-
eral jury acquitted the first
round of defendants on
federal conspiracy charges
following a five-week trial.
The trial for Ehmer and
other defendants is sched-
uled for Feb. 14.
The Oregonian news-
paper reports that all seven
scheduled for the second
trial still are charged with
conspiring to impede fed-
eral employees of the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service
or federal Bureau of Land
Management from carrying
out their work at the federal dant unlawfully entered and
wildlife refuge during the started an excavator that
occupation. In addition, was federal property, also a
the Oregonian reported that Class B misdemeanor.
six of the seven, excluding
That same day, the
Ehmer, also are charged document alleges, Ehmer
with possession of
removed a maroon
a firearm in a federal
pouch with checks
facility. The gun and
belonging to the
conspiracy charges
Friends of the Mal-
are felonies.
heur National Wild-
The addition-
life Refuge, credit
al charges filed in
cards, gasoline
December allege D u a n e L e o cards, a government
that between Jan. 2 Ehmer
identification card
and Feb. 11, 2016,
and cash, a Class B
Ehmer was among seven misdemeanor.
defendants who “know-
In another update, the
ingly and unlawfully” tres- takeover of the Malheur
passed on and occupied the National Wildlife Refuge
Malheur refuge without has been voted Oregon’s
authorization, a Class B top story of 2016 by the As-
Misdemeanor.
sociated Press, determined
The charges also al- by ballots sent in by editors
lege that on Jan. 27, 2016, and news directors around
Ehmer and a fellow defen- the state.
Sheriff’s Report
October 7: -A Morrow
County Sheriff’s Deputy
responded to a report of
harassment. A male subject
pulled in to an Irrigon loca-
tion and a subject in front of
the vehicle was struck. The
deputy took a report and the
subject was transported to
Good Shepherd Hospital.
-MCSO received a
complaint of 50 head of
cattle blocking the road on
Hwy. 207 at the 350 Road.
MCSO contacted the own-
er, who was on their way to
get the cattle.
-MCSO served a re-
straining order.
-A caller in Irrigon ad-
vised MCSO that her son
received a call from some-
one stating they were from
Publisher’s Clearing House
and were en route to his
house with money and a
car. A deputy contacted the
caller and advised her it was
a scam and not to provide
information over the phone.
October 8: -Morrow
County Sheriff’s Office re-
ceived a report of a missing
76-year-old hunter.
-A male subject in Irri-
gon advised MCSO he was
being stalked by MCSO and
would like them to stop.
-An MCSO deputy
conducted a vehicle check
on Hwy. 74. The subjects
had stopped to take a pic-
ture of the shoe tree.
-MCSO received report
of a subjects trespassing on
a closed Forest road, and
older and younger male
subject. The caller advised
the same vehicle had been
on private property at Mar-
tin Prairie the day before.
MCSO advised Oregon
State Police and US Forest
Service law enforcement
officers.
-A subject in the Lex-
ington area requested that
a deputy speak to their
daughter about stealing.
-MCSO cited Kayla
Connell, 25, for driving
while suspended.
-A male subject in Ir-
rigon reported that he had a
video of someone watching
his wife nude in the hot tub.
He advised a neighbor had
been flying a drone over his
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house, about 200 yards west
of the house.
-MCSO received report
of a man assaulting his
girlfriend at the Boardman
Marina.
October 10-13: A man
in Boardman advised Mor-
row County Sheriff’s Office
that when he got ready to go
to work he noticed his base-
ment door was open. The
caller did not know whether
anything was taken, as it
was dark and he was get-
ting ready for work and
did not go into the base-
ment. The basement was
not connected to his house.
MCSO and Boardman PD
responded and everything
appeared normal.
-A student resource of-
ficer reported meeting with
a student and parents in
Irrigon regarding kicking
a dog.
-MCSO arrested Kelly
Dorthea Murphy, 45, was
arrested on a Myrtle Creek
PD warrant for Contempt
of Court on Driving Under
the Influence of Intoxicants.
Subject was cited and re-
leased to appear in Douglas
County Circuit Court.
-A person called from
the area of Love’s Travel
Stop in Boardman and ad-
vised there was a passenger
on his bus who was being ir-
rational and posing a danger
to other passengers. Subject
was a 50-year-old male
complaining of gall bladder
issues. MCSO responded.
-Irrigon ambulance re-
sponded to a call regard-
ing an 85-year-old male
with an unknown medical
problem. His face was red
across the nose and eyes; he
had just been to the doctor
that morning but advised
his wife that he was about
to die. Irrigon ambulance
transported the patient to
Good Shepherd Hospital.
-Irrigon ambulance re-
sponded to a call regarding
a 32-year-old female having
trouble with a home birth.
Transported the female to
Good Shepherd, Code 3.
-A female in the Hep-
pner area advised MCSO
of a scam call she received;
caller said they were from
Publisher’s Clearing House
and had a Mercedes to give
her and wanted $980 for
transfer of the vehicle over
state lines. Caller did not
need contact, only wanted
MCSO advised of the call.
-MCSO was advised
of a male in Ione in a blue
car who looked intoxicated
and as if he might pass out
soon. MCSO arrested Mar-
celino Tzanahua-Colohua,
35, for Driving Under the
Influence of Intoxicants and
released him on his own
recognizance.
-MCSO received report
of a possible intoxicated
male on the I-84 overpass in
Boardman. Male kept fall-
ing off the sidewalk, and the
caller was concerned for his
safety. MCSO responded
and the male was walking
home from the bar.
-A caller in Board-
man advised someone was
trying to break into his
house through the garage.
MCSO and Boardman PD
responded.
-Three Mile Canyon
Farms requested contact
regarding an employee
check that had been taken.
They found out it had been
cashed in Umatilla that
day. Subject was advised to
contact Umatilla regarding
the matter.
-MCSO received re-
quest for traffic patrol on
Marquardt Road near Lex-
ington due to vehicles driv-
ing at high rates of speed.
-MCSO received re-
port of a deer in a fence in
Ione and unable to get free.
ODFW was advised.
-A male in Heppner
advised a pit bull had just
jumped his six-year-old
daughter—she was not hurt,
just scared. Subject did not
know who the dog belonged
to but had the dog locked
up and requested contact.
MCSO made contact and
took the dog to Pet Rescue.
-A driver in Boardman
reported hitting a baby
coyote with their car. The
coyote was still alive and
the driver advised they
covered it with a blanket
and would wait for MCSO
to come dispatch it. MCSO
responded and dispatched
the coyote.
-Antonio Reco Reaves,
32, was arrested on a Uma-
tilla County Parole and Pro-
bation detainer for parole
violation.
-MCSO received report
of a missing service dog in
Heppner. MCSO located
the dog and returned it to
its owner.
October 13-14: -Emer-
gency dispatch received
report of a motor vehicle ac-
cident on I-84, Boardman.
One vehicle rear-ended the
other; the female driver
was in her car, conscious
and breathing but bleeding
through the nose. Both driv-
ers were still on the scene.
-Boardman ambulance,
Morrow County Sheriff’s
Office, Boardman fire and
Boardman PD responded
to a motor vehicle accident
in Boardman. One patient
was transported to Good
Shepherd Hospital.
-MCSO and Boardman
fire responded to a report of
a barn on fire in Boardman.
-Emergency dispatch
received a call regarding
a 40-year-old female in
Irrigon who had cut her
wrist and was bleeding pro-
fusely. Irrigon ambulance
responded and transported
the female to Good Shep-
herd.
-MCSO was advised
that an individual in the
Heppner area was driving
without a license. He was
reportedly on his way to
Hermiston.
-MCSO was advised
that Randy Anderson Pip-
er, 46, was arrested on an
MCSO warrant for Failure
to Appear on Driving Under
the Influence of Intoxi-
cants. Subject was lodged
at NORCOR.
-MCSO received report
of possible shots fired near
Hwy. 207 heading south
out of Heppner. Might have
been tin banging on a roof
but the caller advised they
heard at least 10 sounds
spaced out and then five or
six in quick succession.
-MCSO received a re-
quest for contact from a
subject regarding a possible
stolen vehicle. The caller
said he paid someone in
Lexington to restore it and
now the person has moved.
-MCSO was advised of
a little kid, possibly around
three, walking around near
the grade school in Hep-
pner. The caller said they
asked where his parents
were and he said one is in
Mexico and one is in jail.
The child was returned to
his grandmother.
-MCSO received report
of a possible juvenile party
in Irrigon with cars driving
recklessly up and down
the road and cars blocking
driveways. Caller requested
deputy contact. MCSO
responded and cited Ricky
Lee Amburgy for unneces-
sary noise. MCSO advised
the subject to turn the mu-
sic down and the subject
complied.
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