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UPDATE: State says DEA agent’s immunity defense is unjustified
The Oregon Department of Justice intends to appeal a federal judge’s order granting the request of a DEA agent to move his criminal case to federal court so he can assert immunity from prosecution. The state agency said Tuesday that the case should be tried in Marion County Circuit Court because Samuel T. Landis, 38, has no valid federal defense in for running a stop sign and killing Salem cyclist Marganne Allen while on duty.
Police chief plans 6-person team to focus on Salem gun violence
A recent report found shootings in Salem have doubled in the past five years to 20 in 2022. Police Chief Trevor Womack now plans to assign around six officers to investigate all shootings, identify those most at risk of being assailants or victims, and work with nonprofits who can help them escape lives of violence.
DA releases account of gunfire, violent threats and a fatal police shooting in Four Corners
Justin Jordan shot at a driver, pointed a gun at several others and urged police to kill him during a standoff in an east Salem neighborhood on Nov. 24, according to Marion County prosecutors. Officers shot and killed Jordan after he pointed a gun at them.
UPDATE: Suspect charged in shooting death of man found outside NE Salem nightclub
Julio C. Sanchez-Sanchez, 36, turned himself in to Roseburg police Wednesday afternoon. Marion County prosecutors have charged him with murder for the shooting death of 29-year-old Ricardo Lopez-Cruz on New Year's Day.
Man found dead with gunshot wound outside NE Salem nightclub
Police have provided few details about a shooting Monday morning in the parking lot of La Leyenda Nightclub which left a man dead.
Judge says DEA agent’s duties could justify dropping charge in fatal cyclist collision
A federal judge said last week that a DEA agent could be justified in running a stop sign and causing a fatal collision because he was on duty. The judge moved Samuel Landis’ criminal case to federal court so he can assert immunity from prosecution.
DEA agent admits role in fatal cyclist collision, seeks federal immunity
A DEA agent admits he ran a stop sign in south Salem and caused a collision that killed a Salem cyclist. A federal judge has granted the request of Samuel Landis, 38, to move his criminal case to federal court so he can assert immunity from prosecution.
A year later, Marion County jail death remains a mystery
A year after 33-year-old Will Schultz died in the Marion County Jail, sheriff’s officials are keeping details secret. His former wife says investigators attributed his death to an overdose on fentanyl.
UPDATE: Police seek witness of Cordon Road crash that killed pedestrian
Salem police say the driver of an unknown Jeep model witnessed a fatal collision Saturday night on Cordon Road and may have information helpful to their investigation.