Portland Judge Anti-Chiefing

A West Linn High student, 17, accused of violating her probation will spend at least a few days behind bars
Thursday, May 19, 2005
AIMEE GREEN
OREGON CITY -- A Clackamas County Juvenile Court judge sent a 17-year-old girl to jail Wednesday for violating her probation after she was accused of drinking at the West Linn High School prom April 30.
"Either you have a drinking problem beyond your control or you don't have regard for probation," Judge Deanne Darling told the teen before sending her to Donald E. Long juvenile detention center until her next court appearance Monday.
Darling sentenced the teen last month to probation for using permanent marker to scribble an obscene message on the genital area of a girl who passed out at a post-prom party in May 2004. The message implied that the girl had been raped.
The teen's attorney at the time said the teen was drunk that night, and that contributed to her bad judgment. As part of the teen's probation, Darling had ordered her not to use alcohol, to receive a drug and alcohol assessment and to complete 80 hours of community service.
The Oregonian is not identifying the teen because she is a minor.
According to court files, West Linn High officials at this year's prom suspected the teen of being drunk because she smelled of alcohol. A handheld Breathalyzer indicated that her blood-alcohol level was between 0.10 and 0.20 percent. In Oregon, the legal limit is 0.08 percent.
The teen was one of five West Linn High students ticketed at the prom on accusations of alcohol possession.
Gay Canaday, the teen's attorney for the recent charge, asked the judge to place the girl under house arrest except during school hours. "I know she is willing to accept the consequences," Canaday said.
Darling told the teen that if she's found guilty, she could spend a year in jail for violating her probation. For underage drinking, the teen could lose her driver's license for as much as a year and pay a fine.
The judge said that for the next five days, she thought it would be best to send the teen to the detention center.