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Federal Jury Convicts Man of Assaulting Woman on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation

Graybael Jr. faces a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison, a $250,000 fine, and five years of supervised release.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - A federal jury in Portland found a Warm Springs, Oregon man guilty today of assaulting his girlfriend and leaving her lying injured in the driveway of her home on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation.

38-year old Maron Brent Graybael, Jr., was found guilty of one count of assault resulting in serious bodily injury.

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month

National Domestic Violence Hotline — 800-799-7233

(SAN FRANCISCO, CA.) - Statistics show that one-in-four women will experience domestic violence in her lifetime, and every year nearly 5.3 million incidents of intimate partner violence occur among U.S. women aged 18 and older. This is simply intolerable.

If you are dealing with abuse or witnessing abuse in your household, please don’t ignore it.

Portland Man Sentenced to 70 Months in Prison for Assaulting Peacekeeper

Gage Halupowski assaulted a man during the June 29, 2019 mass demonstration in downtown Portland.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - A person was being chased and fell to the ground where he wasvrepeatedly kicked, punched and hit with expandable metal batons. Adam Kelly entered the crowd and attempted to serve as a peacekeeper.

When Kelly left the crowd, law enforcement witnessed Halupowski run up behind Mr. Kelly and strike him on top of the head with an expandable metal baton. This was a powerful strike to the head. “The sound of the blow was sickening"...

Sly Salem Woman Arrested After Stealing Police Car

She manipulate her handcuffs and escaped from the rear seat of the patrol vehicle.

(SALEM, Ore.) - A Salem woman is in custody on multiple charges following an incident where she was able to manipulate her restraints and steal a Salem Police patrol vehicle.

The incident began at approximately 3:15 pm when Salem Police officers contacted 25-year old Rebecca J Payne of Salem. She was at a motel and had valid warrants for her arrest.

Marion County Deputies Seek Public`s Help in Locating Robbery Suspect

Tip line: 503-540-8079 or Text your tip to: TIPMCSO at 847411, you may remain anonymous.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Monday morning around 10:40, deputies were called to Santana Village Park in southeast Salem, after a victim reported being robbed at gun point.

The suspect is a white male adult, 6' tall, thin, wearing a black hooded sweatshirt with red trim, black baseball hat and blue jeans.

$1000+ Reward Offered in Merrilee Cooley Homicide

Cooley's car was found at the Miramonte Lodge Apartments on SE McLoughlin.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - The Clackamas County Sheriff's Office, in cooperation with Crime Stoppers of Oregon, is asking for the public's help to solve the homicide of Merrilee Cooley.

68-year-old Merrilee Bonnie Cooley of Johnson City was last seen by her family on December 26, 2016. Two days later she was reported missing to the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office.

Man Survives Throat Slashing Outside Burger King

The suspect is in custody.

(McMINNVILLE, Ore.) - A Burger King employee was stabbed outside the restaurant in north McMinnville this evening. The incident began across the highway in the WalMart parking lot, at the coffee stand, and appears to be random.

“The suspect was lurking around where I work and trying to come in our door,” wrote Jordan Schnepp on the YamCo facebook page. He works at the coffee stand.

Machete-weilding Man Injures Three in Woodburn

After Walmart, he broke down a door to an apartment and slashed three men with the machete.

(WOODBURN, Ore.) - Monday night, a little after 10 p.m. Woodburn Police got a call about a man in Walmart breaking out glass cabinets and taking ammunition.

Witnesses said the man was running around the store with a machete and while in the store, the suspect, identified as Alan Lee Brock, allegedly swung a machete at a door greeter and said he was going to kill him.

Social Media Site Threatens Cascade School

If you have info, please call the Marion County Sheriff's Office at 503-588-5032.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Marion County Sheriff's Office has announced that an unknown person has made a threat to Cascade High School "after spring break".

There were no other details from the post and it did not mention any specific names of any involved.

Joshua Cavett is Guilty of Murder in the First Degree

The nightmare of a man who murdered a mother in front of her children gets 28 years in Prison.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - “408 days. The family has suffered 408 days, waiting for the end of this torment. To finally lay their daughter, friend and sister to rest,” Christine Mascal, Multnomah County Deputy District Attorney, said as the hearing began.

Josh Cavett killed his wife, Jessie Doyle Cavett, in cold blood. Now, over a year after he confessed and was arrested, an agreement has been made, and he will begin his sentence.

“Justice is not served,” said the victim’s mother, Judy Doyle. “No number of years is enough."