SEVERAL PERSONS CONVICTED FOR CRIMINAL TRESPASS FOLLOWING OSP INVESTIGATION
Posted: February 8th, 2010 5:17 PM
Seven people who were found illegally operating their All Terrain Vehicles (ATVs) on Longview Timber Company during archery season near Silverton in September 2009 have pled guilty in Marion County Justice Court.
In September 2009 an Oregon State Police (OSP) Fish & Wildlife Division trooper responded to complaints from archery hunters regarding a group of five people operating ATVs on Longview Timber property. The operation of ATVs on Longview Timber property is prohibited year round. The complainant confronted the riders and told them they were not allowed to ride their ATVs on the property. The five people ignored the warning and continued on their way. The trooper located the group approximately seven miles from the nearest locked gate. There were signs outlining the restrictions that the riders had driven past. The group had driven around a locked gate. Members of the group indicated that they didn't think it was a big deal because they were on gravel roads.
The following five defendants pled guilty to Criminal Trespass – 2nd Degree:
JAMES CULVER, age 49, Stayton, OR
RICHARD FRERES, age 32, Stayton, OR
CHAD HAFNER, age 33, Stayton, OR
THEODORE HAFNER, age 56, Stayton, OR
JACOB TOEPFER, age 32, Sublimity, OR
Each of the defendants was ordered to pay:
Court Fees $167
Fine $250
Restitution to Longview Timber $500
Personnel from Longview Timber Company were at the court appearance. They served the five defendants with notice that they are not allowed on Longview Timber Company property for five years.
Six days later, the trooper was patrolling the same area. The trooper heard ATVs approaching his location. He waited and then observed two ATV's. The riders told the trooper that a contractor had opened the gate and let them into the property. The trooper located the contractor, who told the trooper a totally different story. The contractor was leaving the property and met the riders at the gate. He had told the two riders that they were not allowed to ride their ATVs on the property. When the contractor opened the gate to leave, the two riders squeezed by him through the gate, and continued on.
The following 2 defendants pled guilty to Criminal Trespass – 2nd Degree:
CHRIS SCHUMACHER, age 53, Aumsville, OR
SHEILA ROGERS, age 46, Silverton, OR
Each of the defendants was ordered to pay:
Court Fees $167
Fine $250
Restitution to Longview Timber $500
Personnel from Longview Timber Company were at the court appearance. They served Ms. Rogers and Mr. Schumacher with notice they are not allowed on Longview Timber Company property for lifetime.
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Sergeant Mari Chambers
Salem Fish & Wildlife Division
Phone: 503-934-0322
Secondary Contact:
Sergeant Julie Wilcox
Acting Public Information Officer
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