Crime and Courts News in Oregon
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Oregon Man Faces Life in Prison After Pleading Guilty to Federal Anti Gay Hate Crime
Twenty-six-year-old Daniel Andrew McGee of Springfield, who spent at least one month researching and planning an attack on a gay man, appeared before a U.S. District Court yesterday, charged with one count of a Hate Crime Act involving an…
Eugene Shopper Held at Gunpoint by 7-Eleven Employee, Police Say
EUGENE, Ore. — A terrified Eugene shopper was held at gunpoint by a 7-Eleven employee at the West 13th Avenue store in the early hours of Sunday morning.
The employee, known as Akashdeep ‘XX’ according to Lane County Jail records, was…
Armed Man Shot by Police on Mallard Lane in Medford After Threatening Self-Harm
MEDFORD, Ore. — An officer-involved shooting took place yesterday morning on Mallard Lane, Medford, when police investigated a report of an armed individual who was threatening self-harm.
The incident, which involved shots being fired,…
Salem Man Shot in the Face During Domestic Violence Incident as Suspect Surrenders to Police
SALEM, Ore. — A man was shot in the face during a domestic violence incident in the 3300 block of Ferndell Street NE in Salem on Friday night.
With the assistance of a SWAT team, Salem Police Department officers surrounded the residence.…
Parents of Oregon Boy Killed While Biking Sue Starbucks, Walgreens, and Local Officials for $2.2…
The parents of twelve-year-old Joseph Brausen, whose dream of becoming a professional basketball player was cut short when he was killed by a motorist in Hillsboro last year, are seeking $2.2 million, alleging that road conditions were…
Florida Kingpin Who Used Oregon Couriers to Move 2,200 Pounds of Marijuana Gets Two Years in Federal…
A drug trafficker from Florida, who used couriers from Oregon to move thousands of pounds of marijuana from the West Coast to Tallahassee, has been sentenced to two years in federal prison.
Florida Man Sentenced for Distributing…
Man Wanted in Deadly Portland Parking Garage Shooting Found Hiding at Tigard Hotel
A 39-year-old man was arrested at a hotel in Tigard yesterday afternoon, following a shooting earlier in the day in a Portland parking garage where one man was killed and another injured.
Portland Police Bureau detectives received…
Grants Pass Man Breaks Into Home Naked, Flees With Blanket, Found Hiding in Hedge
GRANTS PASS, Ore. — After a bizarre burglary attempt in the 200 block of West Park Street, Grants Pass, yesterday, the naked suspect fled the scene, but was found in a neighbor's hedge, where he was arrested.
Grants Pass police responded…
Undercover ATF Agents Arrest Three Men Associated With the Sureño Street Gang In Salem
Undercover agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), arrested three men associated with the Sureño street gang after purchasing 15 firearms, 58 machine gun conversion devices, and cocaine in a five-month…
Portland Man Faces 20 Years After Pleading Guilty to Setting Fire at ICE Facility
PORTLAND, Ore. — Thirty-four-year-old Trenten Edward Barker is facing a maximum prison sentence of 20 years after pleading guilty to setting fire to a pile of debris at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in Portland on…