Crime and Courts News in Oregon
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Portland Judge Slams Oregon Shooter with 17 Years for Party Bus Gun Violence
PORTLAND, Ore. — Following a guilty finding by a Multnomah County jury in December on multiple counts, a Multnomah County judge has now sentenced Dwayne Rayshon Driver, 29, to over 17 years in prison for a March 2023 shooting on a party…
Portland Woman Arrested After Injuring Paramedics in Drunken Rampage While Fleeing Their Help
PORTLAND, Ore. — After responding to reports on Thursday, February 20, of an unresponsive woman in the driver seat of a car in the parking lot of a church in the 4500 block of Northeast 116th Avenue A, Portland, American Medical Response…
Oregon Driver Sentenced to Prison After Attacking Man With Hatchet in Road Rage Clash
Joseph Chastain (33), who was given a three-and-a-half-year jail sentence on Friday, was described as a ‘rage-filled manic’ by victim Matt Griffin, who he attacked and injured with a hatchet.
The road rage incident occurred on 12 August…
Oregon Man Arrested After 80-Year-Old Woman Found Dead in Suitcase Along Willamette River
Multnomah County Sheriff officers investigating the find of an 80-year-old woman’s body in a suitcase on the banks of the Willamette River on Monday arrested a man they believe to be the killer at about 11:30 a.m. on Thursday.
The…
Klamath County Officers Exonerated by Grand Jury After Fatal Firefight with Armed Suspect
KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. — A Klamath County Grand Jury has found that deadly force used by the Klamath County Sheriff and three of his deputies when arresting Joseph Michael Tancredi was necessary and justified, ending an investigation into the…
Portland Man’s Nightlong Bridge Standoff Shuts Down Hawthorne Traffic Despite Police Intervention
PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland's Hawthorne Bridge experienced an extended shutdown on Thursday, February 20, after a man, Rashawn L. Anderson, 44, climbed into the bridge structure and refused to cooperate with police, who attempted to get him…
Oregon Tech Engineer Pleads Guilty to Stealing Trade Secrets from Semiconductor Giant
Varun Gupta (44) has pleaded guilty to possessing trade secrets from the Oregon campus of one of the largest global semiconductor manufacturers in the world, where he worked as a product marketing engineer.
He was Prohibited from…
Portland Police Investigate Suspicious Body Found in Lents Trailer as Homicide Case
PORTLAND, Ore. — Responding to a report on Thursday, February 20, at 9:12 p.m., that paramedics at the scene of a medical call had found a dead man in a travel trailer near Southeast 84th Avenue and Southeast Insley Street, in the Lents…
Oregon Forensic Criminalist Who was Drunk at a Crime Scene Could Lose his Certification for Life
A forensic criminalist with the Portland Police Bureau (PPB), whose blood alcohol content was more than double the legal limit while investigating a homicide, has been given a lifetime revocation of his police certification by a state…
Medford Man Who Stabbed Victim with Decorative Sword Deemed Unfit for Trial
MEDFORD, Ore. — A 24-year-old Medford man who admitted to police that he attacked Daniel Szabo (51) with a decorative sword is unfit to stand trial and has been committed to Oregon State Hospital for evaluation.
Marzelle Omari Tyree…