e MOSTLYEdition CLOUDY 67 • 56 | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2020 | theworldlink.com Follow us online: facebook.com/theworldnewspaper twitter.com/TheWorldLink instagram.com/theworldlink Man convicted of multiple crimes The World The crimes and sentences consecutive to all other sentenc- 9. Identity theft: 13 months in included: es prison, consecutive to all other COQUILLE — A Coos 1. Aggravated theft in the first 5. Unauthorized use of a motor sentences County man will serve more than degree: 24 months in pris- vehicle: 18 months in prison, 10. Robbery in the third 17 years in prison for a series on consecutive to all other sentenc- degree: 13 months in prison, of crimes he committed, among 2. Unauthorized use of a es consecutive to all other sentenc- them robbery, burglary, theft and vehicle: 18 months in prison, 6. Burglary in the first degree: es escape. consecutive to all other sentenc- 56 months in prison, consecutive 11. Identity theft: 13 months According to a press release es to all other sentences in prison, consecutive to all other from Coos County District Attor- 3. Criminal mischief in the 7. Theft in the second degree: sentences ney R. Paul Frasier, on Sept. 22, second degree: 10 days in the 10 days in jail, concurrent with 12. Identity theft: 13 months Dallas Albert Bradley-Olson, 27, Coos County Jail, concurrent all other sentences in prison, consecutive to all other was sentenced by Coos County with all other sentences 8. Identity theft: 13 months in sentences Circuit Court Judge Andrew 4. Unauthorized use of a motor prison, consecutive to all other 13. Escape in the second de- Dallas Bradley-Olson Combs on multiple crimes. vehicle: 18 months in prison, sentences Please see Convicted, Page 5 2 officers shot amid Breonna Taylor protests LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Hours after a Kentucky grand jury brought no charges against Louisville police for Breonna Taylor’s death and protesters took to the streets, authorities said two officers were shot and wounded Wednesday night during the demonstrations ex- pressing anger over the killings of Black people at the hands of police. Interim Louisville Police Chief Robert Schroeder said a suspect was in custody but did not offer details about whether Photos Contributed by Mark Mattecheck that person was participating in The Barnes family’s home is a total loss after a fire Friday. the demonstrations. He says both officers are expected to recover, and one is undergoing surgery. He says the officers were shot Family sees support after fire after investigating reports of gun- fire at an intersection where there ZACK DEMARS a nearby pickup and sliding Jim was a large crowd. The World down the hill. Several shots rang out as pro- “We got out with our lives, our testers in downtown Louisville COOS BAY — Mary and Jim dogs and a kitty cat,” Mary said. tried to avoid police blockades, Barnes had to hide in their chick- She’d never been through moving down an alleyway as en pen to stay safe last week. something like that before, she officers lobbed pepper balls, By 11:15 p.m. on Friday, the said, but remained calm through- according to an Associated Press pair, both 70, had gone to bed out the night — until she arrived journalist. People covered their for the night. But minutes later, at the hospital, where she’d stay ears, ran away and frantically Mary heard a loud noise down- for two days because of how looked for places to hide. Police stairs. much smoke she’d breathed in. with long guns swarmed the When she went down to inves- Since then, the Barnes’ area, then officers in riot gear and tigate, she arrived at a terrifying friends have stepped in to help. military-style vehicles blocked scene, unlike anything she’d Mark Mattecheck, the owner of off roadways. experienced before: The living North Bend Lanes, helped set The violence comes after room was on fire. up a GoFundMe page (https:// prosecutors said two officers who By then end of the night, after gf.me/u/yzwpiq) for the family, fired their weapons at Taylor, a a struggle with fire crews from and connected Jim with a friend Black woman, were justified in around the region, the house who could replace his burned using force to protect themselves would be gone. The couple, two prosthetic leg. after they faced gunfire from her of their pets and their friends The Barnes’ family truck was scorched in a house fire Friday. “I felt terrible, and I have the boyfriend. The only charges were would be all that remained the ability to make these things hap- three counts of wanton endan- next day. been taken by fire, and they But the trouble was, they pen,” Mattecheck said. germent against fired Officer “We lost everything. I mean had to walk Jim down the stairs couldn’t get up the steep drive- Mattecheck has known Mary Brett Hankison for shooting into everything,” Mary Barnes said. before finding their way to the way. Without fire hydrants in the for about 15 years, he said. She’s a home next to Taylor’s with After seeing the flames that chicken pen. area, firefighters had to stretch a an avid bowler, and many in the people inside. dark night, Mary went outside to The area, in the Libby neigh- hose about 250 feet up the drive- bowling community have already The FBI is still investigating try and use a hose on the flames, borhood just south of Coos Bay, way, and call in water support contributed to and shared the potential violations of federal but it was no use. Back upstairs, is steep — which means the from other agencies. fundraiser. law in connection with the raid at she woke up her husband, help- struggle was only beginning once All told, seven different fire Their tragedy comes at a time Taylor’s home on March 13. ing him into his wheelchair and out of the house. departments from North Bay to of so much struggle — on top of Ben Crump, a lawyer for out of the house. Fire engines arrived at the Sumner sent crews to the fire. a deadly pandemic, thousands Taylor’s family, denounced Once outside, the couple, house just eight minutes after Eventually, they’d find Mary across the west have been dis- the decision as “outrageous married 53 years, discovered the Mary called 911, fire officials and Jim, and help them escape placed by wildfires, with Oregon and offensive,” and protesters wheelchair ramp had already say. the property — getting Mary to shouting, “No justice, no peace!” Please see Fire, Page 5 immediately marched through the streets. Scuffles broke out between Revenue forecast shows encouragement, caution police and protesters, and some were arrested. Officers fired JEREMY C. RUARK er-income households being less outlook in the years ahead is only revenue data. flash bangs and a few small fires Country Media impacted to date, and the large improved modestly. It takes time, “In the near-term, Ore- burned in a square that’s been at federal support means consumer even under the best of circum- gon’s economy is impacted by the center of protests, but it had SALEM — The latest report spending and tax collections stances to regain lost ground COVID-19 and the wildfires largely cleared out ahead of a about how the Oregon economy have held up much better than due to recessions. 2020 so far is that destroyed our communities, nighttime curfew as demonstra- is doing offers encouragement expected,” the report summary anything but the best. the summary states. “Over the tors marched through other parts but also caution. states. “The strong economic Despite the sharp reduction in long-term, Oregon’s ability to of downtown Louisville. Dozens The Oregon Department of growth in recent months is en- economic activity, the revenue attract and retain skilled, work- of patrol cars blocked the city’s Administrative Services opened couraging, as many workers on summary states that Oregon’s ing-age households is one of our major thoroughfare. its summary statement for the temporary layoffs are recalled. primary revenue instruments comparative advantages. To the Demonstrators also marched September Oregon Revenue However, normally it takes a have continued to grow. Collec- extent the pandemic, wildfires, in cities like New York, Chicago, Forecast saying “the economy re- year or two for the recessionary tions of personal income taxes drought, or protests and clashes Washington, D.C., Atlanta and mains in a Great Recession-sized shock to work its way through and corporate taxes both set of violence impact this advan- Philadelphia. hole.” the economy.” record highs over the post-shut- tage remains to be seen, but they Taylor, an emergency medical The report, issued Sept. 23, The report also states that down (March-September) period all represent downside risks to worker, was shot multiple times finds lower-income households overall, the current state of the this year. the outlook. On the other hand, by white officers who entered her have borne the brunt of the economy is much better than But state officials also caution should telecommuting and re- home during a narcotics inves- recession. feared at the time of the previ- that the economic pain has yet mote work increase as a result of tigation. State Attorney General “The combination of high- ous forecast. But the economic to be fully reflected in Oregon’s Please see Revenue, Page 5 Please see Taylor, Page 4 eEdition Coos Bay District sells 7.3 million board feet of timber The World programs: the Oregon and California Revested NORTH BEND — The (O&C) Lands, CBWR Bureau of Land Manage- Lands, and public domain ment Coos Bay District lands.