Crime and Courts News in Oregon
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Oregon Felon Gets 24 Months in Federal Prison After Officers Track Him Through Snow to an Abandoned…
DESCHUTES COUNTY, Ore. — 38-year-old Cody Joe Hunt, a convicted felon from Bend, was sentenced to 24 months in federal prison yesterday following an incident on February 13, 2025, when U.S. Forest Service law enforcement officers responded…
Oregon Man Gets 12 Years in Federal Prison for Hate-Motivated Attack on Victim He Met on a Dating…
LANE COUNTY, Ore. — A 26-year-old Springfield man, who violently attacked and seriously injured someone he met on a gay dating app, was yesterday (Tuesday) sentenced to more than 12,5 years in federal prison.
Daniel Andrew McGee pleaded…
Police Chase From Gresham to Portland Ends With Arrest of 13-Year-Old Who Claimed She Was Kidnapped
MULTNOMAH COUNTY, Ore. — Multiple law enforcement units, including air support, were involved in the recovery of a vehicle owned by relatives of a 13-year-old girl who thought she had been kidnapped when she was inside their car when it was…
Alaska Resident Gets Federal Prison Time in Portland for Stealing More Than $170,000 in COVID Relief…
An Alaskan resident was found guilty on three counts of wire fraud involving more than $172,000 from emergency COVID-19 programs when he appeared before a Portland U.S. District Court judge earlier this week.
Tidings Context
Wire fraud…
Former Portland Nonprofit Leader Sentenced After Admitting He Took Over $100,000 Through Fraudulent…
The ex-Alberta Main Street (AMS) board chair and president, Devon T. Horace, was sentenced to one year's formal probation for theft and falsifying business records on Thursday over the misuse of charitable assets belonging to the…
Oregon Real Estate Broker Pleads Guilty After Drafting Fake Leases and Moving Cash for Client’s…
An Oregon real estate broker, who drafted fake property leases after one of the illegal marijuana grows owned by her client was raided, has pleaded guilty to avoiding reporting requirements and obstruction of justice.
According to a news…
Former Southern Oregon Builders CEO Arrested in Medford After Detectives Say He Embezzled 100,000…
MEDFORD, Ore. — The former CEO of the Builders Association of Southern Oregon (BASO) is facing multiple criminal charges after being accused of embezzling $100,000 from the organization.
Bradley Bennington was arrested yesterday…
Oregon Arrest of Alleged Venezuelan Gang Member Prompts Federal Detainer and Deportation Action
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced an arrest *detainer for an illegal Venezuelan immigrant and member of the Tren de Aragua (TdA) gang who was recently arrested in Oregon.
He was Arrested for a Weapons…
Five Portland Teens Arrested and Charged in Fatal Shooting of Minister Kevin Cooper
PORTLAND, Ore. — Five teenagers have been arrested and charged with the murder of minister, devoted family man, and grandfather, 56-year-old Kevin Cooper, who was gunned down in his Portland home in front of his family.
The shooting took…
Heavy Police Response in Medford After Domestic Violence Assault as Suspect Found Missing From Home
MEDFORD, Ore. — Following a report of a domestic violence assault in the 400 block of South Columbus Avenue yesterday morning, Medford Police were continuing their search of the premises after establishing that the suspect was not in the…