April 5, 2023 Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt today announced that a 12-person jury found Gregory Eyler, 29, guilty on five counts: Robbery in the First Degree Robbery in the Second Degree Assault in the First Degree Assault in the Second Degree Unauthorized Use of a Vehicle On October 26, 2021, Portland Police officers […]
April 5, 2023 Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt today met with ATU 757 leaders to discuss the prosecution of crimes involving TriMet. The DA provided an opportunity for ATU 757 to share cases of concern. He also shared the latest data on prosecution rates for crimes involving TriMet in Multnomah County, which show that […]
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 public defenders to […]
March 29, 2023 Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt today testified in support of SB 915, which would enhance resources at the Oregon Department of Justice (DOJ) to assume control of the prosecution of criminal cases involving the fatal use of force by law enforcement. The bill utilizes an opt-in approach, allowing each county to […]
March 25, 2023 Multnomah County DA Mike Schmidt issued the following statement related to the shooting deaths of three people today in North Portland: “The loss of three people to gun violence today is a tragedy and an unimaginable loss to their families and communities. Two of my deputy district attorneys are on scene and […]
March 24, 2003 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 public defenders to […]
March 23, 2023 Five Deputy District Attorneys (DDAs) from the Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office are featured in the new season of the ‘Making Amends’ podcast, which launched this week. As part of the podcast, the DDAs met with adults in custody at Columbia River Correctional Institution in northeast Portland over the course of six […]
March 22, 2023 Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt today testified in support of three gun violence prevention bills (HB 2005, HB 2006, and HB 2007), with a particular focus on HB 2005’s provisions relating to ghost guns and 3D-printed firearms. Ghost guns are unserialized and untraceable firearms that can be bought online and assembled […]
March 21, 2023 Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt today announced that a grand jury indicted Ana Karen Perez-Velador, 28, on eight charges relating to a recent assault of a TriMet bus driver. Deputy District Attorney Julian Samuels is the prosecutor assigned to this case. On Monday, March 13, officers from Transit Police (TPD) and […]
DA Mike Schmidt called the public defense crisis, defined by a lack of public defenders to provide counsel to defendants, an urgent threat to public safety.