Man Sentenced To Over 31 Years In Prison For Role In Dallas Liquor Store Fire. -12/31/24

DALLAS (OR) – Russell Allen Littleton, 55, has been sentenced to serve 380 months (31.6 years) in prison for starting a fire inside the Dallas Liquor Store that endangered the lives of numerous responding law enforcement officers and caused severe damage to the building and its contents.

Littleton, of the Dallas area, was sentenced by Polk County Circuit Judge Rafael A. Caso, after a jury found him guilty of Arson in the First Degree (2 counts), Burglary in the First Degree, Assault in the Second Degree (5 counts), and Criminal Mischief in the First Degree. Judge Caso sentenced Littleton according to Oregon’s Measure 11 minimum mandatory and determinative sentencing laws. He will not be eligible for any form of early release or sentence reduction for at least 19 years of his sentence.  Littleton will also be required to serve a three year term of Post-Prison Supervision upon his release.

The case was investigated by the Oregon State Police, Dallas Police Department, Polk County Sheriff’s Office, Independence Police Department, Oregon State Fire Marshall and prosecuted by Polk County Deputy District Attorneys Caroline Floyd and Garrett Lewellen.