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Mount Angel man charged with kidnapping, assault

A Mount Angel man is facing numerous changes including kidnapping and sexual assault after an alleged domestic violence incident in June.

Robert Guadalupe Guerrero, 43, was arrested July 23 for an alleged attack occurring June 27.

According to charging documents, Guerrero allegedly forced a woman off a bus under threat of physical harm and later raped her at knifepoint. 

He was ordered held without bail and as of press time remained lodged in the Marion County Jail.

Guerrero pleaded not guilty Aug. 19 in Marion County Circuit Court to first-degree rape, second-degree sexual abuse, second-degree kidnapping, unlawful use of a weapon (two counts), strangulation (two counts) and coercion (three counts). If convicted on all charges he faces a minimum of 100 months in prison.

On July 29 prosecutors filed notice of their intent to rely on enhancement factors and seek a stiffer sentence. They argued his incarceration is necessary for public safety because of the nature of the offense, Guerrero’s persistent criminal history, the ineffectiveness of prior sentences, and his alleged lack of remorse.

Guerrero’s arrests in Oregon date back to 1999 with charges ranging from petty theft and drug possession to felony assault and witness tampering. 

Most recently he was sentenced to five years in prison in 2019 after being convicted by a jury of second-degree assault. He had been accused of attacking a woman with a screwdriver in 2016 and later coercing her into withholding testimony.

Guilty plea yields nearly 4 years for domestic assault

A Beaverton man has been sentenced to nearly four years in prison after pleading guilty to assaulting a Mount Angel woman then threatening her from jail.

On Aug. 23, Patrick Phillip Laird, 36, pleaded guilty in Marion County Circuit Court to contempt of court, attempted strangulation, attempted fourth-degree assault (two counts) and tampering with a witness (two counts).

He was sentenced to 45 months in prison and 24 months of post-prison supervision.

Laird was arrested April 11 for separate domestic violence incidents on March 12 and April 1 involving the same female victim. He then called the victim from jail April 12 and threatened to harm her or her family if she did not change her testimony.

Prosecutors had been seeking a stiff penalty based on Laird’s criminal history, which includes multiple convictions for assault, weapon use and property crimes since 2006.

Weapon charge dismissed

A gun charge against a Silverton man has been dismissed in Marion County Circuit Court after the defense reached a civil compromise with the alleged victim.

On Aug. 22, charges of unlawful use of a weapon and fourth-degree assault were dismissed against Michael Yun Bai Kim, 49, after agreeing to a settlement of $16,000 with the alleged victim.

Kim was accused of allegedly threatening another man Feb. 21 in the parking lot in the 400 block of Oak Street, in Silverton. The weapon discharged during the disturbance. No gunshot injuries were reported.

Silverton man dies in Clackamas County wreck

A Silverton man has died in a Clackamas County wreck following a motorcycle collision the afternoon of Aug. 24.

According to the Oregon State Police, Richard Lee Detherage, 71, of Silverton, was traveling westbound on Hwy. 224 at milepost 25 near Estacada on a Harley Davidson motorcycle.

An eastbound Ford Focus driven by Daniel Lee Aragon, 55, of Estacada, attempted a left-hand turn and crashed into Detherage’s motorcycle, said OSP.

Lifesaving measures were unsuccessful and Detherage was declared deceased on scene. 

OSP was assisted by the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office and chaplain service, Clackamas County Medical Examiner’s Office, Estacada Fire District, and the Oregon Department of Transportation.

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