DEA agent faces state felony charge in death of Salem cyclist

Cyclist Marganne Allen was traveling south down this stretch of Southeast High Street when a pickup truck driver pulled into her path from Leslie Street on March 28, 2023. Video shows the driver didn't heed the stop sign on Leslie. Allen died of her injuries. (RACHEL ALEXANDER/Salem Reporter)

A veteran agent of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has been charged with criminally negligent homicide, accused of killing a Salem cyclist in March while he was on duty driving near downtown Salem.

The Marion County grand jury handed up the single-count indictment on Wednesday, Sept. 6, against Samuel T. Landis, 38. The charge became public when it was posted in Marion County Circuit records but was removed after Salem Reporter reported on the indictment

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