Crime and Courts News in Oregon
Crime & Courts
Oregon Murder Convict Arrested by ICE After Being Named on DHS Worst of the Worst List
A Vietnamese man, living illegally in Oregon, is one of five of the several ‘worst of the worst’ criminals listed on the latest U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) website after being highlighted by U.S. Immigration and Customs…
Medford Man Gets 40 Months in Prison After Fighting Officer During Traffic Stop and Grabbing for Gun
MEDFORD, Ore. — 25-year-old Oscar Flores Jr. was sentenced to 40 months in prison plus 3 years of post-prison supervision for assaulting a Medford police officer during a December traffic stop.
Flores, driving with a suspended license…
Oregon Business Owner Sentenced to Federal Prison for Laundering Millions for Mexican Drug Networks
An illegal U.S. resident, who laundered more than $4 million for drug traffickers operating in the Portland metropolitan area, was sentenced to three years and five months in federal prison when she appeared in federal court on Wednesday.…
Oregon Woman Faces Prison After Dumping Half a Million Gallons of Toxic Wastewater Into Hillsboro…
An Oregon woman is facing prison and a hefty fine for allowing half-a-million gallons of water contaminated with *hydrofluoric acid, titanium, arsenic, molybdenum, vanadium, and other heavy metals into a sanitary sewer system in Hillsboro.…
Grants Pass Woman Arrested After Man Stabbed in His Home and Taken to Hospital
GRANTS PASS, Ore. — A 42-year-old woman, Heidi Smith, was arrested and placed in custody after a Grants Pass man was stabbed in the upper body at his home on Wednesday night.
Tidings Context
Assault in the 2nd Degree is a felony level…
Portland Man Shot by Federal Agents Ordered to Stay in Custody After Judge Cites Danger and Flight…
PORTLAND, Ore. — A federal judge ordered Luis Niño-Moncada to remain in custody while awaiting trial on Wednesday, ruling that he poses a danger to the community and a risk of failing to appear in court.
Niño-Moncada was shot by…
Jury Awards $800,000 in Oregon Discrimination Case After Two Female Lawyers Were Denied Courtroom…
Two female lawyers, one Black and one Latina, won a combined $800,000 in damages on Wednesday after a lengthy discrimination lawsuit involving a Washington County deputy sheriff.
Tidings Insight
Civil rights verdicts often include…
Oregon Veterinarian Sentenced After Stealing Animal Pain Meds for Personal Use and Replacing Them…
A Portland veterinarian, Dr. Brenda Brown-Carlson, was sentenced to 60 months of supervised probation in Multnomah County Circuit Court on January 13 after admitting to diverting controlled substances for her personal use and replacing them…
Portland Neighborhood Urged to Share Surveillance Footage as Manhunt Continues for Gunman Who Shot…
PORTLAND, Ore. — The Portland Police Bureau (PPB) is appealing to the public who live in the Sullivan’s Gulch Neighborhood, and who have surveillance cameras at their homes, to assist them in the search for a white male who shot and injured…
Medford Man Sent Back to Prison After Dark Web Cocaine Parcels Trigger Federal Sting
MEDFORD, Ore. — An Oregon man on federal supervised release for distributing cocaine was again sentenced to federal prison in Medford, Oregon, earlier this week for attempting to sell cocaine he had bought on the dark web.
Dominick…