FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DATE: November 4, 2026

Stayton Woman Arrested in Theft and Criminal Mistreatment Investigation

SALEM, Ore. -- Salem Police Felony Crimes Unit arrested Crystal Lynn Mann, 53, of Stayton, on November 4, 2026, related to an investigation into the alleged misappropriation of money from her father.

Mann was her father’s guardian and conservator. Mann’s father has advanced dementia and lives in a memory care facility. Detectives determined that over an 18-month period, Mann misappropriated at least $75,000 from his retirement and Social Security funds, including nearly $60,000 that should have been paid to the care facility.

Mann was taken to the Marion County Jail on charges of Aggravated Theft in the First Degree and Criminal Mistreatment in the First Degree.

The investigation is ongoing. Further inquiries about the criminal prosecution should be directed to the Marion County District Attorney’s Office.

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