Eureka man to be deported back to Canada

Due to multiple criminal convictions, a Eureka man will be deported to Canada.

Donald Roy Fehr, 62, who legally immigrated from Canada in 1996, has to leave the United States after pleading guilty to domestic violence offenses, a judge ruled during an Immigration Court hearing on May 24.

Although Fehr still is in the United States, his travel documents have arrived and he is scheduled to go back to Canada on June 9, according to the U.S. Border Patrol. He waived his appeal rights.

The deportation order was based on federal statutes stipulating that any alien may be removed from the United States for offenses including violating protection orders and multiple criminal convictions.

In Lincoln County Justice Court in 2008, Fehr was convicted of assaulting his wife. She took out an order of protection against him that year.

In September 2009, the woman, by then his ex-wife, took out a second order of protection against him. Fehr later was convicted in Lincoln County District Court of three counts of violating that restraining order — one felony and two misdemeanors — for repeatedly attempting to contact her.

Fehr also had been associated with an anti-government group that branded its members as “County Rangers” and refused to recognize the authority of the state or federal government, according to a news release from the Border Patrol.

Representatives from this group, suspected of acting on Fehr’s behalf, placed threatening phone calls to the Eureka Justice of the Peace. Fehr also began wearing a self-styled “County Ranger” uniform with a badge and pistol while attending local civic meetings. 

The investigation into Fehr’s case was a collaborative effort between the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, the Lincoln County District Attorney’s Office, the Office of Detention and Removal for Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Helena, Customs and Border Patrol’s Office of Chief Counsel and the Border Patrol.

To report suspicious activity to the Border Patrol, submit tips at www.tipsubmit.com or by calling 1-800-218-9788. Tipsters will remain anonymous and may receive cash rewards if information leads to an arrest or seizure.

Reporter Melissa Weaver may be reached at 758-4441 or by e-mail at mweaver@dailyinterlake.com.