Yamhill DA to probe claims of bias in Joey Gibson prosecution March 10 2021
Lawyers for Patriot Prayer leader requested investigation after judge tossed out attempt to end a criminal case.
The Yamhill County District Attorney s Office will investigate allegations of bias and profiling in the prosecution of a local right-wing protest organizer.
After a federal judge ruled last month that the criminal case against Joey Gibson can proceed, lawyers for the Patriot Prayer leader and his associate filed complaints of selective prosecution against Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt. The Yamhill County District Attorney s Office has agreed to review your allegations of violation of MCDA Policy by members of this office, Multnomah DA s chief assistant, Jeffrey A. Howes, said in a March 8 email. Yamhill County District Attorney Brad Berry will oversee the investigation.
Fatal shooting surge continues Monday in Cully neighborhood
One person was killed and another wounded in a late night Cully neighborhood shooting.
The surge in shootings that began last year continued late Monday with one person killed and another wounded in Northeast Portland.
The names of the victims were not immediately released. No suspect information was available, either.
Police responded to nearly 170 shooting calls in the first two months of 2021, compared to just 88 last January and February. Last Saturday night, two people were shot and killed in a bar on Southeast McLaughlin Boulevard. They are identified as Williams Peters, 39, of Portland, and Adam David-Lawrence Arrambide, 36, of La Pine.