Category Courts
Man accused of immigration crime turned over to feds outside Marion County Courthouse
Marion County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested a 49-year-old Woodburn man inside the Marion County Courthouse on Thursday, April 16, based on a warrant signed by a judge accusing him of re-entering the U.S. illegally. He was facing local sex abuse charges.
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Federal judge sides with Oregon Right to Life in abortion insurance coverage case
Keizer-based Oregon Right to Life can't be required to provide abortion insurance coverage for its employees, a federal judge ruled.
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Former federal prison guard sentenced for sexually abusing West Salem child
A Salem man and former guard at the Sheridan federal prison will serve over 12 years in prison after pleading no contest to two counts of first degree sexual abuse of a West Salem child under 12.
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Months of work later, Marion County no longer in public defense crisis
Marion County has reducd the number of people facing criminal charges with no attorney to nearly zero. The change comes after years of work by attorneys to manage climbing caseloads and a state-led boost to quickly resolve prosecutions.
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Heart clinic privately settles monopoly lawsuit with Salem Health
Oregon Heart Center and Salem Health settled a $15 million lawsuit that claimed Salem Health was attempting to monopolize heart care in the city. The terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
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Feds seek judge’s order to get Marion County parole records for ICE
The U.S. Attorney’s Office on Wednesday, April 1, asked a judge to enforce immigration subpoenas sent to four Oregon counties for information on people previously convicted of serious crimes, mostly in the last 10 years.
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Oregon Supreme Court reverses child sex abuse conviction on privacy grounds
The Oregon Supreme Court on Thursday, March 26, overturned a Lane County man’s conviction for encouraging child sex abuse, ruling that local authorities subjected him to a warrantless search when monitoring his use of a restaurant’s free wireless internet network.
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UPDATE: Federal agents arrest 2 at downtown Salem courthouse
Marion County Sheriff’s Office deputies on Thursday, March 26, assisted federal agents in arresting a man who had a warrant signed by a federal judge, according to a statement from the sheriff’s office. Witnesses described the arrests as immigration-related, which the sheriff’s office would not confirm.
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Former Salem pizzeria owner ordered to pay $96k in felony tax evasion case
The former owner of Donatello’s Pizza in Salem was ordered to pay the state more than $90,000 in back taxes and penalties after pleading guilty to three counts of tax evasion in Marion County Circuit Court.
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