Crime and Courts News in Oregon
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Oregon Bias Crime Arrest Attempt Ends in Fatal Police Shooting Near Highway 101
A 49-year-old man, Daniel Edward Noonan, was fatally shot on Wednesday after engaging Oregon State Police (OSP) and Newport, Oregon, Police Department officers sent to arrest him for various bias crimes at the intersection of Highway 101…
Oregon Man Sentenced After His Brother Escaped Kidnapping and Was Mistakenly Shot by Police
A North Albany man living at his parents’ home after returning from prison, John Dakota Lyon, was sentenced to 77 months after kidnapping his brother, Maverick Lyon, who was home on a college break, before forcing Maverick to face police,…
Gresham Hoover Gang Member Gets More Than 8 Years After Posting AR Rifle Videos Online
GRESHAM, Ore. — A senior member of the *Hoover Gang, 32-year-old Shakor Shovontae Ray Holiday, aka “Dute Fly,” was sentenced to more than eight years in a federal prison when he appeared in the U.S. District Court in Portland on Wednesday.…
Oregon Man Gets More Than 11 Years for Robberies Targeting Asian-Owned Businesses Near Tigard
Jose Manuel Escobar De Loera was sentenced to more than 11 years in prison for robberies targeting Asian-owned businesses in the Tigard and Tualatin area late last year.
Court documents show De Loera was allegedly part of a group that…
Washington Man Gets 2 Years in Portland Federal Escape Case After Failing to Report to Re-Entry…
A felon, who violated his release conditions for a third time, was sentenced to two years in federal prison when he appeared in the U.S. District Court in Portland yesterday.
Brandon Charles Nelson (40), from Washington state, was also…
Oregon Man Charged After Dog Was Left in Hot Car for Hours as Punishment, Court Records Say
A Portland man will appear in court next month for ‘punishing’ his dog by leaving him in a car for at least four hours as summer temperatures soared close to 90 degrees at lunchtime on Saturday.
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Portland Homicide Detectives Seek Suspect After Portsmouth Shooting Victim Is Identified
PORTLAND, Ore. — The individual shot and killed in the Portsmouth Neighborhood on Thursday afternoon has been identified, but the shooter or shooters have yet to be arrested.
Thirty-four-year-old Tyron Butler died shortly after the…
Oregon-Idaho Meth Ring Case Sends Two Ontario Traffickers to Prison for 10 Years
Two Oregon drug traffickers were each sentenced to 10 years in prison yesterday for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in the eastern sections of the state.
Maleah Rochelle Benavidez (31) and Daniel Ryan Carrion (38), both of…
Oregon COVID Relief Fraud Case Involved False Tax Documents and $3 Million in Credits
A 55-year-old Sherwood man, who pleaded guilty to conspiring to defraud the United States of millions of dollars, is facing five years behind bars and a quarter-million-dollar fine.
According to the Oregon District U.S. Attorney’s…
Oregon Man Sentenced After Counterfeit Fentanyl Pills Caused 67-Year-Old Woman’s Death
An Oregon man was sentenced to six years and eight months in prison for causing the death of a 67-year-old woman from Otis with counterfeit fentanyl pills.
Passing sentence yesterday, Lincoln County Circuit Court Judge Sheryl Bachart…