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2A V/EDNESDAY, AUG. 13 1997 LOCAL BATTLE CREEK ENQUIRER -j* •l« NEWS OF RECORD MICHIGAN LOTTERY TUESDAY • Midday Priy gaiwe; 808 • Midday DoMy 4; 6345 • Doily lottery; 260 • D d M : 6497 •Cosh 5:1,13, 24 f 25,27 • Keno (match 6 of 10 to win): 3,8,9,13,17, 21, 23, 29,33,34,38, 43,44,46,48, 49, 53, 55,60,71,79, 80 SATURDAY • Midday Daily Bfline; 234 • Midday Da3y 4:0058 • Daily game; 873 • Dally 4; 5639 •Lotto: 8, 36, 37,41,44,48 Tonight's Lotto jackpot is worth at least S2.9 million. POLICE AND FIRE FOUR INJURED: Four people were injured in a three-car accident on East Columbia Avenue and M-66 about 2:20 p.m. Monday. A 13- month-old child was in serious con- dition and was transported to Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo, police said. The other three injured persons were treated and released from Battle Creek Health Systems. The child was in a car seat in the back of a car when the accident happened. BASEBALL STREAKER: A 23-year-old Kalamazoo man was arrested for trespassing after he allegedly streaked naked across the outfield at CO. Brown Stadium during a Battle Cats game about 3:40 p.m. Sunday. A security guard detained the man, who police said had been drinking and had come to the game with about 13 friends. Battle Cats General Manager Jerry Burkot told the man to leave and t4 to never come back to Bailey Park and attend a Battle Cats game," police said. Police have submitted details of the case to the Calhoun County Prosecuting Attorneys office and they are seeking an indecent expo- sure warrant. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: Battle Creek police investigated the following do- mestic violence complaints. • A 33-year-old Battle Creek man was arrested on a charge of spouse abuse about 1:30 p.m. Monday after his girlfriend, 29, told police he pushed her at their home in the 23000 block of Wabascon Road. • *A 35-year-old Battle Creek man was-arrested on a charge of spouse abuse about 12:30 a.m. Monday in the 100 block of Hanover Street af- ter his 33-year-old sister told police he assaulted her. • A 44-year-old Battle Creek man was arrested on a charge of spouse abuse after his wife, 36, told police he tried to choke her and threw a brick at her about 3 a.m. Monday in the first block of Horton Street. • A 26-year-old Battle Creek man was arrested on a charge of spouse abuge about 1 a.m. Monday after his live-in girlfriend, 19, told police he pushed her into a wall. • A 38-year-old Battle Creek man was arrested on a charge of spouse abuse about 6 p.m. Monday after his brother, 45, told police he pushed his chest and knocked him to the floor at a home in the 1400 block of Capital Avenue Northeast. • A felonious assault warrant is being sought against a 30-year-old Battle Creek man after his wife, 46, told police that he threw a chair at her and pushed her against a wall about 9:30 p.m. Tuesday in the first blockfrCEmerald Avenue. • Spouse-abuse warrants have been issued against two Battle Creek men, ages 21 and 22, after a 17-year-old Battle Creek girl told po- lice she had been beaten up by the men who are friends of her family. THEFTS: (Values in parentheses.) • Winding Way, 200 block: Radar de- tector, compact disc player, other items ($600) from car. • Stringham Road, first block: Tape player, com- pact disc changer, other car sound equipment ($675). • West Michigan Avenue, 2400 block: Car stereo ($400). • Speed's Koffee Shop, 760 Capital Ave., N.E.: Food ($7). • Meijer Inc., 2177 W. Columbia Ave: Merchandise ($26.99). • North Avenue, 400 block: Wallet ($20). • Sears, 5575 Beckley Road: Clothes ($63.99). • Main Street first block: Two car stereos ($400). • Davis Oil, 890 E. Emmett St: Gas ($8). • Capital Avenue Southwest, 200 block: Purse ($60). • Capital Avenue Northeast, 1400 block: Purse ($20). • West Michigan Avenue, 3700 block: Wallet ($1). • Target 5700 Beckley Road: Merchandise ($36.33). • Debra Drive, 200 block: Compact discs ($180). • Ardmoor Drive, 100 block: Pizza ($12.52). # Irving Park Drive, first block: Car stereo ($320). Beckley Road, 5300 block: Radio, clothes, other items ($390). • Meijer Inc., 2177 W. Columbia Ave: Merchandise ($35.66). • Hamilton Street 3000 box: Mailbox ($30). • Capital Avenue Southwest, 200 block: Purse ($100). • Highland Avenue, first block: Stereo ($25). • East Territorial Road, first block: Stereo ($1300). • Fair view Avenue, 100 block: Stereo ($205). • Taft Court 200 block: Stereo, jewelry, condoms ($65). • Collier Avenue, 23000 block: Mailbox ($20). VANDALISM: South Wabash Avenue, first block: Fence ($800). •Upton Avenue and Angell Street Car ($15). • Eastwood Drive, 200 block: Truck ($200). # East Emmett Street 800 block: Car win- dow ($400). • North Bedford Road, 200 block: Building window ($250). • Jacaranda Drive, 100 block: Home window ($100). • Jericho Road, first block: Car body ($200). • West Michigan Avenue, 1300 block: Car dented ($100). • Watkins Road, 200 block: Car win- dow ($150). BIRTHS BATTLE CREEK HEALTH SYSTEM • Jeff and Tonya Everhart, Battle Creek, a girl. Bailey, Aug. 4,1997. • Thomas and Amy Clark, Battle Creek, a girl, Aug. 7,1997. • Jennifer Simmons, Battle Creek, a girl, Aug. 8,1997. • April Wilson, Battle Creek, a girl, Aug. 9,1997. • Jennifer Halsey, Battle Creek, a girl, Aug. 10,1997. • Nicole and Gregg Eberhard, a son, Aug. 10,1997. • Tina Colburn, Battle Creek, a son, Aug. 10,1997. • Karen and Willie Humphrey, a son, Aug. 10,1997. • Chad and Stephanie Kubasiak, a daughter, Aug. 10,1997. 0AKLAWN HOSPITAL, MARSHALL • Mark Glenn and Kathryn Jinks, Marshall, a daughter, Haley Elizabeth, Aug. 9,1997. • Scott and Cammi Wing, Bellevue, a son, Austin Scott, Aug. 8,1997. • Mark Glenn and Kathryn Jinks, Marshall, a daughter, Haley Elizabeth, Aug. 9,1997. • Scott and Cammi Wing, Bellevue, a son, Austin Scott, Aug. 8,1997. PENNOCK HOSPITAL • Timothy and Nancy Hall, Hastings, a son, Timothy John, Aug. 4, 1997. • Cliff and Minnie Clouse, Middleville, a daughter, Brenda Kay, Aug. 5, 1997. • Robert and Amanda Kerley, Hastings, a daughter, Caitlan Elaine, Aug. 5,1997. • Scott and Melanie Smith, Hastings, a daughter, Victoria Ann, Aug. 8,1997. • Jeff Tobias and Kathy Rollins, Hastings, a son. Gunner Joe, Aug. 5, 1997. • Dale and Kay Bursley, Woodland, a daughter, Adrianna Marie, Aug. 4, 1997. • Eric and Kristy Hoffman, Lake Odessa, a son, Aug. 2,1997. SENTENCINGS Sentenced recently by Circuit Court Judge Conrad J. SindL • Eugene Phillip Wilson, 21, 87 Sharon St., pleaded guilty to home invasion - second degree; sentenced to 6 to 15 years maxi- mum, 379 days credited, to run con- current with current sentence, $60 crime victims fee, $2,100 in restitu- tion as a condition of parole. • Carrie Rae O'Donnell, 22, 52 5. 26th St, pleaded no contest to possession with intent to deliver co- caine less than 50 grams; sentenced to 14 months to 20 years maximum in jail, 132 days credited, $60 crime victims fee, $150 forensic fee, and approval for Boot Camp Program. • George Lloyd Chase, 25,105 Battle Creek, Battle Creek, pleaded guilty to arson of a dwelling house; sentenced to a minimum of five years and a maximum of 20 years in prison, and shall pay $60 assessment for the Crime Victim Rights Fund. • Brian Albert Smith, 48, 149 Oaklawn, Battle Creek, pleaded no contest to attempted larceny by con- version over $100; $100 fine, $1,000 costs, $800 restitution, $60 crime victim, $720 other, $375 attorney fees, submit to psychological coun- seling as directed by probation agent 36 months probation. • Amanda M. Lentz, 18, 5443 Meredith St, Portage, pleaded no contest to attempted breaking and entering a building with intent $100 fine, $1,000 costs, $249 restitution, $60 crime victim, $720 other, $375 attorney fees, must complete high school or GED. •Curtis Tyrone Dean, 35, 615 Grandview, (NU)2, Albion, pleaded no contest to resisting and obstruct- ing a police officer, sentenced to six months in jail with 67 days credited, $100 fine, $1,000 costs, $720 super- vision fees, $60 crime victim, $375 attorney fee, probation for 36 months; defendant must be as- sessed by C.D.R and complete rec- ommended treatment, not be employed by any establishment as a bartender/selling alcohol, not have alcohol, controlled substances or paraphenalia or be in the presence of those in possession, subject to random drug/alcohol testing. Bander takes bird interest higher .•t < MATTHEW WILUAMS Associated press MARQUETTE - Wading through leech-infested ponds, climbing rick- ety, guano-covered trees, and dodging projectile bird poop is how Gregg Baldwin enjoys spending his week- ends. Baldwin, of Marquette, is a volun- teer bird bander for the Biological Resources Division of the U.S. Geological Survey. Attaching nearly weightless, aluminum bands to birds' legs is a way for him to take his or- nithological interests to a new height M I enjoy getting out in nature and identifying birds; I got to the point where I could ID them by call," Baldwin said. "But I felt kind of stale- mated. "Banding gave me a renewed inter- est It helped me take it to another level." Baldwin, who works for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service doing lam- prey control, has banded birds on his own time for 15 years. The data he and other banders across the conti- nent gather helps scientists to deter- mine the migration patterns, survival rate and behavior of birds. He catches most of the birds in traps similar to the old box-propped- up-with-a-stick many children use to capture rabbits or squirrels. But ASSOCIATED PRESS Gregg Baldwin, of Marquette, checks the condition of a purple finch be- fore banding the bird. He is one of the few Upper Peninsula residents with a bird banding permit Baldwin's traps are oversized plexi- glass boxes with a hinged side. Sunflower seeds or other bait lines the floor of thee boxes and a twig props up the hinged side. A twitch of Truckers hid drugs in trailer's plywood the string attached to the twig and the door drops shut Baldwin then grabs the bird, checks and records the species, gender and age. He attaches a numbered band, OUR COMMUNITIES • opens his palm and off it goes. The en- tire process takes minutes. He's convinced handling the birds doesn't damage them. "I wouldn't band if I thought I was causing them undue stress," Baldwin said. "On the few occasions when a (trapped) bird looks like ifs freaking out I just let it go. M Many birds will return to the trap," time and time again, within minutes of being released, he said. "Either they're really dumb, or the banding (process) isn't that stressful," Baldwin said. Besides marking trapped birds, Baldwin bands hatchlings in nesting boxes — a project that requires expe- rience and daily monitoring. "If you get them too young, the par-, ents will abandon them," Baldwin said. "If you wait too long, you may. (scare) them out of the nest before, they're ready." For example, bluebird babies should be banded when 7 days old.- They leave the nest by 12 days, he said. Anyone who finds a dead bird with a band on its leg should report the bird and the number on the band by calling 800-327-BAND. Since the: banding program began in 1923, 56 million birds have been banded; 3 mil- lion have been recovered. DRUGS, from 1A JUAREZ CONNECTION Officials with the U.S. Justice Department and the U.S. District Attorney's office said the seven Michigan men were truck drivers who shipped tons of cocaine for the Amado Carrillo Fuentes organization, based in Juerez, Mexico. The officials said Fuentes headed one of the world's most successful drug operations until his death last month while reportedly undergoing wholesale plastic surgery and liposuc- tion. How the men got involved with the Juarez-based cartel, however, Shekmer would not say. "Our guys are truck drivers. They were not involved in thp distribution." Malinkowski, son of Marshall schoolteacher John R. Malinkowski Sr., received a license to do business under the name of Prestige Transportation out of his father's Marshall home in March, Calhoun County Clerk records show. Officials accuse the seven men of picking up cocaine on the U.S. side of the Mexican border and shipping it hidden in false plywood compart- ments and the roofs of semi-trailer trucks to destinations - including New York City, Chicago and Los Angeles. DISBELIEVING NEIGHBORS But those who knew the local men said they could not believe they would be involved with a drug cartel. "They were all hard workers," said Homer resident Alex Salow, who lived next door to the family-owned shop where the elder Wright worked as a mechanic. "They'd pound a hammer, skin a knuckle ... You'd never hear a four- letter word out of them." The shop recently opened on M-60 less than a block from the Homer Police Station. It was raided by FBI agents Monday. 'To see that happen to people that are hard workers, it just breaks your heart" said Salow's wife Bernice. County Clerk records show a man listed as Ervin Wright bought nearly $350,000 in land in nine plots through- out Calhoun County since November 1996. Three of the plots, totaling more than $230,000, were purchased from a company identified as Progressive Land Development Inc. The records show a Michael R Bye signed off on the purchases as president of the company. Battle Creek Attorney Mark Witkowski, president of Progressive Group and Bye's former boss, said he found Bye's involvement in the sting hard to believe. STING DETAILS • CHARGED LOCALLY: Arrested at a Kalamazoo truck stop were Ervin J. Wright Sr., 47, of Homer; ami Douglas R. Blanchard, 24, and John R. Malinowski, 26, both of Marshall. Also arrested were Michael R. Bye, 33, of Battle Creek; Wrighfs son, Ervin J. Wright Jr., of Homer; Robert H. Heifer, 59, of Marshall; and Jomes D. DeBoe, 32, of darklake. DeBoe was arrested in CaKfomia and is being held in the Los Angeles area. The other six are being held in the Newaygo County Jail. Those among the six who get attorneys in time will be ar- raigned Thursday in U.S. district court in THE ACCUSATIONS: Federal offi dob say the Michigan men were truck drivers who shipped tons of cocaine for the Mexico-based Amado Carrtto - fuentes organization. Thev picked up co- caine on the U.S. side of the Mexicarr: that included New York Gty, Chicago and Los Angeles. All seven men were indicted by a federaI grand jury, charging them with conspiracy and distribution of more than 6 tons of cocaine between December 1994 and April 1997. The three at the truck stop were also indided in a second caseforconspiring to pos- sess with intent to distribute in excess of 660 pounds of cocaine between March and July of this year. • THE NATIONAL STING: Two sep- arate federal undercover operations re- sulted in 90 arrests in nine U.S. cities. The combined haul: 11.4 tons of co- caine, 6.4 tons of marijuana and $18.4 million. "To be quite honest I don't think he was smart enough," said Witkowski, who said he hasn't heard from Bye since October. "I think they will find that his in- volvement, if anything, was tangen- tial." Calhoun County Court records show a long list of mainly misde- meanor convictions for both Bye and Malinkowski. None involved drugs. "He was just involved in petty garbage," Witkowski said of Bye. Shekmer said she expects more ar- rests of Michigan residents allegedly connected to the organization. "These were the major U.S. subdivi- sions of (Carillo's) drug network." Staff writer Ed Deane and The Associated Press also contributed to this report. Jury says caretaker guilty in fatal beating GUILTY, from 1A in a dispute over her use of his money. Wallace had argued that Zachary hit Rogers in the head with a pipe, which police had recovered in a pond behind the house. . Keys to Rogers' house also were found in a pond behind his house. Zachary's thumbprint was found on Rogers' belt Her shoeprint was found on broken glass from a rear sliding door in his house. Defense Attorney John Hofman had tried to show the jury his clienf s good character and argued that she is inno- cent He had argued Zachary's thumb- print could have been put on the belt at any time because she bought it for him and sometimes laid out his clothes. He had said her shoeprint could have been placed on the glass when Zachary was doing laundry and carry- ing clothes out of his house. He said she had slid the door open with her foot Zachary did not testify in her own de- fense during the trial. BATTLE CREEK Boy, 16, hospitalized after drive-by shooting A 16-year-old boy is in stable condi- tion at Battle Creek Community Health System after having been shot in the back during a drive-by shooting about 12:45 a.m. today in the first block of Hancock Court The victim, Orlando Lee of Battle Creek, was sitting in a car from which the shots were fired at a home. While one bullet hit the 16-year-old in his back, several were fired at the home and one pierced the front window and lodged in an interior wall, police said. Police are seeking two of Lee's ac- quaintances in connection with the shooting. They said are not ready to tell the media what motivated the incident and will continue their investigation today. Lee was to undergo surgery today, police said. Enter City Hall parking from E. Michigan Ave. Beginning today, the State Street entrance to the City Hall visitor park- ing lot will be closed until construc- tion is completed in late September. Visitors to City Hall can enter and leave the parking lot from East Mich- igan Avenue, city officials said. Visi- tors heading to City Hall on Division Street should follow Michigan Ave nue detour signs. LANSING Rep. Shauer votes for truck safety bill Rep. Mark Schauer, D-Battle Creek, is among state lawmakers who re- cently voted for a bill that would pro- hibit people from riding in the beds of pickup trucks. "Pickup trucks aren't designed for * - human occupancy," Schauer said about the bill, which passed in the * House Transportation Committee. "Riding in a pickup truck bed is risk- * ing your life, every time, plain and • simple." The legislation was introduced af- ter the July 29 crash just east of A K • bion that killed 11 people, including nine children. "Ifs too late to do anything about the tragedy in Jackson County,";' Schauer said. "It's not too late to pre-' vent another tragedy like it from •• claiming more lives." The legislation, sponsored by state • Rep. Deborah Cherry, D-Burton, pro- hibits passengers from riding in ' pickup trucks under most circum- stances. Exceptions are made for pa- .. rade and military and emergency vehicles. . . . . Attempts to attach an amendment;, to the bill to exempt farm vehicles. 4 were rejected. DELTON Housing for seniors to open in February A 22-unit housing project for low-in- come seniors could be ready for oc- cupancy by February now that a $1.28 -" million grant has been approved by the U.S. Department of Housing and , Urban Development ,» . The project sponsored by Delton .: Area Senior Housing, will be built at 435 Scribner St by Fryling Construe-. ^. tion of Grand Rapids. Plans call for a one-story building with a community activities area and • on-site laundry. Network Property Group Inc. of Grand Rapids will man- age the housing. •' • Pre-applications are now being acr < cepted, Delton Area Senior Housing' • President Chuck Monica said. PCB site yields odd frog Associated Press KALAMAZOO - A teen-ager found a frog with five feet along the Kalamazoo River near a former land- fill that has PCB-contaminated soil. Robert Simons, 14, said he found the frog last week in a pond next to the river. "It indicates to me that odd, sciei> tific things are happening in our area," Kalamazoo County Commissioner- Mary Powers said. 'They're happen- ing in a highly polluted area." Battle Creek ENQUIRER Wednesday Aug. 13, 1997 Vol. 100, No. 389 Reader Hotline 966-0681 Reader Fex 964-0299 Sports Hotline 966-0678 We'd like to hear from you. If you have a comment about the news, or our coverage of it, call our 24-hour Reader Hotline. If you have a question about advertising, home delivery or your bills, call us using the numbers below. Executives Ellen Letfeld Publisher 966-2230 Advertising Classified Fax 962-3333 • - •. 964-8242 Classified ads may be placed by phone from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday. 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