Sheriff's Office News

On September 10, 2022, at 7:20 p.m., deputies were dispatched to a rollover crash on SW Scholls Sherwood Rd. near SW Stark Rd., just outside of Sherwood. A witness reported seeing a BMW SUV speeding over 90 miles per hour before the driver went across the oncoming lane of traffic and into the ditch where the SUV rolled over.

Over the past four days, Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputies have taken three reports of a pair of thieves targeting victims and stealing their valuables. Each time, the suspects used suspicious tactics to steal from the victims.

In August 2022, a Washington County grand jury indicted 19-year-old Cesar Alvarez-Alcazar for the murder of 20-year-old Jose Rodriguez-Sanchez in February at a house party in Cornelius.

On Friday, September 9, 2022, at 4:23 p.m., Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a shooting near SW Division St. and SW 172 Ave. in Aloha. Deputies found an adult man with gunshot wounds and paramedics transported him to an area hospital with life-threatening injuries. He remains in critical condition.

On Wednesday, September 7, 2022, at 5:58 pm, an observant community member contacted Washington County Consolidated Communications Agency (WCCCA) after they saw 29-year-old Uriel Nava-Montoya walking on SW Blanton Street near SW 160th Avenue. The community member had seen the information provided by Beaverton School District and Washington County Sheriff’s Office asking for the public’s help in locating Nava-Montoya.

On September 4, 2022, Officers with Beaverton Police Department found 23-year-old Ronai “Hazel” Yetisen.

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At the conclusion of the crash investigation, the Washington County District Attorney’s Office presented evidence regarding the July 23rd crash to a Grand Jury. On August 24, 2022, the Grand Jury issued an indictment charging the driver, 48-year-old Chad Wisniewski, with one count of manslaughter in the second degree. WCSO Deputies then arrested Wisniewski on the resulting warrant and lodged him in the Washington County Jail.

On Sunday, August 28, 2022, at 2:36 p.m., Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to an apartment complex in the 9100 block of SW Oleson Road. Multiple community members called to report they had heard gunshots and saw a male in the apartment complex who was bleeding and appeared to have been injured.

On Thursday, August 25, 2022, at 6:42 p.m., Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a two-vehicle crash on NW Zion Church Road between NW Milne Road and NW Gordon Road, north of the city of Cornelius. Witnesses reported that the two vehicles involved were a black Chevrolet Impala and a silver Mercedes-Benz E350.