January 17, 2024 The Multnomah County Circuit Court will be closed Wednesday, Jan. 17, due to inclement weather. There will be no Circuit Court hearings, trials or grand juries, and the courthouses will not be open. Jurors do not need to appear. Visit the Court’s website at www.courts.oregon.gov/courts/multnomah for more information. All court proceedings will […]
January 15, 2024 The Multnomah County DA’s Office is issuing a reminder that the Multnomah County Circuit Court will be closed Tuesday, Jan. 16, due to difficult afternoon travel conditions and an expected ice storm. There will be no Multnomah County Circuit Court hearings, trials or grand juries, and the courthouses will not be open. […]
January 12, 2023 PORTLAND, Oregon – Today, Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt released a list of cases impacted by the public defense crisis. The list includes felony cases dismissed by the JC3 court as a result of the crisis. In November, DA Mike Schmidt called the public defense crisis– defined by a lack of […]
January 12, 2024 Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt released the following statement today on the news of suspected arson committed against Commissioner Rene Gonzalez and his family: “Acts of political violence and acts of political vandalism are unacceptable and will not be tolerated. Commissioner Gonzalez and everyone else in a public leadership role is […]
January 10, 2024 Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt today announced that Steven Joseph Bricker, 35, was arraigned on charges for the fatal shooting of Eric Bankhead that took place on November 21, 2023, in the Cully Neighborhood. Following completion of the investigation into this case, law enforcement and the DA’s Office identified Bricker as […]
Data for 2023 show the overall prosecution rate for Multnomah County at 72% January 9, 2024 District Attorney Mike Schmidt today released data for 2023 that show the overall issuance rate for the Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office (MCDA) is at 72%, a seven-year high. Issuance rate is calculated as the percent of cases […]
January 5, 2024 The Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office (MCDA) today published transcripts of the grand jury proceedings in the death investigation of PoniaX Kane Calles. Upon the grand jury’s return of a “not true bill” in this matter, MCDA filed a motion with the presiding court to create and release a transcript of the […]
Suspect Arrested Today January 5, 2024 A months-long investigation by the Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office’s (MCDA) Auto Theft Task Force (ATTF), dubbed “Operation MistleTow,” resulted in the arrest today of Joseph Allen Beard, 53, a suspect alleged to have stolen multiple vehicles through an illegal tow truck operation in order to sell the cars […]
January 2, 2024 Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt today announced that Jessie Garza III, 33, was arraigned on charges for the fatal shooting of Richard Newman that took place on December 14, 2023, in the Centennial Neighborhood. Following completion of the investigation into this case, law enforcement and the DA’s Office identified Garza as […]
Demetrius Vaughn has been indicted for the murder of Saul Villatoro Escoto-Eldibrando Edel Aragon-Cruz is charged in the fatal stabbing of Juan Francisco Orellana-Gavarrete; indictment pending December 27, 2023 Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt today announced that two suspects in two recent murder cases have been arraigned in Multnomah County Circuit Court. Demetrius Jermaine […]