MAPD arrests man on out-of-state assault warrant
A Missouri man wanted for felony assault in his home state has been arrested in Mount Angel and is awaiting potential extradition.
Joseph Robert Wood, 44, of Springfrield, Missouri was arrested Aug. 9 by MAPD on a warrant for assault in the third degree of a special victim, allegedly committed in August 2022.
Wood is being held in the Marion County Jail in lieu of $60,000 bail as local prosecutors undertake extradition proceedings.
Wood was convicted in Missouri on a similar charge in June of 2022 and was sentenced to two years of probation.
Charges filed for May alleged vehicular assault
A Silverton woman is facing multiple charges after allegedly causing a wreck that injured four people near Lyons in May.
Sierra Gemeni James, 27, was charged in Marion County Circuit Court July 17 with reckless driving, reckless endangering, fourth-degree assault and six counts of third-degree assault.
She allegedly caused a vehicle collision May 25 on Highway 22 east of Lyons that resulted in injuries to four individuals. Few additional details were in court records, and Oregon State Police told Our Town they could not provide further information as the investigation is ongoing.
If convicted, James faces up to five years in prison on the highest counts.
Three-year sentence for auto, mail thefts
A Silverton man with pending theft charges in multiple jurisdictions has been sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty in one case in Linn County.
Emmett James Jackson, 28, pleaded guilty July 17 to six felony counts including vehicle theft, mail theft and attempt to elude. In June he was arrested for stealing vehicles from two victims and mail from three others, then fleeing from police.
He faces similar charges in Marion, Polk and Deschutes counties for crimes dating to 2021. Most recently Jackson was charged in Polk County Circuit Court with credit card fraud, car prowling and theft after allegedly stealing a wallet and vehicle registration from a parked car in Monmouth in October 2022.
Arrest for death threats to Scotts Mills neighbor
A Scotts Mills man has been arrested for allegedly making death threats against his neighbor and her family in a dispute over a shared fence.
Darren Lee Lake, 37, was arrested June 23 for alleged incidents in May on the 300 block of N. Second Street in Scotts Mills.
During a dispute the victim allegedly caught on camera, Lake is accused of harassing the victim’s boyfriend while he was making repairs to a shared fence. Lake allegedly blared a loud siren, sprayed the victim, her boyfriend and their three-year-old daughter with a chemical fire extinguisher, then threatened to slit the family’s throats in their sleep. Lake allegedly repeated the death threats after the victim reported the incident to police.
He is charged in Marion County Circuit Court with a misdemeanor count of second-degree disorderly conduct for which he faces up to six months in jail.
