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 ...
Arrests & Citations: April 3, 2026
Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office Mitchell Andrew Jones, 37, Willamina, March 24, unlawful possession of methamphetamine, post-prison supervision sanction; booked into the Yamhill County Jail without ...
Man sentenced to 57 months for child exploitation
Charlie Gail Coy, 40, of rural Lafayette was sentenced to nearly five years with the Oregon Department of Corrections after pleading guilty to five counts of first-degree encouraging child sexual abuse. Coy ...
Court Records: April 1, 2026
CIVIL FILINGS Robert W. Bunn vs. Dundee Hills Resort, LLC and Saj Jivanjee: Granted $100,000.00 judgment. Discover Bank vs. Shannon O. Starr: Granted $10,903.11 judgment. Midland Credit Management, ...
McMinnville felon indicted on vehicle theft, drug charges
Charges of vehicle theft, drug possession and eluding police are the latest additions to a lengthy criminal record for Wyatt Jacob Duck, 30, of McMinnville. Duck was arraigned on indictments Monday afternoon ...
Arrests & Citations: March 27, 2026
Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office Laura Kean Benjamin, 56, Willamina, March 19, violation of restraining order, supplying contraband; booked into the Yamhill County Jail without bail. Michael Adam ...
Mac police arrest alleged meth dealer near Kiwanis Park
A routine park inspection led to a man’s arrest and the confiscation of nearly four ounces of methamphetamine on Sunday, March 22. During the day shift, McMinnville Police Department conducted an ...
Two Yamhill County men arrested in Lincoln City sting
Two Yamhill County men were arrested on charges of child luring in Lincoln City earlier this month. The Lincoln City Police Departement arrested Mitchell Isham, 58, of McMinnville after he allegedly offered ...
