Crime and Courts News in Oregon
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Portland Homicide Detectives Seek Suspect After Portsmouth Shooting Victim Is Identified
PORTLAND, Ore. — The individual shot and killed in the Portsmouth Neighborhood on Thursday afternoon has been identified, but the shooter or shooters have yet to be arrested.
Thirty-four-year-old Tyron Butler died shortly after the…
Oregon-Idaho Meth Ring Case Sends Two Ontario Traffickers to Prison for 10 Years
Two Oregon drug traffickers were each sentenced to 10 years in prison yesterday for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in the eastern sections of the state.
Maleah Rochelle Benavidez (31) and Daniel Ryan Carrion (38), both of…
Oregon COVID Relief Fraud Case Involved False Tax Documents and $3 Million in Credits
A 55-year-old Sherwood man, who pleaded guilty to conspiring to defraud the United States of millions of dollars, is facing five years behind bars and a quarter-million-dollar fine.
According to the Oregon District U.S. Attorney’s…
Oregon Man Sentenced After Counterfeit Fentanyl Pills Caused 67-Year-Old Woman’s Death
An Oregon man was sentenced to six years and eight months in prison for causing the death of a 67-year-old woman from Otis with counterfeit fentanyl pills.
Passing sentence yesterday, Lincoln County Circuit Court Judge Sheryl Bachart…
Jacksonville Business Owner Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion and Fraud in $1.2 Million IRS Case
JACSKON COUNTY, Ore. — A Jacksonville man pleaded guilty yesterday to tax evasion and bank fraud and agreed to pay more than $1 million in restitution to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
Joel Matthew Caswell (31) pleaded guilty in…
Oregon Mother Faces Attempted Murder Charges After Three Children Treated for Carbon Monoxide…
A 32-year-old Keizer mother of three, who attempted to kill herself and her children by running a hose from the exhaust pipe into the interior of her car, has appeared in court on three counts of attempted murder.
The Garage Had…
Medford Woman Charged With Animal Neglect After Multiple Dead Cats Found on Property
MEDFORD, Ore. — A 65-year-old woman from Medford has been charged with seven counts of first-degree animal neglect following the discovery of several dead cats on her property.
The discovery was made by Medford Police Department officers…
Portland Woman Sues ICE Agent Over Alleged Unprovoked Point-Blank Pepper Spray Attack
PORTLAND, Ore. — A young woman is suing an ICE agent for spraying her ‘point blank’ in the face with pepper spray while she was standing on the pavement outside the immigration detention center in South Portland on October 2, 2025.
The…
Oregon Infant Death Case Ends With Mother Convicted of Manslaughter
The mother of a two-month and 10-day-old baby girl, who died from complications associated with 13 broken ribs, pneumonia, and a drug overdose, has been found guilty by a Benton County jury of first-degree manslaughter and criminal…
Portland Facebook Marketplace Meetup Turns Into Shooting and Robbery That Injures 18-Year-Old
PORTLAND, Ore. — After Portland Police responded to a call shortly after 9 p.m. on Wednesday, an 18-year-old man was hospitalized with a significant injury. He had been shot and robbed during a Facebook Marketplace meetup in the 9100 block…