Federal authorities seized over 200 pounds of methamphetamine from a drug trafficking operation with ties to Mexico. The drugs were smuggled from southern California into Salem and Portland.
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DEA agent disputes state’s appeal, insists on seeking immunity in bike crash
Attorneys for DEA agent Samuel Landis argue his criminal case belongs in federal court, where he can seek immunity. They said the Oregon Department of Justice is wrongly seeking to reverse a federal judge’s decision to move the case out of state court.
DEA bicycle collision: 5 takeaways
New documents and court filings reveal fresh details about a DEA agent’s deadly collision with a Salem cyclist. Here are five top takeaways from the documents and filings.
New records show drug cartel ties, DEA agent’s actions leading to fatal crash
Evidence was recently unsealed in the criminal case involving a DEA agent who ran a stop sign and caused a collision that killed a Salem cyclist. The records provided new details about the events surrounding the crash that killed Marganne Allen.
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.
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.
Secrecy surrounds case of DEA agent charged for Salem cyclist’s death
An agent of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration charged in a fatal cyclist collision was expected to request that he be allowed to possess guns in early October. He was also granted a request to travel out of state while facing the criminal charge.
DEA agent jailed, released on charge for Salem cyclist’s death
An agent of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration turned himself in to jail on Sept. 6, the same day he was charged with killing a Salem cyclist in March while he was on duty driving near downtown Salem.
DEA agent faces state felony charge in death of Salem cyclist
Witnesses, including three agents of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and four Salem police officers, testified before the grand jury that charged a DEA agent Wednesday in the March death of cyclist Marganne Allen.