CRIME & SAFETY
Cave Junction man sentenced to 14 years in prison for possessing firearms, narcotics
CAVE JUNCTION, Ore. -- A 39-year-old man has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for possessing 12 firearms and meth while on state supervision. According to a news release from the U.S. Attorney's Office's Oregon district, the man -- William Thomas Gillespie -- is facing 173 months in prison and five years' supervised release.
Former SOU wrestler sentenced for Ashland Irish pub assault a year ago
Sentence of a month of confinement and 3 years probation handed down after guilty plea. A former Southern Oregon University wrestler was sentenced to a month of confinement and three years of probation for punching the owner of an Ashland Irish pub who refused to let him in the establishment.
SOU Native American Studies professor accused of ethnic fraud
ASHLAND, Ore. – An SOU Native American Studies professor is being accused of ethnic fraud by the Tribal Alliance Against Frauds. Professor Michele Pavilionis is a member of the Lenape Tribe according to an article on SOU’s website. But the Tribal Alliance Against Frauds believes Pavilionis has no...
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