The Grant County Sheriff's Office logo on one of its vehicles. Grant County Judge Jim Hamsher spearheaded a house bill that aims to better fund the Sheriff's Office. (Blue Mountain Eagle, File)

Arrests and citations in the Blue Mountain Eagle are taken from the logs of law enforcement agencies. Every effort is made to report the court disposition of arrest cases.

Circuit Court

The Grant County Circuit Court reported the following activity for the week ending Sept. 13:

Sept. 12

Jeremiah Obadaai Gwalthney, 45, of John Day, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor count of strangulation constituting domestic violence committed on Aug. 26. He was placed on supervised probation for 18 months and was ordered to complete 80 hours of community service or work crew time, have no contact with the victim, not use or possess intoxicants, and pay a fine of $100. In a separate case, Gwalthney pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor count of assault in the fourth degree committed on Dec. 30. He was ordered to complete 80 hours of community service or work crew time, have no contact with the victim, and not use or possess intoxicants. The sentence will run concurrent with the previous case. Gwalthney was also convicted of a probation violation on a third case for consuming intoxicants and failure to obey all laws and was ordered to serve 10 hours of additional community service.

Christopher Conner, 31, of Prairie City, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor count of disorderly conduct in the second degree committed on June 17. He was ordered to serve a jail sentence for 48 hours.

Timothy Alan Edwards Jr., 31, of John Day, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor count of driving under the influence of intoxicants committed on Aug. 26, 2021. He was ordered to serve bench probation for 12 months, complete an alcohol and drug abuse assessment within 30 days, attend a victim impact panel program, stay out of bars, not use intoxicants, and pay a $1,000 fine. Edwards was also convicted of a probation violation. He was ordered to serve a jail term of 96 hours with the sentence to run concurrently with his DUII case.

Grant County Sheriff

The Grant County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity for the week ending Sept. 13:

Concealed carry permits: 7

Average inmates: 7

Bookings: 0

Releases: 5

Arrests: 0

Citations: 0

Fingerprints: 2

Civil papers: 7

Warrants processed: 2

Assist/welfare check: 2

Search and rescue: 2

Dispatch

Grant County dispatch worked 131 calls during the week ending Sept. 13, including:

• Grant County Sheriff

Sept. 6

7:15 a.m.: Removed a road hazard from Highway 26 and Childress Loop in John Day.

8:11 a.m.: Responded to a report of a dog nuisance and a 62-year-old female who had been attacked by a dog on North Humbolt Street in Canyon City.

1:33 p.m.: Advised of low-flying aircraft over Mt. Vernon.

1:37 p.m.: Responded to a report of a possible drunk driver south of Seneca near Bear Valley Store.

8:49 p.m.: Responded to a report of a motorist in need of assistance on South Canyon Boulevard.

11:07 p.m.: Conducted a welfare check at Day Spring Road in John Day.

Sept. 7

8:16 a.m.: Responded to a report of theft at Northwest Bridge Street in John Day.

9:21 a.m.: Responded to a report of arson at South Canyon Boulevard in John Day.

6:58 p.m.: Responded to a report of suspicious circumstances on South Canyon Boulevard, John Day.

Sept. 8

7:34 a.m.: Responded to a report of a juvenile problem on East Main Street, John Day.

8:12 a.m.: Responded to a complaint of barking dogs on Hall Street in Prairie City.

11:30 a.m.: Responded to a report of a hit-and-run accident near Blue Mountain Hospital in John Day.

1:30 p.m.: Responded to a report of a suspicious person at Chester’s in John Day.

3:22 p.m.: Responded to a report of a theft at Ingle Street in Mt. Vernon.

3:25 p.m.: Conducted a traffic stop at Highway 26, milepost 174, west of Prairie City. The motorist was warned for speed and unsafe passing.

4:30 p.m.: Responded to a report of criminal mischief on East Main Street in John Day.

7:47 p.m.: Responded to a report of criminal mischief at the Chamber of Commerce in John Day.

Sept. 9

7:10 a.m.: Responded to a report of trespassing at East Main Street in John Day.

9:50 a.m.: Responded to a report of shoplifting at West Main Street in John Day.

10:16 a.m.: Responded to a trespassing complaint at West Main Street in John Day.

2:13 p.m.: Responded to a report of a hate crime. A female was escorted out of the Outpost restaurant in John Day. 

3:02 p.m.: Responded to a report of an injury accident on Forest Service Road 2640, 2 miles east of Austin Junction.

3:29 p.m.: Responded to a report of a suspicious person near the intersection of Antelope Lane and Laycock Creek Road near John Day.

8:47 p.m.: Responded to a report of a possible drunk driver at South Humbolt Street in Canyon City.

Sept. 10

5 p.m.: Responded to a report of a suspicious person at South Canyon Boulevard in John Day.

6 p.m.: Responded to a report of theft at East Main Street in John Day.

10:26 p.m.: Responded to a report of a restraining order violation on South Park Street in John Day.

Sept. 11

8:08 a.m.: Responded to an unattended death at Silvers Lane in Mt. Vernon.

9:06 a.m.: Responded to a report of a suspicious person at Figaro’s Pizza in John Day.

12:30 p.m.: Responded to an unattended death at Courtrock Road in Long Creek.

4:07 p.m.: Responded to a report of vehicle theft at South Humbolt Street in Canyon City.

5:30 p.m.: Responded to a report of animal abuse at South McHaley Street in Prairie City.

6:13 p.m.: Responded to a report of a low-flying helicopter over Dog Creek Road in John Day.

Sept. 12

1:07 p.m.: Responded to a report of harassment at West Main Street in John Day.

1:20 p.m.: Responded to a report of a noise complaint on Highway 26 in Mt. Vernon.

5:40 p.m.: Responded to a report of a missing person near Camp Creek Road near Seneca.

7:10 p.m.: Responded to a report of a hay truck fire at Highway 26, milepost 147.

7:49 p.m.: Responded to a report of a deer injured by a car near Carpenter Pond Road and Highway 26 in John Day.

10:13 p.m.: Responded to a report of a bear at Highway 395 North, milepost 118, just north of Mt. Vernon.

Sept. 13

12:54 a.m.: Responded to a report of a suspicious person at East Main Street in John Day.

10:40 a.m.: Responded to a report of theft at Len’s Pharmacy in John Day.

11 a.m.: Responded to a report of suspicious circumstances at Ricco Ranch Lane in Prairie City.

1:22 p.m.: Responded to a report of trespassing at Les Schwab in John Day.

• Oregon State Police

Sept. 7

1:11 p.m.: Responded to a driving complaint on Highway 395 South, milepost 22C.

2:49 p.m.: Responded to a driving complaint on Keeney Fork Road, north of Prairie City.

Sept. 9

6:39 p.m.: Responded to a report of an injured animal at Highway 395 South, milepost 11C, south of Canyon City.

8:15 p.m.: Responded to a report of a disabled vehicle at Highway 26, milepost 190, just south of Austin Junction.

Sept. 10

8:47 p.m.: Responded to a driving complaint at Highway 26, milepost 129, west of Dayville.

9:42 p.m.: Responded to a driving complaint at Highway 395 and Ingle Street in Mt. Vernon.

• John Day Ambulance

Sept. 6

10:01 a.m.: Responded to East Main Street for a 65-year-old man reporting a feeling of weakness.

8:10 p.m.: Responded to West Main Street for an 84-year-old female with a diabetic issue.

Sept. 7

9:02 a.m.: Responded to Hillcrest Road for a non-responsive male patient of unknown age.

4:31 p.m.: Responded to Eastside Lane for an 83-year-old man with blood pressure and oxygen issues.

Sept. 8

1:20 a.m.: Responded to East Main Street for an unconscious 29-year-old male.

10:20 a.m.: Responded to Fields Creek Road in Mt. Vernon for a 62-year-old man who had fallen from a ladder and was unresponsive.

5 p.m.: Responded to Valley View Assisted Living for a 91-year-old female who needed to go to the hospital for an unknown medical condition.

Sept. 11

5:03 a.m.: Responded to Valley View Assisted Living for a 77-year-old female with chest pain.

9:10 a.m.: Responded to Sue-Z-Q’s on East Main Street for a woman who fell.

10:50 a.m.: Responded to Marysville Lane for a possibly dehydrated woman.

Sept. 12

2:32 a.m.: Responded to West Main Street for a report of an 81-year-old female who fell.

4:48 a.m.: Responded to Southeast Hillcrest Road for a report of an 86-year-old female with generalized sickness.

Sept. 13

7:17 a.m.: Responded to Valley View Assisted Living for an elderly man of unknown age who had fallen.

• Prairie City Ambulance

Sept. 8

2:13 p.m.: Responded to Indian Creek Road west of Prairie City for a 90-year-old female who had fallen.

• Seneca Ambulance

Sept. 6

2:40 p.m.: Responded to a multi-vehicle accident with injuries on Highway 395 South, near Silvies Valley Ranch.

Sept. 13

1:45 a.m.: Responded to Highway 395 South, milepost 25C, in Seneca, for a report of a 24-year-old man with flu-like symptoms.

• John Day Fire

Sept. 6

11:44 p.m.: Conducted a gas investigation on South Canyon Boulevard in John Day.

Sept. 7

7:41 a.m.: Responded to a vehicle fire on South Canyon Boulevard in John Day with assistance from Grant County Sheriff’s Office deputies.

• U.S. Forest Service

Sept. 8

12:19 p.m.: U.S. Forest Service law enforcement responded to a report of theft near Olive Lake at the Battle Creek Trailhead.

Sept. 11

12:06 p.m.: Investigated a possible fire hazard at a storage unit at NAPA Auto Parts.

• Long Creek Fire

Sept. 12

1:01 p.m.: Responded to West Main Street in John Day for an 88-year-old man with difficulty breathing.