Burke sentenced to additional time in Grant County Jail
By Logan Bagett on Wednesday, February 18th, 2026 in Eastern/Southeast Oregon News More Top Stories
CANYON CITY – A man who fled police custody and crossed the John Day River on foot last month will spend even more time in jail and pay a hefty fine, according to Grant County Circuit Court documents. Davids Wesley Burke, 31, pleaded guilty to Criminal Driving While Suspended or Revoked and Fleeing or Attempting to Elude a Police Officer in one case; and Failure to Appear in the Second Degree in another case.
Burke was sentenced to a total of 60 days in jail and ordered to pay a $2,000 traffic fine. That jail time will run consecutively to a 110-day jail sentence from other cases, totaling 170 days of incarceration.
Two counts were discharged, and one count was disposed with no conviction.
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