HILLSBORO, Ore.- On July 30, 2019, Jaime Gonzalez was sentenced to 130 months in prison by Washington County Judge Danielle Hunsaker after he pleaded guilty to four counts of first-degree robbery. Over the past several months, Gonzalez’s accomplices-- Casandra Dempsey, Jamie David Lay, Jesse John Lieble, Emmanuel Rodriguez and Anthony Anacleto Ortega-- also entered guilty pleas for their roles in this home-invasion robbery and were sentenced for their crimes. Chief Deputy District Attorney Bracken McKey prosecuted these cases. A full list of the defendant’s charges and sentences can be found below.
In the early morning hours of June 1, 2018, Dempsey knocked on the door of a Beaverton apartment but quickly claimed she had the wrong house when the victim opened the door. Moments later, four armed men who were concealing their faces forced their way into the apartment and put a gun to the head of one of the victims. That victim grabbed the gun and tried to fight the assailants, but they overpowered her and began to attack her.
As this was happening, one of the other gunmen ordered the two other adults in the apartment to lie on the floor. A teenage girl was also home at the time and ordered at gunpoint to get on the ground.
The gunmen were inside the apartment for about five minutes and ordered one of the victims to turn over his cell phone and wallet. They then fled the scene.
Fortunately, the apartment was equipped with surveillance cameras which captured footage which would prove to be vital to the case. The footage showed Dempsey wearing a sweatshirt with a logo for an area youth soccer association. Detectives contacted that group and were able to identify Dempsey as a suspect.
When confronted, Dempsey admitted she was recruited to knock on the victim’s door. Ortega also admitted to his role in the robbery and helped detectives identify the remaining assailants.
The Washington County District Attorney’s Office would like to acknowledge the work of the Beaverton Police Department and Detective Michael Purdy for their work on this case.
All six defendants have been transferred to the Oregon Department of Corrections to serve their sentences.
List of charges and sentences for defendants:
Casandra Dempsey pleaded guilty to first-degree robbery and was sentenced to 90 months in prison.
Jaime Gonzalez pleaded guilty to four counts of first-degree robbery and was sentenced to 130 months in prison.
Jaime David Lay pleaded guilty to three counts of first-degree robbery and was sentenced to 90 months in prison.
Jesse John Lieble pleaded guilty to one count of second-degree robbery and was sentenced to 70 months in prison.
Emmanuel Rodriguez pleaded guilty to three counts of first-degree robbery and was sentenced to 90 months.
Anthony Anacleto Ortega pleaded guilty to three counts of first-degree robbery and was given 120 months in prison.
