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

GRESHAM POLICE OFFICER INDICTED ON SEX CRIMES

Jul 31, 2025 Portland, OR- This week a Multnomah County Grand Jury indicted Gresham Police Officer Hector Carranza on dozens of charges related to sexual conduct with an underaged girl. Carranza was arrested early Thursday afternoon and is being held in custody at the Clackamas County jail.   The Grand Jury indicted the defendant on four […]

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MULTNOMAH COUNTY GRAND JURY INDICTS MAN ON 22 COUNTS INVOLVING BURGLARIES OF STORAGE UNITS AND BUSINESSES IN MULTNOMAH VILLAGE

7/31/25   Case number: 25CR39436   Portland, OR – The Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office is announcing the indictment of 46-year-old Joseph Patrick Doherty, who investigators believe is responsible for several Southwest Portland burglaries in June and July 2025. On July 25, 2025, a Multnomah County Grand Jury indicted Doherty on 22 charges, including Burglary […]

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MAN SENTENCED TO 100 MONTHS PRISON AFTER KILLING FRIEND IN SHOOTING.

Portland, OR- Multnomah County Circuit Judge Benjamin Souede on July 18, 2025, sentenced 33-year old Michael Jay Cody English to 100 months in prison for killing 40-year-old Angel Geib.   English pleaded guilty to one count of Criminally Negligent Homicide With a Firearm.   Multnomah County Deputy District Attorney Eric Palmer prosecuted the case for […]

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Multnomah County District Attorney finds Sheriff’s Deputy Justified in deadly use of force June 13, 2025

Collins Critical Incident Press Release  June 27, 2025 On Friday, June 13, 2025, Ladarius Collins was fatally shot during an encounter with Multnomah County Sheriff’s Deputy Adam Suboh in Gresham. District Attorney Nathan Vasquez stated, “Our hearts go out to everyone impacted by this tragic loss of life. Any loss of life in these circumstances […]

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Read the legal memo here: Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office finds Sheriff’s Deputy justified in deadly use of force June 13, 2025

    Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office Prosecution Decline Memo   June 27, 2025 Agency: Gresham Police Department Incident #: 41 25-24140 Referring Officer: Martin Daly BPST #: 54427     DA File # 051-1098604 DDA: Todd Jackson & Eric Palmer Case Status: Closed Unit: Homicide Unit   Defendant: Death Investigation DOB: N/A   Charge […]

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GRAFFITI TAGGER “BIER” CONVICTED ON GUN CHARGES

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 26, 2025 Case# 23CR16979 GRAFFITI TAGGER “BIER” CONVICTED ON GUN CHARGES Portland, OR – On June 25, 2025, Multnomah County Judge Chanpone Sinlapasai convicted Jacob Abel Ramos, 45, of the following: 5 Counts of Unlawfully Manufacturing, Importing or Transferring a Firearm 6 Counts of Attempted Manufacturing, Importing or Transferring a Firearm […]

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DA’s Office declines to prosecute security guard for Jewish preschool who shot and killed a man who was attacking him-read the decline memo here

  Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office Prosecution Decline Memo June 17, 2025 Agency: Portland Police Bureau Incident #: 42 25-120014 Referring Officer: Det. William Winters Det. Sterling Farrar DA File # 051-1097626 DDA: Andrew Wood Case Status: Closed Unit: Unit C Memo: Summary On May 8, 2025, Manuel Garza violently attacked uniformed security guard Eric […]

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