Oregon state consultant arrested at county honest for disorderly conduct

An Oregon state consultant spent the night time in a county jail after he was arrested on the Clackamas County Honest on disorderly conduct prices, the county sheriff's workplace mentioned Thursday.

State Rep. James Hieb, a Republican who represents District 39 within the state's Home of Representatives, has since been launched and faces prices of second-degree disorderly conduct and interfering with a peace officer, the sheriff's workplace informed the CBS-affiliated information station KOIN 6.

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The arrest occurred when a girl requested Hieb to place out his cigarette after the honest's rodeo, Hieb informed Oregon Dwell. The politician, who additionally had 4 beers on the honest, mentioned he was caught off guard when the girl had requested him to place the cigarette out and the girl referred to as for the police.

“I’m actually simply making an attempt to grasp how a cigarette was such an enormous deal,” Hieb mentioned, in line with the outlet. “I don’t suppose I ever even raised my voice.”

Regulation enforcement disarmed Hieb after he knowledgeable them that he was carrying a hid weapon he had a allow for, and he was given an exclusion from the county honest earlier than being escorted off the grounds, Hieb informed the outlet.

In February, Hieb was chosen to interchange Home Minority Chief Christine Drazan, who resigned her put up to run for governor. Hieb mentioned he didn't understand how the arrest would have an effect on his political profession.

“I don’t understand how that is going to influence my future,” Hieb mentioned. “I don’t know what to do but. I’m nonetheless absorbing every little thing.”

Republican management within the Home condemned Hieb's actions on the county honest and inspired the consultant to deal with getting assist, in line with a press release obtained by the outlet.

“Management group is dissatisfied by the occasions that led to his arrest and don't condone them," Home Republicans mentioned. "Management encourages him to deal with his household and to get the help he wants.”

The arrest was not Hieb's first run-in with the legislation. Hieb was arrested in 2004 for trying to elude an officer and driving underneath the affect, in line with KOIN 6. The lawmaker was convicted of working a automobile with out the required lighting gear and improper show of validating stickers in 2009 and was arrested on second-degree felony trespass and second-degree disorderly conduct prices, however he was not convicted of the disorderly conduct cost.

The lawmaker was arrested a ultimate time in 2019 for improper use of a seat belt when state police seen Hieb had two kids within the automobile who weren't sporting seat belts correctly, the outlet reported, citing court docket paperwork.