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Lane County DA to Retry 35-Year-Old Murder Case After Bite Mark Conviction Vacated

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  EUGENE, Ore. — Court records appear to indicate that Lane County prosecutors are moving forward with a retrial of Robert Wallace Lyons , the Pendleton man whose 1990 aggravated murder conviction was vacated earlier this month over now-discredited bite mark evidence. Lyons, 61, was arraigned in Lane County Circuit Court on June 25, 2026. He pleaded not guilty to all charges, was appointed counsel, and a pre-trial conference hearing has been scheduled for July 16, 2026, at 2:30 p.m., according to court records. Neither Lane County District Attorney Christopher Parosa nor his office has issued a statement regarding the case as of yet. A Marion County post-conviction court vacated Lyons’ conviction on June 16, marking the first successful challenge under Oregon’s new Senate Bill 1515, which recognizes bite mark analysis as unreliable “junk science.” “Mr. Lyons was wrongfully convicted based almost entirely on junk science,” said Byron Lichstein, one of his attorneys from the Forensi...
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Oregon Woman Nicole Incero Najlis Held Without Bail on Verified Attempted Murder and Arson Charges

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Victorville, Calif. — Nicole Incero Najlis, a 30-year-old Oregon resident, remains in custody without bail after allegedly setting a vehicle on fire with two people sleeping inside at a Hesperia truck stop. According to official San Bernardino County booking records (Booking #2606370561), Najlis faces the following charges in case FVI26001936 : PC664/187(A) — Attempted Murder PC451(D) — Arson: Property (two counts) Additional PC664/187(A) — Attempted Murder These charges have been verified directly from county booking records. She is currently being held at the High Desert Detention Center with no bail . Her next court appearance is scheduled for June 22, 2026, at 8:00 a.m. in Victorville Superior Court, Department. A dispute between friends over Xanax pills escalated dramatically during a road trip from San Diego to Las Vegas, culminating in a vehicle fire and attempted murder charges against Nicole Incero Najlis. The incident occurred around 12:30 a.m. on June 16, 2026, at the P...
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