Crime and Courts News in Oregon
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Klamath Falls Man Pleads Guilty After Investigators Find More Than 200 Homemade Explosive Devices
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. — Klamath Falls, Oregon, man, 52-year-old Jason Edward Lowery- found with over 200 homemade explosive devices in January 2025- pleaded guilty on Monday for illegally distributing explosive devices.
Klamath…
Oregon Business Owners Charged in National Health Care Fraud Takedown Targeting Medicare and…
Oregon is at the center of an unprecedented global crackdown on medical fraud, with federal prosecutors charging two local business owners for running multi-million dollar schemes that target Medicare and veterans.
2 Oregonians…
Medford Homeowner Shoots Suspect During Alleged Break-In as Police Use Drones to Find Him
MEDFORD, Ore. — A 21-year-old man from out of state is recovering in the hospital from a gunshot wound inflicted when he allegedly attempted to rob a residence in the 800 block of Gilman Road in Medford on Sunday night.
According to a…
Springfield Man Accused of Firing Rifle at Police After Domestic Assault Call
SPRINGFIELD, Ore. — A 38-year-old Springfield man, Zachery Greer, has been charged with attempted murder after shooting at police officers on Friday night. He is lodged at Lane County Jail.
The incident occurred at 10.30 p.m. when police…
Oregon Bias Crime Arrest Attempt Ends in Fatal Police Shooting Near Highway 101
A 49-year-old man, Daniel Edward Noonan, was fatally shot on Wednesday after engaging Oregon State Police (OSP) and Newport, Oregon, Police Department officers sent to arrest him for various bias crimes at the intersection of Highway 101…
Oregon Man Sentenced After His Brother Escaped Kidnapping and Was Mistakenly Shot by Police
A North Albany man living at his parents’ home after returning from prison, John Dakota Lyon, was sentenced to 77 months after kidnapping his brother, Maverick Lyon, who was home on a college break, before forcing Maverick to face police,…
Gresham Hoover Gang Member Gets More Than 8 Years After Posting AR Rifle Videos Online
GRESHAM, Ore. — A senior member of the *Hoover Gang, 32-year-old Shakor Shovontae Ray Holiday, aka “Dute Fly,” was sentenced to more than eight years in a federal prison when he appeared in the U.S. District Court in Portland on Wednesday.…
Oregon Man Gets More Than 11 Years for Robberies Targeting Asian-Owned Businesses Near Tigard
Jose Manuel Escobar De Loera was sentenced to more than 11 years in prison for robberies targeting Asian-owned businesses in the Tigard and Tualatin area late last year.
Court documents show De Loera was allegedly part of a group that…
Washington Man Gets 2 Years in Portland Federal Escape Case After Failing to Report to Re-Entry…
A felon, who violated his release conditions for a third time, was sentenced to two years in federal prison when he appeared in the U.S. District Court in Portland yesterday.
Brandon Charles Nelson (40), from Washington state, was also…
Oregon Man Charged After Dog Was Left in Hot Car for Hours as Punishment, Court Records Say
A Portland man will appear in court next month for ‘punishing’ his dog by leaving him in a car for at least four hours as summer temperatures soared close to 90 degrees at lunchtime on Saturday.
There Was an Empty Water Bowl…