January 15, 2025 In an internal office-wide email sent to staff and prosecutors on Wednesday, DA Nathan Vasquez announced that his administration will now require all managers and supervisors of both staff and attorneys to work on site full time, effective February 3, 2025. On-site locations include the Multnomah County Courthouse and Justice Center downtown, […]

January 13, 2025 Today, the Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office announced that on Thursday, January 9, 2025, a grand jury returned an indictment for Kenneth Gregory Williams on multiple charges in relation to the kidnapping and days-long sexual assault of a 74-year-old woman that occurred in December 2024. Mr. Williams has been indicted by a […]

January 10, 2025 The Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office will be releasing an edited video of the shooting to better inform the public about this case. The video was admitted as evidence during trial. The video has been edited for us by PPB to give you a chronological sequence of events. You will see a […]

January 8, 2025 Yesterday, taking a firm stance alongside TriMet and the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office, District Attorney Nathan Vasquez announced that as of January 1, 2025, drug use on public transit is a criminal offense. Senate Bill 1553, which was passed in the 2024 legislative session by Oregon lawmakers, modifies the crime of Interfering […]

Today, on his first official day at the helm of the office, DA Nathan Vasquez administered the oath to many of the sworn staff of the Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office. He additionally attended the swearing in ceremony for newly-elected Multnomah County Commissioners, and said that he looks forward to getting to work for the […]

Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt today released an end of term report, covering the work of the office during his term. The report includes prosecution data, budget and staffing overviews, as well as modernization efforts and policy initiatives undertaken by the office between 2020 and 2024.  Multnomah County as a community has navigated unique […]

Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt announced today that eight joint petitions were submitted to the court pursuant to SB 819.  In 2023, the Oregon legislature adopted a new law allowing for reconsideration of previous convictions, referred to as SB 819. SB 819 grants local elected prosecutors across the state the authority to reconsider old […]

December 17, 2024 Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt announced that a Multnomah County jury found Dwayne Rayshon Driver, 29, guilty on multiple counts related to a March 2023 shooting in downtown Portland. Case Facts On March 18, 2023, multiple Portland Police Bureau officers were dispatched to a shooting at the Chevron gas station at […]

December 9, 2024 Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt today announced that Nathan Darren Isenberg, 21, was sentenced to 114 months in prison after being found guilty on charges related to an attempted vehicle theft and shooting in the Mill Park neighborhood in April 2023. Case Facts On April 17, 2023, Portland Police Bureau dispatched […]

December 5, 2024 Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt today announced that Gregory Whitson, 43, was sentenced by a Multnomah County Circuit Court judge to 100 months in prison and ordered to pay over $130,000 in restitution in relation to a number of incidents of burglary and theft in the downtown area since 2022. This […]