Crime and Courts News in Oregon
Crime & Courts
Oregon Man Admits Paying U.S. Soldiers for Information on HIMARS, Bradley and Stryker Systems Sent…
Ruoyu Duan of Hillsboro, who trained as a U.S. Army soldier to handle sensitive classified military information, has pleaded guilty to transmitting national defense information to China.
Forty-one-year-old Duan will be sentenced by U.S.…
Klamath Falls Man Faces Four Attempted Murder Charges After Gunfire Hits Fire District Vehicle
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. — A 50-year-old Klamath Falls man has been arrested for attempted murder following a shooting incident in which a woman was injured.
The incident occurred during the early evening on Sunday, September 13, 2026, when…
Portland Man Gets 18 Years for Killing Good Samaritan Who Tried to Help Woman in Distress
PORTLAND, Ore. — A 25-year-old man has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for the death of Aaron McInnis, who was gunned down while trying to help a woman in distress.
Arvoni Alexander Hayes pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter…
California Man Arrested After $200,000 in Gold Stolen From Grants Pass Resident
GRANTS PASS, Ore. — Grants Pass Police arrested 35-year-old Jing Chen from California after a local resident reported more than $200,000 in gold was stolen from him.
Police confirmed yesterday that the Grants Pass Police Major Crimes…
North Bend Office Manager Arrested at Home After Company Finds Large Charges on Business Credit…
COOS COUNTY, Ore. — The 53-year-old office manager of a North Bend company has been arrested by the Coos County Sheriff’s Office and charged with first-degree aggravated theft and the unlawful use of a credit card.
Brandie H. Hughson was…
Oregon Woman, 80, Accused of Holding Loaded Gun Under Son’s Chin
EUGENE, Ore. — An 80-year-old woman from Eugene, who voluntarily contacted 911 to inform them that she had pointed a firearm at her son, has been arrested and charged.
Yvonne Ballew of Ivy Glen Drive told dispatch that she had tried to…
Former Oregon AT&T Employee Gets Prison After SIM Swaps Drain Nearly $600,000 From Customers
A former employee of an AT&T store in Portland was yesterday sentenced to 16 months in federal prison for selling access to AT&T’s network to criminals who used customer PII to carry out SIM swaps.
Forty-four-year-old Kenneth…
K-9 Zoro Leads Deputies to Man Hiding in Field After Myrtle Creek Home Break-In
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore. — Zoro, a member of the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office K-9 Unit, helped arrest a suspected burglar after tracking him in a field in Myrtle Creek late Saturday night.
A report of a burglary in progress at a private…
Woman Shot Dead in Tigard Apartment Parking Lot as Murder Suspect Arrested Nearby
TIGARD, Ore. — A woman died from a gunshot wound in the car park of a Tigard apartment complex shortly before 8 p.m. on Friday, September 4.
Forty-two-year-old Christopher Fisher has been arrested and booked into the Washington County…
Oregon Man Pleads No Contest After Girlfriend Found Dead in Backseat of Her Car
PORTLAND, Ore. — Thirty-five-year-old Jon Pharris Ray French of Portland will be sentenced on September 14 for the death of his girlfriend by blunt force trauma.
Her Body Was Found Under a Blanket on the Backseat of Her Car…