- Information for the Public Safety report and Courts in Lebanon Local is sourced from local law enforcement and fire agencies. Incident details, which may not always be available from agencies in time for publication in our weekly paper edition, are often updated online at lebanonlocalnews.com as information becomes available. (Some agencies may not immediately provide daily logs, so blotter information printed is the most recent available at press time.) Addresses provided generally denote the location of the incident or arrest, occasionally indicating the origin of the call.
- It is crucial to emphasize that our reporting of an individual’s arrest or citation for a crime does not imply guilt. Determination of guilt can only be established through legal proceedings in court. We commit significant effort to following through as cases move through the judicial process.
- Following is a list of abbreviations that may appear in our log reports: LCSO (Linn County Sheriff’s Office); LMC (Lebanon Municipal Court); LCJC (Linn County Justice Court);OSP (Oregon State Police); LCCC (Linn County Circuit Court);SHMC (Sweet Home Municipal Court); SHPD (Sweet Home Police Department); FTA (failure to appear); FTC (failure to comply). A roman numeral listed after a charge means that the charge is that numbered-degree: theft I (first-degree theft).
Dianna Kathleen Boullester, 61, was charged March 31 with second-degree assault. Bail was set at $25,000.
Tasha Mary Bowers-Curtis, 40, was charged March 24 with domestic violence strangulation and domestic violence fourth-degree assault.
Benjamin Blair Brown Jr., 69, was charged March 18 with first-degree failure to appear, a felony.
Douglas Anthony Cheeks, 33, was charged March 28 with DUII (liquor) and reckless driving. He was placed in the diversion program after pleading no contest to DUII with a .19% BAC.
Christian James Coleman, 26, was sentenced March 31 to 90 days suspension of a driver’s license, 27 days jail, 18 months supervised probation and $400 in fines after pleading guilty to fleeing or attempting to elude, reckless driving and failure to appear. A charge of criminal driving while suspended or revoked was dismissed.
Kayla Rose Day, 27, was charged April 8 with DUII (liquor).
Steven Anthony Denton, 38, was sentenced March 17 to 300 months with the Oregon Dept. of Corrections, 99 years post-prison supervision after he was found guilty by a jury on Jan. 31, 2025, of first-degree rape of a victim under 12 years old, first-degree unlawful sexual penetration of a victim under 12 years old, and three counts of first-degree rape.
Forrest Christian Fewel, 40, was sentenced March 20 to 30 days jail, 32 months with the Oregon Dept. of Corrections and 12 months post-prison supervision after pleading no contest to second-degree burglary and guilty to failure to appear. A first-degree theft charge was dismissed. In a separate case, he was sentenced to 30 days jail concurrent to previously imposed sentences after pleading guilty to domestic violence fourth-degree assault. A third-degree robbery charge was dismissed.
A DUII (liquor) charge against Ryan Foster Garza, 26, was dismissed without prejudice on March 10.
Matthew Toy Edward Griffin, 19, was sentenced March 31 to 90 days suspension of a driver’s license, 48 hours jail and 24 months bench probation after pleading guilty to two counts of fourth-degree assault.
Burl Lee Hilburn, 56, was charged April 8 with first-degree online sexual corruption of a child and second-degree online sexual corruption of a child. He posted 10% of a $25,000 bail.
Christopher Allan Jackson, 31, was sentenced April 9 to 30 days jail (concurrent with previous sentences) after being found guilty by a jury of resisting arrest. He was acquitted on charges of second-degree criminal trespass and unlawful use of a weapon.
Adam Christien Knoll, 33, was charged March 21 with 19 counts of identity theft. The allegations involve 19 separate instances of the defendant allegedly using the same fraudulent name between 2021 and 2023.
Kyran Alias Larsen, 27, was charged April 3 with domestic violence fourth-degree assault and menacing.
Elizabeth Marie Martin, 42, was sentenced April 4 to 18 months with the Oregon Dept. of Corrections and three years post-prison supervision after pleading no contest to first-degree burglary. Charges of theft of service and second-degree theft were dismissed.
Colton Michael McCorkle, 19, was charged April 2 with DUII (liquor) and possession of alcoholic beverages by person under 21.
Heather Dawn Meeks, 36, was charged March 24 with unauthorized use of a vehicle, third-degree escape and two counts of fleeing or attempting to elude.
Joshua Kalani Moss, 48, was charged March 18 with failure to report as a sex offender.
Raymond Joseph Mullenix, 57, was sentenced March 21 to one year suspension of a driver’s license, 48 hours jail and a $100 fine after pleading no contest to reckless driving. A charge of fleeing or attempting to elude was dismissed.
Luis Ortiz-Reyes, 38, was sentenced March 26 to 90 days suspension of a driver’s license and $1,590 in fines for speeding 106/65 and violating conditions for an ignition interlock device after being found guilty by default.
Daniel Jordan Tellez, 27, was placed in the diversion program after pleading no contest to DUII (liquor).
Eric Michael Vader, 18, was charged March 17 with unauthorized use of a vehicle, fleeing or attempting to elude, third-degree assault, second-degree burglary, reckless driving, criminal driving while suspended or revoked, and second-degree criminal mischief. In a separate case, he was charged with unauthorized use of a vehicle. On April 7 he was sentenced to five years suspension of a driver’s license, 50 days jail, 36 month supervised probation and a $200 fine after pleading no contest to the UUV, fleeing and assault charges; the other charges in the case were dismissed. In the other case he pleaded no contest to UUV and was sentenced to 90 days suspension of a driver’s license, 10 days jail and 24 months supervised probation.
Walter Wesley Windom, 73, was sentenced March 19 to five days jail and a $100 fine after pleading guilty to failure to report as a sex offender.