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 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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MAN WHO SAID HE ACCIDENTLY INGESTED BATH SALTS WHEN HE MEANT TO USE METH CONVICTED OF BREAKING INTO OLDER COUPLE’S HOME AND TERRORIZING THEM. JURY CONVICTS IN JUST 30 MINUTES.

June 11, 2025 Portland, OR- A Multnomah County jury today convicted 35-year-old Michael Anthony Mazzi of forcing his way into the home of a couple aged 76 and 85 years old.  The jury convicted Mazzi of four counts of Burglary in the First Degree, Coercion, Menacing and Criminal Mischief Multnomah County Deputy District Attorney Branden […]

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THIRD MEMBER SENTENCED IN PORTLAND AREA BURGLARY RING THAT PREYED ON SMALL BUSINESSES. CARLILE GETS 9 YEARS PRISON

                        June 9, 2025                          Portland, Oregon – Multnomah County Circuit Court Judge Christopher Marshall today sentenced 27-year-old Courtney Carlile to nine years in prison for her role in a burglary ring that targets Portland restaurants, bars, lounges, and dispensaries. Carlile was convicted of […]

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SERIAL ARMED ROBBER FACES PRISON TERM OF 20 YEARS AFTER CONVICTION ON SIX HOLD UPS OF MULTNOMAH COUNTY BUSINESSES

  May 29, 2025 Portland, OR- May 29th, prolific robber Cory Jackson, 44-years old, pled guilty to six counts of Robbery in the First Degree with a Firearm. The robberies included five different marijuana dispensaries and a bar in Multnomah County.  Jackson faces a minimum of 20 years in prison on the Multnomah County cases. […]

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MAN WHO SHOT AT POLICE GETS 25 YEARS FOR ATTEMPTED MURDER

  Case: 21CR61063 June 10, 2025  Portland, OR- Multnomah County Circuit Judge Jenna Plank sentenced Joshua William Degerness to 300 months prison (25 years) after a jury convicted him of Attempted First Degree Murder with a Firearm of three separate Portland Police Officers. He was also convicted of Attempted Assault in the First Degree of […]

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