Crime and Courts News in Oregon
Crime & Courts
Oregon Girl Sues Friend’s Father for Lacing her Smoothie with Drugs
A 12-year-old girl who was drugged after drinking a fruit smoothie at a sleepover is suing her friend’s father for $2.4 million. He was convicted and jailed for the crime.
Identified only by her initials, the girl, together with her…
Oregon Man Tracked Down His Ex-Girlfriend and Set Fire to the Home of her Boss
A 42-year-old man who tracked down his ex-girlfriend when she moved to Portland is facing multiple attempted murder charges after setting fire to her boss’s house.
Eric Alexander (42) started sending threatening emails to his…
Parents of Oregon Security Guard Seek $35 Million Damages from Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital
The parents of an unarmed security guard shot dead by a gunman, with a history of arrests, at the Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital in Portland in July 2023 are suing the medical facility for $35 million.
Nothing Can Bring Him Back…
William Frombach of Medford Will Appear in Court on December 12 in Connection with last Friday’s…
MEDFORD, Ore. — William Carl Frombach Jr. of Medford is in custody without bail following the murder of Devery Allen Bynam and the attempted murder of Elizabeth Hadley last Friday.
Frombach (45) appeared in the Jackson County Court…
Oregon Teenager, Marshall Hansen, Arrested for Three Gunpoint Robberies
Within 50 minutes, a teenager robbed three people at gunpoint in separate incidents in Portland during the early hours of Saturday morning.
Nineteen-year-old Marshall J. Hansen was arrested by police after a chase through the streets of…
Gregory Thurson, a 64-Year-Old Man, Arrested in Oregon for a Murder Committed 43 Years Ago
The arraignment of a 64-year-old Eugene resident in connection with a murder that took place in Indiana 43 years ago will likely be heard today.
Gregory Thurson was extradited to the midwestern state after his arrest on October 29 in…
2 Californian Drug Traffickers Arrested In Major Ashland Bust
ASHLAND, Ore. — Following a long-term investigation, the Medford Area Drug and Gang Enforcement (MADGE) team arrested two men suspected of trafficking drugs from California into Southern Oregon on November 5. Around 20 pounds of…
Former Oregon Department of Corrections Prison Guard Alonzo Rowell Arrested
A prison guard with 24 years' service to the Oregon Department of Corrections was arrested on Saturday after a fatal shooting at 1400 Block of Southeast Monmouth Cutoff Road in Dallas, Polk County.
He Was Arrested at Oregon State…
9.2 Pounds of Suspected Fentanyl Powder Found During a Search at a Douglas County Traffic Stop
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore. — More than nine pounds of drugs, suspected to be fentanyl powder, was found by Oregon State Police (OSP) during a traffic stop in Douglas County on Wednesday. A state trooper arrested two people.
A trooper…
Prosecutor Pleads for Custody Order of a Chinese National Involved in Gold Bar Transactions with…
A public prosecutor this week urgently requested a federal judge to issue a custody order for Biao Lin who is a suspect in a case involving an unsuspecting elderly Portland couple in the exchange of gold bars worth more than $3 million.…