Rep. Mike Nearman, criminally charged for opening Capitol to armed protesters, does not appear at 1st hearing
Updated May 11, 2021;
Posted May 11, 2021
Attorney Jason Short representing Rep. Mike Nearman appears for an arraignment on Tuesday, May 11, 2021 at the Marion County Criminal Court Annex in Salem, Oregon. Rep. Nearman was charged with official misconduct and criminal trespass following an investigation by Oregon State Police into his role in a riot at the Oregon State Capitol on Dec. 21. Photo: Abigail Dollins, Statesman Journal.
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An Oregon state representative accused of allowing armed protesters into the locked Capitol in December did not appear in court Tuesday morning during a scheduled arraignment on two charges, including first-degree official misconduct.
Salem Statesman Journal
A man living at a Salem park faces arson and criminal mischief charges after allegedly firing a flare gun that ignited a storage facility near the Salem Municipal Airport Monday resulting in about $3 million in damages.
Salem and Marion County Fire District #1 firefighters responded to a report of a large fire around 6 p.m. at the Airport Self Storage, 2142 Turner Road SE. Aumsville firefighters were also initially dispatched but later recalled.
Authorities said the four-alarm fire burned for several hours and destroyed an estimated 25 storage units.
There were no injuries reported, though approximately 189 individual storage renters lost belongings in the fire, according to a probable cause statement.
Oregon Rep. Mike Nearman has been charged with official misconduct in the first degree and criminal trespass in the second degrees.
The charges were filed Friday by the Marion County District Attorneyâs Office. Both alleged offenses stem from an incident that occurred last Dec. 21, when protesters entered the Oregon State Capitol. Nearman, a Republican who represents House District 23, was seen on video opening a side door at the Capitol to admit the protesters.
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Salem man charged with sexual abuse of four children
Police said Luis Fernando Del Rio Jr. s wife ran a child care business out of their home, and they fear there may be more victims.
Credit: Marion County Sheriff s Office
Luis Fernando Del Rio Jr. Author: KGW Staff Updated: 3:46 PM PST February 20, 2021
SALEM, Ore. A Salem man was formally charged Friday for allegedly sexually abusing several children, according to the Salem Police Department.
Luis Fernando Del Rio Jr., 35, has been charged with six counts of first-degree sexual abuse and four counts of first-degree sodomy. He was arraigned at the Marion County Circuit Court Annex, where his bail was set at $500,000.