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Eugene, Ore. –  A 34-year-old registered sex offender, Cody Dare Wiley , was booked into the Lane County Jail on January 15, 2026, facing multiple felony and misdemeanor charges, including serious allegations related to child sexual offenses. Wiley faces charges in case 25CR49794 for Unlawful Sexual Penetration in the First Degree ( ORS 163.411 ) and Sexual Abuse in the First Degree ( ORS 163.427 ), both felonies classified under Oregon's Measure 11. These charges stem from an ongoing court case that has not yet gone to trial; a 12-person jury trial is scheduled for July 14, 2026. If convicted of Unlawful Sexual Penetration in the First Degree involving a child under the age of 12, Wiley could face a mandatory minimum sentence of 25 years under the provisions of HB 3511, commonly referred to as "Jessica's Law for Oregon," which enhances penalties for certain severe crimes against young children. Additional charges against Wiley include: Violation of a Restraining Orde...

Eugene, OR – Michael Edward Sullivan , a 60-year-old lifelong resident of Blue River, was arrested and arraigned today in Lane County Circuit Court after an indictment and arrest warrant issued on January 7, 2026. Sullivan faces 10 counts of Encouraging Child Sexual Abuse in the First Degree, a Class B felony under Oregon law ( ORS 163.684 ). Court records indicate the alleged offenses occurred between 2023 and 2025. He was booked into the Lane County Jail and then transported to court, where he entered a plea of not guilty .  His next court appearance in Lane County is scheduled for February 25, 2026. The case number is 26CR01253. Sullivan is also facing charges in Clackamas County under case number 25CR22340: one count of Online Sexual Corruption of a Child in the Second Degree ( ORS 163.432 ), a Class C felony, and one count of Luring a Minor ( ORS 167.057 ), also a Class C felony. He was arrested in Clackamas County on April 22, 2025, and the charges were filed in court the ...

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Eugene, Or. - On Tuesday, July 29, 2025, at 8 a.m., Oregon State Police responded to a three-vehicle fatal crash on Interstate 5 near milepost 186. The preliminary investigation indicated a white Dodge Caravan, operated by Kennith James Nelsen (56) of Coos Bay, was traveling southbound on I-5 when it attempted to turn into the emergency vehicle turnaround from the slow lane and struck the side of a gray Dodge Charger, operated by Timothy Brian Smith (59) of Springfield. The Charger attempted to avoid the crash by swerving towards the median. The Caravan impacted the Charger while it was in the emergency vehicle turnaround, sending the Charger into the northbound travel lanes of I-5, where it went beneath a white Kenworth dump truck, operated by Jaison William Karow (44) of Coos Bay, towing a loaded trailer. A passenger in the Dodge Charger, Kenneth Nicholas Thomas (61) of Springfield, was pronounced deceased at the scene. The operator of the Charger (Smith) was transported by ground a...

EUGENE, Ore. — Former child star Zachery Ty Bryan , famed for his role as Brad Taylor on the 1990s sitcom Home Improvement , continues to face mounting legal scrutiny following his November 29 arrest for violating probation terms tied to a prior domestic violence conviction.  The 44-year-old Eugene resident, who shares three young children with fiancée Johnnie Faye Cartwright , remains in custody at Lane County Community Corrections after denying the violation allegations during a December 3 arraignment. Meanwhile, Cartwright, 32, was released on December 3 under Pre-Trial Services' conditional contractual release, now with a GPS Smartphone app ( not an ankle monitor as previously reported ) as part of the Electronic Monitoring Program (EMP), according to jail and court records. Details on the conditions of her release or her access to their children, who were placed with a family member post-arrest, remain unavailable, though sources suggest they may be staying with Cartwright o...