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 […]
December 3, 2024 Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt today released the 2024 Multnomah County Corrections Grand Jury Report. Oregon Revised Statute (ORS) 132.440 requires an annual grand jury inquiry into the condition and management of every adult and youth correctional facility in the county. These facilities are: Multnomah County Detention Center (operated by the […]
November 26, 2024 Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt today announced that a Multnomah County Circuit Court judge sentenced Teddy Wayne Hall, Sr. to 240 months for the November 2022 shooting death of Raja McCallister in southeast Portland’s Creston-Kenilworth neighborhood. Case Facts On November 23, 2022, Portland Police Bureau responded to reports of a shooting […]
November 25, 2024 Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt announced that Thursday, November 21, a Multnomah County jury found Laura Marie Patterson, 48, guilty of crimes stemming from a November 2023 incident wherein she fired shots into the ceiling of the terminal of the Portland International Airport (PDX). Case Facts On November 14, 2023, Port […]
November 22, 2024 Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt today announced that a Multnomah County jury found Jaylon Jamall Benjamin, 30, guilty on all counts for the October 2023 car crash that killed James and Lisa Johnson in Northeast Portland. Case Facts On October 28, 2023, while driving a U-Haul pick-up truck eastbound on NE […]