Tag: Oregon
Felon Sentenced to 70 Months for Illegally Toting Guns
⏱ 3 min read A convicted felon was behind bars for a second time after getting busted with guns in his possession – again. Medford OR resident Devon James Wright, 31, was sentenced to 70 months in federal prison for illegally toting firearms. The first time, police found a semi-automatic pistol and a full magazine…
Jonathan Lawson, Meth & Fentanyl Trafficking, Oregon 2022
GRANTS PASS, OR – Jonathan James Lawson, 29, of Portland, is headed to federal prison for a decade after a routine traffic stop on Interstate 5 exposed a massive drug trafficking operation. Lawson was sentenced to 120 months – ten years – and five years of supervised release after pleading guilty to possessing with intent…
John Doe, Child Abuse Material, California 2022
⏱ 2 min read Ailoa, Oregon resident Thomas Allen Vetsch, 56, is headed to the slammer for 10 long years after accessing child abuse material on his laptop while on probation for a previous sex abuse conviction. It’s the second strike against Vetsch, a registered sex offender since 2006 for encouraging child sex abuse. Investigators…
Daniel Kittson, Machine Gun Transfer, Salem OR, 2023
SALEM, OR – A repeat felon with a history of violent crime has been sentenced to federal prison after attempting to sell a fully automatic machine gun to an undercover agent. Daniel Matthew Kittson, 61, of Salem, was handed a 27-month sentence Monday, followed by three years of supervised release, after being convicted at trial…
James Whelchel, Meth Trafficking, Medford OR, 2023
MEDFORD, OR – The streets of Medford are a little less saturated with poison this week, thanks to three federal prison sentences handed down to local drug traffickers. The cases, pursued by a multi-agency task force, reveal a network peddling deadly substances and hoarding cash – and a willingness to escalate to violence when cornered.…
Gregory Rodvelt, Boobytrapped Home, Williams OR, 2023
WILLIAMS, OR – A bitter Oregon man, Gregory Lee Rodvelt, 72, is facing over a decade behind bars after turning his former property into a lethal obstacle course. Rodvelt was sentenced to 150 months (12.5 years) in federal prison and three years of supervised release for intentionally boobytrapping a home in Williams, Oregon, seriously injuring…
Kellen Brooks, Attempted Murder and Armed Robbery, Umatilla County OR 2022
Kellen Brooks, a 22-year-old man from Hermiston, Oregon, pleaded guilty yesterday on the second day of trial to attempted murder, robbery, and felon in possession of a firearm (Armed Career Criminal Act) related to an armed robbery of the Wildhorse Resort and Casino on the Umatilla Indian Reservation in 2022. Brooks faces a minimum of…
Michael Wayne Nelson, Attempted Murder Robbery, Umatilla County OR 2022
A brazen attack on the Wildhorse Resort and Casino left a trail of destruction and chaos, but one man’s guilty plea may finally bring closure to the victims and their families. Michael Wayne Nelson, 43, of Pendleton, Oregon, pleaded guilty to attempted murder, robbery, and felon in possession of a firearm related to the armed…
Ryan Michael Martinez, Attempted Murder, Pendleton OR 2022
Pendleton, OR – In a shocking turn of events, Ryan Michael Martinez (32), of Pendleton, Oregon, pleaded guilty yesterday on the second day of trial to attempted murder, robbery, and felon in possession of a firearm (Armed Career Criminal Act) related to an armed robbery of the Wildhorse Resort and Casino on the Umatilla Indian…
Raymond Earl Wilson, Attempted Murder and Robbery, Pendleton OR 2022
An Umatilla County man, Raymond Earl Wilson, pleaded guilty yesterday on the second day of trial to attempted murder, robbery, and felon in possession of a firearm (Armed Career Criminal Act) related to an armed robbery of the Wildhorse Resort and Casino on the Umatilla Indian Reservation in Pendleton, Oregon, on November 15, 2022. The…
