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Eugene Man Arrested After Alleged Attempted Grab and Harassment of Young Woman

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EUGENE, Ore. — A 36-year-old registered sex offender was arrested Tuesday morning after a 19-year-old woman reported that he approached her, made comments about her body, and tried to grab her near Bailey Hill Road and West 11th Avenue. The incident occurred around 11:33 a.m. on March 31 when the victim was walking on Bailey Hill Road. According to the Eugene Police Department, the suspect, identified as Kerry Michael Diamond , began talking to her and making unwanted comments before attempting to grab her. The woman tried to flag down passing vehicles for help, but they drove past. Diamond continued to follow her. A female pedestrian tried to intervene, but was unsuccessful. A woman driving by with her daughter witnessed the situation, turned around to assist the victim, and caused Diamond to walk away. The good Samaritan then followed Diamond in her vehicle to track his movements. When she spotted arriving police officers, she flagged them down and directed them to his location. Offi...
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Oregon Supreme Court Reverses Child Porn Conviction of JonBenét Ramsey Photographer

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SALEM, Ore. (March 26, 2026) — In a landmark privacy ruling, the Oregon Supreme Court today overturned the conviction of Randall DeWitt Simons, the former photographer who took some of the last known images of murdered child beauty queen JonBenét Ramsey, finding that police violated his state constitutional rights by secretly monitoring his internet activity for more than a year over a public restaurant Wi-Fi network. Simons, now 73, was convicted in 2019 of 15 counts of first-degree encouraging child sexual abuse after authorities used logs from an Oakridge, Oregon A&W restaurant’s free Wi-Fi to track 255,723 of his webpage visits. The data allegedly showed visits to sites containing child pornography. No warrant was obtained for the surveillance. Writing for the majority in State v. DeWitt Simons , 375 Or 70 (2026), Justice James held that Article I, section 9 of the Oregon Constitution protects a person’s privacy interest in their internet browsing activity, even when using a p...
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Man Convicted in 2020 Eugene Riot Arrested on Outstanding Warrant

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Eugene, Ore. — Arei Mathias Johnson , convicted in 2021 for his role in the May 2020 riots in Eugene, was arrested today, March 17, 2026, on a bench warrant issued four years ago for failing to appear in court. Johnson, now in his early 30s, attended a hearing on the warrant in Lane County court this afternoon. Court records indicate a follow-up sentencing hearing related to the warrant is scheduled for March 20, 2026. The warrant stemmed from Johnson's failure to appear at an April 4, 2022, hearing tied to his sentencing following the 2021 conviction. In 2021, Johnson was found guilty of multiple charges connected to the chaotic events of May 29/30, 2020, including Riot , Burglary in the Second Degree , Theft in the First Degree , Menacing , Interfering with Peace/Parole and Probation Officer , and Disorderly Conduct in the Second Degree . He received a sentence of time served, and probation in 2021, which was projected to expire on May 28, 2024. The original charges arose from J...
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