Judge throws out civil rights claims in case of man strangled with seat belt in back of Eugene police car
The suit had alleged Eugene police failed to properly secure Michael Amador Sanchez, 34, in the back of a patrol car to ensure his safe transport to a hospital and didn’t monitor his conduct in the rear seat or summon an ambulance to properly care for him.
Appeals court upholds convictions in Malheur Refuge takeover but finds fault with juror screening
The three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the convictions and sentences of Malheur National Wildlife Refuge occupiers Jason Patrick, Duane Ehmer, Darryl Thorn and Jake Ryan. But the panel found U.S. District Judge Anna Brown improperly excused some of the prospective jurors for cause without input from the defendants and their lawyers
Fatal shooting of Koben Henriksen by Portland police in 2019 leads to $100,000 city offer to settle suit
Koben Henriksen's family alleged police failed to de-escalate their encounter when they shot the 51-year-old man who was homeless and in mental distress, waving knives at passing cars near Mall 205 on Dec. 8, 2019.
Oregon man who set booby traps around home and injured FBI agent sentenced to more than 12 years in prison
“We are fortunate Greg Rodvelt’s actions did not kill a law enforcement officer or community member," said Nathan J. Lichvarcik, chief of the U.S. Attorney’s Eugene and Medford branch offices. "Today’s sentence is a just punishment for a serious crime.”“
Off-duty pilot who tried to disable engines of Horizon flight not allowed to board a plane, possess drugs as conditions of release
Joseph D. Emerson, 44, remains in custody at the downtown Portland jail, awaiting his arraignment Thursday morning on a new indictment returned this week in Multnomah County Circuit Court.
Man booked into jail 3 times within 48 hours in Portland as he tried to get out of the cold
Shawn C. Sandler, now 57, said he kept vandalizing property so he’d face arrest to go back to jail.
Tigard man found mentally incompetent to stand trial in shooting of mail carrier in Milwaukie
The federal judge's ruling came after Kevin E. Irvine, 32, shared accounts in court of his telepathic communications.
Oregon man who helped sell machine gun to undercover agent sentenced to more than 2 years in prison
U.S. District Judge Karin J. Immergut sentenced Daniel Kittson, 61, who was convicted at trial, to two years and three months in federal prison.
Lawyer for accused kidnapper Negasi Zuberi decries ‘destruction’ of alleged cinderblock cell in Klamath Falls home
Prosecutors say they've seized more than 10,000 short video clips of less than 10 seconds each - some of which captured audio of Zuberi talking - from an internal camera system inside Zuberi’s Klamath Falls rental home.
Displaced Albina descendants’ suit against city of Portland, Legacy hospital can proceed, judge rules
U.S. District Judge Michael H. Simon denied motions by the city, Prosper Portland and the hospital to dismiss the suit.
2-hour wait to approach man shot by officers in Milwaukie contributed to his death, federal suit claims
The wrongful death suit also alleges Clackamas County sheriff's deputies compared the body of Derrick D. Clark, 24, to a “warm dead deer,” while another questioned whether his body was “actually a person,” the suit said.
Grand jury finds no criminal wrongdoing by Portland police in fatal shooting of Legacy hospital gunman
Three Portland police officers fired gunshots after a standoff with PontiaX Kane Calles in Gresham on July 22.
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