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HERMISTON — A Boardman man is facing charges for allegedly disposing of the body of a Hermiston man found dead of a gunshot wound outside the city in March 2020, according to Umatilla County District Attorney Dan Primus. Kevin Ricardo Melendez, 26, was arrested by Hermiston police with Rachel Cruz, 26, on May 7, after reports of trespassing. Both had warrants against them. According to Primus, the charges against Melendez, handed down in a secret indictment from a Umatilla County Grand Jury on April 29, are related to the shooting death of Jordan Crandall, 28, who was found dead next to ...

SALEM — The Oregon Senate voted unanimously on Monday, April 12, to pass Bailey’s Bill. The bill, named for Weston-McEwen High School student Bailey Munck, increases penalties for criminal sexual contact with an underage victim if the offender was the victim’s teacher. If approved by the House and signed by Gov. Kate Brown, the legislation fixes a discrepancy. Currently, a coach convicted of sexual abuse in the third degree receives harsher penalties than a teacher who commits the exact same crime. Munck, now 17, testified on March 25 to the Oregon Senate’s judiciary commi...

PENDLETON — A woman was sentenced on Tuesday, April 6, to serve up to nearly 10 years in state prison after pleading guilty in a case that involved the stabbing and killing of her boyfriend at their Milton-Freewater residence in 2019. Shayla Fawn Record Tsosie, 25, pled guilty to second-degree manslaughter and “no contest” to the unlawful use of a weapon. The plea came as a result of a negotiated settlement, according to court documents. Record Tsosie was sentenced for the fatal stabbing of Christian Alejandro Rodriguez Cavillo in June 2019. At the time, the two were dating and...

ATHENA — Bailey Munck steeled herself. In a few short minutes, the 17-year-old Weston-McEwen High School student would testify to the Senate judiciary committee of the Oregon Legislature via video chat. Munck fought her nerves as she thought about the intensely personal information she was about to share with total strangers. The testimony on March 25 would be in support of “Bailey’s Bill,” named after her. Sponsored by Sen. Bill Hansell, R-Athena, and Sen. Kathleen Taylor, D-Milwaukie, the proposed legislation would increase penalties for criminal sexual contact with an u...

PENDLETON — A former Umatilla County Commissioner candidate who claimed a racist letter was left anonymously in his mailbox was sentenced on Friday, Jan. 29, for initiating a false report, according to the Umatilla County District Attorney’s Office. Jonathan Lopez, 30, reported to the Hermiston Police Department in June 2020 that he found a letter in the mailbox of his residence in Hermiston containing derogatory racial terms and veiled threats. At the time, Lopez was a recent candidate for a Umatilla County Commissioner’s seat. He placed fourth in the May 2020 primary. A copy ...