PORTLAND, Oregon – Today, Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt announced that Samuel Perkins, Malik Hares, and Wayne Chen, each 18 years old, were indicted by a Multnomah County grand jury on 14 charges including three counts of Arson in the First Degree, six counts of Arson in the Second Degree, four counts of Reckless […]
PORTLAND, Oregon – Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt announced that JJ Ben, 28 pled guilty to Robbery in the Second Degree with a Firearm and Felony Attempt to Elude on Thursday, December 29. A Multnomah County Circuit Court Judge sentenced him to 60 months in prison. In January 2022, Ben committed a series of […]
PORTLAND, Oregon – Today, Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt announced a new policy aimed to help eradicate discrimination of protected classes in jury selection has been adopted by his office. Oregon law recognizes race, color, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, and national origin as protected classes. The policy clarifies how the Multnomah County […]
PORTLAND, Oregon – Today, Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt announced the release of the 2022 Multnomah County Corrections Grand Jury Report. This year’s Corrections Grand Jury (CGJ) focused on a wide scope of issues including but not limited to programming, facility maintenance, Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA), Safety and Grievance Procedure, Staffing, Medical Services, […]
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 judges and the number of cases set over to a future date due to a lack of defense counsel. In November, DA Mike Schmidt called the public […]
PORTLAND, Oregon – Today, Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt announced that Brianna Lace Workman, 32, was arraigned on Attempted Assault in the First Degree, Assault in the Third Degree, Interfering with Public Transportation, Disorderly Conduct in the Second Degree and Recklessly Endangering Another Person. The charges stem from an incident on the evening of […]
PORTLAND, Oregon – The Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt announced that yesterday, December 12, upon the conclusion of the presentation of evidence, a grand jury returned a not true bill and found the use of force by Portland Police Officer Mina Cavalli-Singer that resulted in the death of Johnathan Allen Worth, 19 at the […]
PORTLAND, Oregon – Today, Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt announced that John Thomas Damron III, 36, pled guilty to 27 charges related to child sex abuse. A Multnomah County Circuit Court Judge sentenced him to 22 years in prison with post-prison supervision and Sex Offender registration. Restitution will be determined at a future date. […]
PORTLAND, Oregon – Today, Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt released a list of cases impacted by the public defense crisis. The data set includes the running total of cases dismissed by judges, the number of cases set over to a future date due to a lack of defense counsel. In November, DA Mike Schmidt […]
PORTLAND, Oregon – Today, Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt announced that Shane Rory Cuddihy, 43, was arraigned for Robbery in the Second Degree and two counts of Menacing. The charges stem from an incident on Monday, December 5. Cuddihy allegedly entered Cafe Yumm in the area of Northeast 7th Avenue in the Lloyd District […]