Inmate Indicted in Death at Marion County Jail

Robert Steven Dailey was arraigned on September 3, 2010, at the Marion County Circuit Court Annex, 4000 Aumsville Hwy, Salem, Oregon. He is being held without bail on these charges.

Robert Steven Dailey Photo: Marion County Jail

(SALEM, Ore.) - Detectives with the Linn County Sheriff's Office have concluded their investigation into the death of 29-year old Robert Douglas Haws, an inmate at the Marion County Jail.

Robert Haws died on July 19, 2010

Mr. Haws died on July 19, 2010, at the Salem Memorial Hospital.

An autopsy was performed by Christopher Young, M.D., of the State Medical Examiner's Office, on July 20, 2010. The cause of death was determined to be blunt force head injuries; the manner of death was homicide.

On September 2, 2010, the Marion County Grand Jury returned an indictment against Robert Steven Dailey (DOB: 07/20/1980), an inmate at Marion County Jail, for one count of Manslaughter in the Second Degree and one count of Tampering With a Witness.

Manslaughter in the Second Degree is a Ballot Measure 11 offense and carries a mandatory sentence of 75 months. Tampering with a witness is a Class C Felony and carries a maximum sentence of 60 months.

Robert Steven Dailey was arraigned on September 3, 2010, at the Marion County Circuit Court Annex, 4000 Aumsville Hwy, Salem, Oregon. He is being held without bail on these charges. His next appearance will be September 13, 2010 at 0830.

The court appointed R. Brooke Holsted to represent Mr. Dailey in these matters.

This is a press release submitted by Tiffany J. Underwood of the Marion County District Attorney's Office

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