2024 Press Releases
January
January 4, 2024 Press Release Marion County Grand Jury Unanimously Finds Law Enforcement Officers Justified in Their Use of Deadly Physical Force
March
March 14, 2024 Press Release Marion County District Attorney's Office Announces Sentencing in Shooting Death of Eduardo Jovani Garcia
March 21, 2024 Press Release Marion County District Attorney Secures Accountability in Another Juvenile Shooting
August
August 1, 2024 Press Release Salem Man Sentenced to 25 Years for Sexually Abusing Two Children
August 2, 2024 Press Release Salem Man Sentenced to 37.5 Years for Child Sexual Abuse
August 23, 2024 Press Release Man Sentenced for November 2022 Officer Use of Deadly Force Incident
2023 Press Releases
January
January 11, 2023 Press Release Marion County District Attorney's Office Announces Drunk Driver Sentenced in the Deaths of Four People
January 23, 2023 Press Release Teen Sentenced for His Role in a 2021 Shooting Incident in Salem
January 25, 2023 Press Release Marion County Judge Sentences Man to 20 Years in Prison for Sexual Assaults
February
February 2, 2023 Press Release Marion County Judge Orders a Man with Five DUIIs to Serve Nearly a Year in Jail
February 3, 2023 Press Release Marion County Grand Jury Unanimously Finds Five Salem Police Department Officers Justified in Their Use of Deadly Force
February 10, 2023 Press Release Marion County Jury finds Man Guilty of Murder
March
March 18, 2023 Press Release Man Sentenced to Life After Marion County Jury Convicts Him of Murder and Attempted Murder
April
April 19, 2023 Press Release Marion County Grand Jury Unanimously Finds Oregon State Police Trooper Was Justified in Use of Deadly Physical Force
May
May 10, 2023 Press Release Officer Cleared in Shooting. Suspect Indicted
May 25, 2023 Press Release Marion County DA's Office Concludes March 30, 2023, Roque Death Investigation
June
June 7, 2023 Press Release District Attorney Congratulates New Sheriff Appointee
June 9, 2023 Press Release Child Abuser Receives 40 Months in Prison
July
July 6, 2023 Press Release Marion County 19-Year-Old Sentenced to Life in Prison for Murder and Attempted Murder Committed When He Was 16
July 21, 2023 Press Release Marion County Judge Hands Down a Prison Sentence of 205 Months for a 2021 Crime Spree
August
August 1, 2023 Press Release Marion County Judge Sentences a DUII Driver to Nearly a Year in Jail for Getting Behind The Wheel While Impaired
August 3, 2023 Press Release Marion County Jury Returns Guilty Verdicts in Connection With a 2018 Shooting That Left One Man Dead
September
September 20, 2023 Press Release Samuel Landis Arraigned on September 20, 2023
September 22, 2023 Press Release Serial Arsonist Gets 34 Years in Prison After Family Dog Dies in an Intentionally Set House Fire
November
November 21, 2023 Press Release Marion County District Attorney asks Governor Kotek for Revocation of Commutations Received by 57 Individuals Convicted in Marion County
November 28, 2023 Press Release Victim in a Bias Crime Goes Through a Dark Period, But Hopes That The Convicted Man Will Make The Most of His Last Chance
December
December 13, 2023 Press Release Federal Judge Removes Landis Prosecution to Federal Court
December 15, 2023 Press Release Former Oregon Youth Authority Employee Charged with Sexual Misconduct
December 20, 2023 Press Release Marion County Sex Offender Receives 62-Year Prison Sentence
December 21, 2023 Press Release Marion County Grand Jury Finds Officer Justified in Use of Deadly Force
2022 Press Releases
February
February 17, 2022 Press Release Marion County Grand Jury Rules Salem Police Officer Use of Deadly Physical Force Justified
February 25, 2022 Press Release Chandler Pappas Sentenced to Prison for Role in Oregon State Capitol Riot
April
April 20, 2022 Press Release Marion County Grand Jury Finds Salem Police Officer's Use of Deadly Force Justified
April 22, 2022 Press Release Notice Regarding Recent Governor Brown’s Commutation of Convicted Aggravated Murder
May
May 9, 2022 Press Release Grand Jury Finds Marion County Deputy's Use of Deadly Force Lawful and Justified
July
July 22, 2022 Press Release Grand Jury Finds Salem Officers Justified in July 13, 2022 Shooting Incident
September
September 28, 2022 Press Release Joseph Rideout Sentenced for Sodomy and Rape
November
November 22, 2022 Press Release Marion County Grand Jury Finds Salem Police Officer's Use of Deadly Force Justified, Suspects Indicted