Deputy Dragged While Attempting Arrest an Owyhee County U.S
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Happy halloween! WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2002 Established 1865 VOLUME 18, NUMBER 44 HOMEDALE, OWYHEE COUNTY, IDAHO SEVENTY-FIVE CENTS Elections next Police commissioner Roeser selected to Tuesday resigns position Wrangler team page 13 √ page 3 page 3 Deputy dragged while attempting arrest An Owyhee County U.S. 95 in Homedale. prove the warrants were taken continued. was confirmed, that the trouble sheriff’s deputy was injured “The driver of the vehicle care of. She asked if she could Collingwood said it was began. last week after being dragged was a young woman who I walk home and get it, so I let when he attempted to arrest “Both doors of the vehicle nearly 300 feet from the knew did not have a driver’s her go,” Collingwood Kester, 36, after the warrant were locked and the window window of a vehicle driven by license,” Collingwood said on the driver’s side was rolled a Homedale woman wanted on Thursday. “I asked her for her down about four or five a misdemeanor warrant. driver’s license and she told inches,” Collingwood A witness to the incident me she didn’t have one, so I explained. “I reached in and was the only thing that asked her for her tried to find the door handle as kept Deputy Don registration and proof Treasure was trying to move Collingwood from of insurance. She gave over into the driver’s seat. She being seriously injured them to me and I cited then started the car up and or perhaps killed as the her for failure to lunged forward knocking me woman attempted to purchase. I had known off my feet.” flee an arrest with the that her mother, Kester drove across officer hanging from Treasure Kester who Highway 95 with Officer her vehicle window. was also in the Collingwood’s arm caught in Collingwood received Treasure Kester vehicle, had a warrant the window of the driver’s bruising to his upper right arm for her arrest.” door. If it had not been for the and left leg, but was back on As Collingwood waited for quick thinking of a witness to patrol that same afternoon. the county dispatch to confirm Officer injured the incident, Collingwood said The incident began the warrant, Kester’s daughter Homedale Police Chief Jeff Eidemiller, Owyhee County Sheriff the crisis could have been much Wednesday afternoon when asked if she could walk home. Gary Aman, and posse deputy Joe Aman check OC Sheriff worse. Collingwood made a traffic “Her daughter said she had Deputy Don Collingwood for injuries after he was dragged “Every time I tried to get to stop on Industrial Road and paperwork at home that would nearly 300 feet by vehicle during a warrant arrest last week. –– to page 2 Marsing Council drops New addressing three percent causes confusion man’s trial Sheriff asks locals franchise fee to be patient rescheduled After hearing arguments from the Residents living within Homedale, Homedale School District and from A Marsing man arrested on three Melba and Murphy zip codes received former Mayor Paul Fink, the Homedale their new addresses last week as part of counts of lewd and lascivious conduct City Council moved to amend an with a minor under the new enhanced 911 system being amendment to ordinance 312 which installed in the county. But with those 16 will have to wait added a three percent increase to local until January to get new addresses, Owyhee County Sheriff Intermountain Gas Company (IGC) Gary Aman says has also caused some his day in court after rates. a mistrial motion was confusion. Ordinance 339 amended 312, section “There will be some mistakes,” Aman granted to the defense six, on July 25th to “provide for a three last week. said Tuesday. “I want the people of the percent franchise fee of gross annual area to know that they should feel free Abelardo Renteria receipts received by Intermountain Gas was arrested in June to contact us with their concerns, but I Company within the corporate limits also ask that they be patient.” and charged with the of the City of Homedale.” sex crime after being People with a Melba zip code can use Abelardo IGC removed a five percent gas adder Opaline, Givens, Wilson or Guffy as Renteria accused of molesting fee in September, but suggested city of three young girls their city address, but Aman said it add a three percent franchise fee, which would depend on the location of the between the ages of six and nine years they passed in July. of age. He was set for trial Oct. 24, but address. “I would like to see that you do not “If they live in the Opaline area, they the judge made a mistake during the put the three percent franchise fee on Watch out instructions to the jury and a motion for Motorists will need to beware of can use Opaline as their city address,” the natural gas,” Fink said. “If it is Aman explained. “If a person is unsure a mistrial was made. businesses that you are trying to attract, small ghosts and goblins who will “The judge called a recess during the come out of the dark on Thursday which town they live in and should use, the fee will keep them away from they should call their local post office trial and talked to the attorneys,” a Homedale. night to celebrate the Halloween witness to the trial said Friday. “When holiday. Youngsters will travel the for the boundaries. We do not have that “During the time that we were trying information here.” they returned, Public Defender Bill to bring Intermountain Gas into streets, knocking door to door in search of a trick, or a treat. Aman said people should not change –– to page 4 –– to page 4 –– to page 4 Page 2 Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2002 From page 1 floored that vehicle across the road. She wasn’t even trying to √ Deputy dragged ... slow down. He was in grave my feet she would lunge “He was hanging out the danger and I had to do forward knocking me off my window and his legs were something.” feet again,” Collingwood hanging. I just could not believe Eoff said she does not feel continued. “I pulled my service what I was seeing,” Eoff like a hero in the situation and weapon and kept trying to point continued. “It was like I was said if she had to do it over, she it at her, but she kept slapping watching something on would. it away.” television from one of those “His life was in danger,” Betty Eoff happened to be cops shows.” Eoff said. “I just did what I had in the right place at the right Eoff said she quickly made to do to get that car stopped. As time when Collingwood a U-turn in an attempt to get in I pulled in front I actually needed assistance. front of Kester’s vehicle so she thought that I hoped my “I was going to Les Schwab could force her stop. insurance would cover me to have some work done on my because I was expecting to get car and I drove by Don and saw “As soon as I saw the car hit hard.” that he had a small white car coming at me I started laying Owyhee County Sheriff pulled over,” Eoff said on the horn so maybe the people Gary Aman said Kester has Thursday. “He was leaning in in Les Schwab would call for been charged with aggravated the window doing what ever it backup or something,” Eoff assault on an officer with the is he was doing. explained. “As soon as she shot intent to commit a serious “I was in Les Schwab about by me I did a U-turn and knew felony. He said she is currently 20 or 25 minutes and when I I had to get in front of her. I on felony probation for a came out I noticed that Don pulled in front of her and just burglary conviction. was still with the white car. I knew that she was going to thought it was peculiar that he slam into me, but I had to do “She has a very lengthy would be there so long. Just something.” criminal record,” Aman said. that quick I could see scuffling Three additional men from “We are waiting on lab results going on around the car. I could Les Schwab came to the for possible further charges. I see that there was some kind of officer’s aid just as Kester intend to seek very restricted altercation going on. stopped her vehicle inches sentencing on this case. “Within seconds the car was from hitting Eoff’s car. “We greatly appreciate all lurching across highway 95 and Collingwood said it took all the people who helped officer I know the person driving four men to subdue Kester. Collingwood. It just goes to Arrest didn’t even look to see if there “All I could see was his legs show the support people in our Homedale Police Chief Jeff Eidemiller transfers Treasure was any oncoming traffic. It being drug off,” Eoff said. “It communities have for each Kester, of Homedale, to Owyhee County Sheriff Gary Aman’s just sped across the highway was like she wasn’t in her right other.” vehicle after she was arrested for aggravated assault on an toward me and the car was mind or something because it Kester’s bond has been set officer. Kester injured a local deputy when she attempted to flee dragging Don.” happened so fast.