'24 Hours: 11 a.m. to noon at the courthouse
At 11 a.m. on a Tuesday, Judge Ladd Wiles is midway through a busy morning of sentencings and hearings in Courtroom 218, upstairs in the Yamhill County Courthouse. He’s one of two judges hearing ...
Husband enters guilty plea in sex abuse case, wife to be tried in 2025
Sheridan couple Kevin Edward Kemp and Shannon Danielle Kemp were charged with 21 counts, including a mix of felony and Measure 11 charges for their alleged sexual abuse of a 16-year-old. The victim, who ...
Bail reduced in rape case to $100,000
Haidyn James Adrian, 23, of McMinnville, is charged with two counts of rape in the second degree, one count of rape in the first degree and one count of harassment. At a Dec. 12 pre-trial release hearing, ...
Court Records: Dec. 18, 2024
CIVIL FILINGS First Technology Federal Credit Union vs. Victor M. Sanchez: Seeks $39,584.59 allegedly owed. North Coast Electric Company vs. Michelle M. Ziegler, McMinnville: Seeks $7,956.64 allegedly ...
Arrests & Citations: Dec. 20, 2024
Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office Daniel Paul Hernandez, 44, Portland, Dec. 16, probation sanction; booked into the Yamhill County Jail without bail. Brittlese Amour Skillestad, 20, Portland, Dec. ...
Alleged car thief, prowler indicted on charges
A Forest Grove man accused of breaking into multiple cars in Carlton, and leaving a stolen car there, was indicted Wednesday on two Class C felony counts, unauthorized use of a vehicle and first-degree ...
Arrests & Citations: Dec. 16, 2024
Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office Angelica Maria Acevedo, 37, Dundee, Dec. 9, first-degree criminal trespass, unlawful possession of methamphetamine; booked into the Yamhill County Jail on $10,000 ...
McMinnville man back in court for theft charges
Lucas Michael Johnson, 41, of McMinnville is charged with aggregated theft in the first degree and unauthorized use of a vehicle from an allegation of a stolen trailer containing power tools. A probable ...
Monagon found not guilty on all retried charges
A 12-person jury acquitted Vaughn Leslie Monagon, 47, of six counts of sexual abuse in the first-degree on Tuesday, Dec. 10. Monagon, formerly a McMinnville mortgage broker and church youth leader, was ...
Shari’s sued by landlord for unpaid rent in Mac
A civil lawsuit has been filed in Yamhill County Circuit Court by the landlord of the McMinnville Shari’s alleging the restaurant company did not pay rent for much of 2024. On Oct. 18, California-based ...
Arrests & Citations: Dec. 10, 2024
Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office Daniel George Baca, 53, Salem, Dec. 5, Polk County hold; booked into the Yamhill County Jail on $100,000 bail. Evan Rue Baller, 42, Willamina, Dec. 6, Polk County ...
First week of testimony wraps up in Monagon trial
The Vaughn Monagon trial carried into its second week on Monday after witnesses for both sides took the stand in week one. Monagon, 47, formerly a McMinnville mortgage broker and church youth leader, ...
Sexual abuse case gets retrial because of non-unanimous decision in 2019
Vaughn Leslie Monagon, 47, formerly a McMinnville mortgage broker and church youth leader, is being re-tried for eight counts of sexual abuse stemming from 2006 and 2007 alleged incidents. In the December ...
Fitness to proceed questioned in child pornography case
The attorney for a McMinnville man charged with multiple child pornography counts has questioned his client’s fitness to assist with his defense. Jose Manuel Estrada, 24, faces a total of 29 felony ...
Arrests & Citations: Dec. 6, 2024
Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office Cassia Lynette Collier, 54, Otis, Dec. 2, Lincoln County hold; booked into the Yamhill County Jail on $30,000 bail. Eddie DeLarosa, 52, Lafayette, Dec. 2, fleeing ...
