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Ax attack. (Exercising the Right).(Brief Article)
Siltcoos Resort is an apartment and mobile home complex located in the Westlake area of Dunes City, Oregon. Byron Lee Sanchez, 28, was living at the resort while doing some apartment repairs when, shortly after 9 p.m. on December 17, 2001, he heard a commotion in one of the units. Moments later he heard a second disturbance in another apartment, so went to investigate. When he opened the door, he witnessed a man armed with an ax attacking another man. Armed with a handgun, Sanchez reportedly yelled for the attacker to stop and, when he did not, fired a warning shot. The assailant paused long enough to slam the door shut. When Sanchez reopened it, and saw that the assault was continuing, he fired at the ax-wielder. The bullet may have missed, since the man seemed unfazed, so Sanchez fired a second shot, this time striking him in the torso. Seriously wounded, Jimmie Douglas Davis, 35, went down. According to the December 19th Eugene Register-Guard, "In the eyes of some Siltcoos Resort residents, Sanchez is a he ro" for rescuing "the 51-year-old ...
- Man receives 15 years for ax attack.(Courts)(Sentencing: Jimmie Douglas Davis...
- Newspaper article from: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR) April 11, 2002 700+ words
...in prison. Jimmie Douglas Davis, 35, declined to address...victims described the pleasure Davis seemed to take in hurting him...the night of the crime at the Siltcoos Resort, where Leichleiter and the other victim lived, and where Davis was staying with friends...
- Shots end ax attack at resort, police say.(Crime)(Injuries: No one has been...
- Newspaper article from: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR) December 19, 2001 700+ words
...named Jimmie Douglas Davis, 35, as the suspected...In the eyes of some Siltcoos Resort residents, Sanchez...but neighbors said Davis had argued with both...apartments. Ed McMillan, a Siltcoos Resort resident, said Sanchez...
- Wounded suspect flees, recaptured.(Crime)
- Newspaper article from: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR) December 22, 2001 700+ words
...report that he had disappeared. Davis was captured Friday night in...the hospital, police said. Davis is suspected of attacking a...man, both residents of the Siltcoos Resort in the Westlake area of Dunes...Byron Sanchez, 28, shot Davis during the ax attack, police...
- City/Region Digest.(General News)
- Newspaper article from: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR) December 23, 2001 700+ words
...earlier escaped. Jimmie Douglas Davis, 35, was flown to Legacy...was shot by a neighbor at the Siltcoos Resort in the Westlake area of Dunes...neighbor reportedly witnessed Davis attacking two people with an...life-threatening injuries, Davis left the hospital Friday morning...
- Davis, Anthony 1951—
- Reference information from: Contemporary Black Biography Sussman, Alison January 1, 1996 700+ words
Anthony Davis 1951 — Composer, pianist, educator...x2026; In the 1980s and early 1990s Anthony Davis, an award-winning composer and jazz pianist...and Harvard. As a composer and pianist, Davis has been labeled too intellectual by conventional...
- Davis, Miles
- Reference information from: Contemporary Musicians Stone, Calen January 1, 1989 700+ words
Miles Davis Trumpeter, composer For the Record … “...and be what they call a jazz musician, ” Miles Davis told down beat . Using that criterion, Davis is perhaps the consummate jazz artist of all time. During...
- Davis courts core voters with key bills.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Gladstone, Mark Garcia, Edwin October 2, 2002 700+ words
SACRAMENTO, Calif. _ Gray Davis has gone home, politically. With the election just five weeks away, Davis by late Monday had signed a number of bills...could provide the margin of victory for Davis as he seeks a second term. In a key move...
- Davis, Chip
- Reference information from: Contemporary Musicians Lesinski, Jeanne January 1, 1991 700+ words
Chip Davis Composer, keyboardist, drummer, record...x2026; The only child of Louis and Betty Davis, Louis Jr. — or Chip, as his...and bassoon. Due to a blood disorder, Davis ’ s physical activities were restricted...