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Prolific Property Offender Sentenced To Over Five Years In Prison - 02/24/26

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 
DATE: February 24, 2026 
CONTACT: Salem Police Communications Office | spdmedia@cityofsalem.net 

 

Prolific Property Offender Sentenced to Over Five Years in Prison 

 

SALEM, Ore. — On February 23, 2026, Johnathan Cherry, 37, of Salem, was sentenced to 63 months after pleading guilty to multiple property crimes he committed within the Salem area.   

 

Over an 18-month period of time, Salem patrol officers and detectives, along with Marion County Sheriff’s Office personnel, investigated multiple property crimes in the Salem area. Ultimately, Johnathan Cherry was identified as a suspect in numerous burglaries, stolen vehicle investigations and other thefts to include firearms.   

 

Cherry was subsequently arrested. In September of 2025, Cherry accepted a plea deal on several cases and was sentenced to probation and given a suspended sentence. Since then, Cherry continued to reoffend and victimized additional businesses and individuals, including the commission of new crimes on the day he took the plea deal.   

 

On October 20, 2025, Cherry was contacted and arrested by Salem patrol officers. He was lodged at the Marion County Jail where he remained in custody until his sentencing yesterday. On the day of his arrest, Salem police detectives were granted a search warrant for Cherry’s vehicle which revealed further evidence of the crimes he committed. The following day, detectives served a search warrant at Cherry’s residence and found further evidence of a crime involving a Marion County Sheriff’s Office case.   

 

In addition to the crimes that Cherry pleaded to in September of 2025, he also pleaded guilty to additional charges of Burglary (x4), Theft, and Identity Theft. Cherry has been sentenced to a total of 63 months in prison. 

 

 

 

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Prolific Property Offender Sentenced To Over Five Years In Prison - 02/24/26

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 
DATE: February 24, 2026 
CONTACT: Salem Police Communications Office | spdmedia@cityofsalem.net 

 

Prolific Property Offender Sentenced to Over Five Years in Prison 

 

SALEM, Ore. — On February 23, 2026, Johnathan Cherry, 37, of Salem, was sentenced to 63 months after pleading guilty to multiple property crimes he committed within the Salem area.   

 

Over an 18-month period of time, Salem patrol officers and detectives, along with Marion County Sheriff’s Office personnel, investigated multiple property crimes in the Salem area. Ultimately, Johnathan Cherry was identified as a suspect in numerous burglaries, stolen vehicle investigations and other thefts to include firearms.   

 

Cherry was subsequently arrested. In September of 2025, Cherry accepted a plea deal on several cases and was sentenced to probation and given a suspended sentence. Since then, Cherry continued to reoffend and victimized additional businesses and individuals, including the commission of new crimes on the day he took the plea deal.   

 

On October 20, 2025, Cherry was contacted and arrested by Salem patrol officers. He was lodged at the Marion County Jail where he remained in custody until his sentencing yesterday. On the day of his arrest, Salem police detectives were granted a search warrant for Cherry’s vehicle which revealed further evidence of the crimes he committed. The following day, detectives served a search warrant at Cherry’s residence and found further evidence of a crime involving a Marion County Sheriff’s Office case.   

 

In addition to the crimes that Cherry pleaded to in September of 2025, he also pleaded guilty to additional charges of Burglary (x4), Theft, and Identity Theft. Cherry has been sentenced to a total of 63 months in prison. 

 

 

 

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