A6 • HERMISTONHERALD.COM LOCAL District attorney charges couple with 37 counts of animal neglect Husband and wife Rich- ard Tyrone Ruiz and Mar- tina Garcia Ruiz of Stanfield each face 37 counts of ani- mal neglect stemming from a recent police investigation. Stanfield police arrested the couple on Aug. 19 at their home at 230 S. Lucy St. and seized more than three dozen dogs and a cat. Animal rescuers said the outside of the home was like a junk yard and the interior was filthy with dog feces. Richard Ruiz, 47, and Martina Ruiz, 48, were out of jail on Aug. 21 after sign- ing release agreements, according to court records. A grand jury three days later handed up 37-count indict- ments against the pair — 36 misdemeanors of sec- ond-degree animal neglect for the 35 dogs and a cat and one felony of second-de- gree animal neglect because the total number of charges exceeded 11. The indictment identifies each dog by name. Uma- tilla County District Attor- ney Dan Primus said that is a practical matter. “So when we’re talking to a jury, we’re all on the same page on that animal at the same time,” he said. There was only one cat, so no need to name it. Primus said animal neglect cases are unique, and his office is working with Jake Kamins, dep- uty district attorney in Ben- ton County who special- izes in animal cruelty law. FRIDAY, AUGUST 31 11:54 a.m. — An intoxicated driver was reported at Columbia Drive, Hermiston. 12:48 p.m. — A woman in a HERMISTON HERALD PHOTO CONTRIBUTED BY SHAINDEL BEERS Two of the 36 dogs that were taken from a Stanfield residence on August 19. Primus and his team relied on Kamins in 2017 for the prosecution of Hermis- ton rancher Michael Hock- ensmith who faced 200 counts of animal neglect after authorities discovered dead and malnourished cat- tle on his property. Hock- ensmith, 56, pleaded guilty to five counts of first-degree animal neglect and is about 16 months into serving a five-year sentence on proba- wheelchair was slumped over near Bealls on South Highway 395. Callers wanted officers to go check on her. 3:38 p.m. — An assault was reported at South Highway 395. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 2:05 p.m. — A male was reported pounding on the window at East Gladys Avenue, Hermiston. 5:16 a.m — A caller on South- west 11th Street said her sister came into the room and pushed and shoved her numerous times. 9:37 p.m. — A man and a woman got in a fist fight at West Orchard Avenue and Southwest 13th Place. SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 5:37 p.m. — Shots fired were reported on Northwest 11th Street, Hermiston. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3 3:47 p.m. — A fight was reported at Newport Park on East Newport Avenue. 11:44 p.m. — An assault was reported on North First Street, Hermiston. tion. Court records show in February he completed 80 hours of community service as part of the sentence. Police during the Stan- field raid also arrested Michael Ruiz, 26, and his partner, Timi Jean Murray, 24, and placed their two young children into state custody. Michael Ruiz is the son of Richard and Martina Ruiz. Court records show Murray of Hermiston faces one count of endangering the welfare of a minor, a misdemeanor, but Michael Ruiz so far has no charges. Murray is out of jail on bail. The Ruizes have their next court appearances on Sept. 11. The city of Stan- field planned to have a pub- lic hearing Tuesday night to determine if the house should be declared a dan- gerous nuisance that needs abated. WORSHIP COMMUNITY Hermiston man arrested for domestic assault HERMISTON — A Hermiston man is in jail after a domestic assault that left a victim in the hospital, and was carried out in front of a small child. Silvestre De La Paz San- guino, 23, was arrested on charges of assault in the sec- ond degree, strangulation and kidnapping. Hermiston Police Chief Jason Edmiston told the Hermiston Herald in an email that police were sent to Good Shepherd Medical Center on Tuesday morning, around 5 a.m., to assist with a 20-year-old female assault victim. He said that around 1 a.m., De La Paz came to her residence and attacked her. She reported being strangled unconscious several times, and was punched and bitten several times. Edmiston said De La Paz was contacted out- side the home, taken into cus- tody, and is now at the Uma- tilla County Jail. 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