Jason Dalebout
Jason Milton Dalebout pleaded no contest to a charge of coercion May 2 in Linn County Circuit Court as part of a plea agreement.
Dalebout was sentenced to 31 months in prison, with credit for time served.
He will be on post-prison supervision for 36 months, and he was fined $200.
Dismissed were three counts of unlawful use of a weapon, two counts of coercion, three counts of menacing, unauthorized use of a vehicle and first-degree burglary.
Dalebout was arrested after allegedly threatening three women while brandishing a pellet gun and a knife in a hom inside Mountain Shadows manufactured home park, 1530 Tamarack St.
Justin Gomez
Justin Ray Gomez was sentenced to jail and 18 months supervised probation in Linn County Circuit Court April 18 in connection to an April 2 pursuit that ended in a crash with a 6-month-old baby in the car.
Since his sentencing, Linn County Circuit Court issued an order for him to appear in a hearing on July 11 and show cause why his probation should not be revoked for failing to obey all laws and for violating diversion by consuming intoxicants.
He was arrested for harassment and strangulation in a domestic violence case May 19.
In the first case, he pleaded guilty to attempting to elude a police officer and recklessly endangering another person as part of a plea agreement.
He received diversion on a charge of driving under the influence, and a charge of reckless driving was dismissed.
In each of the first two charges, he was sentenced to 10 days in jail and 18 months probation. He must pay $790 in fees and fines.
The original charges stem from an incident where police officers responded to a reported disturbance at Chewy’s, 1200 12th Ave.
Gomez allegedly sped away. Police officers pursued him north at up to 60 mph on 12th Avenue. Gomez crashed his vehicle at the intersection of 12th Avenue and Tamarack Street, where officers took him into custody.
Neither Gomez nor the baby were injured in the crash.
Gomez had gone to Chewy’s to confront his girlfriend, prompting the report to the police.
In addition to a show cause hearing, Gomez is scheduled for a pre-trial hearing on the new charges on July 11.
Charles Foster, James Routon
Charles Ernest Foster of Albany pleaded guilty to a charge of coercion April 25 in Linn County Circuit Court as part of a plea agreement.
He was sentenced to 6 months bench probation and assessed $100 in fees and fines.
James Ryan Routon of Sweet Home pleaded no contest to coercion on April 18 as part of a plea agreement.
He was sentenced to 12 months bench probation and assessed $100 in fines and fees. A charge of fourth-degree assault was dismissed.
They were among three men arrested March 31 and accused of kidnapping a female at Yellow Bottom Campground. The 24-year-old female was a relative of all three men.
Foster is her father and Routon was her husband.
During the kidnapping, a gunshot was reportedly fired near the campground, which is about 22 miles up Quartzville Road, east of Sweet Home.
She was located at her mother’s address, just outside of Albany.
She was taken to Albany General Hospital for treatment of minor bruises and scrapes.
Charges against the third suspect, Richard Thomas Foster, the victim’s uncle, were dropped by the Linn County district attorney.
John Benson
John Virgil Benson pleaded guilty to attempted first-degree sexual abuse April 19 in Linn County Circuit Court as part of a plea agreement.
He will be under post-prison supervision for 60 months and was assessed $200 in fines and fees.
He had been arrested and charged with first-degree sexual abuse on Aug. 21 for allegedly touching a girl under the age of 14 in an intimate area in incidents during May 2015.