Defendants all plead guilty in Newberg hotel armed robbery
The trial for John Kyle Donnahoo, 30, of McMinnville, scheduled to begin Thursday, was canceled after a plea deal was negotiated. On Dec. 19, 2024, Donnahoo and three others were arrested after a man ...
Arrests and Citations 050725
Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office Nicholas Christopher Bauer, 31, McMinnville, April 29, endangering the welfare of a minor, possession of controlled substance/Schedule II, first-degree criminal possession ...
Mac man charged with criminal trespassing
Adam Shaw, 39, of McMinnville, was arrested Sunday, May 4, for criminal trespassing and criminal mischief, both misdemeanors. Early Sunday morning, McMinnville Police officers were dispatched to Northwest ...
Armed robbery trial opens on Thursday
On Thursday, three co-defendants entered plea agreements for charges stemming from an alleged armed robbery at a Newberg hotel in December 2024. The four-co-defendant trial was set for Monday, May 5, ...
Commissioners approve jail contract with U.S. Marshals
The Yamhill County Board of Commissioners approved an updated contract with the U.S. Marshals Service by a vote of 2-1 Tuesday, increasing the charge to house federal prisoners in the county jail. The ...
Child sex abuse case ends in conviction for harassment
An Amity man pleaded no contest Tuesday on one count of harassment, a Class B misdemeanor, after multiple charges of sex crimes against a child were dismissed because of the unavailability of the alleged ...
Court Records: April 30. 2025
CIVIL FILINGS Atlantic Credit & Finance Special Finance Unit, LLC vs. Mike Bowers, McMinnville: Renewal of $2,944.35 judgment. Ray Klein Inc. vs. Michael R. Little, McMinnville: Renewal of $11,020.86 ...
New defense attorney takes on Kemp trial
The trial of Shannon Danielle Kemp, 42, will likely be set back as a new defense attorney has been assigned to the case. Kemp faces nine counts of third-degree sexual abuse, one count of first-degree ...
Carlton traffic stop turns to drug seizure
An early morning traffic stop in downtown Carlton turned into a drug seizure of fentanyl and methamphetamine. Eric Julian Garcia, 41, of Forest Grove, was arrested on charges with driving under the influence ...
Plea deal allows owner to keep two of four dogs
“It’s your fault; it is your fault why we’re here,” McMinnville resident Jonathan Jacoby sternly told wolfdog owner Sandra Atwood Wednesday in McMinnville Municipal Court. Emotional ...
Arrests & Citations: April 28, 2025
Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office James Shannon Moss, 56, McMinnville, April 21, post-prison supervision sanction; booked into the Yamhill County Jail without bail. David Duane Scitern, 47, McMinnville, ...
Mac, county to renew crisis team agreement
The city of McMinnville and Yamhill County will extend an agreement funding a behavioral health mobile crisis team focused on the city. The county’s Community Outreach Services staffs two-person ...
Wolfdog owner alleges targeting and harassment
Wolfdog owner Sandra Atwood alleged harassment by neighbors and McMinnville Code Compliance officers and the unfair impoundment of two of her four dogs in a letter to the city. Atwood is facing up to ...
Newberg man found guilty of murdering wife in 1988
On April 17, following a three-week trial, a Washington County jury found Newberg resident Robert Elmer Atrops, 70, guilty of murdering his wife nearly 40 years ago. The second-degree murder charge is ...
Acuff indicted by grand jury
Jess Bradley Acuff, 51, has been indicted by a grand jury on 26 felony counts related to firearm possession and manufacturing, along with a misdemeanor count of possession of a firearm and unlawful use ...