Nearman Pleads Guilty | 106.7 The Eagle | Portland Local News
Photo: Ford, Brad Former Oregon State Representative Michael Nearman has pleaded guilty to the crime of Official Misconduct in the First Degree for letting demonstrators into the locked Oregon State Capitol buidling in December. He was sentenced by the Honorable Cheryl Pellegrini. The conviction stems from an incident that occurred on December 21, 2020, when Nearman, then a member of the Oregon House of Representatives, intentionally allowed protesters into the Oregon State Capitol at a time when the building was closed for a special legislative session. Once inside, the protesters, some of ...