19-year-old avoids lengthy prison term as judge rules mandatory minimums do not apply
Manuel Allen Osborne-Fleming, 19, of Sheridan was tried as an adult for crimes he committed as a minor, but a Yamhill County Circuit Court judge ruled he must be sentenced as a juvenile — a difference ...
Court Records: Aug. 12, 2026
CIVIL FILINGS Midland Funding, LLC vs. Lesli Levanger: Renewal of $6,348.28 judgment. Midland Funding, LLC vs. Paul Szego Jr.: Renewal of $3,222.66 judgment. Capital One Bank (USA), N.A. vs. Liliana ...
Man pleads guilty to filming woman
A good Samaritan alerted a local woman that nude and compromising videos of her were being spread on Discord, an online group chat application, leading to a criminal investigation and conviction. Jody ...
Lafayette man booked for DUII after bypass crash
Law enforcement and emergency services responded to a four-vehicle collision midday Sunday, Aug. 9, on the Newberg-Dundee Bypass. The Oregon State Police stated in an initial report that Caleb Carlstedt, ...
Arrests & Citations: July 7, 2026
Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office Chase Henry Chenea, 25, McMinnville, July 30, negotiating a bad check/two counts, theft by deception/two counts, unauthorized use of a vehicle/two counts; booked ...
Ax-wielding Dayton man arrested
Following an hours-long search, Cody Jay Elwell, 32, of Dayton was apprehended by the Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office and K-9 team after allegedly violating a restraining order. At about 11:30 p.m. ...
Thinking for a change
Community Corrections program gives offenders tools to assess, look inward, and alter behaviors
Koester sentenced in federal court
Former rural Carlton resident Robert Koester, 59, was sentenced to 40 years in federal prison on Aug. 3 in Portland for eight counts of production of child sexual abuse material, bringing an end to a years-long, ...
Court Records: Aug. 5, 2026
CIVIL FILINGS Midland Funding, LLC vs. Darla Shaw: Renewal of $1,344.58 judgment. LVNV Funding LLC vs. David Vose: Granted $2,240.53 judgment. Capital One, N.A. vs. Xander C. Reynolds: Granted $12,373.78 ...
40 years for man who shot at officers
Justice Allen Cochran, 25, of Salem was sentenced to four decades in prison for shooting at law enforcement following a high-speed chase from Amity to McMinnville on Nov. 4, 2025. On Monday, Aug. 3, Cochran ...
Gresham man faces sex abuse charges
A 22-year-old Gresham man and registered sex offender is being held in the Yamhill County Jail on $250,000 bail facing charges of sexual abuse related to a Yamhill County minor victim. A grand jury last ...
Mac man arrested on historical sex crimes
Luis Miguel Straub, 26, of McMinnville was arrested on Tuesday, July 28, for alleged sexual abuse stemming from over a decade ago. The victim, now an adult, contacted the Yamhill County Sheriff’s ...
Arrests & Citations: July 31, 2026
Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office Corey Dee Combs, 54, Newberg, July 23, fourth-degree assault; booked into the Yamhill County Jail without bail. Gage Xavier Amaya, 18, Newberg, July 23, driving ...
Sheriff says there are no easy solutions to dog control
Yamhill County Sheriff Sam Elliott responded to social media complaints regarding the state of the dog control program Thursday, acknowledging it’s an issue for both law enforcement and residents. “Dog ...
Court Records: June 29, 2026
CIVIL FILINGS Atlas Financial Services vs. Sandra Gamel and Rodney M. Groleau: Renewal of $6,291.95 judgment. Barclays Bank Delaware vs. Lauren M. Wylie: Granted $1,724.26 judgment. PNC Bank, National ...
