Multnomah County
District Attorney

1200 SW 1st Avenue, Suite 5200
Portland, OR 97204
503-988-3162

Multnomah County District Attorney

 
1200 SW 1st Avenue, Suite 5200
| Portland, OR 97204
| 503-988-3162

Adam Burns Sentenced to 23 Years in Prison for the April 2023 Domestic Violence Homicide of April Newcombe Cripe

September 12, 2024 Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt today announced that Adam Jamal Burns, 30, was sentenced by a Multnomah County Circuit Court judge to 23 years in prison in relation to the April 2023 domestic violence homicide of April Newcombe Cripe in inner-East Portland. Case Facts On April 15, 2023, Portland Police Bureau […]

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Grand Jury Returns Not True Bill for 4 PPB Officers in May 2024 Officer-Involved Shooting of Richard Perez

September 5, 2024 Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt today announced that a grand jury returned a not true bill and found that the use of force by Portland Police Officers Sebastian Precup, Dewey Madison, Justin Thurman, and Jake Ramsey which resulted in the death of Richard Shawn Perez, 45, was not criminal under Oregon […]

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UPDATE: James Griffin Sentenced to 175 Months on Multiple Counts of Sexual Assault and Abuse

September 4, 2024 Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt today announced that a Multnomah County Circuit Court judge sentenced James Griffin, 39, to 175 months in the Department of Corrections in relation to a sexual assault that occurred in the Parkrose neighborhood in June of 2022. Case Facts In the early morning hours of June […]

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UPDATE: Susan Long Arraigned on Charges of Animal Neglect 

August 30, 2024 Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt today announced that Susan Long, 51, has been arraigned on charges of animal neglect in relation to Tuesday’s seizure of 13 dogs and 2 cats from a residence in the Lents neighborhood. After a review of the evidence, Long was charged with 15 counts of felony […]

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Neglected Animals Seized by Law Enforcement from House in East Portland

August 27, 2024 Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt today announced that 13 dogs and 2 cats were seized from a home in the Lents neighborhood of East Portland. Working closely with PPB’s East Precinct Neighborhood Response Team (NRT), prosecutors with the MCDA Access Attorney Program (MAAP) responded to multiple complaints of malnourished animals and […]

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Steven Knox Sentenced to 70 Months for March 2023 Stabbing

August 27, 2024 Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt announced that today a Multnomah County Circuit Court judge sentenced Steven Knox, 55, to 70 months in the Department of Corrections related to a stabbing that occurred in March of 2023. Case Facts On March 14, 2023, a victim reported having been stabbed from behind multiple […]

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Prolific tagger Jerry Mijangos sentenced to 30 months in a global resolution of 4 cases of vandalism across Portland

August 20, 2024 Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt announced that yesterday a Multnomah County Circuit Court judge sentenced Jerry Mijangos, 28, to a total of 30 months as part of the resolution of 4 separate criminal cases. The multiple criminal cases against Mijangos– a well-known and prolific graffiti artist who uses the moniker KASR– […]

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