Woodburn Police Department, Working With Multiple Agencies, Helps Bring Offender To Justice With 17-Year Sentence
- 11/19/25
The Woodburn Police Department (WPD) is committed to protecting the most vulnerable members of our community. In April, officers and detectives from WPD began an investigation into a report involving the possible sexual assault of a juvenile.
Through detailed and collaborative work, detectives uncovered that an adult male from Washington had traveled across state lines to harm a minor. Working closely with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Kent, Washington Police Department, the Snoqualmie, Washington Police Department, and the Washington Department of Corrections, investigators identified the offender as James “Jake” Harrison Newcomer, a 29-year-old registered sex offender who had removed his ankle monitor.
On Monday, November 17, 2025, Newcomer was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 17 years in prison. We are grateful for the teamwork between agencies that led to a successful prosecution.
For full details, please see the press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdwa/pr/registered-sex-offender-who-cut-ankle-bracelet-and-committed-more-sex-crimes-against
Woodburn Police Department, Working With Multiple Agencies, Helps Bring Offender To Justice With 17-Year Sentence
- 11/19/25
The Woodburn Police Department (WPD) is committed to protecting the most vulnerable members of our community. In April, officers and detectives from WPD began an investigation into a report involving the possible sexual assault of a juvenile.
Through detailed and collaborative work, detectives uncovered that an adult male from Washington had traveled across state lines to harm a minor. Working closely with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Kent, Washington Police Department, the Snoqualmie, Washington Police Department, and the Washington Department of Corrections, investigators identified the offender as James “Jake” Harrison Newcomer, a 29-year-old registered sex offender who had removed his ankle monitor.
On Monday, November 17, 2025, Newcomer was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 17 years in prison. We are grateful for the teamwork between agencies that led to a successful prosecution.
For full details, please see the press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdwa/pr/registered-sex-offender-who-cut-ankle-bracelet-and-committed-more-sex-crimes-against