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

MULTNOMAH COUNTY MAN SENT TO PRISON FOR 20 YEARS AFTER CRIME SPREE AND SHOOTING AT OFFICERS

  Case#  24CR50806   Portland, OR- Multnomah County Circuit Court Judge Angela Lucero on September 19, 2025, found Jesse James Allen West- 25-years-old- guilty in two cases, including multiple counts of attempted murder for trying to kill four Portland Police officers as they tried to arrest him, and several other crimes.   He is convicted […]

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MAN SENTENCED TO NEARLY 44 YEARS IN PRISON FOR RAPING AND SODOMIZING TWO GIRLS OVER THE COURSE OF SEVERAL YEARS

  Portland, OR- September 19, 2025. Multnomah County Circuit Judge Christopher Ramras sentenced 44-year-old Rafael Gonzalez Rodriguez to 525 months in prison. That totals 43-years-9 months.   See our earlier release on his conviction below:   PORTLAND AREA MAN CONVICTED ON 58 COUNTS OF SEX ABUSE INVOLVING YOUNG GIRLS- FACES MANDATORY MINIMUM OF 25 YEARS […]

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TWO MEN WHO ENTICED A 13 YEAR OLD GIRL INTO THE LIFE OF PROSTITUTION GET PRISON SENTENCES OF 19 YEARS AND 15 YEARS. TWO CUSTOMERS GET LENGTHY SENTENCES.

  Portland, OR- Domonique Latrice Williams, 33-years-old, will spend the next 19 years in prison for sexually assaulting  a 13 year old girl then grooming and pulling her into a life of prostitution for nearly three years. The child was given drugs, sexually abused and experienced horrific acts at the hands of her traffickers and […]

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Multnomah County DA Nathan Vasquez calls Judge’s ruling “bewildering”

JUDGE FINDS MAN NOT GUILTY OF RECKLESS DRIVING AFTER HE DRIVES THROUGH PARK AND PLAYGROUND BEFORE POSTING TO SOCIAL MEDIA   Video of Oscar Burrell driving that was played in court: https://app.box.com/s/a6ppibt4ysmi2ps943qv3qbifu1pz8dc   September 9, 2025 Portland, OR-Multnomah County Circuit Court Judge Katharine von Ter Stegge refused to hold a dangerous driver fully accountable despite […]

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FORMER ALASKA AIRLINES PILOT PLEADS NO CONTEST TO TRYING TO SHUT DOWN HORIZON FLIGHT 2059 ENGINES OVER OREGON

  September 5, 2025   Portland, OR- Joseph David Emerson, a former Alaska Airlines pilot was convicted today on 83 counts of Reckless Endangering Another Person in Multnomah County Circuit Court as well as Endangering Aircraft in the First Degree, which is a felony.    The charges come from an incident on October 22, 2023 […]

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PORTLAND AREA MAN SENTENCED TO 10 YEARS IN PRISON FOR PUNCHING HIS 20-MONTH OLD SON SO HARD THE CHILD NEARLY DIED.

  Release date: August 29, 2025 Case # 24CR27525   Portland, OR- Judge Christopher Ramras on August 28, 2025 sentenced Joseph Washington to ten years in prison for striking his 20 month old child so hard in the stomach that it caused significant traumatic injuries to the victim, including a perforation of the small intestine.  […]

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MAN WHO FLED OREGON FOR MEXICO AFTER SODOMIZING A CHILD FOR MORE THAN A YEAR COULD NOT HIDE FROM JUSTICE. EXTRADITED AND SENTENCED TO 38 YEARS PRISON.

  August 27, 2025   Case # 16CR35095   Portland, OR- On Monday, August 25, Multnomah County Circuit Court Judge David Rees sentenced Edgar Ocampo-Reza (age 53) to 38 years in prison for sexually abusing and sodomizing a child. He faced a minimum of 25-years. Prosecutors pointed to a number of aggravating factors that warranted […]

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PORTLAND AREA MAN SENTENCED TO 21 YEARS PRISON FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AGAINST TWO SEPARATE WOMEN

KODY JENSEN SENTENCED TO 21 YEARS PRISON FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AGAINST TWO SEPARATE WOMEN  CASE # 24CR65775 24CR30623 24CR25435 August 22, 2025 Portland, OR- Multnomah County Circuit Court Judge Kelly Sky today sentenced 23-year-old Kody Richard Jensen to 130 months in prison (10 years and 10 months) for multiple crimes involving domestic violence against his […]

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