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PORTLAND AREA MAN WHO USED A RUSE OF “ART” TO BIND AND RAPE WOMEN CONVICTED OF RAPE AND SEX ABUSE - 10/16/26

 

 

CASE:  23CR06290                                                                                                          October 16, 2026

 

 

Portland, OR- A Multnomah County jury convicted Gabriel Forest Weiss on charges of Rape in the First Degree and Sex Abuse in the First Degree on Monday, October 5, 2026.

 

Earlier, the Honorable Benjamin Souede found the defendant guilty of Sex Abuse in the First Degree on Thursday, July 2nd, 2025 for abusing a different victim.

 

Deputy District Attorneys Aileen Santoyo and Ryan Solomon prosecuted the case for the state. After the convictions Ms. Santoyo said: “All of the victims in this case showed a huge amount of courage and strength in coming forward. Without their bravery Mr. Weiss would not be held accountable for his actions. I hope that this inspires more women to come forward. Our office vows to listen, believe, and do our best to support individuals who have suffered due to the actions of others.”

 

The Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office would like to recognize and thank Portland Police Bureau Detective Nathan Wollstein for his excellent investigative work on this case.

 

The DA’s Office would also like to recognize the work of MCDA Victim Advocates who help survivors through the duration of criminal cases.

 

THE FACTS:

The October 5th verdict stemmed from an incident in June 2011, and involved a woman we are calling L.B. She is a courageous survivor who wants the facts of her attack out in the public. She responded to a Craigslist ad wherein Mr. Weiss was seeking nude models to pose for him. Mr. Weiss arranged to meet her at his studio in inner-southeast Portland. As L.B. was modeling for Mr. Weiss, he kissed L.B. on the mouth. L.B. froze and Mr. Weiss grabbed ropes out of a nearby cupboard. Mr. Weiss tied her arms behind her back and restrained her legs using the ropes. Mr. Weiss put the rope material in her mouth and gagged her. Mr. Weiss then sexually abused, including biting her breasts and raped her.  While L.B. had agreed to model for the defendant she did not agree to any sexual contact. L.B. did not report the incident until she saw a press release in 2023 seeking victims related to the defendant.

After all of these years L.B. is still outraged over what happened to her and is ashamed she did not come forward earlier.

L.B. would like to remain anonymous but wished to share this statement:

 

STATEMENT FROM L.B.

 

When I heard the word “guilty” yesterday after a three-and-a-half year criminal process, I felt free.

 

In 2011, when I was 22 years old, I did not report what Gabriel Forest Weiss did to me. I felt stupid and blamed myself. I thought no one would believe me. I imagined being asked questions like what I was wearing or why I had put myself into a situation where I met up with a man at 10pm. At that age, I did not understand the criminal justice system, and I did not believe it was a place that would help and protect me.

 

In 2015, I wrote about what happened to me in a private Facebook group. Other women responded that they experienced similar things with the same man.

 

For years afterward, I carried an enormous amount of guilt. I wondered whether, if I had gone to the police in 2011, it would have prevented him from hurting someone else. I considered reporting on more than one occasion, including as the national conversation around sexual assault began to change with the Me Too movement, but I believed I was outside of the statute of limitations and had no idea where I would even begin.

 

Then, in 2023, someone from that old Facebook group sent me a notice from the Portland police asking anyone with additional information about Gabriel Weiss to come forward. Within minutes, I emailed the detective listed and told him that Gabriel Wiess had raped me and that I believed I might still have evidence.

 

Less than 24 hours later, before I even had time to find and review that evidence, I was speaking with Detective Wollstein. Days later, I testified before a grand jury.

 

I had no idea what I was signing up for.

 

Coming forward did not mean telling my story once or twice and moving on. It meant years of investigation and litigation. It meant turning over private conversations with friends. It meant giving the State access to my entire digital camera, including photos from my late teens and early twenties. It meant having memories from more than a decade earlier examined word by word in court. It meant preparing for a trial that ended with a hung jury and then deciding to come back and do it all again.

 

I cannot change the fact that I did not report in 2011. But I can finally say that when I was given another opportunity, I did everything I could. I told the truth. I provided the evidence I had. I testified again and again. And I stayed with this process until a jury held him accountable.

 

At a moment when the Cornell case is prompting a national conversation about how institutions respond to reports of sexual assault, I think it is important to say what happened when I finally came forward in Portland.

 

I was listened to.

 

Detective Wolstein allowed me to tell my story and treated me with kindness. He continued looking at the evidence even though the case was older. Ryan Solomon and Aileen Santoyo from the Multnomah County District Attorney's Office invested extraordinary time and resources into a difficult case. And when the first jury could not reach a verdict, they did not abandon the case and persisted in their prosecution.

 

That mattered.

 

In 2011 I photographed some of my injuries I had after the assault. At the time, I wanted a record for myself that what had happened to me was real. Fifteen years later, I am profoundly grateful that my 22-year old self took those photographs.

 

I would tell anyone in a similar position: you do not have to know today what you will eventually choose to do. If you safely can, preserve what you can. Save the messages. Take the photographs. Write down what you can remember. You are allowed to preserve options for your future self even if you are nowhere near ready to speak publicly or go to the police.

 

There is no perfect way to be a person who has survived something like this. There is no perfect memory, perfect reaction, or perfect timeline that will prevent someone from questioning you.

The fact that years have passed does not make what happened to you meaningless, and it does not mean that it is too late for someone to listen.

 

I want this case to be visible because I do not believe the women who came forward are the only people with information about Gabriel Weiss. If someone recognizes their own experience in this story, I hope they know that they can still speak.

 

And I want people carrying experiences like mine in silence to know that there are investigators, prosecutors, advocates, attorneys, witnesses, friends, and family members who will stand beside them.

 

This case took a village. People I had not seen in more than a decade came back to Portland and testified. My attorney, Amity Girt, went far beyond her pro bono obligations and answered what felt like an endless number of questions as I tried to understand the legal process. Allison Miller, my victim advocate, helped guide me through each stage and was consistently kind and grounding throughout the process. My work gave me the time and flexibility I needed to participate fully in this case. My husband shouldered an enormous amount of this burden alongside me. And I am deeply grateful to the jurors who took this evidence seriously and did the difficult work asked of them.

 

For years, I believed I had waited too long.

Last week, I learned that I had not.

Thank you.

 

END OF L.B. STATEMENT

 

Media inquiries or written questions may be sent to janedoepdx2026@gmail.com. L.B. may respond at her discretion.

 

The July 2nd ruling stemmed from a different incident regarding T.S. In January of 2014, T.S. responded to a Craigslist ad by Mr. Weiss seeking women to model for an art project. T.S. agreed to meet with him and had an uneventful modeling session. During the second modeling session, T.S. and Mr. Weiss discussed a mutual attraction which led Mr. Weiss to come over to her and forcefully kiss her. T.S. tried to push him away and get him to stop but he held onto her and used his weight and strength to continue to kiss her. Mr. Weiss then bit her breasts multiple times, causing heavy bruising to her chest. T.S. took photos of her injuries and confronted Mr. Weiss with those injuries. Mr. Weiss responded that the bites looked good on her and T.S. never saw him again.

Mr. Weiss is in custody. A sentencing hearing will be set at a future date.

                                                       ###MCDA###

PORTLAND AREA MAN WHO USED A RUSE OF “ART” TO BIND AND RAPE WOMEN CONVICTED OF RAPE AND SEX ABUSE - 10/16/26

 

 

CASE:  23CR06290                                                                                                          October 16, 2026

 

 

Portland, OR- A Multnomah County jury convicted Gabriel Forest Weiss on charges of Rape in the First Degree and Sex Abuse in the First Degree on Monday, October 5, 2026.

 

Earlier, the Honorable Benjamin Souede found the defendant guilty of Sex Abuse in the First Degree on Thursday, July 2nd, 2025 for abusing a different victim.

 

Deputy District Attorneys Aileen Santoyo and Ryan Solomon prosecuted the case for the state. After the convictions Ms. Santoyo said: “All of the victims in this case showed a huge amount of courage and strength in coming forward. Without their bravery Mr. Weiss would not be held accountable for his actions. I hope that this inspires more women to come forward. Our office vows to listen, believe, and do our best to support individuals who have suffered due to the actions of others.”

 

The Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office would like to recognize and thank Portland Police Bureau Detective Nathan Wollstein for his excellent investigative work on this case.

 

The DA’s Office would also like to recognize the work of MCDA Victim Advocates who help survivors through the duration of criminal cases.

 

THE FACTS:

The October 5th verdict stemmed from an incident in June 2011, and involved a woman we are calling L.B. She is a courageous survivor who wants the facts of her attack out in the public. She responded to a Craigslist ad wherein Mr. Weiss was seeking nude models to pose for him. Mr. Weiss arranged to meet her at his studio in inner-southeast Portland. As L.B. was modeling for Mr. Weiss, he kissed L.B. on the mouth. L.B. froze and Mr. Weiss grabbed ropes out of a nearby cupboard. Mr. Weiss tied her arms behind her back and restrained her legs using the ropes. Mr. Weiss put the rope material in her mouth and gagged her. Mr. Weiss then sexually abused, including biting her breasts and raped her.  While L.B. had agreed to model for the defendant she did not agree to any sexual contact. L.B. did not report the incident until she saw a press release in 2023 seeking victims related to the defendant.

After all of these years L.B. is still outraged over what happened to her and is ashamed she did not come forward earlier.

L.B. would like to remain anonymous but wished to share this statement:

 

STATEMENT FROM L.B.

 

When I heard the word “guilty” yesterday after a three-and-a-half year criminal process, I felt free.

 

In 2011, when I was 22 years old, I did not report what Gabriel Forest Weiss did to me. I felt stupid and blamed myself. I thought no one would believe me. I imagined being asked questions like what I was wearing or why I had put myself into a situation where I met up with a man at 10pm. At that age, I did not understand the criminal justice system, and I did not believe it was a place that would help and protect me.

 

In 2015, I wrote about what happened to me in a private Facebook group. Other women responded that they experienced similar things with the same man.

 

For years afterward, I carried an enormous amount of guilt. I wondered whether, if I had gone to the police in 2011, it would have prevented him from hurting someone else. I considered reporting on more than one occasion, including as the national conversation around sexual assault began to change with the Me Too movement, but I believed I was outside of the statute of limitations and had no idea where I would even begin.

 

Then, in 2023, someone from that old Facebook group sent me a notice from the Portland police asking anyone with additional information about Gabriel Weiss to come forward. Within minutes, I emailed the detective listed and told him that Gabriel Wiess had raped me and that I believed I might still have evidence.

 

Less than 24 hours later, before I even had time to find and review that evidence, I was speaking with Detective Wollstein. Days later, I testified before a grand jury.

 

I had no idea what I was signing up for.

 

Coming forward did not mean telling my story once or twice and moving on. It meant years of investigation and litigation. It meant turning over private conversations with friends. It meant giving the State access to my entire digital camera, including photos from my late teens and early twenties. It meant having memories from more than a decade earlier examined word by word in court. It meant preparing for a trial that ended with a hung jury and then deciding to come back and do it all again.

 

I cannot change the fact that I did not report in 2011. But I can finally say that when I was given another opportunity, I did everything I could. I told the truth. I provided the evidence I had. I testified again and again. And I stayed with this process until a jury held him accountable.

 

At a moment when the Cornell case is prompting a national conversation about how institutions respond to reports of sexual assault, I think it is important to say what happened when I finally came forward in Portland.

 

I was listened to.

 

Detective Wolstein allowed me to tell my story and treated me with kindness. He continued looking at the evidence even though the case was older. Ryan Solomon and Aileen Santoyo from the Multnomah County District Attorney's Office invested extraordinary time and resources into a difficult case. And when the first jury could not reach a verdict, they did not abandon the case and persisted in their prosecution.

 

That mattered.

 

In 2011 I photographed some of my injuries I had after the assault. At the time, I wanted a record for myself that what had happened to me was real. Fifteen years later, I am profoundly grateful that my 22-year old self took those photographs.

 

I would tell anyone in a similar position: you do not have to know today what you will eventually choose to do. If you safely can, preserve what you can. Save the messages. Take the photographs. Write down what you can remember. You are allowed to preserve options for your future self even if you are nowhere near ready to speak publicly or go to the police.

 

There is no perfect way to be a person who has survived something like this. There is no perfect memory, perfect reaction, or perfect timeline that will prevent someone from questioning you.

The fact that years have passed does not make what happened to you meaningless, and it does not mean that it is too late for someone to listen.

 

I want this case to be visible because I do not believe the women who came forward are the only people with information about Gabriel Weiss. If someone recognizes their own experience in this story, I hope they know that they can still speak.

 

And I want people carrying experiences like mine in silence to know that there are investigators, prosecutors, advocates, attorneys, witnesses, friends, and family members who will stand beside them.

 

This case took a village. People I had not seen in more than a decade came back to Portland and testified. My attorney, Amity Girt, went far beyond her pro bono obligations and answered what felt like an endless number of questions as I tried to understand the legal process. Allison Miller, my victim advocate, helped guide me through each stage and was consistently kind and grounding throughout the process. My work gave me the time and flexibility I needed to participate fully in this case. My husband shouldered an enormous amount of this burden alongside me. And I am deeply grateful to the jurors who took this evidence seriously and did the difficult work asked of them.

 

For years, I believed I had waited too long.

Last week, I learned that I had not.

Thank you.

 

END OF L.B. STATEMENT

 

Media inquiries or written questions may be sent to janedoepdx2026@gmail.com. L.B. may respond at her discretion.

 

The July 2nd ruling stemmed from a different incident regarding T.S. In January of 2014, T.S. responded to a Craigslist ad by Mr. Weiss seeking women to model for an art project. T.S. agreed to meet with him and had an uneventful modeling session. During the second modeling session, T.S. and Mr. Weiss discussed a mutual attraction which led Mr. Weiss to come over to her and forcefully kiss her. T.S. tried to push him away and get him to stop but he held onto her and used his weight and strength to continue to kiss her. Mr. Weiss then bit her breasts multiple times, causing heavy bruising to her chest. T.S. took photos of her injuries and confronted Mr. Weiss with those injuries. Mr. Weiss responded that the bites looked good on her and T.S. never saw him again.

Mr. Weiss is in custody. A sentencing hearing will be set at a future date.

                                                       ###MCDA###

MULTNOMAH COUNTY MAN SENT TO PRISON FOR 35 YEARS AFTER SEXUALLY ABUSING THREE GIRLS FROM AS YOUNG AS 4 YEARS OLD. - 10/15/26

 

CASE: 23CR55517                                                                                               October 15, 2026

 

Portland, OR-Multnomah County Circuit Court Celia Howes sentenced 35-year-old Michael Paul Ayles to 35 years in prison on October 14, 2026.

A Multnomah County jury found Ayles guilty of Sodomy in the First Degree and eight counts of Sex Abuse in the First Degree during a trial in late July of 2026. Ayles later pleaded No Contest to another count of Sodomy in the First Degree. The sodomy charges carried a mandatory minimum sentence of 25 years in prison under Oregon’s Jessica’s Law for certain sexual abuse charges involving a child victim under the age of 12.

Multnomah County Deputy District Attorney Mihnea Moga prosecuted the case for the state. After the sentencing he said: “We thank the victims in this case for their bravery of coming forward and helping in holding the defendant accountable for his actions that secured this prison sentence. When someone takes advantage of the vulnerable, we are committed to seeking justice, ensuring the victims’ protection, and righting what has been wronged.”

The District Attorney’s Office would like to thank Detective Todd Christensen and the Portland Police Bureau Child Abuse Team for their excellent investigative work on this case.

The DA’s Office would also like to highlight the work of MCDA Victim Advocates who give care and compassion to crime victims.

THE FACTS:

In 2022 three sisters disclosed to their mother that Ayles had sexually abused them while the mother was away and he was babysitting them.

Two of the girls said the abuse began when they were between the ages of four and five years old; the third child said the abuse began when she was five or six years old.

One of the children recalled a specific incident that happened when she was 11 years old, but Ayles isolated and subjected the girls to consistent traumatic sexual advances and abuse throughout their childhood.

                                                              ###MCDA###

MULTNOMAH COUNTY MAN SENT TO PRISON FOR 35 YEARS AFTER SEXUALLY ABUSING THREE GIRLS FROM AS YOUNG AS 4 YEARS OLD. - 10/15/26

 

CASE: 23CR55517                                                                                               October 15, 2026

 

Portland, OR-Multnomah County Circuit Court Celia Howes sentenced 35-year-old Michael Paul Ayles to 35 years in prison on October 14, 2026.

A Multnomah County jury found Ayles guilty of Sodomy in the First Degree and eight counts of Sex Abuse in the First Degree during a trial in late July of 2026. Ayles later pleaded No Contest to another count of Sodomy in the First Degree. The sodomy charges carried a mandatory minimum sentence of 25 years in prison under Oregon’s Jessica’s Law for certain sexual abuse charges involving a child victim under the age of 12.

Multnomah County Deputy District Attorney Mihnea Moga prosecuted the case for the state. After the sentencing he said: “We thank the victims in this case for their bravery of coming forward and helping in holding the defendant accountable for his actions that secured this prison sentence. When someone takes advantage of the vulnerable, we are committed to seeking justice, ensuring the victims’ protection, and righting what has been wronged.”

The District Attorney’s Office would like to thank Detective Todd Christensen and the Portland Police Bureau Child Abuse Team for their excellent investigative work on this case.

The DA’s Office would also like to highlight the work of MCDA Victim Advocates who give care and compassion to crime victims.

THE FACTS:

In 2022 three sisters disclosed to their mother that Ayles had sexually abused them while the mother was away and he was babysitting them.

Two of the girls said the abuse began when they were between the ages of four and five years old; the third child said the abuse began when she was five or six years old.

One of the children recalled a specific incident that happened when she was 11 years old, but Ayles isolated and subjected the girls to consistent traumatic sexual advances and abuse throughout their childhood.

                                                              ###MCDA###

PORTLAND AREA MAN CONVICTED OF MURDER IN THE KILLING OF ROMAN SHULISHOV - 10/08/26

 
Case: 25CR11512                                                                                            October 8, 2026 
 
Portland, OR- A Multnomah County jury convicted Deming Oakleaf, 32-years-old, on a charge of Murder in the Second Degree for killing Roman Shulishov near his Portland area home on February 23, 2025. 
Senior Deputy District Attorney Brian Davidson prosecuted the case for the state. After the conviction he said: “The murder of Roman Shulishov was a brutal and senseless act of violence that traumatized the Shulishov family and the community of Fairview.  Hopefully the jury’s verdict will bring some sense of peace and justice to both.” 
The District Attorney’s Office would like to thank the East County Major Crimes Team and lead agency the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office, led by Detective Chris Stephens, for their excellent investigative work on this case, tracking down a car with no license plates, using investigative techniques to identify the killer and seize evidence. 
The DA’s Office would also like to highlight the work of MCDA Victim Advocates who give care and comfort to victims in this and other cases. 
THE FACTS: 
On February 23, 2025 Roman Shulishov returned home from a grocery store trip with his teenage son. As they were unloading, Mr. Shulishov walked down the street and had a conversation with someone in a grey sedan. Video footage from nearby homes showed he stepped back from the sedan and the person inside the sedan fired multiple shots at him, killing Mr. Shulishov. 
Using investigative techniques, detectives were able to track the car to a nearby store and identify the driver- Deming Oakleaf.  
Sentencing will be held : October 29th  
 
                                                             ###MCDA### 
 

PORTLAND AREA MAN CONVICTED OF MURDER IN THE KILLING OF ROMAN SHULISHOV - 10/08/26

 
Case: 25CR11512                                                                                            October 8, 2026 
 
Portland, OR- A Multnomah County jury convicted Deming Oakleaf, 32-years-old, on a charge of Murder in the Second Degree for killing Roman Shulishov near his Portland area home on February 23, 2025. 
Senior Deputy District Attorney Brian Davidson prosecuted the case for the state. After the conviction he said: “The murder of Roman Shulishov was a brutal and senseless act of violence that traumatized the Shulishov family and the community of Fairview.  Hopefully the jury’s verdict will bring some sense of peace and justice to both.” 
The District Attorney’s Office would like to thank the East County Major Crimes Team and lead agency the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office, led by Detective Chris Stephens, for their excellent investigative work on this case, tracking down a car with no license plates, using investigative techniques to identify the killer and seize evidence. 
The DA’s Office would also like to highlight the work of MCDA Victim Advocates who give care and comfort to victims in this and other cases. 
THE FACTS: 
On February 23, 2025 Roman Shulishov returned home from a grocery store trip with his teenage son. As they were unloading, Mr. Shulishov walked down the street and had a conversation with someone in a grey sedan. Video footage from nearby homes showed he stepped back from the sedan and the person inside the sedan fired multiple shots at him, killing Mr. Shulishov. 
Using investigative techniques, detectives were able to track the car to a nearby store and identify the driver- Deming Oakleaf.  
Sentencing will be held : October 29th  
 
                                                             ###MCDA### 
 

ETHAN BOHANAN INDICTED ON 66 NEW CHARGES INVOLVING SEXUALLY ABUSING YOUNG GIRLS. - 10/06/26

                                                                   

 

October 6, 2026 

Portland, OR- Multnomah County Deputy District Attorney Rachna Hajari announced today that a Multnomah County Grand Jury has indicted 20-year-old Ethan Bohanan on 66 counts connected to sexually abusing young girls. DDA Hajari is prosecuting the case. 

The indictment charges Mr. Bohanan with sexually abusing five different victims between the ages of 15 and 16. 

The charges include 15 counts of Using a Child in a Display of Sexually Explicit Conduct; 15 counts of Encouraging Child Sexual Abuse in the Second Degree; 9 counts of Rape in the Third Degree; 6 counts of Sodomy in the Third Degree; 16 counts of Sexual Abuse in the Second Degree and 5 counts of Sexual Abuse in the Third Degree. 

DDA Hajari thanked the victims for coming forward. 

“Participating in prosecution can be an incredibly intimidating and scary process. These victims have shown incredible strength and courage in coming forward and telling their stories. We appreciate their willingness to participate in this process and to help ensure this defendant is held accountable and that no others are harmed in the future.” 

Gresham Police Detective Adam Wright said, “This is a case that has unfolded over multiple months and deals with some extremely disturbing behavior by this individual. A person posing as a child to gain access to these (sports) leagues is abhorrent and should not occur. We believe there are additional victims out there and we are aware that Mr. Bohanan victimized children across not just Multnomah County but other counties as well.” 

Gresham Police ask anyone who is on the fence about coming forward to contact Gresham Detective Lindsay Friderich at: Lindsay.Friderich@GreshamOregon.Gov or call her directly at 503-618-3128. 

MCDA posted the entire news conference on YouTube. You can watch it at this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mqg31G1DYP0

 

 

 

                                                    ###MCDA### 

ETHAN BOHANAN INDICTED ON 66 NEW CHARGES INVOLVING SEXUALLY ABUSING YOUNG GIRLS. - 10/06/26

                                                                   

 

October 6, 2026 

Portland, OR- Multnomah County Deputy District Attorney Rachna Hajari announced today that a Multnomah County Grand Jury has indicted 20-year-old Ethan Bohanan on 66 counts connected to sexually abusing young girls. DDA Hajari is prosecuting the case. 

The indictment charges Mr. Bohanan with sexually abusing five different victims between the ages of 15 and 16. 

The charges include 15 counts of Using a Child in a Display of Sexually Explicit Conduct; 15 counts of Encouraging Child Sexual Abuse in the Second Degree; 9 counts of Rape in the Third Degree; 6 counts of Sodomy in the Third Degree; 16 counts of Sexual Abuse in the Second Degree and 5 counts of Sexual Abuse in the Third Degree. 

DDA Hajari thanked the victims for coming forward. 

“Participating in prosecution can be an incredibly intimidating and scary process. These victims have shown incredible strength and courage in coming forward and telling their stories. We appreciate their willingness to participate in this process and to help ensure this defendant is held accountable and that no others are harmed in the future.” 

Gresham Police Detective Adam Wright said, “This is a case that has unfolded over multiple months and deals with some extremely disturbing behavior by this individual. A person posing as a child to gain access to these (sports) leagues is abhorrent and should not occur. We believe there are additional victims out there and we are aware that Mr. Bohanan victimized children across not just Multnomah County but other counties as well.” 

Gresham Police ask anyone who is on the fence about coming forward to contact Gresham Detective Lindsay Friderich at: Lindsay.Friderich@GreshamOregon.Gov or call her directly at 503-618-3128. 

MCDA posted the entire news conference on YouTube. You can watch it at this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mqg31G1DYP0

 

 

 

                                                    ###MCDA### 

PORTLAND AREA MAN SENT TO PRISON AFTER STEALING CAR AND RAMMING MULTNOMAH COUNTY SHERIFF DEPUTY’S SUV - 10/05/26

 

Cases: 26CR42715                                                                                                                 October 5, 2026 

            25CR08166 

 

Portland, OR- Angel Bourdage, 23-years-old, was sentenced to 20 months in prison September 30, 2026, for stealing a car and ramming it into a Multnomah County Sheriff's Office SUV, before driving it into a crowd of at least fifteen civilians. Bourdage was also sentenced in an earlier case that involved him racing away from police in a different vehicle. 

In case 26CR08166, Bourdage pleaded guilty to: 

Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle 

Felony Elude 

Four counts of Recklessly Endangering Another Person 

In case 25CR08166, Bourdage pleaded guilty to Felony Elude. 

Deputy District Attorney Alexandra Jansky prosecuted the case for the state. 

After the plea and sentencing, she said: “This is an incident that could have been much worse. We are grateful to the quick work of the MCSO deputies, who kept civilians out of harm’s way and put a stop to the Defendant’s dangerous behavior.”  

MCDA would like to thank the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office for their excellent work on this case. 

THE FACTS: 

In case 26CR42715: 

On May 25, 2026, the defendant was located in the driver’s seat of a stolen vehicle. Police were alerted to the defendant and a passenger by someone who reported them passed out in the vehicle, which was parked in a space reserved for handicapped parking. The defendant woke up as deputies were moving their vehicles to block the stolen vehicle. The defendant rammed into the patrol SUV and several other parked cars while trying to escape, before driving the vehicle through a crowd of at least fifteen people. The defendant nearly ran over several individuals in the process, one of whom had to be pulled out of the defendant’s path by a Sheriff deputy. The defendant bailed from the vehicle and ran on foot before being arrested by Multnomah County Sheriffs. 

In case 25CR08166:  

On January 5, 2025, the defendant was driving recklessly on a Portland area highway and endangering public safety. 

                                                                  ###MCDA### 

 

PORTLAND AREA MAN SENT TO PRISON AFTER STEALING CAR AND RAMMING MULTNOMAH COUNTY SHERIFF DEPUTY’S SUV - 10/05/26

 

Cases: 26CR42715                                                                                                                 October 5, 2026 

            25CR08166 

 

Portland, OR- Angel Bourdage, 23-years-old, was sentenced to 20 months in prison September 30, 2026, for stealing a car and ramming it into a Multnomah County Sheriff's Office SUV, before driving it into a crowd of at least fifteen civilians. Bourdage was also sentenced in an earlier case that involved him racing away from police in a different vehicle. 

In case 26CR08166, Bourdage pleaded guilty to: 

Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle 

Felony Elude 

Four counts of Recklessly Endangering Another Person 

In case 25CR08166, Bourdage pleaded guilty to Felony Elude. 

Deputy District Attorney Alexandra Jansky prosecuted the case for the state. 

After the plea and sentencing, she said: “This is an incident that could have been much worse. We are grateful to the quick work of the MCSO deputies, who kept civilians out of harm’s way and put a stop to the Defendant’s dangerous behavior.”  

MCDA would like to thank the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office for their excellent work on this case. 

THE FACTS: 

In case 26CR42715: 

On May 25, 2026, the defendant was located in the driver’s seat of a stolen vehicle. Police were alerted to the defendant and a passenger by someone who reported them passed out in the vehicle, which was parked in a space reserved for handicapped parking. The defendant woke up as deputies were moving their vehicles to block the stolen vehicle. The defendant rammed into the patrol SUV and several other parked cars while trying to escape, before driving the vehicle through a crowd of at least fifteen people. The defendant nearly ran over several individuals in the process, one of whom had to be pulled out of the defendant’s path by a Sheriff deputy. The defendant bailed from the vehicle and ran on foot before being arrested by Multnomah County Sheriffs. 

In case 25CR08166:  

On January 5, 2025, the defendant was driving recklessly on a Portland area highway and endangering public safety. 

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20-YEAR OLD SENTENCED TO 20 YEARS PRISON FOR KILLING HIS NEIGHBOR AND TRYING TO KILL HER PARTNER. - 09/23/26

 

Case: 24CR49102                                                                                           September 23, 2026
Portland, OR- Kamari Nathaniel Gates, now 20-years old was sentenced to 20-years in prison on September 22, 2026 for taking the life of Latoya Hill, his neighbor, and for trying to kill Ms. Hill’s partner, Danielle McGruder.
Gates pleaded guilty to Manslaughter in the First Degree and Attempted Murder in the First Degree.
Multnomah County Deputy District Attorney Madeline Loeb prosecuted the case for the state. After the sentencing she said:
“My heart goes out to all of the people who knew and loved Latoya Hill. Nothing that we do in this courthouse can undo this act of senseless violence or heal the harm it caused, but I hope that this resolution brings some closure.”
The Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office would like to thank Portland Police Detective Michael Schmerber for outstanding work on this case.
The DA’s Office would also like to highlight the work done by MCDA Victim Advocates who give care and comfort to victims connected to crimes including this one.
THE FACTS:
The victims and the defendant lived a few houses apart from each other in outer Southeast Portland. On the morning of September 17, 2024, a neighbor’s ring camera captured Kamari Gates, who was 18 at the time, running up to Latoya Hill and Danielle McGruder’s home with an assault rifle and quickly firing multiple rounds at Latoya Hill while she was putting her recycling in a container in front of her home. Kamari Gates continued running past the driveway and fired more bullets into the home. Ms. McGruder was inside the home and reported hearing the gunshots and looking out to see Kamari Gates fire multiple times at her. Fortunately, those bullets missed her, but one of the bullets fired at Latoya Hill hit her in the head and ended her life.
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20-YEAR OLD SENTENCED TO 20 YEARS PRISON FOR KILLING HIS NEIGHBOR AND TRYING TO KILL HER PARTNER. - 09/23/26

 

Case: 24CR49102                                                                                           September 23, 2026
Portland, OR- Kamari Nathaniel Gates, now 20-years old was sentenced to 20-years in prison on September 22, 2026 for taking the life of Latoya Hill, his neighbor, and for trying to kill Ms. Hill’s partner, Danielle McGruder.
Gates pleaded guilty to Manslaughter in the First Degree and Attempted Murder in the First Degree.
Multnomah County Deputy District Attorney Madeline Loeb prosecuted the case for the state. After the sentencing she said:
“My heart goes out to all of the people who knew and loved Latoya Hill. Nothing that we do in this courthouse can undo this act of senseless violence or heal the harm it caused, but I hope that this resolution brings some closure.”
The Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office would like to thank Portland Police Detective Michael Schmerber for outstanding work on this case.
The DA’s Office would also like to highlight the work done by MCDA Victim Advocates who give care and comfort to victims connected to crimes including this one.
THE FACTS:
The victims and the defendant lived a few houses apart from each other in outer Southeast Portland. On the morning of September 17, 2024, a neighbor’s ring camera captured Kamari Gates, who was 18 at the time, running up to Latoya Hill and Danielle McGruder’s home with an assault rifle and quickly firing multiple rounds at Latoya Hill while she was putting her recycling in a container in front of her home. Kamari Gates continued running past the driveway and fired more bullets into the home. Ms. McGruder was inside the home and reported hearing the gunshots and looking out to see Kamari Gates fire multiple times at her. Fortunately, those bullets missed her, but one of the bullets fired at Latoya Hill hit her in the head and ended her life.
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