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By BRITTANY CHAIN FOR DAILYMAIL.COM Published: 00:10 BST, 14 April 2025 | Updated: 00:10 BST, 14 April 2025
A quaint seaside town in Oregon has been torn apart by infighting – culminating in a local sheriff arresting the newly elected female mayor.Heide Lambert was voted in as mayor of Waldport in November, securing 57 percent of the city’s vote.But her council members stunningly voted 6-0 to overthrow her this month, citing an alleged incident with her staff as reason to expel her from the role. On Thursday, she arrived at a council meeting and took a seat at the head of the City Council table, maintaining that she would continue on as mayor unless and until constituents voted her out.The act of defiance sparked a head nod from City Manager Dann Cutter toward the crowd, where the local sheriff and three deputies were waiting for the signal to move in and arrest her.As the sheriff warned Lambert to move along or face arrest, officials were met with loud jeers and boos from the crowd.’I voted for this person and you have taken away my vote. You think we are going to forget that? We are not,’ one person shouted.Others slammed city government and described the move as ‘ridiculous.’ Heide Lambert was voted in as mayor of Waldport in November, securing 57 percent of the city’s voteSome of the 2,200 residents in the seaside town were so outraged they made outraged phone calls to city officials accusing them of undermining democracy.Others bombarded them with emails, text messages and social media posts to spread the word about the incident.Lambert stood her ground and refused to leave, prompting the sheriff to declare she was under arrest for misdemeanor disorderly conduct.She was out of the building and handed her a citation with an April 21 court date. The ugly incident was caught on camera and uploaded to YouTube, garnering thousands of views and overwhelming support for Lambert.’We acted to protect this city. We acted to protect our staff. And we acted after giving the Mayor every opportunity to take this in a different direction,’ the city council said in a joint statement.Three days on from the incident, Lincoln County District Attorney Jenna Wallace revealed the sheriff’s department has not yet forwarded the case to her office.Without the case and the facts, she’s unable to decide whether she will pursue criminal charges. Three days on from the incident, Lincoln County District Attorney Jenna Wallace revealed the sheriff’s department has not yet forwarded the case to her office As the sheriff warned Lambert to move along or face arrest, officials were met with loud jeers and boos from the crowd Lambert plans to fight the citation and insists that her ouster was not legal. Instead, she said the public would have to issue a recall vote’I was terrified,’ Lambert told OregonLive. ‘I was arrested for sitting in my mayoral seat.’ Lambert plans to fight the citation and insists that her ouster was not legal. Instead, she said the public would have to issue a recall vote.The council voted 6-0 to remove her from her posting after she was accused of raising her voice at two city staffers and intimidating them.But she maintains she never yelled and was simply directing them to carry out a task, which did not breach the city charter.
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Quaint Oregon seaside town torn apart days after electing new female mayor…as ugly fight is caught on camera
