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Legal Matters: Arrested – New Year’s murder suspect

By Stephen Floyd A Mount Angel man accused of killing another man at his ex-wife’s apartment on New Year’s Day is in custody after eluding authorities for six months. Agustin Barocio, 43, was arrested by U.S. Marshals in Mexico May 24 and was returned to Marion County May 31, according to a press release from the Marion County Sheriff’s Office […]

Agustin Barocio. Submitted Photo.

Barocio to appear in court Monday for Slack murder

A Mt. Angel man who was at large for six months following the fatal shooting of another man on New Year’s Day is scheduled for his first court appearance today after being captured in Mexico. Agustin Barocio, 43, is scheduled for arraignment in Marion County Circuit Court at 2:30 p.m. June 3 on charges including first-degree murder for the Jan. […]

Agustin Barocio. Submitted Photo.

Legal Matters: ‘No active threats’ as search continues

Mount Angel Police Chief Mark Daniel said there are “no active threats to the community” as authorities search for a suspect in the Jan. 1 fatal shooting of a local resident. Agustin Barocio, 42, has been accused of killing Brandon Slack, 42, both of Mount Angel, and is the subject of a no-bail warrant on charges including second-degree murder with […]

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Murder charges filed for New Year’s Day shooting

Authorities have charged a Mount Angel man with murder after he allegedly killed another man on New Year’s Day in Mount Angel, and the suspect is presently at large. On the afternoon of Tuesday, Jan. 2, Marion County Circuit Court Judge Tracy Prall signed a warrant for the arrest of Agustin Barocio, 42, for the fatal shooting of Brandon Slack, […]