15-Year-Old Arraigned In Juvenile Court On Eagle Creek Fire Charges

A fifteen-year-old boy has been arraigned on a juvenile court petition in Hood River County on charges related to the Eagle Creek Fire.  According to a statement released Thursday by the Oregon State Police of behalf of the Hood River County District Attorney’s Office, legal proceeding in the case have commenced in Hood River County Circuit Court.  Allegations include acts of reckless burning, depositing burning materials on forest lands, unlawful possession of fireworks, criminal mischief and recklessly endangering other persons.  The charging petition was filed by the Hood River County Juvenile Department at the direction of Hood River County District Attorney John Sewell.  Although extensive damage caused by the wildfire occurred in both Hood River and Multnomah counties, Oregon’s juvenile code dictates that legal proceedings be commenced in the county where the illegal act originally occurred, which is Hood River County.   According to the statement, the District Attorney’s office, the Oregon State Police and the Hood River County Juvenile Department will have no further comment until the case has been resolved.

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