Joint Statement                                                                  June 15, 2026  As the elected district attorneys for Oregon’s three most populous counties, we prosecute over 24,000 cases annually and our combined responsibility is to keep approximately 1.8 million people safe.    We have watched with great frustration as Oregon’s mental health system fails to provide essential treatment and support.  The result of this breakdown is visible on our […]

  Case: 21CR52757                                                                             June 9, 2026 Portland, OR- Isaac Cortez Bynum Jr, currently 30-years-old,  was convicted today […]

Case: 21CR40036 Portland, OR- A Multnomah County jury on June 8, 2026, found Wayne Conrad Thompson guilty of Murder in the Second Degree with a Firearm. In addition Multnomah County Circuit Court Judge Kelly Skye found Mr. Thompson guilty of being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm with a Firearm. Senior Deputy District Attorney […]

May 26, 2026 Case: 26CR28448 Portland, OR-A Multnomah County Grand Jury indicted 41-year-old Jesse Lee Calhoun for the murder of Ashley Real, alleged to have occurred on or about March 27, 2023.   Calhoun is charged with Murder in the Second Degree.   Ashley Real is the fifth person Calhoun is charged with killing.   […]

  May 7, 2026   Portland, OR-Noureddine Dib, 43-years-old, was sentenced to 12 years in prison for the attempted murder of Michael Zakarneh. Given the circumstances of the shooting, prosecutors sought  more than the minimum sentence of 7.5 years.    The defendant and victim arrived at the Islamic School of Portland on October 17, 2024 […]

  May 7, 2026          Portland, OR – Allen Easley, nicknamed the Grinch by some after he was caught on camera stealing wrapped Christmas presents from a family’s home, is heading to prison for 10 years and 8 months. He was sentenced May 6, 2026.   The sentence follows his convictions for the following crimes: […]

May 4, 2026 Portland, OR— Multnomah County District Attorney Nathan Vasquez released the following statement regarding the Bruce Whitman case and the urgent need for systemic reform: Bruce Whitman was a son, a brother, and a neighbor. He was also a man who turned a car into a weapon of mass destruction. We can hold […]

  April 29, 2026   Case: 25CR39436 and 26CR01810   Portland, OR- Joseph Patrick Doherty, 47-years-old, was sentenced to 40 months prison today after he pleaded guilty to one count of Burglary in the First Degree and six counts of Burglary in the Second Degree on April 3, 2026.   In pleading guilty, Doherty admitted […]

  April 24, 2026   Portland, OR- Multnomah Circuit Court Judge Celia Howes sentenced Koko Miller to 26 months behind bars on April 24, 2026.   Miller was found guilty of Criminally Negligent Homicide, Maintaining a Dangerous Dog, and two counts of Criminal Mistreatment in the First Degree.   For more background please see our […]

April 24, 2026   Case: 26CR07587   Portland, OR- Joshua Sandall pled guilty April 24, 2026 to several crimes connected to his breaking into Parklane Christian Reformed Church in late 2025 and Grace Lutheran School in early 2026.    Sandall pleaded guilty to the following charges:   Count 01: Burglary in the Second Degree Count […]