Grand Ronde man sentenced to 37 months in solar panel theft
Ruben Luke Blakeslee Jr., 46, of Grand Ronde was sentenced to 37 months with the Department of Corrections for stealing an estimated $225,000 worth of solar panels from a Sheridan area business and more ...
Two Beaverton men face burglary and sex abuse charges
Two Beaverton men face numerous Measure 11 felony charges of sexual abuse against a Newberg woman stemming from an alleged burglary on Dec. 31, 2023. The Yamhill County District Attorney’s ...
Court Records: April 15, 2026
CIVIL FILINGS Midland Funding, LLC vs. Corey Bye: Renewal of $1,093.09 judgment. Midland Funding, LLC vs. Juan Cortez: Renewal of $1,228.95 judgment. Midland Funding, LLC vs. Misti Dodgens: Renewal ...
Arrests & Citations: April 17, 2026
Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office Nathan Eric Mason, 43, McMinnville, April 9, failure to comply; booked into the Yamhill County Jail on $10,000 bail. Ray Emerson Kennedy, 56, Dayton, April 9, criminal ...
DA drops charges against former Amity coach
A case involving sexual abuse charges against a former Amity coach and referee was dismissed last week after the Yamhill County District Attorney’s Office notified the court of a legal issue. Jeremy ...
Bergstrom sentenced to seven days for theft
Former Yamhill Fire Protective District Chief Trampas Bergstrom was sentenced to seven days in jail and approximately $21,000 in restitution to the district on Monday, April 13, after pleading guilty to ...
Man charged with assaulting officer, others
A Grand Ronde man has been indicted on charges after an alleged fistfight with a sheriff’s deputy on in a Willamina neighborhood. Kyle Bradlee Hammitt, 33, faces charges of fourth-degree assault, ...
Bachand trial postponed to September
The trial for Paul Bachand, 51, of McMinnville was set to open April 14, but has been postponed until September. Bachand has been indicted on 11 counts of first-degree encouraging child sexual abuse, ...
Sheridan councilor faces firearm charge
Misdemeanor charges of driving under the influence of intoxicants and reckless driving have been dismissed against Sheridan City Councilor Ian Thomas Houston, 39. However, the charge of unlawful possession ...
Arrests & Citations: April 10, 2026
Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office Jonathan Andrew Harper, 35, Newberg, April 2, probation sanction; booked into the Yamhill County Jail without bail. Franklin Deemack Reeves Scribner, 44, Dayton, ...
Former fire chief pleads guilty to theft
Trampas Bergstrom, 49, of Yamhill pleaded guilty on Tuesday to one count of first-degree theft, a class C felony, for illegal use of Yamhill Fire Protective District money. Bergstrom served as fire chief ...
Court Records: April 8, 2026
CIVIL FILINGS Midland Funding, LLC vs. Myrna Moore: Renewal of $6,340.98 judgment. Capital One, N.A. vs. Trevor Carralejo, Lafayette: Granted $4,184.75 judgment. Wells Fargo Bank N.A. vs. Luis R. Becerril ...
Donnahoo sent to federal prison after drug conviction
Longtime McMinnville drug dealer John Billy Donnahoo, 52, was sentenced Friday, April 3, in U.S. District Court to 10 years in federal prison with five years post-prison supervision. In September, Donnahoo ...
Warrant for stalking turns into bomb investigation
The ex-wife of a McMinnville man said he was sending her threatening messaging texts and then found a GPS tracker on her car. When the McMinnville Police Department served a restraining order Friday, April ...
Stolen farm vehicles, assault results in 142-month sentence
The latest chapter of a rural Amity man’s “significant crime history” resulted in a nearly 12-year prison sentence last week. Keith Edwin Becker, 37, was convicted of four counts of ...
