Portland Resident Charged with Felony Pollution
Posted in Felonies on May 12, 2013 Portland resident Nahie Faris is facing serious legal trouble after burning trash at his rented property rather than taking it to the dump. He ignited debris that...
View ArticleHeavy Metal Singer Tries to Have Wife Killed After Divorce
Posted in Divorce on May 12, 2013 Tim Lambesis, 32, was arrested after he allegedly tried to hire a hit man to kill his estranged wife. The supposed hit man turned out to be an undercover detective....
View ArticleAriel Castro and Family Have History of Domestic Violence
Posted in Domestic Violence on May 14, 2013 As more details emerge about the family of Ariel Castro, it has become evident that they have a history of disturbing and violent behavior that began long...
View ArticleAir Force Sexual Assault Prevention Chief Charged With Sexual Battery
Posted in UCMJ Military Defense on May 15, 2013 The Arlington County, Virginia, prosecutor is declining a request by the Air Force to give the military jurisdiction over a case against Lt. Col. Jeff...
View ArticleVancouver Robbery Suspects Plead Guilty
Posted in Felonies on May 21, 2013 Three people from Vancouver have pleaded guilty following their arrest last month for the robbery of the Salmon Creek branch of iQ Credit Union. Frank J. Barnard, 40,...
View ArticleMorality Clause Forces Couple to Live Apart
Posted in Divorce on May 21, 2013 A Texas judge has ruled that same-sex couple Carolyn Compton and her partner, Page Price, who have lived together and taken care of Compton’s children for nearly three...
View ArticleVancouver Man Facing Murder Charges
Posted in Domestic Violence on May 25, 2013 Dennis Wolter, a Vancouver man facing felony first-degree murder charges, appeared in court last week for the opening statements in his trial. He is accused...
View ArticleJapan To Ratify Child Custody Treaty
Posted in Divorce on May 30, 2013 Japan’s parliament voted unanimously to join an international child custody treaty this week. The country has long felt foreign pressure to change their current laws,...
View ArticleWashougal Man Sentenced for Child Pornography Charges
Posted in Felonies on May 31, 2013 Bryan W. Corbitt, a former pediatric intensive care nurse at Oregon Health and Science University in Portland, was sentenced for felony distribution and receipt of...
View ArticleVancouver Murder Defendant’s Behavior Consistent With Brain Damage
Posted in Felonies on June 5, 2013 A defense expert testified at the trial of Dennis Wolter, the Vancouver man accused of murdering his estranged girlfriend, that the defendant’s behavior following the...
View ArticleVancouver Man Being Charged For Prostitution Of Minor
Posted in Felonies on June 9, 2013 Ricky D. Horn, an 18-year-old man from Vancouver, is facing fresh charges accusing him of the prostitution of a 15-year-old Tacoma girl. He is already serving time...
View ArticleVancouver Man Arrested for Trespassing and Fleeing Police
Posted in Felonies on June 9, 2013 Shane S. Chandra, 18, appeared in Clark County Superior Court last week following his arrest. He allegedly escaped police in the middle of his initial arrest and ran...
View ArticleVancouver Man Accused of Gang-Related Stabbing
Posted in Felonies on June 13, 2013 Bradley M. Solis, 23, of Vancouver, has pleaded not guilty to first-degree assault. He was charged with one count following a stabbing in May, allegedly...
View ArticleFather/Daughter Robbery Suspects Charged
Posted in Felonies on June 13, 2013 Four Vancouver robbery suspects were in court this week, charged with first-degree robbery, first-degree burglary and second-degree assault. The residents of the...
View ArticleRupert Murdoch Divorcing
Posted in Divorce on June 14, 2013 Media mogul Rupert Murdoch and his third wife, Wendi Deng, are pursuing a divorce. Murdoch filed in New York this week, and a spokesman for his company, News Corp.,...
View ArticleBill Addressing Military Sexual Assault Passed
Posted in UCMJ Military Defense on June 16, 2013 The House of Representatives passed a bill last week that addresses sexual assault in the military, which has been an overwhelming and constant issue in...
View ArticleMultnomah County Enforcing Firearm Surrender Orders
Posted in Domestic Violence on June 16, 2013 Judges in Oregon have long had the ability to require anyone served with domestic violence restraining orders to give up their firearms, but it has rarely...
View ArticleYacolt Man Charged With Kidnapping
Posted in Felonies on June 18, 2013 Frank E. Brown of Yacolt, 28, is being charged with second-degree kidnapping in an alleged attempt to get back some marijuana that had been stolen from him. He...
View ArticleYacolt Resident Charged After Assault
Posted in Felonies on June 26, 2013 Joseph A. Mitchell, a 19-year-old Yacolt man, will be charged with felony first-degree assault at his July 5 arraignment. He was in Clark County Superior Court this...
View ArticleVancouver Woman Charged With Solicitation to Commit Murder
Posted in Felonies on June 28, 2013 Lori Lyn Goulet, a Vancouver woman, has pleaded guilty in Clark County to solicitation to murder her lover’s wife, and to stalking another person. Goulet, 40,...
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