Emigrant Lake arson suspect pleads “not guilty”

Aram Seamus Crow Hampson – Charges: DUII, Theft by Receiving, (2) Warrants. Summary: On Saturday, September 12, 2020 at approximately 02:00am, JCSO Deputies conducted a traffic stop near the 3000 block of Coleman Creek Road. The vehicle was in operation by Aram Seamus Crow Hampson. Hampson was found to have multiple felony warrants out of Jackson and Marion County. Hampson also had possession of a firearm and stolen property. Hampson was lodged for DUII, Theft by Receiving, and his warrants. Hampson’s vehicle was impounded for DWS and no insurance.

Calvielli, Edward 07/28/1978 – Charges: Menacing – Summary: On Wednesday, September 9, 2020, Calvielli was report as a possible looter in the area of the fire. When confronted by the caller, Calvielli reportedly pulled a knife on him. After investigation Calvielli was cited and released for menacing. Open investigation, no suspect information at this time. Summary: Crown Market in Talent reports a burglary to the business.

Osborne, Coby 08/30/1985 – Charges: Attempted Elude in a Vehicle, Misdemeanor warrant FTA – DUII. – Summary: Officers initiated a traffic stop. The driver, Osborne, attempted to elude the officers in his vehicle. He was eventually taken into custody after a 5-minute pursuit.

Arrested: Jason Gibbs 6/10/86- Burg 1 (2 counts) Theft 1 (2 counts)

Cameryn Geiger 4/24/91 – Felony Probation Violation warrant, Burg 1 (2 counts) Theft 1 (2 counts)

Manuel Parks 11/8/76 – (2) Felony Probation Violation warrants, Burg 1 (2 counts), Theft 1 (2 counts)

Headrick, Christopher 6/28/79 – PCS/Meth- misdemeanor (PC-new charge), Theft 3 (2 counts)(Muni-new charge)

Smith, Kevin P. 1/2/90 – Parole Violation Warrant – Summary: On Saturday, September 12, 2020 at approximately 07:00, Medford Officers were on extra patrol in the Level 3 Evacuation area near the 3000 block of S Pacific Highway. Medford Officers discovered residences that appeared to have been burglarized. Nearby on the Greenway, they located suspected stashes of stolen property in bushes. Later, Medford Officers located four males with warrants returning to the stash sites. All were lodged in the Jackson County Jail. The investigation revealed an additional suspect. Consent to search their camps on the Greenway resulted in addition recovered stolen property.

Kraft, Joshua E 04/28/1988 – Charges: Trespass 1, Disorderly Conduct II, Resisting Arrest – Summary: Kraft used a hole in a fence to pass from the Bear Creek Greenway into the Medford Mobile Estates. When contacted by Officers he attempted to shove past them. Kraft resisted arrested but was eventually taken into custody and lodged in the Jackson County Jail. Lee, Gordon A. 02/23/2001 – Charges: DUII – Summary: An OSP Trooper made a traffic stop where the driver was found to be impaired. Arrested for DUII. Breath test refused.

Walch, Rebeca Elizabeth, 33 – Charges: Throwing Burning material – Summary: A Trooper witnessed the suspect throwing burning material, a lit cigarette, from her vehicle.

Macinnes, Devin, 26 – DUII, Controlled substance – Contacted after complaints of a hazard vehicle parked in the lane of travel on I5. Driver contacted and slumped over the wheel. Consented to SFST’s and performed poorly. Lodged at the Jackson County Jail. Consented to breath test but refused to provide a urine sample.

Champion, Christina K, 40 – DUII – OSP responded to a singe vehicle crash. Upon investigation driver was transported to the hospital, where she was found to have a BAC of .10. Driver cited and released for DUII and careless driving.

Campbell, Jennifer Teresa, 45 – DUII – Reckless Endangering of Highway Workers, Attempt to elude, Reckless Endangering a person – Summary: Vehicle approached a traffic control point to gain access to level 3 evacuation area. Trooper told driver she could not enter, at which time she forced her way through the roadblock in the wrong direction. OSP attempted to stop the vehicle and driver attempted to flee. Indicators of impairment were observed and she denied to perform SFST’s. She was arrested for listed charges. Obenchain Fire Arrests

Ricky Lee Davis (06/27/81) & Christopher Stegeman (12/02/87) – Charges: Davis lodged for Burg 1, Theft 1, Carrying concealed firearm, felon in possession of a firearm, and a Parole/Pro violation. Stegeman lodged for Burg 1, Theft 1. Summary: On Friday, September 11, 2020 at approximately 06:30am, several JCSO units responded to the area of Rogue River Dr. and Highway 62 for a report of two suspicious males on foot in the area walking through town. Additional callers reported a suspicious vehicle with a truck bed full of property. They were later located by EPPD at Walmart with a truck load of stolen items. Davis (a convicted felon) was carrying at .38 revolver concealed on his hip. The truck was seized for a search warrant.

Katrina Lathrop & Reed Tardif – Charges: Lathrop – Burg 1, Theft 1 – Tardif – Burg 1, Theft 1 – Summary: On Thursday, September 10, 2020 at approximately 11:30am, JCSO Deputies were flagged down regarding a possible looting situation. After the suspects fled the immediate area, JCSO Deputies intercepted them and recovered property attempting to be hid in the bushes. Both suspects were lodged for Burglary 1 and Theft 1.

Padyn Dineen – Charges: Aggravated Theft 1 and Burglary 2 – Summary: On Saturday, September 12, 2020 at approximately 07:00am, JCSO Deputies responded to multiple reports of a suspicious male on a quad traveling at a high rate of speed. JCSO Deputies located the quad and discovered it to be stolen from an evacuated residence. Dineen was later arrested on probable cause.

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Unfortunately Palmer is the only one left.

Unfortunately Palmer is the only one left.

Huh?

David Palmer was gone after SD's first album as Fagen took over all of the lead vocals.

Not sure of he's still alive but Fagen is still among the living as is many of the "band members" aka A-list studio musicians including Denny Dias and "Skunk" Baxter from the original "group".

Oooops.....I thought I was replying to a Steely Dan thread referencing David Palmer.

Sorry; but no Facebook for me.

The lady in this story/link lost her home in the Sonoma fire 3 years ago.

She and similar survivors have been fighting the county and insurance companies since then.

https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news/sonoma-county-fire-survivors-embrace-roles-as-guides-and-counselors-to-late/?ref=TSM

They might be a good source for info, help and what to and not do with insurance companies.

Dave

Thank you Dave.

Thank you

Did you get burned out?

I thought his name was Climate Change

“Did you get burned out?”

Yes, everything.

Oh no. I am so sorry. Do you have housing until you can restore what you’ve lost?

You are in my prayers, AuntB

Thank you so much.

The generosity and kindness by all you Freepers has been amazing and so appreciated. Thank you all.

“Do you have housing until you can restore what you’ve lost?”

No, still nothing for most of us. There are no rentals or houses for sale. No Fema trailers like the floods. One full shelter. Nothing. I’m 3 hours away, and would love to get back. But there’s no where except buy a motel every night and few of them. I’m with a friend for now.

The man who insisted I live with him instead of staying near my town decided he wasn’t in love after he realized I wouldn’t get a huge insurance settlement and kicked me out a couple days before Thanksgiving. I wandered I 5 sick with pancreatitis, weigh 90 lbs. Thanks to freepers I was able to pay for aotel and not have to beg for a place to sleep every night. I bought an old mobile home and am in process of trying to furnish and repair it to livable. I miss my beautiful home. The day the deal closed, the county and FEMA finally got RVs for us! I couldn’t wait...I was dying and terrified. Most of my money and things I bought had to be left behind... There wasn’t a storage unit open from Eugene to Redding, Ca. Welcome to the new normal. Thank you all so much. I don’t have a computer and won’t be getting internet. Time to just stop. I’m done with this Life. It’s just too much.

Do not spend $ on go fund me. They shut off fundraiser for fire victims stating it was not a legitimate cause..

Update and testimony to Oregon Legislature tomorrow.

Oregon State Rep. Lily Morgan, 3rd District
Grants Pass, Oregon
Feb. 8, 2021
Dear Rep. Morgan,
My name is Billie S. Nix, female, age 73. My home was in Phoenix, Oregon, destroyed by the Alameda Fire, FEMA disaster # 4562 on Sept. 8, 2020.
You asked for testimony regarding the impact of those wildfires. Though I am unable to travel, I hope this written statement will be considered. I now find myself a resident of your district in Grants Pass. I am trying to go back to my home of 70 years in the Medford area. I led a simple life, disabled with TBI, a badly healed crushed pelvis, COPD, bad mesh implants, PTSD and more for many years, mostly at home alone for 25 years without family with Bugs the Cat, my crafts and family heirlooms. I have a 22 year old car with only 80,000 miles... I didn’t get out much. My world was small and simple. A good share of those miles has been the last 5 months spent living in the car or in strange scary places, disgusting motels or driving the I-5 corridor searching for a safe place to sleep or storage to put the few things I had to buy. Nothing has been available to buy, rent or store. When something pops up, hundreds are vying for it.
We got NO warning of the coming flames. A relative from No. Calif called to tell me it was coming! I ran door to door to warn my neighbors, an elderly MH park. Most laughed at me. The media was mute! I couldn’t even find out anything from 911. We weren’t evacuated, we ran. I had no time to gather any of those precious remains of my ancestors and loved ones, jewelry, hundreds of thousands of $ in jewelry, gold and was too exhausted from smoke to load my car with more than my cat, the only living thing left of 73 years of life, a purse and a cell phone I didn’t know how to use. I drove west until I was out of the traffic, stopped on a hilltop and looked back at Phoenix, Talent, realizing that I wasn’t just evacuating for a couple of days and worried about looters. I knew it was all gone. I had no idea where to go. The freeways were closed. I drove a back road to Rogue River where I bought cat litter, parked at a grocery store parking lot and tried to get news. Nothing... the same thing on radio ALL day...”There was a one structure fire in Ashland this morning, fully contained”. No one I knew, knew anything. The rumors were rampant. The smoke was thick and it was still 100 degrees. I didn’t have a toothbrush. This old broken body isn’t made to sleep in a car. There were no motels for days.
The next day I was informed my home was gone. The entire community was gone. I had a few invitations from old single men, the only ones willing to take the cat too... And I will NOT let go of the only face I recognize, the only connection to my life, even though it’s only a cat! So I picked the least frightening of them and landed in Lane County. Then I got the news on my insurance, which I thought was adequate. In my confusion, I had in error increased the coverage 2 years before on another piece of real estate for a relative, not my own. My beautiful, remodeled home that I put $ 70,000 into was insured for $23,000. Then the State took a portion of that for taxes. That house would now sell any where in Jackson County for $140,000. Yes, we are being gouged by a greedy, sellers market. Prices have more than doubled in 5 months on ‘affordable’ manufactured housing. Park prices have gone up as well. There’s no where in my home town to come home to, and that is hard to accept much less adjust to... old, can’t see, constantly driving in a strange town with anxiety every time I have to get behind a wheel. No internet... Spectrum is the only one without a contract... no permanent address...I had Spectrum in Phonix, paid ahead 2 months as I ALWAYS have all my bills...they refused to shut off service when I called them 2 days after the fire for a refund. Now they have turned me to collections for non payment. I can’t even hire an attorney, they’re all too busy with Covid.
The fire was the least of the trauma. It’s the every day horror of people capable of the lowest form of humanity. FEMA told us they would clear the burned rented sites at no cost to us tenants, but the owner of Greenway Village, my park, refuses to wait. His lawyer wrote demanding $5,900 immediately or I would be sued to pay the privite contrator he hired. I didn’t hire that contractor. I gave right of way to FEMA, at no cost to me. But lawyers don’t have time for old fire refugees. My credit, PERFECT credit.... NEVER a late payment in my life, never a traffic ticket, suit or bad check. EVER. ... is now ruined. I won’t be able to rent, or rent a space or even buy an old trailer. When I moved in we paid first and Last months rent...$335.. many years ago... Greenway also refuses to refund that which they are contracted to at end of space rent! They owe me money.
My family was NEVER on welfare! I paid off my families student loans! I was a good citizen. I worked hard to earn that perfect credit, but someone thinks they deserve part of that $21,000 more than I do. And they’ll get it, because I can’t fight everyone and stay alive too.
When I was in Lane county, the door was slammed in my face like I was an alien because “You are in the wrong county!! Wrong disaster #!. BYE!” Over and over. Red Cross said I had to go to Medford. I was sick, couldn’t drive and couldn’t go to a doctor covered by insurance... because Medicare advantage is by COUNTY and I had to go to Medford! Every day is a new, unexpected humiliating blow.
Some agencies and non profits try. Some just cause more confusion and heartache. For the most part they just give out each other’s phone numbers. And ask silly questions no one has an answer for. I have 3 notebooks full of them and STILL have never been able to register with Red Cross. Shortly before Thanksgiving, with pancreatitus, the man I was living with had used and worked me nearly to death, gone through my money, so I packed my car, leaving most behind and headed to Medford. When I got to the Expo, FEMA and Red Cross had closed up THAT day. I won’t discribe the next 3 weeks of sometimes begging on my hands and knees for help lifting or a place to sleep, once sneaking away in the middle of a rainy night on a mountain in Glendale, Oregon. I paid $25 for a place with no toilet. I was terrified and mauled and no woman should have to go through what I did!
Each place I was forced to leave more behind. GoFund me cut me and several fire victims off quickly as ‘not a legitimate cause’...... Every day I was made to feel as if I had done something terrible. Criminals are treated better by law! Finally one motel in Grants pass would take a cat. Horrible dirty, full of gang bangers and quarter mile walk to the office with ice. No microwave or fridge. $60 per night. Savings go fast at that rate. It was warm. It was never safe. Thanksgiving day I drove into Grants Pass exhausted after finally finding storage in Glendale Oregon. The ONLY one on i5! I cannot see in the dark, so walked to Jack in the Box next door. Our governor had just issued a new no go inside a restraunt order, so I was turned away at the door. So I got in line behind half dozen cars in the rain. When I got to the speaker, I was informed that I had to be in a car. I just turned and cried. I coudn’t go on. Finally a man in a car offered to order for me. I was so hungry, had no chance all day to eat and down to 89 lbs. Most just looked at me with disdain assuming I was a vagrant. I have owned my own home since I was 18. But not this ‘Thanksgiving’. As I stood in the rain walking back, afraid, in the dark, I thought of my mother’s silver daffodil silver service that was always at our lace covered Thanksgiving table and only finding burned pieces of it in the ruins. And I said thank you, that none of those good people could see what I had become.
I didn’t think a human could sink lower or meet more mean people than this, but I had not yet seen the depths of disgusting behaviour. And it’s not over. Everyone I hire, sees me as a target, bait for insurance money and intimidation. I’m so traumatized I cannot communicate verbally without crying and becoming terrififed. I have an axiety attack every time this cell phone rings. It’s never good news or a friendly voice. The mailbox is a thing of horrorl I went to the doctor for meds to calm my heart and confused brain down... they almost killed me. I’m sick.
And there is no where to live and heal and start over. I am supposed to be out of here in 3 weeks. I can’t find anywhere to go. A 50 year old mobile, worth $20,000 is going for $90,000. And worse. None of us have the money to do this! We must have safe housing. Please. We deserve to die in our hometowns, not out here afraid among strangers. I am not asking for a handout. I have savings, though inadequate in this inflated market. We must have reasonable, safe housing comparable to what we had or at least reasonable temporary housing.
Thank you,

Billie S. Nix
Grants pass, Oregon, previously Phoenix, Or. 97535

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Aunt B has an update on Post 39.