By Stephen Floyd The family of a Silverton-area man killed during a home invasion in 2021 has sued Marion County, claiming the suspect was improperly allowed to remain on probation prior to the murder. On Monday, the survivors of Travis Richard Juetten sued the county in Marion County Circuit Court for $3.4 million, alleging suspected killer Cody Michael Ray, of […]
The Marion County Sheriff’s Office and the Silverton Police Department are hosting Coffee wth a Cop Wednesday, Dec. 4, at the Silverton Bake Shop. The community is welcome to attend. The event runs 8 a.m. to noon at 311 N. Water St. It will feature sheriff’s deputies and city officers on hand to answer questions and invite conversations. In an […]
Arrest for alleged domestic assaults A Silverton man is facing numerous charges after an alleged series of domestic assaults against a Salem woman earlier this year. Jarvis Jordan Perez, 32, was indicted July 1 in Marion County Circuit Court on charges including fourth-degree assault (seven counts), unlawful use of a weapon (two counts), second-degree criminal mischief (two counts), strangulation, menacing, […]
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 […]
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 […]
An Aumsville man with a pending kidnapping charge was arrested in Silverton late Wednesday after a high-speed chase that ended with the suspect allegedly hiding in a local resident’s basement. Steele James Davidson, 30, was pursued by police after he was allegedly seen together with the victim of a domestic violence incident for which Davidson was arrested in March. He […]
By James Day A two-alarm grass fire on Aug. 1 severely damaged a Silverton firewood processing facility off of Pine Street. The blaze, which consumed approximately five acres, was caused by sparks from farm machinery, said Keith Veit, assistant chief of the Silverton Fire District. “A tractor was mowing wheat stubble in the field and it is believed that a […]
Police are investigating a fatal collision on Hwy. 214 near Silverton Reservoir that took the life of a Salem man July 26. According to Oregon State Police, Jeremy Paul Flentge, 52, of Salem, was traveling northbound around 9 p.m. near milepost 37 in a Yamaha motorcycle and came upon a southbound Toyota Tundra towing a loaded dump trailer. As the […]
A Silverton man died following a three-vehicle collision on Hwy. 214 between Silverton and Mount Angel on Jan. 11. According to Oregon State Police (OSP), Diceon Macias, 19, of Salem, was operating a Honda Civic on Downs Road NE around 9:40 a.m. when he entered Hwy. 214 in an attempt to cross the road. Mitchell Daniel Kuenzi, 23, of Silverton, […]
