JESSE CALHOUN INDICTED FOR THE DEATH OF A SIXTH WOMAN - 09/16/26

September 16, 2026

Portland, OR- Jesse Calhoun, already indicted for the murders of five Portland area women  is now indicted in connection with a sixth death.

A Multnomah County grand jury indicted Calhoun on a charge of Manslaughter in the First Degree for unlawfully and recklessly under circumstances manifesting extreme indifference to the value of human life cause the death of Elizabeth ‘Libby’ Gibson on or about November 18, 2022.

The victim’s family issued the following statement:

“Our family is grateful that a definitive step toward justice is finally being taken for our sister, Libby. 

Libby was kind, creative, and silly. She welcomed everyone with love and acceptance. Her future was tragically taken from her way to soon.  

We are deeply appreciative of the tireless work and dedication of the law enforcement officers and the District Attorney’s Office whose efforts have helped bring us to this point. 

At this time, our family respectfully asks for privacy as we process this heartbreaking development and continue to honor Libby’s memory.”

-Libby’s siblings

Multnomah County District Attorney Nathan Vasquez said Libby’s body has not been found. Anyone with information on this or other Calhoun related cases is asked to contact Portland Police at : homicidetips@police.portlandoregon.gov

DA Vasquez said:

“We will not stop. We will do everything in our power to hold him accountable and see that justice is done for each and every one of these victims. We remain committed to these families for as long as it takes.”

Senior Deputy District Attorney Melissa Marrero said :

“The scope of this investigation is enormous. But all information is useful. And to the extent that individuals have been willing to come forward in the past and provide information to us, no matter how small, that information has led us to where we are here today.”

Indictments are accusations and not convictions.

Defendants are considered innocent until found guilty in a court of law.

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MOTHER SENT TO PRISON AFTER HER 22-MONTH OLD OVERDOSES ON FENTANYL - 09/16/26

Case: 25CR02656                                                                                              September 16, 2026

Portland, OR- Kelsey Ashley Lynn Haws was sentenced September 15, 2026 to 70-months prison (5 years and 10 months) in connection with the death of her 22-month old child.

Haws was convicted of Criminally Negligent Homicide, Attempted Assault in the Second Degree and Criminal Mistreatment.

Senior Multnomah County Deputy District Attorney Chuck Mickley prosecuted the case for the state. After the sentencing he said, “This case is a tragic reminder of the extraordinary danger that fentanyl poses in our community, especially to young children. It is not uncommon for parents who are addicted to fentanyl to make efforts to keep the drug and associated paraphernalia in places that are not easily accessible to their children, and to avoid using the drug in the presence of children. What this and many other cases painfully demonstrate is that these measures often fall short. A very small amount of fentanyl can be lethal to a child.”

The Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office would like to thank the Portland Police Bureau and primary Detective Michael Jones for their excellent work on this case.

The DA’s Office would also like to acknowledge the care and compassion that the MCDA Victim Advocates bring to victims in our cases.

THE FACTS:

On June 19, 2023 paramedics were called to a home on a report that a 22-month old was unresponsive. The child was a healthy boy with no past medical issues. The defendant was his mother. She woke up with the child sleeping next to her around 2pm. His grandmother arrived to watch him so the defendant could go to work. The grandmother became more concerned over time when she could not wake the child. She eventually poured cold water over him and he still did not wake which is when she called 911. Paramedics used Narcan on the child twice without significant response. The child was rushed to the hospital but died.

The defendant told police that she was a fentanyl user and admitted she had a straw with fentanyl residue in it. She told police that she took that straw away from the child and threw it away.

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PORTLAND MAN SENTENCED TO 16.5 YEARS IN PRISON FOR KILLING HIS ROMANTIC PARTNER. - 09/14/26

PORTLAND MAN SENTENCED TO 16.5 YEARS IN PRISON FOR KILLING HIS ROMANTIC PARTNER.

Portland, OR-Jon Pharris Ray French was sentenced September 14, 2026 to 16.5 years in prison.

For details on the case please see our earlier release below.

-MCDA

PORTLAND MAN  FOUND GUILTY IN CONNECTION WITH THE DEATH OF HIS ROMANTIC PARTNER AND MOVING HER BODY AFTERWARD.

CASE: 24CR06379                                                                                                          September 4, 2026

Portland, OR-

Jon Pharris Ray French, 35-years-old, today pleaded No Contest in Multnomah County Circuit Court to the charge of Manslaughter in the First Degree and Guilty to Abuse of a Corpse in the Second Degree.

The pleas came in connection with the death of the defendant’s romantic partner Jeannie Enyeart who disappeared in January of 2024.

Multnomah County Chief Deputy District Attorney Todd Jackson and Deputy District Attorney Ryan Solomon handled the case for the state.

The Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office would like to thank the Portland Police Bureau’s Homicide Detail and specifically Detectives Brent Christensen and Scott Broughton for their outstanding work on this case.

The DA’s Office would also like to recognize the work of MCDA Victim Advocates who  provided care and support for the victim’s family in this case.

The Facts:

On January 29, 2024 Jeannie Enyeart’s son reported her missing to the Portland Police because he was worried he had not been able to reach her. He said it was quite unusual that he could not get through to her on her cell phone for such a long time.

When police contacted the defendant, he claimed that he’d seen the victim the day before and that her car should be in the driveway of the home they shared in Portland.

Instead, the car had crashed into a snowbank on a rural road near the town of Stevenson in Washington State.

An investigator contacted the Skamania County Sheriff’s Office and learned that the car had been towed from the crash site  and that the defendant had been driving the vehicle when it crashed.  Investigators searched  the car and found Ms. Enyeart’s body in the backseat under a moving blanket and several other items. An autopsy revealed that the cause of death was blunt trauma to the neck. The manner of death was homicide.

On February 5, 2024, police arrested Jon Pharris Ray French for the death of Jeannie Enyeart.

Sentencing is set for September 14, 2026 at 10am in front of Judge Jenna Plank in courtroom 13B.

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PORTLAND AREA MAN SENTENCED TO 18 YEARS PRISON FOR KILLING GOOD SAMARATIN - 09/11/26

Case: 24CR41572                                                                                       September 11, 2026

Portland, OR- Arvoni Alexander Hayes, 25 years old, was sentenced to 18 years in prison today along with three years of post-prison supervision for the killing of Aaron McInnis on July 14, 2024.

Hayes pleaded guilty to Manslaughter in the First Degree and Unlawful Use of a Weapon with a Firearm.

Multnomah County Deputy District Attorney Eric Palmer prosecuted the case for the state. After the sentencing he said: “Aaron McInnis was a hero to the very end. He did not hesitate to check on the safety of a stranger and tragically lost his life to the defendant’s cowardly shooting. Today, we honor the hero and send the defendant to prison.”

The District Attorney’s Office would like to thank Detective Shaye Samora and all other members of the Portland Police Bureau Homicide Detail for their outstanding work on this case.

The DA’s Office would also like to highlight the work of the MCDA Victim Advocates who provide care and comfort to crime victim families and loved ones.

THE FACTS:

On July 14, 2024 Aaron McInnis was dropping off a friend at her home near Normandale Park in Northeast Portland.

A man asked Mr. McInnis for help checking on a woman he had heard crying in a nearby car.

The two men went over to see if she was okay.

The defendant was inside with the woman, his girlfriend. The defendant stepped out of the car naked and eventually agreed to leave his girlfriend alone. The defendant slowly dressed himself. Suddenly, he dove back into the car and yelled at the woman in the car to drive the two of them away. Mr. McInnis ran after the car as it sped away. At a nearby intersection, the defendant got out and began firing a gun at the victim. Mr. McInnis was hit three times and passed away at OHSU.

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PORTLAND AREA PODIATRIST WHO SEXUALLY ABUSED PATIENTS SENT TO PRISON FOR 8+ YEARS. - 09/11/26

CASE: 23CR60386                                                                                                   September 11, 2026

Portland, OR- A foot doctor accused by 13 women of sexually abusing them during their treatment was sentenced today to 100 months in prison (8-years 4 months).

Brian Bowen, 52-years-old, was convicted of Sexual Abuse in the First Degree during a court trial on June 17, 2026. Following his conviction at trial, he pleaded guilty to an additional 10 misdemeanor counts of Sexual Abuse in the Third Degree and two counts of Sexual Abuse by Fraudulent Representation. The 13 convicted counts correspond to a conviction for each of the 13 victims he was charged with abusing.

The crime of Sexual Abuse by Fraudulent Representation is a new law that was enacted by the Oregon Legislature in 2023.  It states that someone with a medical license commits the crime if they subject another person to sexual contact and falsely or fraudulently represents to the other person that the sexual contact serves a legitimate medical purpose.  

In addition to the prison time, Bowen is required to register as a sex offender and will be on post-prison supervision for several years.

Deputy District Attorney Quinn Zemel and Deputy District Attorney Jesse Hoffman prosecuted the case for the state.

After the plea and sentencing Zemel said:

“Patients deserve to feel safe when seeking medical care. This defendant took advantage of his position of trust as a doctor and sexually abused patients at a time when they were most vulnerable. This significant sentence sends a clear message that such acts of abuse will not be tolerated. 

We are grateful to the victims who came forward, often under difficult circumstances, to hold him accountable. Their courage ensures he will never be able to abuse patients again.”

The District Attorney’s Office would like to thank Portland Police Detectives David McCormick and Nathan Wollstein for their careful and exacting investigation of this case.

MCDA would also like to highlight the work of the District Attorney’s Victim Advocate Program for the ongoing support they gave to the victims in this case.

The Facts:

Dr. Bowen was a trusted podiatrist who sexually abused patients in medical settings by touching intimate parts of their body during examinations and, in other instances, while recovering from surgery. The sexual abuse was always very brief and without vocalized sexual comments, often leaving his patients confused and filled with self-doubt about what had taken place. He used that self-doubt and confusion to perpetuate the abuse over a period of years.

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MCDA BURGLARY TASK FORCE TRACKS DOWN SERIAL BURGLAR WHO TARGETED NW PORTLAND BUILDINGS. HE’S HEADING TO PRISON FOR MORE THAN FOUR YEARS. - 09/10/26

CASE: 26CR19882                                                                           September 10, 2026

Portland, OR- John Benjamin Newsom, 50 years old, was convicted today of 4 counts of Burglary in the First Degree and 2 counts of Burglary in the Second Degree. Judge Bryan Francesconi sentenced Newsom to 50 months prison.

The convictions follow a string of burglaries that began in November of 2025. 

Multnomah County Deputy District Attorney Alex Garcia, head of the Multnomah County Burglary Task Force, prosecuted the case for the State.

After the plea and sentencing he said: “This sentence sends a clear message. People who break into buildings will be held accountable and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. Enough is enough.”
 

The District Attorney’s Office would like to thank the Burglary Task Force, Portland Police Officer Katrina Ensley, and the Portland Police Bureau for excellent investigative work on this case.

THE FACTS:

The case involved 7 incidents of burglary at 4 separate buildings. All incidents were caught on video surveillance.

On November 18, 2025, Newsom broke into 38 Davis, an apartment building located at 38 NW Davis Street. Newsom scaled the building to reach a second story fire escape and then climbed up to the fourth floor, where he broke into an office. Newsom stole a number of items from that office before breaking into the building’s bicycle storage room. Newsom rode away on a bicycle that he stole from that bicycle storage room.

On January 14, 2026 and March 31, 2026, Newsom broke into Alder 9, an apartment building located at 715 SE 9th Avenue. Newsom used a crow bar to gain entry and stole items from a locked maintenance room that were reported to be worth over $1,000.

On February 9 and February 10, 2026, Newsom broke into Park Place, a condominium building located at 922 NW 11th Avenue. Newsom used a crowbar on each date to gain entry, causing damage to Park Place. Newsom broke into a locked bicycle storage room on each date to steal multiple bicycles that were reported to be worth over $1,000.

On March 11, 2026 and March 18, 2026, Newsom broke into The Pinnacle, a condominium building located at 1255 NW 9th Avenue. Newsom used a crow bar to gain entry on each date, causing damage to The Pinnacle. Newsom stole several packages from the building’s mail room. Newsom additionally stole multiple bicycles from the building’s garage.

The Burglary Task Force investigated the case. Using video surveillance from each incident, the Burglary Task Force identified Newsom.

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MULTNOMAH COUNTY MAN SENTENCED TO 22 YEARS PRISON FOR 2024 KILLING ON MAX TRAIN PLATFORM - 09/09/26

CASE: 24CR33252 September 4, 2026

Portland, OR- Moyasar Osman Mohamed-Ahmed, 31-years old, was sentenced to 22 years prison on September 3, 2026.

The defendant pleaded guilty to Manslaughter in the First Degree, and Unlawful Use of a Weapon- With a Firearm.

Senior Multnomah County Deputy District Attorney Brian Davidson prosecuted the case for the state.

After the plea and sentencing he said: “This sort of violence has no place in our community. Our office will aggressively prosecute those who hurt others. We are also sending out the message that crime in and around the TriMet system will not be tolerated.”

The Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office would like to thank Portland Police Bureau Detective Billy Winters for his excellent work on this case.

We would also like to highlight the work of the MCDA Victim Advocates who gave comfort and care to the victims affected by this case.

The Facts:

On June 27, 2024 Sean Smeeden was at the Max train platform at North Interstate Avenue and Prescott Street. Sometime around 8:30pm he encountered Moyasar Osman Mohamed-Ahmed. The two argued and Mohamed-Ahmed pulled out a gun but did not fire it. The two separated but later Mohamed-Ahmed returned, pulled out the gun again and shot the victim, Sean Smeeden who died at the scene.

The incident was captured by TriMet Security cameras.

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MAN ENRAGED BY ROMANTIC BREAK UP TORCHES PORTLAND AREA HOUSE WITH FOUR PEOPLE INSIDE AND IS SENTENCED TO 20 YEARS PRISON. - 09/08/26

Case: 24CR59385                                                                                                             September 3, 2026

Portland, OR - Eric Douglas Alexander, 43-years-old, will spend 20 years and 10 months in prison for starting a fire that did significant damage at a Portland area home, in an attempt to kill a family they believed was connected to an ex-girlfriend.

The father discovered the fire in the early morning hours and got his family out safely.

Alexander pleaded guilty to the following charges on March 3, 2026, and the court accepted guilty pleas for all 19 counts:

Five counts of Attempted Murder in the Second Degree;

Four counts of Arson in the First Degree;

Criminal Mischief in the First Degree;

Two counts of Stalking;

Two counts of Telephonic Harassment;

Menacing Constituting Domestic Violence;

Four counts of Recklessly Endangering Another Person.

Multnomah County Deputy District Attorney Mackenzie Ludwig prosecuted the case for the state.

After the sentencing on September 3, 2026 by Multnomah County Circuit Court Judge Eric Dahlin, Ludwig said:

“This case is unlike any other case encountered by this office. The Court was presented with a plethora of complex legal and factual information. After significant briefing, testimony of experts, and impact statements, the Court imposed a just sentence in weighing the gravity of the months’ long conduct and the severity of Mx. Alexander’s mental health.”

The Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office would like to thank Officer Huntley Miller, and Lt. Jason Andersen, for their dedication and tremendous work on this case. Also, thanks to and Amber Kinney, an attorney who represented the victims and was helpful during the case. Additionally, MCDA would like to say thank you to the wonderful victims who continue to be incredibly resilient despite all the trauma they’ve endured.

The Facts:

Information provided during sentencing showed Defendant, Eric Alexander lived in California and had an extensive history of mental illness over the last two decades. The domestic victim told police she previously dated Alexander for a year and half and that they’d broken up in July of 2024.The victim moved to Oregon in July and learned in late September of 2024 that Alexander followed her to Portland. She said they met up twice but then she made it clear that she did not want any further contact from Alexander.

Alexander began posting videos on social media and sending her messages with graphic threats on how they would kill her and others. During a state of psychosis, Alexander believed that the intended victim was connected to a Portland area family and began sending threatening emails to the family, targeting the woman and children of the home.

Just after midnight on November 7, 2024, Alexander threw an incendiary device at the house which landed on the front porch of the family’s home and set the house on fire.

Investigators tracked Alexander down at Unity Hospital where they had voluntarily admitted themself for a mental health emergency and Alexander quickly confessed to the officers.

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PORTLAND MAN FOUND GUILTY IN CONNECTION TO DEATH OF HIS ROMANTIC PARTNER AND MOVING HER BODY AFTERWARD. - 09/04/26

REPEAT RETAIL THIEF WHO FOCUSED ON PORTLAND AREA STORES HEADED TO PRISON - 08/27/26