Bremont

Procedural hearings for charges pending against the former principal of Redmond Proficiency Academy have been delayed for a week until the defense can obtain Oregon State Police records.

Michael Richard Bremont, 41, of Redmond, appeared in Deschutes County Circuit Court on Thursday for a hearing on a motion filed by the defense to compel OSP to release records relevant to the agency’s alleged high-speed pursuit of Bremont on state Highway 126 on Sept. 6.

The court also considered the status of a motion filed by the state to revoke Bremont’s probation for previous theft and sexual abuse charges.

Bremont has been held in the Deschutes County jail since Sept. 6. He was indicted on Sept. 15 on charges of attempting to elude police by vehicle, reckless driving and four counts of identity theft. The indictment alleges that Bremont created four forms of personal identification under a false name, Mike Breemon, while under supervision. Bremont also faces a citation for exceeding a speed greater than 100 mph.

Bremont’s attorney, Timothy Fleming, said he had received a copy of the OSP report and a disc containing photos of the alleged pursuit. Fleming said he was still waiting after multiple requests to receive a copy of the OSP’s search warrant affidavit and a DVD of a video recorded by the OSP trooper during the incident.

Deputy District Attorney Evander McIver said the district attorney’s office would subpoena the Oregon State Police to release the records.

In October 2012, Bremont pleaded to second- and third-degree sexual abuse under an Alford plea, meaning he accepted the results of a guilty plea without admitting wrongdoing. He was charged in February 2012 on allegations of sexually abusing a female student at RPA in 2009 and 2010 and another female student at Central Linn High School in Halsey between December 2005 and March 2006, according to Bulletin archives.

Bremont was sentenced on those charges in December 2012, and he pleaded guilty and was sentenced also on charges of eluding a state trooper at speeds greater than 100 mph and first-degree theft of RPA computers and other equipment.

Bremont was sentenced 21 months in prison for all of the charges.

Bremont served about 14 months in prison, mostly at the Deer Ridge Correctional Institution in Madras. He was released early for good behavior and placed on probation.

The state filed a motion to revoke Bremont’s probation on Sept. 18, according to court records.

Deschutes County Parole & Probation submitted a revocation report on Sept. 25, according to the Oregon Judicial Information Network.

A status hearing on both matters is scheduled for 11 a.m. Thursday in Deschutes County Circuit Court..

— Reporter: 541-383-0376, cwithycombe@bendbulletin.com