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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2015 HERMISTONHERALD.COM • A7 LOCAL NEWS State police catch trio of local fugitives CONTRIBUTED PHOTO BY ROB TOOLEY )LUHÀJKWHUVEDWWOHWKHEOD]HWKDWEXUQHGGRZQ&RXUWQH\6XOOLYDQ·VKRPHRQ:LOGZRRG/DQHLQ8PDWLOODRQ'HF Family looking to start over after fi re By JADE McDOWELL Staff Writer Courtney Sullivan and her three children are still trying to adjust to the real- ity of everything they lost after their home burned down in Umatilla earlier this month. The furniture. The clothes. The television. The Christmas presents. The new washer and dryer. All of that pales in com- parison to the items that no amount of donations will ever replace. “I think the most I’ll miss is my son’s baby blan- ket and all the kids’ baby stuff and the pictures,” Courtney said. The single mom and her three children — Josslynne, 6; Braden, 4; and Vincent, 1 — are living with her moth- er Christina Sullivan for the moment but are hoping to ¿QGDSODFHWRUHQWVRRQDQG start rebuilding their life. Umatilla Rural Fire Pro- WHFWLRQ 'LVWULFW ¿UH PDUVKDO Steve Potts said the cause of WKH PRELOH KRPH ¿UH LV XQ determined. Courtney said she has no idea how it start- ed. All she knows is that at about 9:30 p.m. on Dec. 10 Josslynne and Braden came running down the hallway yelling “Mommy! Mommy! Fire!” She ran out into the living URRPVKHVDLGWRVHHÀDPHV devouring the wall and the couch, just feet from where Vincent was sleeping in his crib. Getting past the burn- ing couch gave Courtney burns on her arms, legs and side and left burn marks on Vincent’s arm, but everyone made it out. “I grabbed the baby and we got out of there,” she said. Meanwhile, someone FDOOHG WKH ¿UH GHSDUWPHQW and someone called Chris- tina to let her know that her daughter and grandchild were being transported to the hospital by ambulance. ³, VDZ WKH ¿UH WUXFNV JR past and thought, ‘Oh, that’s sad, someone’s house must EH RQ ¿UH¶´ &KULVWLQD VDLG “A few minutes later I got the call.” When she arrived the ¿UH ZDV VWLOO EXUQLQJ VR KRW that the large plastic sanitary disposal garbage can on the street had melted. Courtney and Christina said the community has been supportive in the aftermath. Several people have donated clothing and others have of- fered household goods once WKHIDPLO\¿QGVDUHQWDODQG has room for them. A fami- ly friend set up an account under Courtney’s name at Banner Bank for people who want to pitch in toward the rental deposit and other moving expenses. They said teachers and administrators at McNary Elementary School have also been understanding of the children’s situation and did what they could to help. Christina said Josslynne, in particular, has been with- GUDZQVLQFHWKH¿UH “She’s been really dis- tant and hiding,” she said. Courtney said even though the kids saw the house burn down, they’re still having a hard time comprehending the fact that they can’t go sleep in their Three local fugitives that tried to get away from police Friday end- ed up in jail. Oregon State Police reported a state trooper tried to stop a blue 330 BMW for a lighting vi- olation at 6:33 p.m. on Highway 37 northbound about three miles north of Pendleton. The car took off, then turned west onto Despain Gulch Road and drove for about two miles be- fore slamming to a stop. Adam Fredrick Abell, 28, of Umatilla, bailed from the BMW. Police caught him in short or- der and arrested him on a Umatilla County pa- role violation warrant. The car kept going, and a Umatilla County sheriff’s deputy found it on Terney Road a few miles away. Additional state po- lice troopers from Pend- leton and Hermiston ar- rived, and members of the sheriff’s office and Stanfield police helped search a field next to the BMW. Residents report- ed officers told them to stay indoors during the search. State police report- ed officers found Adam Ben Cooley, 35, and Rebecca Ann Mayes, 24, both of Hermiston, while they were on the ground trying to hide. Cooley’s name was on an outstanding war- rant in Umatilla Coun- ty for a parole viola- tion, according to state police, and he was in possession of a meth- amphetamine pipe and “a small amount of mar- ijuana extract.” Police arrested him on the war- rants and for possession of meth and marijuana extracts not purchased from a state dealer. Mayes admitted she was the driver, accord- ing to state police. She was wanted on four Umatilla County war- rants for probation vio- lations, and officers also found her in possession of a meth pipe. State po- lice arrested her on the warrants, possession of meth and for attempting to flee in a vehicle and reckless driving. Oregon State Police booked all three into the Umatilla County Jail, Pendleton. Visit us online at Hermistonherald.com CONTRIBUTED PHOTOS BY CHRISTINA SULLIVAN &RXUWQH\6XOOLYDQOHIWZLWKKHUFKLOGUHQ9LQFHQW%UDGHQDQG-RVVO\QQHZHUHOHIWZLWKRXWD KRPHDIWHULWEXUQHGGRZQRQ'HFLQ8PDWLOOD own beds again. “The kids keep asking, ‘Can we go home? Can we go home?’ They’re talking about weird stuff like monsters and ghosts too,” she said. She said she is looking IRUZDUG WR ¿QGLQJ D QHZ place to call home and get- ting the children settled into a new routine. “We’re pretty much starting from ground zero,” she said. If anyone has donations of clothing or other items they would like to give to the family, Christina said they can contact her via Facebook or at 541-371- 0523. LET ‘ER BUCK! MEDICAL DIRECTORY VISION CARE Eye Health & Vision Care Robert D. 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