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Jury Sides With West Linn Police in $18 Million Lawsuit Over Drug-Induced Emergency
CLACKAMAS COUNTY, Ore. — An eight-member federal jury has dismissed an $18 million lawsuit against the City of West Linn and three of its police officers for failing to help Michael A. Relloque IV when he was hallucinating on mushrooms and…
Boyfriend Sentenced in Oregon Cold Case Murder More Than 40 Years After Woman Vanished
Marcus Sanfratello will grow old in a federal prison for the murder of his girlfriend in Oregon more than 40 years ago. He will be at least 83 years old when released.
The cold case was finally closed when, on Tuesday, he was sentenced…
Oregon Murder Case Returns to Court After Fiancée’s Body Was Found in Snowbound Car
Thirty-five-year-old Jon French, charged with second-degree murder, will appear before Judge Celia Howes in the Multnomah County Circuit Court on October 12, 2026.
French is accused of murdering his fiancée, Jeannie Enyeart, whose body…
Jackson County Man Gets 5 Years After Shooting at Drivers on I-5 Near Ashland
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — A shooting incident near milepost 15 on Interstate-5, near Ashland, ended in a five-year federal prison sentence for 29-year-old Devanta Bell Mader, of Jackson County, this week.
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Man Caught in Oregon Gets 15 Years for Leading Sinaloa Cartel-Linked Fentanyl Ring
Thirty-three-year-old Eduardo Mendoza, aka Casper, who was arrested in Oregon in 2024, was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison yesterday for leading a fentanyl and methamphetamine trafficking network supplied by the *Sinaloa Cartel.…
Coos County Man Jailed After Allegedly Firing at Woman During Domestic Violence Incident
COOS COUNTY, Ore. — A domestic altercation involving multiple gunshots and attempted strangulation ended with the arrest and incarceration of Kai M. Dendy by Coos County Sheriff’s Office deputies and Oregon State Police.
Dendy (38) has…
Medford Man Shot After Allegedly Trying to Break Into Apartment With Axe
MEDFORD, Ore. — A suspect with gunshot wounds, 22-year-old Julian Moon Haight, was hospitalized after being shot by the occupant while trying to break into a Medford apartment with an axe on Tuesday at approximately 4:55 a.m.
Medford…
Oregon Roadside Zoo Owner Pleads Guilty After FBI Seized Drugs Cash and Neglected Animals
The owner of an Oregon roadside animal park, where the FBI and State Police seized $1.6 million in cash, cocaine, and methamphetamine, as well as dead, malnourished, and neglected animals, pleaded guilty yesterday to drug, animal neglect,…
Oregon Man Accused of Using Fake Gift Invoices to Defraud Cruise Line Out of $2 Million
Fifty-year-old Nathan Boyd of Deschutes County has pleaded not guilty to defrauding a cruise ship company of more than $2 million, together with two other accused.
The charges against him are linked to Thomas Markwell (53) of Florida,…
Oregon Files Lawsuit Claiming Charity Founder Spent $837,000 Meant for Wildfire Victims
The State of Oregon filed a lawsuit against Marcus Brooks, the founder and executive director of Cascade Relief Team, for diverting nearly $837,000 in charitable funds for personal use.
Oregon Sues Cascade Relief Team Charity…