Crime and Courts News in Oregon
Crime & Courts
Suspect on the Run After Ashland Man Gunned Down on ‘A’ Street
ASHLAND, Ore. — The Ashland, Oregon, Police Department has reopened 'A' Street after a preliminary investigation into the shooting incident early Sunday morning that left a 40-year-old Ashland man, Matthew Mark Vandersande, dead following…
Nine-Year-Old Hit by Golf Club at Oregon Topgolf Awarded $15.8 Million After Jury Verdict
Following a trial lasting almost two weeks before U.S. District Judge Marco A. Hernandez, an eight-man jury awarded $15.8 million for pain and suffering and economic damages to an Oregon couple following an injury to their nine-year-old son…
One Man Killed in Eugene Walmart Parking Lot Shooting as Detectives Seek Answer
EUGENE, Ore. — Eugene Police Department detectives investigating Friday’s shooting incident in the Walmart parking lot that left one person dead indicated that the person who shot the firearm stayed on the scene and has cooperated with law…
Oregon DEA Bust Ends With 11 Year Sentence for Drug Kingpin Who Laundered Millions Through Tualatin…
A Mexican national was yesterday sentenced to 11 years and three months in a federal prison for conspiring to distribute drugs in Oregon and to launder money through his fiancée’s beauty salon in Tualatin.
Huge Amounts of Drugs…
Federal Agents Hunt Arson Suspect in Portland With $10,000 Reward on the Line
PORTLAND, Ore. — The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is looking for 28-year-old Ronald Watson, a/k/a Sarah Watson, a/k/a Miranda Kyle, a/k/a Emily Smith, of Kennesaw, Georgia, who is wanted on charges of arson and destruction of…
Medford Man Arrested in Drive-By Shooting With Bail Set at $1 Million
MEDFORD, Ore. — A suspect in the shooting incident in Carnelian Street, Northeast Medford, late July, Joel Matthew Caswell, was arrested Wednesday and has been indicted on several charges, including Unlawful Use of a Weapon.
The court…
Massive Illegal Marijuana Grow Busted in Josephine County With 11,600 Plants Destroyed
JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. — The Josephine Marijuana Enforcement Team (JMET) made further inroads against illegal marijuana grow sites on August 26 when they arrested 33-year-old Richard James Bassett Jr. while executing a search warrant in the…
Eugene Man Arrested After Cutting Off Ankle Monitor in Alleged Kidnapping Case
EUGENE, Ore. — An alleged kidnapper who had removed his pre-trial ankle monitor was arrested in Eugene late on Tuesday night and charged with contempt of court and resisting arrest.
Jonathon Brian Kelly (45) was taken into custody after…
Former Oregon Fisheries CFO Sentenced to Prison for Stealing $211,000 to Cover Husband’s Care
The former chief financial officer of the Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission (PSMFC), Pamela J. Kahut of Oregon, was sentenced yesterday to eight months in federal prison for stealing $211,083.27 from the company to cover her…
Multi-Agency Task Force in Jackson County Nets Arrests in Child Abuse Material Cases
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — A Joint Child Exploitation Task Force comprising members of the multi-agency Southern Oregon Child Exploitation Team (SOCET) swept across Jackson County yesterday, netting five suspects in multiple unrelated child…