Man Convicted of Sex Abuse Sentenced to 25 Years

Linn County Sheriff Jim Yon reports Brandon Dale Morgan, 45, from Lyons, was sentenced today after being found guilty in a jury trial on May 15, 2021, of three counts of sex abuse-related crimes. Linn County Detectives investigated the case …
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Chad Adam Cheever Sentenced to Life for Murder

Linn County Undersheriff Paul Timm reports Chad Adam Cheever, 47, was sentenced to life, with eligibility of parole after 25 years, today after a jury found him guilty this week of Murder in the Second Degree by Abuse and Assault …
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Sweet Home Resident Arrested on Sex Abuse Charges

Linn County Sheriff Jim Yon reports on April 9, 2021, his detectives arrested Gary Coomer, 48, of Sweet Home, for multiple sexual abuse crimes. Detectives started this investigation in August 2020, when an 8-year-old female child and a 4-year-old female …
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New 9-11 Phone System Goes Live

The Linn County Sheriff’s Office 9-1-1 Communications Center is hard at work this morning implementing our new 9-1-1 telephone system. With tremendous help and expertise from Noble 911 Services, a family-owned Oregon company based in Sisters (noble-911.com), and our vendor …
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Fatal Crash

Linn County Undersheriff Paul Timm reports deputies investigated a fatal motor vehicle crash Tuesday, January 26, 2021, at 7:37pm. The crash occurred at the intersection of Seven Mile Lane and Tangent Drive, south of Albany. Devon Olson, 23, of Tangent …
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