CASTLE ROCK, Wash. (KOIN) — Caesar Atchley is lucky to be alive after he was allegedly shot by a driver who swerved twice at a group of friends standing on a sidewalk in Castle Rock.

The 19-year-old Atchley — who goes by the name Dale — was airlifted to a Vancouver hospital after being shot in the chest around 4:30 p.m. Monday in the area of 900 Front Avenue SW. He was taken by LifeFlight to SW Washington Medical Center in Vancouver.

Zachary Cheesman, 23, was arrested on Monday night and charged with 1st-degree assault.

Dale’s mother, Brenda Atchley, told KOIN 6 News her son thought he might be shot a second time, so he told his friends to run.

“He told me he felt Zach wasn’t done and that he was already there on the ground and he would be the one who would keep getting it so his friends were safe,” she said.

Castle Rock Police Chief Robert Heuer told KOIN 6 News the entire incident is “confusing.” There was a group of about 7 people who live in that area and were just “hanging out.”

Heuer said they saw the suspect swerve twice at them with his car.

“Then as he came back a third time went in to park where he lives at and a coupe of them went over in this direction to ask him what was going on,” the chief said. “He came out with a gun and told him to get back and they started to walk away when he fired his handgun.”

The bullet struck Atchley in the chest and “richocheted off his ribs. Just has fractured ribs,” Brenda Atchley said.

Cheesman does have a concealed weapons permit and police said he shot Atchley with a .45 caliber handgun. After the shooting, the chief said, Cheesman went into his house, laid the gun down and came back out to wait for police.

Heuer said it is hard to determine a motive. “The kids really didn’t know him, didn’t have any idea why he’d swerve at them,” he said.

Dale Atchley is still in the hospital, his mother said, and will likely stay another night. He is expected to recover.

“I feel he’s lucky,” Brenda Atchley said, “and I definitely feel lucky. For sure.”

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Clackamas County Deputies arrested a man early Tuesday morning for breaking into an insurance office and trying to steal toilet paper.

Deputies got the 911 call about 2:30 a.m. regarding a man acting suspiciously and throwing items over a fence at a State Farm insurance office in the 13000 block of SE Rusk Road in Milwaukie.

Deputies found the back door of the building broken and saw a suspect inside trying to hide. They say he was trying to steal a vacuum cleaner, DVDs and large packs of Charmin and Kirkland toilet paper.

Deputies tried to get the man to come out but he refused. That’s when they sent in Kilo, a sheriff’s office K9.

Kilo found the suspect right away and pulled on him, trying to get him out. According to deputies, a struggle ensued and the suspect pulled out a large knife that looked like a samurai sword. The suspect, Timothy Nelson, tried to stab Kilo several times. He missed Kilo, but damaged nearby drywall. He was bitten by Kilo in the process.

Nelson, 37, is currently on parole for burglary, according to deputies. He is charged with burglary, attempted assault of a police animal and resisting arrest.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The owners of a Southeast Portland restaurant said they don’t know if their restaurant is being targeted or merely the victim of a crime of opportunity after windows were shot out again.

EC Kitchen, a family-owned restaurant at the corner of SE 82nd and Henry, has had 4 windows blown out by a BB gun within the past 2 weeks.

Owner James Ho said they’ve never had a problem in the previous 4 years but isn’t sure if he’s being specifically targeted or trying to be intimidated.

Because of the frequent vandalism, EC Kitchen is currently closed.

“It cost me a lot of money because those are huge windows,” he told KOIN 6 News. Ho said he hopes the restaurant re-opens soon.

Portland police are investigating but said they don’t have too many leads.

EC Kitchens is getting surveillance cameras installed and Ho is asking his neighbors to be alert in the future.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — An argument inside the Lloyd Center Mall ended in gunfire outside the mall, one of 2 separate shootings within an hour of each other in Northeast Portland.

In the Lloyd Center Mall incident, police said the shots were fired around 12:45 p.m. at NE 11th and Multnomah. Three people were arguing in the mall and when they went outside, one of them pulled a handgun and fired toward the victim, who was not hit.

Both suspects then ran west on Multnomah, police said.

The earlier incident happened around 11:45 a.m. at NE 17th and Alberta. Witnesses told police they heard gunshots and saw a man get in a car and speed away.

No one was hurt.

Police said there is no reason to believe the shootings are related. The investigation continues, and anyone with information is asked to call the Police Non-Emergency Line at 503.823.3333 or the Tactical Operations Division at 503.823.4106.

VANCOUVER, Wash. (KOIN) — Thanks to a donation, a Vancouver Police dog is getting a bullet and stab protective vest.

K9 Tripp will wear the body armor, and it will have a special patch on it that reads ‘In Memory of K9 Dakota and K9 Ike.’ Ike was stabbed and killed while chasing down a suspect earlier this year in Vancouver.

The donation was made by a Newcastle, Washington woman, who purchased the vest with the help of Vested Interest in K9s Inc.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN 6) — The spurned lover of a young woman will spend years in prison for his role in a 2013 slaying in Southeast Portland.

Corey Hill was sentenced to 12 years in prison after pleading guilty to 1st-degree manslaughter in the death of Precious Jackson on Nov. 1, 2013. The shooter, Antonio Sanders, was sentenced to 18 years.

Hill was romantically involved with a woman, who then left him for Precious Jackson. That upset Hill, who then sought help from friends to kill Jackson.

Hill, Antonio L. Sanders Jr. and 2 others showed up at the apartment complex where Jackson and the other woman were staying.

Sanders pulled out a .380 semi-automatic pistol and started shooting at Jackson at close range, court documents state. He plead guilty to one count of first-degree manslaughter with a firearm.

Both were formally sentenced on Tuesday by Judge Eric J. Bergstrom.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A young man in his late teens or early 20s who was shot on a North Portland street Wednesday afternoon died at a local hospital hours later.

The shooting on N Vancouver Avenue near Fargo Street happened around 3:15 p.m.

There were lots of witnesses in the area and some of them told police 2 younger African American men were involved and ran out of the area, possibly leaving in a silver vehicle.

One witness, Shaun Boyce, told KOIN 6 News he heard several shots.

“Four or five shots back-to-back real quick, and then the gentleman that was shot was laying on the ground,” he said, adding that a number of nurses rushed over to help the man.

The Red Cross is located nearby and spokesperson Paula Negele said 3 of their volunteers helped the victim. One was a nurse and 2 others were trained to respond to disasters.

Another witness, Karen Dieringer, told KOIN 6 News she also heard 5 shots.

“Five really staccato kind of shots, and then two gentlemen running down Vancouver as fast as they could,” she said.

The Gang Enforcement Team is investigating.

PPB Sgt. Pete Simpson said someone has an answer, and he’s encouraging anyone with information to step forward.

According to Portland Police, this is the 28th homicide of the year. There were 26 in all of 2014. Police have responded to about 160 gang-related acts of violence so far in 2015.

Mayor Charlie Hales referred to this year’s amount of homicides “an apocalypse of death among young men in our city.”

“It’s a community crisis,” Mayor Hales said. “We are awash in this city and that’s what’s driving a lot of this violence.”

Police have not identified the victim in Wednesday’s shooting.

KENNEWICK, Wash. (AP) — Three Washington teens have been charged in connection with kidnapping an elderly woman, stuffing her in the trunk of her car and driving more than 200 miles to a Walmart near Portland.

The Tri-City Herald reports16-year-old Dyllan K. Martin has been charged as an adult with kidnapping, burglary and theft in the Nov. 2 incident.

Martin is the great-grandson of the 86-year-old woman allegedly abducted from her Kennewick home. She reportedly escaped when the teens stopped at Walmart.

A 15-year-old boy and 14-year-old girl have been charged with the same crimes in juvenile court. All the charges carry aggravating circumstances alleging the victim was vulnerable and the crimes were deliberately cruel.

Bail has been set at $250,000 for each teen. They are being held at a juvenile detention facility in Oregon.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN 6) — A man was found dead on Thursday morning in St. Johns, suffering from at least one gunshot wound, police said.

The city’s homicide unit responded to investigate. Police tell KOIN 6 News that they were dispatched to the intersection of North Bruce Avenue and Hudson Street on the report that a man was down in the street, bleeding and unconscious.

The man was suffering from at least one gunshot wound and died on scene.

Police say the shooting is the city’s 29th homicide this year.

KOIN 6 News spoke with a man who said he was in the area around 11:30 p.m. Wednesday when he heard a shooting in the distance. The person who called 911 told officers that the man was in the street, face down and bleeding.

Officers are asking for neighbors to report suspicious activity “including anyone who heard or saw anything in the neighborhood.”

On Wednesday, the bureau responded to its 28th homicide for 2015. No one has been taken into custody for that shooting.

Police are asking that anyone with information on either case to call 502-823-3333.

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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN 6) — Police and fire investigators are searching for the person responsible for starting at least 10 fires in downtown.

Portland Fire Lt. Rich Tyler says fire was intentionally set to a stack of newspapers in the lobby of the Hotel Monaco. Crews have also responded to 9 other incidents. Tyler says most of the fires have been set in trash cans or dumpsters on Southwest Taylor and Broadway.

The bureau released the following fire locations:
– 506 SW Broadway
– 422 SW Broadway
– 522 SW 5th Avenue
– 627 SW Washington Street
– 621 SW Morrison Street
– SW 6th Avenue and Morrison Street
– 630 SW Alder Street
– 610 SW Broadway
– 554 SW Alder Street
– 506 SW Washington Street

Tyler says crews have been fortunate none of the fires spread to any structures.

The fires were reported early Thursday between 3:45 a.m. and 4:05 a.m.

There have been no arrests made. Police and firefighters say they have some leads on the case using surveillance video.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN 6) – A grand jury this week handed up an indictment charging three with multiple counts of arson and attempted aggravated murder.

Joshua Aaron Bigsby, 28, Cynthia Lanora Smith, 25 and Myriah Lea Williams, 23, all remain in custody with bail set at more than $3 million each.

According to the indictment, all three suspects have been charged with 3 counts of first-degree arson, 6 counts of attempted aggravated murder, 6 counts of attempted first-degree assault, 3 counts of second-degree assault, 2 counts of third-degree assault, 1 count of first-degree burglary, 1 count of unlawful use of a weapon, and 7 counts of recklessly endangering another person.

Smith is charged with 1 additional count of witness tampering.

The investigation started at September 5 when police and firefighters responded to the 15800 block of Southeast Division. When crews arrived they found a fire coming from the Anderson Villa Apartment complex. According to court documents, Bigsby used gasoline to start the fire.

The victim, Michael Alston Jr., had sustained burns to his forearms, hands, chest and back as a result of the fire. A woman inside the apartment that was burning had to jump out a second story window in order to escape the flames, according to court documents.

According to investigators, the fire was started after a fight between Bigsby and the people living in the apartment unit. They had all met earlier at a nearby bar.

Bigsby, Smith and Williams are scheduled to be in court on Thursday morning.

A fourth person involved in the case, Kayla Elizabeth Elmer, had been charged with one count of first-degree arson but the dismissed that charge in October saying it could not proceed.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN 6) — Producers with “Inside Edition” recently filmed a news story on stolen bicycles and it didn’t take long before they had a capture on camera, according to court documents.

Leroy A. Parsons Jr. is charged with one count of first-degree theft.

According to court documents, the TV crew bought a bike from a downtown store valued at nearly $1,900 and a $15 lock. Working with officers from the Portland Police Bureau’s Bike Task Force, the bike was locked up to a sign post at Northwest 6th and Glisan.

Two days after the bike was locked up to the sign, a person broke the cable lock and rode off with the bike. The news crew worked with police to track the bike and about 40 minutes later, police found Parsons taking the wheels off the bike, according to court documents.

The original thief could not be found.

Parsons told police that he had purchased the bike from “a short white guy in a hoody,” according to court documents. He also told police he had no idea the bike was so valued at nearly $2,000. The guy who sold Parsons the bike wanted $300 cash but Parsons the guy two electronic tablets that he thought were worth $300.

Parson said he knew he was likely in trouble when he saw the news crew and police. “I knew I was screwed,” he told police, according to court documents.

According to court records, police have “pleaded” with Parsons not to steal bikes.

He has entered a not guilty plea.

SPRINGFIELD, Ore. (AP) – An Oregon woman has been charged with child neglect for leaving five young children home alone.

The Register-Guard reports that police say a Springfield 7-year-old knocked on a neighbor’s door around 9:30 p.m. Tuesday and said she was left alone with infants. When police arrived, they found four younger children — a 2-year-old and three 1-year-olds.

Officers called the state Department of Human Services and charged a 29-year-old woman with five counts of child neglect.

Police say she told them she just went to a convenience store for milk. It’s unclear how long the children were alone.

A police log says the children stayed with a relative while the woman was in jail. It’s not clear whether they were returned to her custody after she was released on bail.

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) – An Indianapolis woman was fatally shot in the head during a home invasion, according to Crime Stoppers of central Indiana.

According to a release, Amanda Blackburn was killed in her home during a home invasion in the 2800 block of Sunnyfield Court on the northwest side of Indianapolis.

She was transported to IU Health Methodist Hospital in critical condition.

IMPD said that they believe that she was shot in her home, during a robbery while trying to defend herself.

Tuesday morning, dozens of IMPD officers gathered at the intersection of Sunnyfield Court and Sunmeadow Way. It’s where the IMPD Northwest District held their roll call.

Commander Dawn Snyder said, “Such a terrible thing happened yesterday and we want to make sure that everybody out here knows that we support them, that we are here, we’ve been here, and we’re going to keep coming here.” Snyder added, “What happened yesterday is pure evil. It is a terrible thing to happen to this family and to our community.” She continued, “It’s just pure evil. I know that we’re going to find the people responsible for this and they will be held accountable.”

Neighbor Bruce Harris was among the police officers as they held their roll call and the department’s chaplain prayed. Harris said he met Blackburn two weeks ago while going for a walk.

Harris said, “My neighbor told me. I didn’t know who it was and then he showed me a picture of her. I said, ‘Oh man! I just talked to her about two weeks ago in the neighborhood walking.’ I said, ‘Oh man! Really?!’ I was just shocked. And he said, ‘Yeah, she got shot in the back of the head.’” Harris also said, “I’m very, very heartbroken.”

While many in the community are still on edge about what happened to Blackburn, neighbors said they will fight back.

Neighbor Ryan McConnell said, “There’s a lot of things. There’s community awareness. There are different events we can go to. We can host different events. We’ve knocked on doors to communicate with all of the neighbors.”

McConnell said Blackburn and her husband had recently announced they were about three months pregnant.

He said, “They had recently released to their congregation that they were expecting.”

Detectives continue to investigate the incident along with the Marion County Forensic Services Agency.

They were back at the home on Wednesday night to wrap up their investigation, but IMPD said they’re not restricting themselves to scene of the crime.

Neighbors also held a crime watch meeting. The crime watch captain, Ryan McConnell, said at least 60 people attended including the homicide detectives working the case. He said most neighbors had questions but some had more to say.

“Some neighbors discussed some new information that they may have witnessed and seen over the course of the time,” he said.

“(Neighbors) were encouraged to go through their yards, anything that you thought you may have seen, any descriptions of any car or person to let us know and we will look into it,” said Officer Diaz.

Besides helping with the investigation, neighbors also discussed ways to make sure this type of crime doesn’t happen again by communicating better with each other and police. They’re also reminding everyone to keep doors locked and garages closed, no matter the time of day.

“People are feeling afraid, they’re angry, they’re upset, they’re confused but I think we’re funneling all of that, all of those emotions into a coordinated action plan where we’re going to make some change,” said McConnell. “We’re not going to just lay down and let this sort of thing beat us.”

At this time no information has been released on the suspect(s).

Anyone with information regarding this case is asked to call Crime Stoppers at (317) 262-TIPS.

Blackburn’s husband released the following statement:

It’s impossible to communicate all the emotions my heart has been forced to process. My wife was such a beautiful, gracious, loving woman of God. I have not only lost my ministry partner and support but also my very best friend. There is no way to prepare yourself for circumstances like these. As deeply as I am hurting I am hopeful and confident that good things will come of this. I rest in the truth of Romans 8:28 that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him and who are called according to His purpose.

Thank you for understanding my desire to take these next few days to continue to grieve for Amanda Grace. My focus right now is to let The Lord minister to my heart as I continue to shepherd little Weston’s. I’ll be taking this time to focus on being a great follower of Jesus, dad, family member, and pastor to our growing church.

Amanda made it her life’s calling to love and serve everyone she knew. Even more, she has made it her life’s mission to see as many people as possible come to know Jesus as their personal Savior. I know that in her death and legacy even more people will come to a saving faith in Christ. I know beyond a shadow of a doubt her desire for me would be to continue what we’ve started here in Indy. I hold firm to the belief that God is still good, that He takes our tragedy and turns it into triumph, and that the best truly is yet to come.

The church released the following statement:

On behalf of the Blackburn family, we are so thankful for your prayers and support. For those who have been asking how to donate to the Blackburn Support Fund, you can do that by clicking here.

Everything you give will go directly to help with all expenses and next steps for Davey and Weston. Please continue to support them in your prayers. We love our church family!

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SALEM, Ore. (AP) — An 82-year-old Oregon man has been sentenced to more than seven years in prison for sexually abusing a minor.

The Statesman Journal reports that Evan Lichty of Beaverton pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual abuse. Court documents say the victim was a girl under the age of 12 who was abused during the summer of 2013.

Lichty was sentenced last week to seven years and six months in prison and three years and nine months of post-prison supervision.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The teenage great-grandson of an 86-year-old woman will be sent back to Washington state to face kidnapping charges.

Dyllan Martin, 16, and 15-year-old Billy Underwood face adult charges for allegedly stuffing Hazel Abel in the trunk of her own car, then driving 200 miles from Kennewick, Washington to the Portland area.

When they stopped at a Walmart for toiletries, Abel was able to pop the trunk and got help.

Martin, Underwood and a 14-year-old girl were arrested soon after.

Thursday, Martin was in court and a judge decided he’ll be sent to Benton County, Washington to face charges. He faces adult charges there, as well.

RAINIER, Ore. (KOIN) — A 28-year-old man is in jail, arrested after a dispute ended in a shooting.

The Columbia County Sheriff said his agency responded to the shooting in Rainier just after 11:00 Thursday morning.

Deputies say there was a dispute between David Sorrell, who rents a room in a building on the property, and 20-year-old Brandon McKay, who lives in the main residence with his family.

During the dispute, Sorrell allegedly grabbed a 12-gauge shotgun and fired at McKay. Four rounds were fired, one hit a vehicle and another hit McKay. He is expected to be ok.

After the shooting, Sorrell drove away in a grey Honda Civic. He was eventually pulled over on Highway 30 about 30 minutes later.

Sorrel faces attempted murder and assault charges. It is unclear what sparked the dispute.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Police have jailed a 41-year-old man for the killing Gerardo Granados-Marin in October.

Leo Lee Burns was arrested Thursday by Portland Police Bureau’s Homicide Detail. Officers say a Multnomah County grand jury indicted Burns with one count of murder.

The investigation started when officers were called to the 5500 block of North Columbia Court on October 5 for a welfare check. Officers found Granados-Marin up against a fence bleeding. Paramedics were unable to save him.

The medical examiner determined he suffered multiple sharp force injuries.

Police haven’t said what linked Burns to the killing, nor have they provided a motive.

Burns will be in court on Friday for his arraignment.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN 6) — A man with 15 prior felony convictions is now charged with two counts of first-degree arson after police say he tried to start his “on and off again” girlfriend’s home on fire.

Deandre Rosemon, 42, remains in the Multnomah County Detention Center. He appeared in court on Thursday and plead not guilty.

According to court documents, officers responded to a home in the 9300 block of North Adriatic Avenue on Tuesday and found a five gallon gas can on the porch. Police found part of the window frame had been burned. The officers could smell a strong odor of gasoline.

When Rosemon was interviewed by arson investigators, he told them he didn’t mean to hurt anyone, according to court documents. He said he had become upset when he learned his “on and off again” girlfriend had been seeing another man.

He admitted kicking the gas can over, lighting a cigarette and starting the fire. Rosemon told police that he tried to put out the fire.

Records show that Rosemon was 20 years old when he racked up his first felony conviction. Since then, he has been convicted of 15 felonies, 8 misdemeanors and 30 parole violations.

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A man accused of making online threats to shoot blacks on the University of Missouri’s Columbia campus said he mimicked postings that preceded a deadly college shooting spree in Oregon last month, according to a probable cause statement obtained by The Associated Press on Thursday.

Hunter M. Park, a 19-year-old sophomore at one of the other University of Missouri System campuses in Rolla, is charged with making a terroristic threat, which is punishable by up to seven years in prison. He was expected to make his first court appearance Thursday afternoon via a video feed from jail, where he’s being held without bond.

The threatening posts showed up Tuesday on the anonymous location-based messaging app Yik Yak, and were concerning enough that some classes were canceled and some Columbia businesses closed for the day. They were made during a time of racial unrest on campus that resulted in the resignations Monday of the university system president and the Columbia campus chancellor.

One of the threats said: “Some of you are alright. Don’t go to campus tomorrow” — a warning campus police Officer Dustin Heckmaster said in a probable cause statement that he recognized as one that appeared ahead of last month’s Oregon college shooting involving a gunman who killed nine people and himself.

Heckmaster wrote that Yik Yak willingly gave him the cellphone number that Tuesday’s poster had used to create the account from which the threats originated. AT&T later told investigators that the number was Park’s and that cellphone towers showed that the postings came from the Rolla area, the officer wrote.

University of Missouri-Columbia police records show the department had contact with Park last January, Heckmaster wrote without elaborating. Those records noted that Park was a student at Missouri University of Science and Technology in Rolla, where Heckmaster confronted Park early Wednesday in the sophomore computer science major’s dorm room.

Heckmaster wrote that Park admitted the posts were “inappropriate.” He said he asked if the threats amounted to “saber rattling,” and Park responded, “pretty much.”

When questioned specifically what he meant by the phrase, “Some of you are alright. Don’t go to campus tomorrow,” Park “smiled and stated, ‘I was quoting something,'” Heckmaster wrote. When pressed whether it was mimicking the Oregon shooting’s posting, Park replied, “Mmhmm.”

When asked why, Park said, “I don’t know. I just … deep interest,” Heckmaster wrote.

A message left on Park’s mother’s cellphone was not returned, and there was no response to knocks on the door of the family’s home in the affluent St. Louis suburb of Lake St. Louis.

A second student was arrested at Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville for allegedly posting a threat on Yik Yak that read, “I’m gonna shoot any black people tomorrow, so be ready.” Northwest Missouri State spokesman Mark Hornickel told several media outlets that authorities hadn’t linked the incident to threats at the University of Missouri’s Columbia campus.

Authorities also are investigating another threat on Yik Yak, this one leveled at the Rolla campus by someone saying, “I’m gonna shoot up this school.” And police at the Columbia campus say someone spray-painted over part of a sign early Thursday at the black culture center. They were reviewing video surveillance from the area, a school spokesman said.

On Wednesday, the university said an employee who was among those who clashed with a student photographer during campus protests was placed on administrative leave while her actions are investigated.

Janna Basler is the school’s director of Greek life. The videotaped clash helped fan a debate about the free press. Basler did not return a message seeking comment.

A communication professor also drew criticism for trying to stop a photographer from taking pictures. Melissa Click apologized Tuesday.

Months of protests culminated in a tumultuous week on the Columbia campus.

Back in September, the student government president reported that people shouted racial slurs at him from a passing pickup truck, galvanizing the protest movement. Last week, a graduate student went on a hunger strike to demand the resignation of university system President Tim Wolfe over his handling of racial complaints. The system’s governing board was expected to name Wolfe’s interim replacement on Thursday.

Then more than 30 members of the Missouri football team refused to practice or play in support of the hunger striker. Those developments came to a head Monday with the resignation of Wolfe and Chancellor R. Bowen Loftin, the top administrator of the Columbia campus.