Crime and Courts News in Oregon
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Oregon Police Officer Facing $17 Million Lawsuit Following Death of an Innocent Woman During a…
The partner of a 40-year-old woman who was killed when a police officer’s car smashed into her vehicle during a high-speed chase is claiming $17 million from the City of Gresham and the police officer, Jonathan Buck.
Six People…
Expiry of Pandemic Ban on Overdue Rentals and Evictions Sees Drastic Increase in Eviction Notice…
A study reveals that the state’s affordable housing providers and tenants are under increasing financial pressure now that the pandemic ban on overdue rentals and evictions has expired.
Yi Wang, co-author of a report entitled Eviction in…
Oregon Janitor Seeks $20 Million After He was Shocked by a 7,000-Volt Electric Fence
A 52-year-old janitor who was severely shocked and injured when he touched an electric fence protecting a business property that he had been cleaning has filed a $20 million lawsuit against the business and the manufacturer of the fence.…
Convicted Felon Pleads Not Guilty to a Federal Charge of Firing an Assault Rifle into the Floor of…
Paul Kurt Mitchell (41) pleaded not guilty to a charge involving the shooting of an AK-47 assault rifle into a unit occupied by a family below his North Portland apartment when he appeared in the Portland District Court yesterday…
Federal Probation Officers Accused of Failing to Supervise Man Standing Trial for Fatally Shooting…
A lawsuit has been brought against federal probation officers accused of failing to supervise Joseph Kelly Banks (51) who is on trial for fatally shooting three men and wounding four others in random attacks in Portland in 2022.
The…
Oregon Woman Sentenced to Four Years for Committing Fraud ‘To Feed Her Greed’
An Oregon woman stole the identity of at least 45 people, including prison inmates, to ‘feed her greed and her gambling addiction.’
Darla Kay Byus (55) was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Michael J. McShane to four years in federal…
Family of Oregon Man Shot and Killed by Security Guard Awarded $20 Million in Damages
A $20 million damages award has been handed down by a Multnomah County Court jury of nine men and three women for the gunning down of Freddy Nelson Jr. in the car park of the rundown Delta Park Center, Portland, on May 29, 2021.
The…
Oregon Man Says He Suffered ‘Depression, Sadness and Pain’ Because his Sister was Poisoning Him
A 34-year-old Oregon man accused of stabbing his sister to death with a hunting knife says he suffered from ‘depression, sadness and pain’ because she had been poisoning him for years.
Court Appearance Today Charged with…
Seven Small Oregon Business Owners Lose Plea to Block a Federal Law ‘Violating’ their Constitutional…
An attempt by seven small business owners to block the enforcement of a federal law passed in 2021 to combat financing of terrorism, money laundering and tax evasion was rejected by a federal judge in Portland on Friday.
U.S. District…
Medford High Student’s Death by Overdose: Fentanyl Tears Up Families
MEDFORD, Ore — Fentanyl destroys communities and tears up families, is how Assistant U.S. Attorney Marco Boccato described the death by overdose of a 16-year-old Medford High School student, Max Gonzalez.
Boccato called for a seven year…