District Attorney

OREGON CITY, Or. – A Gresham man was sentenced to 80 months in prison Friday in Clackamas County Circuit Court for stabbing an elderly man three times after unsuccessfully trying to steal the victim’s Porsche.

Jesus Ascenio-Molina, 31, pleaded guilty to Robbery in the Second Degree and Assault in the Second Degree.

Molina approached the 86-year-old victim on December 27, 2024, as the man loaded groceries into his car at a Fred Meyer store, 8955 SE 82nd Avenue.

OREGON CITY, Or. – If you receive a call from someone claiming that you missed jury duty and are facing arrest or fines, you’re dealing with a scammer, said Clackamas County District Attorney John Wentworth.

The District Attorney’s Office has received several calls recently from people who have been targeted by scammers demanding personal information and payment of fees to avoid arrest, Wentworth said.

One District Attorney’s Office employee was a target of the scam and was told he had to pay $6,000 to avoid prosecution. “He sounded pretty convincing,” the employee said.

Molalla City Councilor Rae Lynn Botsford was arraigned Thursday in Clackamas County Circuit Court on a 24-count indictment alleging theft from the Molalla River Middle School Parent Action Committee.

The May 2 grand jury indictment charged Botsford with 11 counts of Aggravated Identity Theft, 11 counts of Theft in the First Degree, one count of Identity Theft – all felonies – and one count of Falsifying business records, a misdemeanor.