Former coach acquitted of harassment charges
Jamal Anthony Jones, 33, a former Westview High School head football coach, was acquitted of a dozen counts of harassment at a Jan. 15 bench trial in Yamhill County Circuit Court The allegations ...
Attorney withdraws from rape case
On Jan. 17, defense attorney Mark Pihl withdrew as counsel for Haidyn James Adrian, a 23-year-old McMinnville man facing rape and harassment charges. In a Jan. 16 motion to withdraw, Pihl said ...
Arrests & Citations" Jan. 20, 2025
Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office Trevor Lee Walden, 32, Sheridan, Jan. 17, post-prison supervision sanction; booked into the Yamhill County Jail without bail. Angela Grace Harmon, 37, Prineville, ...
Mac man pleads not guilty to rape and strangulation
A McMinnville entered a not guilty plea for the charges of first-degree rape and strangulation on Jan. 16. Justin Gabriel Kilmer, 19, is accused of the charges stemming from incidents between Aug. 1, ...
Court Records: Jan. 20, 2025
CIVIL FILINGS JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. vs. Erika L. Morris, McMinnville: Seeks $13,680.84 allegedly owed. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. vs. Jacquelyn Dent, Newberg: Seeks $8,831.22 allegedly owed. JPMorgan ...
Shari's to pay over $120,000 to land lord in civil judgment
Shari’s Management Corporation in Beaverton failed to respond to a civil lawsuit from the Kovalik & Family, the landlord of the McMinnville Shari’s location, who had not received rent payment ...
Arrests & Citations: Jan. 17, 2025
Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office Rafael Gomez, 30, McMinnville, Jan. 13, post-prison supervision sanction; booked into the Yamhill County Jail without bail. Tomas Gabriel Ruff, 29, Salem, Jan. 13, ...
Gately enters guilty plea to two additional counts of sex abuse
Richard Zachariah Gately, 23, of McMinnville pleaded guilty on Tuesday to two counts of sexual abuse in the third degree in the Yamhill County Circuit Court. He was convicted for 90 days for each count ...
Former Bailey employee sentenced to 36 months in embezzling case
Tammy Ellen Duran, 58, of Dundee, the former manager of accounts payable and purchasing at Bailey Nurseries, Inc. in Dayton, pleaded guilty and was convicted on Jan. 7 of three counts of theft (Class B ...
Former Yamhill fire district chief indicted on additional charges
Trampas Shane Bergstrom, former chief of Yamhill Fire Protective District was indicted Jan. 10 on an additional four charges of theft, fraudulent use of a credit card and official misconduct. Bergstrom ...
Johnson retrial ends in guilty verdict
A jury last week confirmed sex abuse charges against a former Sheridan man, seven years after his initial conviction for the crimes. On Thursday, Jan. 9, after five hours of deliberation, a jury in Yamhill ...
Mac massage employees plead guilty to prostitution
Former McMinnville Energy Foot Spa & Massage employees have entered guilty pleas for prostitution stemming from August 2024 incidents. Xue Hua Tian, 43, of Portland, and Jun Ning, 53, of Orlando, ...
Arrests & Citations: Jan. 13, 2025
Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office Johnny Allen Frost, 53, McMinnville, Jan. 6, criminal driving while suspended, unlawful possession of methamphetamine; booked into the Yamhill County Jail without ...
Court Records: Jan. 13, 2025
CIVIL FILINGS U.S. Bank National Association vs. Jose Luis Torres, McMinnville: Seeks $5,663.89 allegedly owed. American Express National Bank vs. Sandra Waller, Newberg: Seeks $15,155.81 allegedly owed. Wells ...
Court Records: Jan. 3, 2025
CIVIL FILINGS Synchrony Bank vs. John McCarthy, Newberg: Granted $2,679.78 judgment. Navy Federal Credit Union vs. Nathan Taplin, McMinnville: Seeks $1,094.98 allegedly owed. Midland Credit Management, ...