Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt today announced that a grand jury indicted co-defendants Brandon Nicholas Gilpin, 29, and Felisha Marie Cunningham, 34, on a number of charges related to a February 11th homicide near NE 1st and Hancock in Portland. The victim of that homicide has been identified as Torn Saephan, 41. Gilpin was […]
Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt today announced that a grand jury indicted Ramos Antonio Valle, 31, on 13 charges relating to the possession and distribution of fentanyl, methamphetamine, and heroin. Deputy District Attorney Cody Linderholm is prosecuting this case. On February 20, 2023, Valle attempted to elude a Portland Police Bureau officer near SW […]
Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt today testified in support of SB 615, which is aimed at deterring organized street racing and street takeover events by increasing penalties. The Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office worked with the Portland Police Bureau in providing technical feedback on the bill, resulting in the -1 amendments. These amendments make […]
PORTLAND, Oregon – Today, Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt released a list of cases impacted by the public defense crisis. The list includes cases dismissed by the 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 provide […]
Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt today announced that Gregory Phillip Porter, 65, has pled guilty to two counts of Attempted Murder in the First Degree and was found to be guilty except for insanity on a third count of Attempted Murder in the First Degree. The result is a 20-year commitment to the Psychiatric […]
Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt today urged his support for SB 867, which is aimed at increasing protections for victims of crime in Oregon. The bill, which was heard before the Senate Committee on Judiciary this afternoon, was developed in consultation with victims groups, the Department of Justice, and multiple District Attorney’s offices. “Victims of […]
PORTLAND, Oregon – Today, Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt released a list of cases impacted by the public defense crisis. The data set includes cases dismissed by the 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 provide […]
PORTLAND, Oregon – Today, Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt released a list of cases impacted by the public defense crisis. The data set includes cases dismissed by the 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 […]
PORTLAND, Oregon – Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt today announced that a grand jury indicted Lonie Allen Hart-Ikari, 46, on three charges relating to the assault of two Portland Police Officers earlier this month. Hart-Ikari is charged with two counts of assaulting a public safety officer and one count of aggravated harassment. On the morning […]
February 3, 2023 PORTLAND, Oregon – Today, Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt released a list of cases impacted by the public defense crisis. The data set includes cases dismissed by the court as a result of the crisis. In November, DA Mike Schmidt called the public defense crisis, defined by a lack of […]