DA Hummel launching pre-charge diversion pilot program for young first-time offenders
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Volunteers sought for collaborative initiative involving 12 young adults to start
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) Deschutes County District Attorney John Hummel announced Thursday his office will officially launch the Deschutes County Emerging Adult Pilot Program on July 1, a pre-charge diversion program for young adults that he said will provide first-time offenders between the ages of 18-24 the opportunity to redirect their lives onto a more positive pathway.
The program, in collaboration with four other Central organizations, will last nine months.
“We want to help young adults be successful, Hummel told NewsChannel 21 on Thursday. That’s good for them, and that’s good for their future spouses and kids, and that’s good for our community. Because if these kids are successful, they will be less likely to commit crimes in the future - and that w
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) A former Deschutes County deputy district attorney who sued the county, alleging race and sex discrimination and a toxic sex- and race-based hostile work environment, has reached an $87,500 settlement with the county, District Attorney John Hummel announced late Thursday.
A Portland attorney representing Jasmyn Troncoso, who was hired in 2019, filed the tort claim notice a year ago, alleging sex and race discrimination during her employment, which began in the summer of 2019. She resigned two weeks before the notice of intent to sue was filed.
Troncoso alleged her co-workers bullied her, told her she was unqualified and a drama queen, accused her of having affairs and was ridiculed for speaking Spanish.
Eleven candidates are running for the Salem-Keizer school board this spring.
Four of the board s seven seats are in the race Zone 1 in west Salem, currently represented by Kathy Goss; Zone 3 in south-central Salem, held by Sheronne Blasi; Zone 5 in east Salem, represented by Jesse Lippold Peone; and Zone 7 in north Salem, held by Paul Kyllo. Lippold Peone is the only incumbent running.
Election day is May 18; those elected will begin their positions on July 1.
School board member Marty Heyen of Zone 2 in northeast Salem, chairman Satya Chandragiri of Zone 4 in south Salem, and vice chairwoman Danielle Bethell of Zone 6 in Keizer were elected in 2019. Their terms will end in 2023.