Crime and Courts News in Oregon
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Coos County Deputies Arrest Two Suspects in Brutal Johnson Mill Pond Murder Case
Two people have been arrested and charged with murder by Coos County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) deputies following the discovery of the body of Larry Burkhow at Johnson Mill Pond on 12 March.
The following day, deputies arrested Elaine…
Shoplifter Stabs Oregon Dollar Store Worker, Gets Bumped Off Bike and Tasered in Wild Police Chase
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore. — An alleged shoplifter who stabbed an employee of the Dollar General Store in Winston on Friday afternoon was ‘bumped’ off his bicycle by a police vehicle and then tasered by the arresting officer who believed the…
Starved for Years, Boy’s Shocking Rescue from Caregiver’s Abuse Unfolds in Oregon Courtroom
A 40-year-old woman from The Dalles was found guilty on two counts of first-degree criminal mistreatment after a boy under her care was found to have been starved for several years.
She Will Appeal her Convictions for…
Oregon Man Convicted of Stabbing Victim 55 Times and Burning Body in Car Trunk Faces Life Sentence
Seven years after Andrew Hathaway of Portland was found dead with 55 stab wounds in the trunk of a burning car, a 44-year-old man was found guilty by a jury of the Multnomah County Circuit Court on Friday.
Sentencing Will be on…
Convicted Felon on Parole Busted with 3D-Printed Ghost Guns and Drugs in Grants Pass Raid
GRANTS PASS, Ore. — A convicted felon, 30-year-old Killian Mavity, on supervised release from custody, was arrested by Grants Pass Police on Thursday for possession of guns and drugs, including 3D-printed gun parts.
Josephine County…
Coos County Woman Arrested After Allegedly Assaulting Her Boyfriend
A 45-year-old Coos County woman is in jail for allegedly trying to strangle her boyfriend during a domestic altercation on Monday night.
A Coos County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) deputy responded to a call at 8.30 p.m. on Monday. A man told…
Oregon Man Faces Manslaughter Charge After Crash Kills Daughter and Injures Two Other Children
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore. — The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office (DCSO) arrested a 55-year-old Wolf Creek man, Ian Anthony Fleming, on charges of second-degree manslaughter after his 11-year-old daughter died when his pickup truck crashed on…
City of Salem Agrees to Pay $850K to Family of Man Shot Dead by Police Officer
SALEM, Ore. — The City of Salem has agreed to pay $850,000 to the family of a young man shot and killed by a police officer in 2021, in an out-of-court settlement.
The agreement was reached as the family of Arcadio Castillo III was about…
Oregon Man Caught Selling Drugs from Hotel Near Klamath Union High School
KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. — A 58-year-old man selling fentanyl and methamphetamine from a hotel room near a school was arrested last Wednesday and is in the Klamath Falls Jail while investigations continue.
Members of the Basin Inter-Agency…
Oregon Veteran Sentenced to One Day in Jail for Possession of 48.5 Pounds of Methamphetamine
A U.S. veteran, found in possession of 48.5 pounds of methamphetamine, received a one-day jail sentence and five years of supervised probation when he appeared in the Lane County District Circuit Court on Thursday.
Michael Bethel, who…