Crime and Courts News in Oregon
Crime & Courts
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…
Oregon Man Gets Life in Prison for Fatally Stabbing 9-Year-Old Over Pokémon Game
COOS COUNTY, Ore. — A 36-year-old Coos Bay man, who stabbed a nine-year-old with a spear when he became angry over a game of Pokemon, has been sentenced to life in prison.
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Oregon requires life imprisonment for second…
Oregon Mother Found Guilty of Kidnapping Daughter and Taking Her to Mexico Without Father’s Consent
A 24-year-old Oregon mother has been sentenced to time served after being found guilty in May of kidnapping her daughter and fleeing to Mexico.
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Federal law makes it a crime to take a child outside the United States…
Medford Police Arrest Walgreens Armed Robbery Suspects After Spike Strips End I-5 Chase
MEDFORD, Ore. — After a high-speed car chase on Interstate 5, when spike strips finally brought their vehicle to a stop, suspected armed robbers at a pharmacy chain store were arrested by Medford Police officers.
The couple, whose…
Grants Pass Police Arrest Two Men After Political Demonstration Turns Physical
GRANTS PASS, Ore. — A physical altercation between two Grants Pass residents at a weekly pop-up demonstration by Josephine County Democrats ended with their arrest a few days later.
The Grants Pass Police Department reported that David…
Oregon Man Sentenced After Buying More Than 120 Guns While Falsely Claiming U.S. Citizenship
A Mexican-born man with U.S. Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) status was sentenced yesterday for trafficking firearms in the U.S. District Court in Portland.
Vincente Cortes Quiroz (37), who bought over 120 firearms from…
Portland Police Investigate Buckman District Shooting That Left Man Dead
PORTLAND, Ore. — A man died after a shooting incident in the Buckman district during the early hours of Saturday morning. Portland Police Bureau Homicide detectives are investigating.
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This was Buckman's second homicide…
Oregon Woman Who Chased Children With SUV Outside Gresham Dollar Tree Gets Probation
An Oregon woman who chased four children in her SUV after they allegedly threw rocks at her vehicle has been sentenced to three years of formal probation, drug-and-alcohol treatment, and mental health treatment.
Alyssa Jean Williams…
Oregon Logging Company Owner Hid Taxes, Faked Loan Records and Spent PPP Money on Ultimate Frisbee
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — Tax evasion, employment tax crimes, bank and wire fraud, and aggravated identity theft have resulted in a three-and-a-half-year prison sentence for the Jacksonville owner of three logging and construction companies.…
Eugene Stalking Suspect Arrested After GPS Tracker, Disguise and Protection Order Violations, Police…
EUGENE, Ore. — An alleged stalker has been arrested by the Eugene Police Department (EPD) following a week-long investigation during which the victim was granted a stalking protection order.
Clinton Louis Stockbarger (49) allegedly…