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$458.21.
Local flooding swamps yards, roads and more
•Credits Inc. vs. Jamie Bautista
of Umatilla: seeks $2,134.22.
By PHIL WRIGHT
STAFF WRITER
COURTS
jamin De La Cruz of Umatilla:
seeks $2,317.05.
Sentences
PENDLETON — The follow-
ing sentences have been
imposed in Umatilla County
courts:
FELONy
•Ronald Joshua Milton Rice,
33, Boardman, pleaded guilty
to Fleeing or Attempting to
Elude Police Officer: sentenced
to 18 months probation, 90
sanction units, 30 maximum
jail units, 80 hours communi-
ty service, $200 fine, $1,300
fine-suspended and 90 days
driver’s license suspension.
•Dustin Gene Sanders, 36,
Hermiston, pleaded guilty to
Possession of Methamphet-
amine: sentenced to $200
fine; pleaded guilty to two
counts of Failure to Appear I:
sentenced to 2 years proba-
tion, 120 sanction units, 60
maximum jail units, 80 hours
community service, $200 fine
and $2,300 fine-suspended,
plus court costs and fees.
Suits Filed
PENDLETON — The follow-
ing suits have been filed
in Umatilla County courts
(interest, court costs and
fees not listed):
•Ray Klein Inc. dba Profession-
al Credit Service vs. Cody R.
Galbreth: seeks $4,742.19.
•Citibank vs. yolanda Nunez of
Hermiston: seeks $2,701.47.
•Citibank vs. Sergio Rosales of
Hermiston: seeks $2,948.32.
•Portfolio Recovery Associates
LLC vs. Kathy Bellamy of Herm-
iston: seeks $2,915.34.
•Discover Bank vs. Tandy
Schweigart of Echo: seeks
$3,121.99.
•Discover Bank vs. Lamont
Prophet of Hermiston: seeks
$4,907.88.
•JH Portfolio Debt Equities
LLC vs. Patricia Woods: seeks
$3,429.18
•United Finance Co. vs. Israel
Ramirez Mejia of Umatilla:
seeks $2,892.98.
•United Finance Co. vs. Ben-
•United Finance Co. vs. Manuel
Grave Lorenzo of Boardman:
seeks $4,304.25.
•Jordan Beckley of Hermiston
vs. Shannon Hensley of Herm-
iston: seeks $650
•Credits Inc. vs. Amber C. Seed
of Hermiston: seeks $3,065.79.
•Credits Inc. vs. Roy D. Orcutt
of Boardman: seeks $1,069.87.
•Credits Inc. vs. Maribel Carras-
co Estrada of Hermiston: seeks
$7,545.36.
•Credits Inc. vs. Allen and
Katrina Goatley of Hermiston:
seeks $419.13.
Judgments
•Credits Inc. vs. Silvia and
Marcelino Martinez of Hermis-
ton: seeks $775.25.
PENDLETON — The follow-
ing judgments have been
rendered in Umatilla County
courts (interest, court costs
and fees not listed):
•Credits Inc. vs. Lynnea A.
Kennedy of Umatilla: seeks
$916.90.
•Midland Funding LLC vs. Juan
Hernandez of Umatilla: judg-
ment for $1,150.87.
•Credits Inc. vs. Moises Robles
and Sofia Aguado of Irrigon:
seeks $693.02.
•Kalvin B. Garton of Pendleton
vs. Michael and Julia DeVerna
of Hermiston: judgment for
$2,900.
•Credits Inc. vs. yaneli Idali
Jaime of Hermiston: seeks
$486.62.
•Credits Inc. vs. Brandon Clark
(Clarke) of Stanfield: seeks
$541.81.
•Credits Inc. vs. David L.
Colbray of Hermiston: seeks
$5,983.80.
•Nationwide Recovery Service
Inc. vs. Jolee M. Romanick of
Hermiston: seeks $9,299.37.
•Credits Inc. vs. Gabriel and
Martha y. Torres of Hermiston:
seeks $976.64.
•Arlen Porter Smith vs. State
of Oregon, acting by and
through the Department of
Corrections and the De-
partment of Administrative
Services: seeks $75,000.
•Asset Recovery Group Inc.
vs. Bryon N. Demos: seeks
$4,652.28.
•Buttercreek Mobile Home
Park vs. Juan Carlos Rangel
and Tiana Rangel of Hermis-
ton: seeks $1,986.89.
•Bonneville Billing & Collec-
tions Inc. vs. Valerie R. Califf of
Hermiston: seeks $308.28.
•Bonneville Billing & Collec-
tions inc. vs. Daniel Rhorer of
Hermiston: seeks $283.03.
•Credits Inc. vs. Charles
Babcock of Hermiston: seeks
•Discovery Bank vs. Danny J.
Nolan of Umatilla: judgment
for $6,839.46.
•Citibank vs. Abel R. Ocampo
of Umatilla: judgment for
$4,102.58.
•Credits Inc. vs. Marilyn K.
Haines of Umatilla: judgment
for $10,000.
•Credits Inc. vs. Katelynn Eiden
of Hermiston: judgment for
$5,951.50.
•Credits Inc. vs. Daniel C.
Almonte of Hermiston: judg-
ment for $774.72.
•Quick Collect Inc. vs. Karol M.
Westfall of Hermiston: judg-
ment for $1,061.87.
•Credits Inc. vs. Jesus Diaz
of Boardman: judgment for
$4,467.41.
PENDLETON — Divorce
decrees were signed in Uma-
tilla County Courts for:
Danial Ray Durfey and Jody
Lynn Durfey of Umatilla.
Marriages
PENDLETON — Marriage li-
censes have been registered
in Umatilla County for:
Dustin James Estes, 30, and
Kimberly Marie Manson, 28,
both of Stanfield.
Pablo De Leon.
MARCH 14, 2019
EICKSTAEDT — Whitney C. Hoff-
man and Andrew C. Eickstaedt of Hermis-
ton: a girl, Kierstin Claire Eickstaedt.
ELLIS — Erica Ellis and Matt Ellis of
Echo: a boy, Miles Ray Ellis.
SANTANA-BORDEN — Karen San-
tana Silva and Michael D. Borden of Herm-
iston: a girl, Mariela Jae Santana-Borden.
MARCH 15, 2019
AYALA RAMIREZ — Betzabeth
Ramirez and German Ayala of Hermiston:
a girl, Rocio Ayala Ramirez.
Hermiston man swallows meth, charged
with tampering with evidence
By HERMISTON HERALD
A Hermiston man was
charged with tampering
with physical evidence,
after he allegedly swal-
lowed 10 grams of pack-
aged methamphetamine to
avoid being caught with
drugs in his possession. He
was hospitalized.
According to Hermiston
Police Department, Mat-
thew Santiago Gilbert was
contacted by Hermiston
and Umatilla police related
to an alleged theft in Uma-
tilla. When they contacted
Gilbert, police learned that
he had two unrelated war-
rants for his arrest, both
for failure to appear in
court. He was arrested, at
which time he told officers
that he had swallowed the
drugs.
Officers called para-
medics, who took Gilbert
to Good Shepherd Medical
Center. Gilbert remained
in the hospital for about
36 hours, and was lodged
in the Umatilla County jail
upon his release on the war-
rants, and on a new charge
of Tampering with Physical
Evidence.
PET OF THE
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Several locations in
Umatilla and Morrow
counties have experienced
flooding this week that
started Saturday from fast
melting mountain snow.
Umatilla County emer-
gency manager Tom Rob-
erts said Monday afternoon
he surveyed the flooding at
Noble Road outside Herm-
iston. He said water from
Butter Creek appears to
have dumped into a nearby
canal.
“Right now, Noble
Road is closed for high
water,” he said.
Roberts said he didn’t
have an exact depth of the
water on the road, but it
was enough to reach the
grill on high-profile rigs.
“I’m not taking my
(Chevrolet)Trailblazer
across it, I’ll tell you that
much,” he said.
Westwinds Nursery at
29957 Noble Road is deal-
ing with the high water.
Owner Shelia Boettcher
said the rising water had
yet to level off. Roughly 3
feet of water covered the
business’ trees section, and
the closure of Noble Road
means accessing the busi-
ness from the east is off
limits. Westwinds remains
open, she said on Monday,
Staff photo by E.J. Harris
High water inundates the bases of trees along the Umatilla
River on Monday in Pendleton.
but folks have to come in
from with west at Inter-
state 84 exit 180 or West-
land Road.
“We’re hoping it will
reverse shortly and stop
flooding,” she said. “It’s
kind of weird to drive over
the freeway and see this
huge lake there.”
Roberts credited land
owners adjacent to Noble
Road with using tractors
and the like to build berms
to help stymie the water.
He urged locals living in
low areas and flood plains
to prepare ahead of time.
He said once the water
starts flowing in, there’s
little anyone can do to stop
it.
Willow Creek swamped
the rodeo arena at the Mor-
row County Fairgrounds,
Heppner, and the debris
in the creek’s high water
took out a footbridge at
the town’s golf course.
The Umatilla River also
flooded areas around
Pendleton.
The National Weather
Service predicted typical
off-and-on showers this
week with temperatures
in the 50s and lows in the
30s for lower elevations.
Higher elevations, such as
La Grande, will have highs
into the upper 40s and
lower 50s, but overnight
lows remaining above
freezing. The warmer
temperatures and drizzle
means the snow pack will
continue to run off and fill
local creeks and streams.
POLICE LOG
Divorces
BIRTHS
Good Shepherd Medical Center,
Hermiston
MARCH 12, 2019
BUHL — Rhiannon Imel and Bryce
Buhl of Hermiston: a boy, Bryson Buhl.
JUAN JOAQUIN — Sebastiana A.
Joaquin Mateo and Jose A. Juan Pablo
of Hermiston: a boy, Hector Tomas Juan
Joaquin.
LOPEZ — April K. Lopez of Hermis-
ton: a girl, Averleigh Maria Lopez.
MARCH 13, 2019
DE LEON — Martha De Leon and
Wilmer De Leon of Hermiston: a boy, Juan
WEDNESDAy, MARCH 27, 2019
Tuesday, March 19
12:19 p.m. — A man was punching
another man in the back of Dairy Queen on
North First Street.
3:29 p.m. — On West Orchard Avenue,
a 23 year-old female was having an asthma
attack and a man was withholding her inhaler.
9:01 p.m. — At Oxbow Trail on South-
west 23rd street and West Orchard Exten-
sion, someone reported shots fired.
12:16 p.m. — An assault was reported at
West Ridgeway Avenue.
Friday, March 22
10:26 p.m. — There was a suicidal sub-
ject on West Sandpiper Avenue.
Saturday, March 23
9:41 p.m. — An assault was reported on
East Ridgeway Avenue.
Wednesday, March 20
Sunday, March 24
1:18 p.m. — On the sidewalk of South
Highway 395, a man was grabbing a woman.
1:35 p.m. — On East Jennie Avenue, a
caller said she and her husband were in a
domestic dispute last night and he shoved
her to the ground.
3:16 p.m. — A prowler was reported at
Northeast Fourth Street.
5:41 p.m. — A suicidal man was run-
ning away from his family on West Madrona
Avenue.
6:37 p.m. — On North First Street, a bus
that sells fish in the parking lot broke loose
and rolled into a tree in the parking lot.
Thursday, March 21
Fake card reader found at
truck stop near Hermiston
By HERMISTON HERALD
The Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office
alerted recent customers of the the Space
Age Travel Center near Hermiston to check
their accounts for suspicious activity after
the discovery of a fake credit/bank card
skimmer. Undersheriff Jim Littlefield said
so far no victims have come forward.
Store personnel on March 20 found the
phony card skimmer inside the store, the
sheriff’s office reported. The staff do not
know how long the fake device was there or
if it affected any customers.
The device consisted of a clear screen,
scanner and a duplicate keypad attached to
a card reader next to a register inside the
store.
“It looks authentic,” according to the
sheriff’s office. “On the inside of the device
are electronic components, including a bat-
tery and a device that reads the magnetic
strip on a credit/debit.”
And the keypad could capture pin
numbers.
Littlefield said there were no other fake
card readers at the Space Age, including on
the gas pumps, and no others businesses in
the county has reported the devices. Thieves
in the Tri-Cities used skimmers in Febru-
ary to rip off at least $100,000 from 215
accounts, according to the Tri-City Herald.
The sheriff’s office warned these theft
devices are becoming more sophisticated.
Customers need to examine devices for
signs of tampering or anything that looks
out of place before using it, such as a loose
card reader device or keypad, cracks, dents
or other damage, different colors on the
machine, and tape or glue.
The sheriff’s office also advised the use
of a credit card with a chip because those
are less likely to be skimmed.
For further information on how to spot
and avoid card skimmers, the sheriff’s
office referred to this article from PC Mag-
azine: http://bit.ly/2JvLBf6
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