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Construction Worker Charged With Attempted Murder in Brutal Nail Gun Attack

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Jesus Ascencio Molina allegedly snapped and let his nail gun do the talking in a fight with a coworker

HAPPY VALLEY, Oregon — An out-of-control construction worker has been charged with attempted murder in a vicious nail gun attack that left a coworker riddled with wounds, police said.

Witnesses say Jesus Ascencio Molina, 24, “just snapped” and turned the pneumatic framing nail gun on his colleague on Friday as they were building a house in Oregon.

The victim was shot several times in the shoulder, back and neck and had to be airlifted to a nearby hospital, the Clackamas County Sheriff’s office said.

Another worker at the house told KGW-TV that they had just been wrapping up at the house and were preparing to move to another site, when Molina picked up the nail gun and started shooting.

The witness said the victim picked up a power saw and turned it on in an effort to defend himself, but it was too late.

Molina ran into the woods after the attack but was arrested a day later. He has been charged with attempted murder and was held on $250,000 bond.

Daycare Operator Who Drugged Kids and Went to Tanning Salon Pleads Guilty

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January Neatherlin felt her tanning needed more attention than the kids she was watching at a day care

BEND, Oregon — A woman who drugged and abandoned kids at an illegal daycare center she ran so she could go to a tanning salon, has pleaded guilty.

January Neatherlin, 32, was busted last March when cops found seven children under the age of 5, drugged with melatonin and alone at her Little Giggles Daycare in Bend, Oregon while she had run off to a tanning salon.

She pleaded guilty to 11 counts of first-degree criminal mistreatment and one count of third-degree assault, and could face up to 35 years in prison when she is sentenced in March, the Bend Bulletin reported.

Cops discovered the drowsy kids — the youngest being 6-months-old —  in an upstairs bedroom with no adults to be found. One of the infants was sleeping on a padded “toy couch” and had vomited on himself.

Prosecutors say Neatherlin had on previous occasions left the kids to go work out at a gym.

Neatherlin has been in jail for almost a year since her arrest and while in custody, allegedly tried to convince three inmates to confess to her crimes, offering one $50,000, the Bulletin reported.

She has several prior felony identity-theft convictions under the names January Livsey and January Brooks.

Christian School Teacher Charged With Student Sex After Getting Caught by Hubby

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Literature teacher Andrea Baber liked them young

COTTAGE GROVE, Oregon — A teacher at a Christian school has been arrested for having carrying on a long-running affair with a student after getting caught in bed by her husband, police said.

Andrea Baber, 29, was arrested after the boy’s father called authorities when he received an anonymous email with pictures of his son in bed with his teacher, the Register-Guard reported.

Investigators interviewed the 17-year-old boy, who told them that he and Baber had been involved in a sexual relationship dating back to 2016 when he was 15-years-old.

He said it began as simple flirting and then kissing before graduating to full-blown sex once or twice a week at her home. He said she also provided him with alcohol and marijuana on some occasions.

The investigation revealed that Baber’s husband had recently made a report to child protective services after finding his wife and the boy in bed together partially clothed. He also found that she had sent topless photos of herself to the teen.

She has been charged with third-­degree rape, third-degree sodomy, contributing to the sexual delinquency of a minor, first-­degree online sexual corruption of a minor and unlawful delivery of mari­juana to a person under 18 years of age.

Baber taught language and literature at the Logos Christian Academy where she met the boy. She no longer works there, officials said. She graduated from Northwest Christian University in 2014.

“Andrea has always felt called to work with youth and is very excited that God opened the door for her to be part of the Logos team,” her biography on the school website read.

Portland Slasher Says Taylor Swift Made Him Do It

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PORTLAND, Oregon — Look what you made me do.

An unhinged man who allegedly tried to stab a passerby with a pair of scissors told cops he did it because singer Taylor Swift “told me to kill him,” police said.

Witnesses told cops  that Brent Shannon Thicksten, 43, was menacing people walking down the street in Downtown Portland and then pulled out the scissors and began chasing one man, KATU-TV reported.

The man suffered a cut to his lower back but was treated at the scene.

When officers detained Thicksten, he told them that his wife — “Shake it off” singer Taylor Swift — “told me to kill him.”

When they asked him where his wife was, Thicksten replied “we are one,” the officers said. He  then stopped answering questions, stating he had “top secret clearance.”

Brent Thicksten

Thicksten was arrested on assault charges, unlawful use of a weapon, trespassing, and menacing. He also violated parole for a third-degree robbery charge he pleaded guilty to this summer.

In 2014, he was arrested for stealing two forklifts.

 

Woman Sentenced to Two Years in Lethal Jailhouse Kiss

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PORTLAND, Oregon — It was the kiss of death.

An Oregon woman whose inmate boyfriend died after bags of meth she passed him during a jailhouse kiss burst in his stomach, has been sentenced to two years in prison on a drug conspiracy charge.

Melissa Ann Blair, 46, was visiting her boyfriend, Anthony Powell, in the Oregon State Penitentiary last year when they shared a long kiss during which she passed seven balloons filled with methamphetamine into his mouth.

Two of the balloons later ruptured in his stomach and he died soon after of methamphetamine toxicity, prosecutors say.

The 41-year-old Powell had been serving a life sentence for the stabbing death of his mother-in-law.

Blair’s attorney had argued that his client had been coerced by Powell into participating in smuggling drugs into the prison.

“It was a very Svengali-type situation where he had total control over her life,” John Ransom said, according to The Associated Press. “She had to do whatever he said.”

Four others have pleaded guilty to drug conspiracy charges in the case and are awaiting sentencing.

Teen Charged With Gunning Down Three Members of Foster Family in Oregon

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Neighbors say Kevin Adams, 16, was prone to fits of rage

ROSEBURG, Oregon — A 16-year-old boy has been charged with brutally gunning down his foster mother and two sisters in a fit of rage, police said.

Kevin Adams has been charged with three counts of aggravated murder in the shooting Tuesday that left his foster mother, foster sister and biological sister dead in their home in Roseburg, Oregon. He is currently being held in a juvenile detention center.

The Douglas County Sheriff’s office said the boy’s foster father, Robert Adams, came home that evening to find Kevin pacing around outside the house. The teen then told his father not to go inside and to call police, cops said.

The elder Adams then went in and found the bodies of his wife, Donya Adams, 55, daughter, Amory Adams, 26, and foster daughter Payshience “Tia” Adams, age 10, dead of gunshot wounds.

Police say the boy admitted to shooting each of the victims multiple times but didn’t discuss a motive.

Neighbors told KATU-TV that Kevin suffered from rage issues.

“[Kevin] would have outbursts if he didn’t’ get his way. He would throw things, get violent,” said Brenda Sellers-Hilger. “He would have so many outbursts that I couldn’t have him coming over anymore; it was too much to handle.”

In Encounter of Elk Vs. Plane, the Plane Won — Barely

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The plane got the best of the elk, but not by much

NEHALEM BAY STATE PARK, Oregon —  A small plane landing on a remote airstrip on the Oregon coast was nearly destroyed when it slammed into two elk on the runway, killing both creatures.

Oregon State Police say Todd William Rudberg, 49, of Shoreline, Washington, had touched down Saturday at the Nehalem Bay State Park when an elk darted out onto the runway.

Rudberg sped up and attempted to lift his 2003 Vans Aircraft Model RV8, single engine, fixed wing plane back into the sky and over the elk, but clipped the creature with his propeller and right landing gear, killing it.

Then, police say a second elk ran out into Rudberg’s path and was struck by the plane’s left wing. The animal was also killed.

The plane spun out on the runway and was completely destroyed, but neither Rudberg or his passenger, Valerie Villacin, 43, of Seattle, were injured.

Police say that a large quantity of elk meat was salvaged by responding fish and wildlife troopers.

Curious Pup Uncovers Major Heroin Stash Buried in Oregon Backyard

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Kenyon was just acting on instinct when he dug up a giant stash of dope

McMINNVILLE, Oregon — Good dog.

An inquisitive pooch with a penchant for digging in the dirt, uncovered a curious container in his family’s backyard that turned out to contain an $85,000 stash of black tar heroin, police said.

The Yamhill County Sheriff’s office in Oregon says Kenyon, the very good 18-month-old Golden Retriever pulled up a mysterious black tube-like container from the yard in early August.

At first his family — who asked not to be identified publicly — thought it might contain a time capsule of some sort, so videotaped themselves opening it.

But when they cracked the container open, they discovered a black, tar-like substance which appeared could be drugs. They called police who determined it was, in fact, 15 ounces of black tar heroin.

For his good work, police named Kenyon an honorary narcotics K-9 for life.

“Opioid addiction and overdose deaths are on the rise and with the help of Kenyon this large quantity of heroin is removed from our community,” said Sheriff Tim Svenson.

 

Blood-Soaked Man Carrying Mom’s Severed Head Stabs Oregon Grocery Clerk

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Joshua Lee Webb

ESTACADA, Oregon — A blood-covered lunatic carrying his mother’s severed head was arrested after walking into Oregon grocery store and stabbing a clerk, police said.

The Clackamas County Sheriff’s office said Joshua Lee Webb, 36, was taken into custody on Mother’s Day after being subdued by other workers at at the Harvest Market Thriftway in Estacada.

Investigators later determined that the head belonged to Webb’s mother, Tina Marie Webb, 59, who was found dead at her home in nearby Colton, Oregon.

Police said the gory sequence of events came to an end when Webb stabbed 66-year-old grocery clerk, David Wagner, before being tackled by other employees. Wagner is expected to live, police said.

Cops said Webb appeared catatonic as he was placed under arrest and didn’t say a word.

Webb’s father, David Webb, said his son lived at home and was on social security as he and had problems with his eyesight.

“I never foresaw a problem. If I had I would have stopped it,” David Webb told The Associated Press. “I just can’t believe I lost my wife and son in one day. … I don’t know. I wish I did. I wish I had some answers, but I don’t. I waited all my life to retire with my wife, and now I can’t. That’s all I know.”

Portland-Hating Perv Busted ‘Masturbating Vigorously’ in Public

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PORTLAND, Oregon — Perhaps it’s time to move.

Oregon police say they busted a man they found “masturbating vigorously” outside a Portland center for homeless youth and when they asked why, he said it was because he: “f—ing hates Portland.”

Cops found Terry Lee Andreassen, 59, after receiving calls about public indecency at the building. When they arrived they found Andreassen, “with his erect penis exposed to the public,” according to a criminal complaint.

When Andreassen spotted the officers, he “put his penis back in his pants and began to walk away.”

After cops stopped him, they asked Andreassen why he was masturbating in public and he replied that he was high on meth and wanted to go back to prison, because he “f–ing hates Portland,” according to the Oregonian.

Andreassen has a propensity for public lewdness and has convictions for public indecency going back to at least 2001.

 

In 2014, he was convicted of laying a sidewalk outside a Portland bar two nights in a row, while  “stroking his penis outside of his pants” as he was “staring at several females in the bar that were standing in line.”