Koester sentenced to 50 years for crimes
Robert Arnold Koester, 59, a professional photographer formerly of Yamhill County has been sentenced to 50 years in prison for drugging and sexual assaulting seven models and filming the incidents in his ...
Court Records: Feb. 25, 2026
CIVIL FILINGS Midland Funding, LLC vs. Aimee Berry, McMinnville: Renewal of $1,536.32 judgment. Midland Funding, LLC vs. Peter Shutt, McMinnville: Renewal of $1,343.66 judgment. Midland Credit Management, ...
Drugs seized after high-speed chase
On Saturday, Feb. 21, a police chase started in south McMinnville and continued through Sheridan and back onto Highway 18, ending near the Willamette Valley Medical Center. Law enforcement seized over ...
Couple charged with stealing from Carlton senior
A former Carlton man and his wife have been indicted on four counts of aggravated theft against a Carlton senior. Joseph Hales, 40, was arrested on Feb. 13 in Utah. A nationwide arrest warrant was issued ...
Arrests & Citations: Feb. 20, 2026
Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office Brock Mason Speer, 37, McMinnville, Feb. 12, probation violation; booked into the Yamhill County Jail without bail. Sydney Marie White, 24, Keizer, Feb 12, failure ...
Drug bust case dismissed; DA may refile
A case connected to a July 2025 drug bust was dismissed without prejudice on Tuesday, Feb. 17, in the Yamhill County Circuit Court, but the district attorney office plans to refile the charges should federal ...
Two vehicle crash leads to DUII arrest
A drunk driver passed law enforcement on the shoulder before colliding with oncoming traffic on Highway 18 south of Willamina in the evening of Friday, Feb. 13. About 10:30 p.m., a Yamhill County Sheriff’s ...
Mac PD seeks info on reported gunshots
The McMinnville Police Department is seeking community assistance with any information regarding a report of multiple gunshots near Northeast Burnett Road and Evans Street at 9:51 p.m. on Feb. 18. Mac ...
Response to illegal fire leads to drug bust in Mac
Charles Alfred Cook, 66, a transient, was arrested on felony drug charges after a McMinnville Police officer responded to a reported violation of fire and camping ordinances. On Tuesday, Feb. ...
Court Records: Feb. 18, 2026
CIVIL FILINGS Deere & Company vs. Red Dirt Vineyard Management and Winemaking LLC and Miguel Angel Lopez: Granted $83,662.17 judgment. Onemain Financial Group, LLC vs. William O. Galvez: Granted ...
Dallas man charged with rape, assault at remote campsite
A Dallas man was arrested Feb. 15 after a woman reported she was held against her will, strangled unconscious multiple times, beaten with a tree limb and raped at a remote campsite off of Southwest Little ...
Carlton man indicted on child and animal exploitation images
Scott Andrew Wilson, 43, of Carlton was arraigned Tuesday on six counts of first-degree encouraging child sexual abuse, a Class B felony, and two counts of encouraging the sexual assault of an animal, ...
Rivas moved to county jail from juvenile facility
Gabriel James Rivas, 19, of Forest Grove has been transferred from the juvenile corrections facility to the Yamhill County Jail after being indicted on felony charges of second-degree murder and unlawful ...
Arrests & Citations: Feb. 2, 2026
Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office Kyle Benjamin Richardson, 28, McMinnville, Feb. 5, McMinnville Municipal Court hold; booked into the Yamhill County Jail on $5,099 bail. Daniel Ray Thornton, 41, ...
Mac man arraigned on sex charges
Douglas Roger Egan, 45, of McMinnville has been indicted and arraigned on 16 charges related to alleged sexual abuse against two minors. The allegations stem from a Jan. 1, 2020, incident. On Jan. 23, ...
