More victimization befalls ONAC KM
In the wee hours this morning, the south valley sanctuary of Oklevueha Native American Church Kautantowit's Mecautea was violated when the churches 1997 Land Rover was stolen from the property by a neighbor to the land. President Timothy Timm was contacted by Douglas County Sheriff deputy Hansen notifying Timm of the vehicle having been driven into a brick building by the thief, Seth Jones of Cottage Grove.
The deputy informed Timm that the vehicle was "Totalled" and had been taken to a police impound yard. When asked if Timm had known or authorized Jones to have the vehicle Timm confirmed to the deputy that Jones had in fact stolen the vehicle from the sanctuary while Timm apparently slept. Proof of this is in that Jones had to steal a battery from another neighbors vehicle and bring it up onto the sanctuary property in order to drive it away and intentionally subsequentially into his fathers brick building.
Police told Timm that they had caught Jones in the vehicle, and that after crashing through the building, Jones apparently smashed it backwards into a steel pole of sorts. Timm was not shown any photogaphs of the vehicle nor has he seen it as of this time, all that he reports is that police insist that it is completely totalled.
The surprise twist comes in that Jones has NOT been formally charged for stealing the vehicle, even despite both Timm and church leader Joy Graves insisting that they do. "I have been leaving messages all day instructing they charge Jones with the theft, but keep being told they will have to call me back before they can do so" Graves said "Of coarse they never do... what they Do keep doing however, is illegally tresspassing on our church land, and it's gotten to the point of my having to threaten them with gunfire If they do not stop."
Graves has had nothing but what she describes as "Terroristic harassment and targeting" at the hand and whim of Douglas County Sheriff's officials since establishing the property as church sanctuary land, especially so since establishing it as Oklevueha Native American Church sanctuary land. "Today, after I told their dispatch to keep them Off the land, they returned, this time removing the logging chain from the gate in order to open it so they could drive up" Graves said. "Again I called their dispatch irate demanding that they stay Off the land and also to call me... they have Yet to call me but just a half hour ago again entered onto the property, this time on foot as the gate has since been secured so that it cannot be unchained and opened and beat fists onto the door as if they were a drill sgt. about to bust some private asses, it's bullshit and more importantly than that, it's ILLEGAL - they are unwelcomed onto the property and well know it... they have had tons of phone calls telling them so as well as written complaints, not to mention the FBI reenforcing that position, by gawd I expect them to honor it."
Graves has filed a complaint against the county with the Federal Buraeu of Investigation as well as also one with both the state of Oregon AND the US Department of Justice offices, but she assures that it likely will not stop this victimization as they have gotten so used to getting away with it since 2013 without any repercussion. Graves says they now have 5 complaints filed with the FBI and multiple more filed with multiple agencies and informs us that more will be filed first thing tomorrow including with the state Governor's office "Again" directly. "They pick and choose when where if and for whom they will do their jobs and it is beyond tiring, we are a church founded on our civil rights and we WILL see to it that either they straighten up and do their jobs right as they are paid to do which is to protect and serve or we Will do everything in our power to ensure they redirect their employment coarse to a profession in which they are capeable of properly Doing the job that we the people of the land pay them to do, we will NOT be their victims PERIOD."
As of now, Jones has been charged with Drunk Driving, reckless endangerment, criminal mischief, two countss of endangering a person (by driving Through a Building, a BRICK Building) and failing to perform duties as a driver in an accident which caused property damage (Hit and Run), and Parole Violation but NOT with stealing the vehicle. He is presently being held in the Douglas County jail in Roseburg. Jones is currently on parole for having hit and killed a young child while driving drunk before, and is the reason Timm was ultimately arrested on the 23rd of this month for driving drunk despite the fact that Timm was not drunk nor was driving a vehicle at the time of the encounter and subsequent arrest.
Graves is doing everything she can to ensure that Jones is charged with the theft of the vehicle and too, that police stop harassing the sanctuary property, "Especially since they refuse to do their jobs" she says. Here is a link showing his charges: http://oregon.arrests.org/Arrests/Seth_Jones_27743085/
Please stay tuned for further updates.
