Arrests & Citations: Nov.29, 2024
Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office Evan Rue Baller, 42, Willamina, Nov. 25, criminal driving while suspended or revoked; booked into the Yamhill County Jail without bail. Joshua Charles Merkel, 43, ...
Oregon Supreme Court reverses civil forfeiture ruling
Last week, the Oregon Supreme Court released an opinion ruling that Yamhill County legally seized the property of a Yamhill woman who had been convicted of drug delivery. The precedent-setting ruling ...
Court Records: Nov. 25, 2024
CIVIL FILINGS Portfolio Recovery Associates vs. Paul Madden, Lafayette: Granted $1,403.12 judgment. CKS Prime Investments vs. Melanie Hermens, McMinnville: Granted $1,137.16 judgment. Atlantic Credit ...
Transient man burglary charges merged into one case
Aspen Eli Whiffen, 21, a transient, faces three counts of burglary in the second degree, two counts of criminal mischief, two counts of theft and two counts of criminal trespass after a with a string of ...
Gatley charged with more sex crimes against minor
A McMinnville man was arrested again for sexual abuse on Nov. 20 as the relationship with the same minor has continued since his Nov.12 sentence. Richard Zachariah Gately, 23, had pleaded guilty to two ...
Mac man charged with public indecency
Exzavier Paul Robert Sorensen, 18, of McMinnville is charged with public indecency, a misdemeanor, from a July 2 incident in the 1000 block of Northeast Noble Lane. It is alleged that Sorensen was seen ...
Neighbor dispute leads to baseball bat attack
A McMinnville man was arrested Friday and is lodged in the Yamhill County Jail on $1 million bail for an alleged baseball bat assault against neighbors, who have been hospitalized with serious head injuries. Isaias ...
Minor and adult relationship revealed due to attending church
A McMinnville man’s relationship with a minor girl was revealed after attending a church service. Jason Allen VanMourik, 42, has been charged with sexual abuse in the third degree, a misdemeanor, ...
Sheridan man indicted for domestic violence
Jason Douglas Brockie, 58, of Sheridan has been indicted on multiple domestic violence charges alleged to have occurred in late 2022 and early 2023. Brockie is charged with nine counts of assault in the ...
Tigard man set for trial in 2021 child luring case
Caleb Matthew MacLearn, 24, formerly of Tigard, is charged with luring a minor and online sexual corruption and will face a 12-person jury on Feb. 4-5, 2025. On April 22, 2021, McLearn messaged a 15-year ...
Father and son duo arrested after shots fired, hit and run
A Washington County father and son are suspected to have fired gunshots from a vehicle in Dundee before crashing into multiple vehicles while eluding police in Newberg on Sunday evening. Following the ...
Sheriff: Lafayette may need additional deputy
Yamhill County Sheriff Sam Elliott presented Lafayette City Council with the fiscal year 2023-24 report for contract YCSO services and broached the idea of adding another deputy. Currently, Lafayette has ...
Former inmate sues Yamhill County claiming injury during bus transport
Yamhill County is being sued for $500,000 by a former inmate, Allison Simmons, over injuries she allegedly sustained while being transported by bus from Marion County Jail to Yamhill County Jail in February ...
Man charged with three counts of rape against minor
Haidyn James Adrian, 23, of McMinnville was indicted on Nov. 7 for two counts of rape in the second degree, one count of rape in the first degree and one count of harassment. It is alleged that between ...
Court Records: Nov. 18, 2024
CIVIL FILINGS Capital One vs. Sandy S. Davis, Willamina: Granted $2,235.29 judgment. OneMain Financial Group vs. Jose A. Guerrero Pena and Jazmin R. Villa Reyes: Granted $8,678.90 judgment. CKS Prime ...
