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HILLSBORO, Ore- On November 6, 2025, a Washington County jury found Desha Levann Madkins guilty of eight counts of mail theft or receipt of stolen mail and possession of a burglary tool or theft device. Judge Brandon Thompson sentenced the defendant to 45 months in prison. Deputy District Attorney Trevor Farrell prosecuted this case.
On October 2, 2019, deputies with the Washington County Sheriff’s Office initiated a traffic stop on the defendant after he was observed making an illegal turn while driving without his headlights activated. Deputies confirmed the defendant had a warrant for his arrest. Deputies located drugs in his pocket and multiple mail items, along with credit and debit cards and IDs belonging to multiple victims. Deputies also located a lockpick and a pry bar in his backpack. The defendant admitted to stealing mail in order to pay for his drug addiction.
The Washington County District Attorney’s Office commends the work of the Washington County Sheriff’s Office on this case.
The defendant will be transferred to the Oregon Department of Corrections to begin serving his sentence.
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