Brian Patrick Murphy, 43, was sentenced to 24 months at the Oregon Department of Corrections for convictions stemming from a drug-related search at 2215 Long St. on Aug. 17.
Murphy pleaded guilty to four of the six charges on Sept. 8.
On Sept. 16, Murphy was convicted and sentenced for delivery of methamphetamine, felon in possession of a firearm, and two counts of endangering the welfare of a minor. The sentences will be served concurrently. Charges of delivery of methamphetamine within 1,000 feet of a school and possession of methamphetamine were dismissed.
In addition to the 24-month prison sentence for delivery of methamphetamine, a class B felony, Murphy’s license was suspended for six months and he will have 36 months of post-prison supervision. The judgment document states Murphy is “an alcoholic or drug-dependant person, as those terms are defined in ORS 430.306. Accordingly, the Department of Corrections is directed to place the defendant in an appropriate alcohol or drug treatment program, to the extent that resources are available.”
Murphy was sentenced to 30 days in prison for felon in possession of firearm and may receive credit for time served. He was sentenced to 30 days in Linn County Jail for each count of endangering the welfare of a minor, with credit for time served.
Murphy is required to pay fines totaling $900: $500 for the delivery of methamphetamine conviction, $200 for felon in possession of a firearm, and $100 for each count of endangering the welfare of a minor.
On Sept. 17, Murphy was admitted to the Coffee Creek Intake Center. His earliest release date was not available at press time.
Ann Marie Staten, 43, also was arrested during the drug search on Aug. 17. She was charged with possession of methamphetamine and two counts of endangering the welfare of a minor.
Staten was arraigned on Sept. 16 and signed a conditional release stating she will not contact the two minors connected with the endangering the welfare of a minor charges and will not use or possess any drugs that were legally prescribed.
A status hearing in Staten’s case is scheduled for 1:15 p.m. on Oct. 12.
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Kristopher Ray Moak, 29, was sentenced to 36 months of supervised probation and 20 days in Linn County Jail on Sept. 8 for coercion and menacing in connection with an Aug. 25 incident. A harassment charge was dismissed. He received credit for time served.
Moak was arrested on Aug. 25 after a caller reported a man dragging a woman into a house by her hair while screaming at her. Police responded to the call at 1250 Second Ave. at 3:03 a.m.
In addition to supervised probation, Moak is to have no contact with the victim or her residence and is not be within 1,000 feet of her.
According to court documents, Moak also must attend a batterer intervention program and upon request, sign release for mental health evaluation and treatment information to be disclosed to the probation officer, the court and/or the District Attorney.”
Moak was initially held on charges of kidnapping, menacing, harassment, restraining order violation and violation of release agreement.
He was scheduled to appear in court again for a review at 1:15 p.m. on Sept. 24.
A hearing for “further proceedings” is scheduled at 1:15 p.m. on Oct. 1.
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Dennis Beach pleaded no contest to second-degree manslaughter and sentenced in Linn County Circuit Court on Sept. 3 to eight years and four months in prison.
He also must pay $200 to the estate of the victim, Thomas Hyland.
A charge of murder was dismissed as part of a mediated agreement.
The conviction stemmed from a cold-case murder investigation by Linn County Sheriff’s Office into the death of Thomas Francis Hyland, who was reported missing in 1987 and whose remains were found near Sweet Home in 1989.
Detectives routinely conduct reviews of all open homicide and missing persons cases, which involves evaluating evidence, statements and determining if viable leads exist. Hyland, 35 at the time of his disappearance, was one of those cases.
On July 31, 1987, an associate of Hyland reported him missing and a likely victim of homicide to the Sheriff’s Office, which launched an investigation. Hyland’s body was located on April 29, 1989 by mushroom pickers in the Upper Calapooia area.
Detectives determined that Hyland had been killed by homicidal violence involving a firearm. During the investigation, Beach, 25 at the time, was identified as a possible suspect. Beach was from the Portland area.
The two were associates and had been inmates together at the Oregon State Penitentiary through the early part of 1987.
In 2008, detectives began actively pursuing new leads. On Sept. 30, 2013, an arrest warrant was issued for Beach for the Hyland murder. The same day, detectives traveled to Dayton, Nev., to interview Beach. Lyon County Sheriff’s Office in Dayton took Beach into custody and lodged him in the Lyon County Jail.
Beach is currently lodged at the Coffee Creek Intake Center, according to Oregon Department of Corrections records.