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Man gets six years in botched robberyHis accomplice was killed
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In a case that left his heroin-addicted accomplice dead, a Coburg man was sentenced Thursday to nearly six years in prison for participating in the botched robbery of a drug dealer in a southeast Eugene neighborhood. Darrin George Dubouch was convicted of second-degree robbery and first-degree burglary, following a brief “stipulated facts” trial in Lane County Circuit Court. Judge Ilisa Rooke-Ley found Dubouch guilty of the felony charges after his attorney admitted that prosecutors had enough evidence to prove the allegations. Dubouch, 39, was arrested Feb. 2 after he and another man — Springfield resident Shawn Connelly — forced their...
Published on Saturday 19th of May 2012 09:31:21 AM
Mercy Foundation board member resigns over gun control(OR)
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A prominent Douglas County businessman has resigned from the Mercy Foundation board to protest a Catholic organization's stance on gun control. John Blodgett, vice president of Douglas County Forest Products, submitted his resignation to Mercy Medical Center CEO Kelly Morgan on Thursday. In an email to Morgan, Blodgett, who has been on the foundation's board of directors for almost five years, said it had come to his attention that Mercy's parent company, Catholic Health Initiatives, supports “anti-gun legislation.” “I want you to know that I served in the United States Army with the 1st Cavalry in Vietnam and watched my...
Published on Saturday 19th of May 2012 09:31:21 AM
Odd Interpretation of Portland Gun Carry Ordinance(OR)
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Last week’s State v. Christian (Ore. Ct. App. Mar. 21, 2012) considered a Portland, Oregon that provides, It is unlawful for any person to knowingly possess or carry a firearm, in or upon a public place, including while in a vehicle in a public place, recklessly having failed to remove all the ammunition from the firearm [with a bunch of exceptions, including for people with concealed carry licenses -- Oregon is a shall-issue state]. Jonathan Christian, who was prosecuted for violating the ordinance, challenged it on overbreadth grounds, arguing that it covered a substantial amount of constitutionally protected conduct. (Such...
Published on Saturday 19th of May 2012 09:31:21 AM
Gun in Backpack Case: Parents’ Assault Charge is Political(OR)
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When a child is severely injured by another child's possession of a gun, as happened recently in Kitsap County, some parent is probably at fault as well. However, that does not mean the parent is liable to be prosecuted for assault. The charge of assault in the third degree against the mother and her boyfriend who owned the gun distorts the law and is a political charge. To be guilty of third degree assault requires a showing that the defendant's conduct caused bodily harm accompanied by substantial pain. In virtually all cases of assault with a weapon, the defendant is...
Published on Saturday 19th of May 2012 09:31:21 AM
Man shot by Washington County tactical officers was armed, thought intruder was on his property,
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The man shot by Washington County tactical officers in New Columbia Tuesday night had grabbed a gun because he thought intruders were on his property after his wife had checked on their barking dog in their backyard and saw a stranger in dark clothing. Alberto Flores-Haro, according to relatives and witnesses, did not know that the men surrounding his home and neighborhood Tuesday night were authorities approaching to raid a residence just a few doors down from his home in the 9500 block of North Woolsey Avenue. "There was someone in our backyard, and my mom called our stepdad," said...
Published on Saturday 19th of May 2012 09:31:21 AM
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