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Salem Man Sentenced To 20 Years For Domestic Violence With A Firearm - 07/02/26

State of Oregon v. Nicholas A. Ransom

Marion County Circuit Court Case 25CR35970

 

Salem, OR – July 2, 2026 –  Today, the Honorable Marion County Circuit Court Judge Amy Queen sentenced Nicholas A. Ransom (age 45) to 20 years in the Oregon Department of Corrections with 36 months of post-prison supervision. A Marion County Jury found Ransom guilty on May 15, 2026, of the following charges:

  • Burglary in the First Degree Constituting Domestic Violence with a Firearm
  • Unlawful Use of a Weapon Constituting Domestic Violence with a Firearm
  • Unlawful Use of a Weapon with a Firearm
  • Assault in the Fourth Degree Constituting Domestic Violence
  • Felon in Possession of a Firearm
  • Fleeing or Attempting to Elude a Police Officer (2 counts)
  • Reckless Driving (2 counts)

On June 29, 2025 Deputies from the Marion County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to a domestic violence disturbance between a man, Nicholas Ransom, and a woman, M.P., located at 6267 Silverton Road NE in Salem. While on the way to the scene, dispatch notified the deputies that the male involved in the disturbance, the defendant, had left the location. 

 

Upon arrival at the address, deputies contacted the victim, M.P.. Visibly shaken from the incident she described to deputies what happened. She had been inside her home with her friend when Ransom, her ex-boyfriend, entered the house. He began yelling at her and waving a gun at them. Ransom pushed the victim into a chair in the living room, hitting her in the head and again in the face causing her glasses to fall to the floor.  After emptying the gun chamber, taking the magazine out and dropping a few casings on the floor, he pointed the gun at her face and pulled the trigger while yelling and cursing at her and threatening to kill her. Ransom then pointed the gun at her boyfriend and yelled that he was going to kill them both and bury them in the backyard. After picking up the dropped casings, Ransom left the house.

 

Ransom, while being pursued by deputies, led them on a chase through North Salem.  At one point vehicle speeds reached over 100mph. Eventually Ransom pulled into a driveway on Howell Prairie Road and was arrested without further incident. A 40-caliber pistol was found on the ground next to the vehicle he exited.

 

Ransom was a convicted felon who was on post-prison supervision at the time of this offense. His supervision was for Manslaughter and Felon in Possession of a Firearm out of Polk County, (Polk County Case 15CR33584).  Additionally, Ransom had also previously been convicted on an assault charge against Perez. 

 

“Today’s sentencing is about accountability” said District Attorney-elect, Brendan Murphy. “No more chances.  Committing this crime while on supervision for homicide shows how dangerous Ransom is.  Domestic violence is serious , and we’re glad that the court agreed and imposed a serious consequence for this terrible assault.   Our thoughts are with the victim, and we hope this sentence provides her with some sense of justice and closure. We will prosecute these cases to the fullest extent of the law.”

 

This case was prosecuted by Deputy District Attorney Tyler Hopkins. The Marion County District Attorney’s Office wishes to thank the outstanding work of the Marion County Sheriff’s Office for their execution of a thorough investigation and for their swift response in this incident.  But for their bravery and the thoroughness of their investigation, the Marion County DA’s Office would have been unable to hold this offender accountable.

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Salem Man Sentenced To 20 Years For Domestic Violence With A Firearm - 07/02/26

State of Oregon v. Nicholas A. Ransom

Marion County Circuit Court Case 25CR35970

 

Salem, OR – July 2, 2026 –  Today, the Honorable Marion County Circuit Court Judge Amy Queen sentenced Nicholas A. Ransom (age 45) to 20 years in the Oregon Department of Corrections with 36 months of post-prison supervision. A Marion County Jury found Ransom guilty on May 15, 2026, of the following charges:

  • Burglary in the First Degree Constituting Domestic Violence with a Firearm
  • Unlawful Use of a Weapon Constituting Domestic Violence with a Firearm
  • Unlawful Use of a Weapon with a Firearm
  • Assault in the Fourth Degree Constituting Domestic Violence
  • Felon in Possession of a Firearm
  • Fleeing or Attempting to Elude a Police Officer (2 counts)
  • Reckless Driving (2 counts)

On June 29, 2025 Deputies from the Marion County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to a domestic violence disturbance between a man, Nicholas Ransom, and a woman, M.P., located at 6267 Silverton Road NE in Salem. While on the way to the scene, dispatch notified the deputies that the male involved in the disturbance, the defendant, had left the location. 

 

Upon arrival at the address, deputies contacted the victim, M.P.. Visibly shaken from the incident she described to deputies what happened. She had been inside her home with her friend when Ransom, her ex-boyfriend, entered the house. He began yelling at her and waving a gun at them. Ransom pushed the victim into a chair in the living room, hitting her in the head and again in the face causing her glasses to fall to the floor.  After emptying the gun chamber, taking the magazine out and dropping a few casings on the floor, he pointed the gun at her face and pulled the trigger while yelling and cursing at her and threatening to kill her. Ransom then pointed the gun at her boyfriend and yelled that he was going to kill them both and bury them in the backyard. After picking up the dropped casings, Ransom left the house.

 

Ransom, while being pursued by deputies, led them on a chase through North Salem.  At one point vehicle speeds reached over 100mph. Eventually Ransom pulled into a driveway on Howell Prairie Road and was arrested without further incident. A 40-caliber pistol was found on the ground next to the vehicle he exited.

 

Ransom was a convicted felon who was on post-prison supervision at the time of this offense. His supervision was for Manslaughter and Felon in Possession of a Firearm out of Polk County, (Polk County Case 15CR33584).  Additionally, Ransom had also previously been convicted on an assault charge against Perez. 

 

“Today’s sentencing is about accountability” said District Attorney-elect, Brendan Murphy. “No more chances.  Committing this crime while on supervision for homicide shows how dangerous Ransom is.  Domestic violence is serious , and we’re glad that the court agreed and imposed a serious consequence for this terrible assault.   Our thoughts are with the victim, and we hope this sentence provides her with some sense of justice and closure. We will prosecute these cases to the fullest extent of the law.”

 

This case was prosecuted by Deputy District Attorney Tyler Hopkins. The Marion County District Attorney’s Office wishes to thank the outstanding work of the Marion County Sheriff’s Office for their execution of a thorough investigation and for their swift response in this incident.  But for their bravery and the thoroughness of their investigation, the Marion County DA’s Office would have been unable to hold this offender accountable.

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