Crime and Courts News in Oregon
Crime & Courts
Oregon Man Who Escaped Prison by Walking Away from a Work Crew Rearrested
Dressed in prison garb when he made his escape by walking away from a prison work crew and jumping onto a downtown Salem bus, T.J. Harvey Bennett was rearrested in Portland on Sunday.
Bennett (44) was imprisoned at the Santiam…
Oregon Woman Files Petition for Wrongful Conviction After Spending 41 Years in Prison
An Oregon woman who has already spent 41 years in prison and whose crime was made into a movie starring Farrah Fawcett has filed a petition calling for relief from a wrongful conviction.
Diane Downs Shot Dead One Child, Paralyzed…
Oregon Attorney Suspended for Obstructing Justice While Representing Real Estate Developer
The law license of Portland attorney Derek Ashton has been suspended for 60 days by a state bar disciplinary panel, citing obstruction of justice during his representation of real estate developer Terry Bean in a sex abuse case.
Ashton…
Jackson County Residents Receiving Up to 30 Scam Calls Daily – Sheriff’s Office Calls…
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — Jackson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) is taking up to 30 calls a day from residents scammed by callers pretending to be JCSO deputies and requesting money in cash, credit, wire, Crypto, or Bitcoin.
Several…
Oregon Couple Jailed for Tasing and Abusing Their Seven-Year-Old Son
SPRINGFIELD, Ore. — The Springfield parents of a seven-year-old boy who they repeatedly physically abused, using a taser on frequent occasions, are in custody in the Lane County Jail.
Brandon Rogers (44) and Heather Black (36) are…
Oregon’s Colby Benson Sentenced to Life Imprisonment
It took a Multnomah County jury less than eight hours to find Colby Benson (40), aka 'Shooter', guilty of second-degree murder that, he said, he committed when ‘high on meth.’
Benson was found guilty of second-degree murder for shooting…
Oregon Man Accused of Murdering Newly-Wed Nurse is Evicted from His Apartment
UPDATE: Judge Turns Down Appeal to Unseal Documents Containing Details of Oregon Nurse Melissa Jubane Murder
Twenty-seven-year-old Bryce Schubert, who lived diagonally across the corridor from Beaverton nurse, Melissa Jubane, who was…
Grant Pass Police & DEA Joint Operation Renders Guns, Money, Drugs, And 16 Arrests
GRANTS PASS, Ore. — A collaboration between the Grants Pass Police Department and the U. S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) across Southern Oregon rendered drugs, guns, and money in a joint operation during which sixteen people were…
Oregon Man Found Guilty on 14 Charges Related to a One-Hour Spree of Violence Involving Four…
A Clackamas County man who went on a one-hour spree of violence while trying to escape custody has been found guilty on 13 charges, including two counts of attempted second-degree murder. Judge Susie L. Norby also found him guilty of a…
Bright Orange Sneakers Trip Up Oregon Robber’s Attempted Disguise
It was a pair of bright orange sneakers that helped police track down 60-year-old Lance Gregory Fluker, whose attempt at disguise with a black mask and black woolen hat failed after he robbed two credit unions in Portland on Saturday.…