Mike Nearman pleads guilty to official misconduct
Mike Nearman pleads guilty to official misconduct Mike Nearman Former Oregon State Representative Michael Nearman pled guilty July 27 to the crime of Official Misconduct in the First Degree, and was sentenced by Judge Cheryl Pellegrini in Marion County Circuit Court. The conviction stems from an incident that occurred on Dec. 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. Once inside, the protesters, some of whom were armed, fought with law enforcement offic...