Show "9 4 i(i t v J ' ' 'V'' yS'j : - ' v li s jr- Wednesday March 19 2003 A3 Local state Man allegedly tried to disarm officer Pet owner faces trial ih' dogbite case f n £ fi i stoplastwee! Pnestou ended with a Lewiston man being duuged with attempting to ‘ disarm a police officer - BrianR Wood 24 Lewiston was charged with attempting to disarm a police officer a felony driving offense under the influence-secon- d a misdemeanor and obstructing a police officer after a brief chase ended in die suspect allegedly trying to grab the officer’s firearm According to Plreston Police Chief Scott Shaw at around 6:21 pm on March 13 police attempted to pull ls' 1995 black GMC A Logan man was bound over for 'trial Tuesday for allegedly allowing his dog td attack a Loan police officer who was at his home invests gating an asaaulL Birch Nufiier Butterfield was bound over on one charge of felony assault after a prelimm which lit District hearing inary Court Judge Clint S Judkins ruled there was enough probable cause to show Butterfield could have committed the crime Logan police officer Steve Labrum testified liesday that Butterfield let his dog Booige out of the house and the dog bit Labrum on the leg “I still have two scan on my calf” Labrum testified Cache County Attorney ginritV By Mark Randal staff writer By Jason Bargronn rstaff writer' third-degr- and regional news ee ' f Ijimtny for speeding Wood sped lqi aflfer die officer turned his lights on dira attempted to evade police by turning onto a side street The suspect then stopped his car and fled on root near the 400 South block "He was driving and looked in his window and saw the car and what he did was accelerate and blitzed around the corner just to buy enough time so he could bail” Shaw said Shaw said Wood ignored several warnings from the officer over the public announcement system and continued to walk away from die scene before finally stopping and threatening the officer "When he got about 15 feet die sus pect stopped and turned around and looked at die officer and sod Tm going to kick your ass'” Shaw said Slow said Wood refused to obey verbal commands from fee officer to lay down on die ground rad continued issuing threats The officer sprayed Wood with pepper spray and attempted to wrestle hun to die ground In the ensuing melee Shaw said Wood made two attempts to grab the officer’s gun "One attempt he grabbed die officer’s holster” Shaw said "The officer knocked his hand away and hie brought his hand back up again and actually grabbed the grip of the offi-- : cer’s firearm" Officer Tferry Harris eventually was Ibny By Jason Bergreen staff writer A Logan man who admitted to entering a female acquaintance's home last year and raping her was sentenced to up to 5 1 years in prison Tuesday Joe Washington 32 pleaded guilty in December to forcible sex abuse a second-degree felony Washington admitted to entering the woman's home on Jan 15 and engaging in sexual intercourse with Iter pit Washington's attorney Shannon Dernier said during sentencing that his client knew the woman and had engaged in consensual sexual intercourse with her prior to Jan 15 Before entering his guilty plea in December Washington maintained that his sexual contact with the victim on Jan )5 was also consensu- al See DOG on A6 In brief ‘ Logan Business owners discuss downtown El LuceroHeraW Journal USU students Quintin Beazer left Holly Swenson Brian Smedley Theresa Foxley and Eric Coleman went to Washington DC to lobby for children The Logan Downtown Alliance will conduct a town” meeting at 7:30 am on Thursday in the Bullen Crater 43 S Main SL The meeting is open to all prop- erty owners businessmen profes- sionals and other occupants within die historic downtown The historic downtown stretches from 300 North to 200 South encompassing one block east and west of Main “state-of-the-dow- USU for health care By Arrin Brunson staff writer Breakfast will be served For more information call Downtown Manager Bob Marcolese 752-21ext 105 61 Agendas J ' The Logan Municipal Council meets at 8:15 tonight in the Municipal Chambers 255 N Main SL Agenda Rems include: Reporting the new location for Sum- -' mertest2003 Hearing quarterly report from the paries and recreation board Presenting American Red Croas Month Proclamation Hearing ipdate on summer cRizenpro-igra- m Hearing quarterly report from the Cache Valley Center for the Arts Considering budget adjustments Considering the rezone of 13 acres at 1352 LeGrand Street from agricultural to commercial property Considering the annexation of the 44 acres along Hjghway 8991 at apptox- 1850 S 800 West D a potential dark sky ordi- nance 7 The Garden City Planning and Zoning Commlselon wM meet tonight at 7 at the Garden City Office 145 W Center SL Agenda Rems include: Discussing aefuetments to master plan See AGENDAS on A7 Correction Curling lesson will be' March 28 The Cache Valley Stones Society will host a Learn to Curi event for beginners from 5:15 pm to 6:45 pm on Friday March 28 The date was incorrectly printed in a recent issue of The Herald Journal students push for funds Street I "We’ve had some pretty close calls like that” Shaw said "It’s something we constantly have training on We make sure we purchase equipment so that it would be difficult to remove a ' handgun The thought of somebody trying to do that is not a good thing” sentenced to prison for rape I i an officer’s firearm isn’t rare but the incident marked die first time ever in fre-sto- n Logan man Baird argued that Butterfield used die dog as a weapon to cause “serious" harm to the officer Labrum was investigating a fight at Butterfield’s home at about 1 ajn on Jan 27 when the dog allegedly attacked him Butterfield maintains that Booige who is a Labrador bull mix merely miffed the back of the officer’s shoe Booige reportedly got out of the house when Butterfield opened the front door to speak to Labrum However Labrum testified Booige was "barking and growling and being very aggressive" while in the house and that Butterfield let him out on purpose "I assumed the dog was coming after me” he said retriever-dalma-tion-- to subdue Wood without further incident and he handcuffed him as backun units arrived Shaw said Wood had a blood alco-he-fl level of 020 — more than twice the legal limit of 008 allowed in Idaho Wood is being held on $25Q00 bond able “There are children 5 yean of age ami under that are dying all over the world from things that are unheard of in our nation” said Quintin Beazer This Sunset native is one of approximately five Utah State University students who recently visited Washington DC to lobby lawmakers such as Senator Bob Bennett and Senator Orrin Hatch Members of the Student Campaign for Child Survival chapter at USU joined a nationwide effort March 7 through 10 to vie for a $100 million increase in funding far maternal and child health care throughout the world An estimated $30 will cover the costs of infrastructure administration and medication to immunize a child against eight preventable yet deadly illnesses Beazer said Vitamin A deficiency can be treated for four cents a year he said and 15 cents will provide enough antibiotics to cure pneumonia Children who die from dehydration could be saved for $2 with a simple rehydration kit Beazer said and $5 Hitching a ride on the EdRor's note: Staffers’ Comer is an occasional feature giving Herald Journal reporters edtors and photographers a chance to offer a personal perspective on events and other facets of Kfe Today's column is written by stale and government reporter Joe Rowley M over Sasquatch Step aside Yeti Eat your heart out Lodi Ness Monster because here comes Immanuel The likes of some of fee world’s most elusive creatures are quickly being joinedby another urban legend who was just as elusive — at least for nine months — yet seems to have been seen just as much ‘I will purchase 20 mosquito nets treated with repellent that are effective in preventing malaria "There’s no one in the world that wants to see children die like that in other nations” Beazer said “This is not a program where we really have to win people over to our side”' Instead members of the grassroots organization say their goal is to be the voice for underprivileged children throughout the world If you’re not part of the solution you’re part of the problem group members agreed ‘‘I think it’s just a matter of bringing it to their attention” ' said Smithfield resident See KIDS on A7 Dernier said Tuesday that the woman's story “seemed He said the victim had told a girlfriend about the initial sexual intercourse but had urged her friend not to tell police about it d” Dernier went on to call the case “a confusing matter” but said Washington realized he didn't have permission from the woman to engage in sex “He knew and he knows now that he did something wrong” Dernier said “That's why he hasn't withdrawn his plea and that's why he wants to be sen- tenced now” Washington didn't address the court during sentencing Cache County Chief Deputy Attorney Don Linton called the sex offense a serious and violent crime He said Washington deserved to be sent to prison First District Court Judge Thomas Willmore agreed and sentenced Washington to one to 15 years in prison Willmore also fined Washington $10000 and ordered him to enter drug and alcohol and sexual behavior counseling in prison saw Immanuel’ bandwagon People are coming out of the woodwork By late afternoon last Wednesday television news media had already found and interviewed a Salt Lake City man that had interacted with Immanuel and his two female companions The man had even let them stay in his home for a few days He said he had no idea at fee time who fee group would turn out to be Later thatnight one television station released what they believed to be-photo of Elizabeth wife a Immanuel and his wife Wanda Barzee at a party Enter fee memories As long as fee bandwagon is passing by I’m going to climb on too Once I saw that photo the distinct image of a man in white robes a long beard and a very unique White hat came back to me I don’t know if it was for real or if I’m just going along wife the crowd but I think I saw Immanuel in Salt Lake City one day too However the victim told police that she went to bed at 9:30 pm Jan 1 5 and when she woke up at 11 :30 pm Washington was in her bed on top of her According to police she told him to leave 1 spent the summer working at the Deseret News downtown on 100 South It must have been sometime late in the summer when I was sitting at fee intersection of 100 South and State Street waiting to turn left and begin the two-hodrive home That’s when the man in the robes crossed fee street right in front of me I don’t remember how many women he had wife him but I do remember thinking that it was an odd sight Not only did the clothes make an impression on me but so did the way his companions fol- lowed two steps behind him who has an My father-in-la- w office on State Street at 7200 South said he has sera Immanuel and one female companion walking near his office Now the media have released another photo of the man taken on the streets of Salt Lake from sometime before Elizabeth's abduction How close we all were to returning Elizabeth to her family and receiving feat $250000 reward and we didn't even know it It’s amazing how someone so conspicuous can hide so well — or how someone so elusive could have been seen so many times It's just like UFOs in the night sky or the Bear Lake Monster which may or may ur notexist ‘ With all the reports of Immanuel sightings arid with new photos crop- ping up you better hurry and search your memory for when you may have seen Immanuel Search your negatives and home videos for blurry images feat may or may not be Eliz- abefe Smart and make sure you establish your story now because soon the bandwagon is going to be foil I know I have my story I |