A convicted murderer from Portland was accused on Monday afternoon of slaying a man near Jefferson on or about Dec. 5.
Phillip Henry Gurule, 59, was charged with first-degree murder and felon in possession of a firearm in Linn County Circuit Court.
Richard Anderson, 41, of Portland, was found shot multiple times on a property in the 38000 block of Densmore Road at about 1:12 p.m. on Dec. 5.
Court paperwork states that shards of tinted glass, found underneath Andersonâs body, and Guruleâs cellular phone data helped link him to the killing. When Gurule was arrested at a Portland residence last week, a wallet containing cards in the name of Anderson were found as well as handgun ammunition consistent with shells discovered at the crime scene, according to a probable cause affidavit in the case.