District Attorney News

On January 14, 2026, Wymon Wayne Smith, age 67, pleaded guilty to sex abuse in the first degree and sex abuse in the second degree. Judge Kathleen Proctor sentenced the defendant to 75 months in prison.

On December 5, 2025, a Washington County jury found Leo Gabonia, age 49, guilty of five sex abuse-related charges.

A Washington County jury found Andrew Ross Alcante Jr., age 62, guilty of multiple counts in a sexual abuse case.

On December 16, 2025, Washington County Circuit Court Judge Theodore Sims found Brandon Drew Falsetto, age 29, guilty of two counts of luring a minor and one count of private indecency in a bench trial.

The Washington County District Attorney's Office has been awarded $1.5 million to help combat theft and shoplifting.

The Washington County District Attorney’s Office has filed motions to dismiss charges in 20 cases involving drug-endangered children as a result of a September Oregon Court of Appeals decision.

The Law Enforcement Council of Washington County issued a statement regarding federal enforcement of immigration laws.

Elected leaders released a formal letter demanding that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security immediately halt unlawful and reckless actions by federal officers operating in Oregon.

On November 18, 2025, Antonio Arredondo Jr., age 39, pleaded guilty to seven charges of Rape in the First Degree, Sodomy in the First Degree, and Sex Abuse in the First Degree stemming from cases in both Oregon and Washington.

On November 21, 2025, a Washington County jury found Matthew Allan Stehr, age 39, guilty of rape in the first degree, four counts of sodomy in the first degree, seven counts of sexual abuse in the first degree, and luring a minor.