NO CHARGE
The district attorney’s office has decided not to prosecute a
sheriff’s deputy for his alleged role in having coerced one jail inmate
to stab another in the eye with a pencil. Deputy District Attorney Josh
Lamborn made the decision not to prosecute late last week, after
reviewing an internal sheriff’s office investigation into allegations
by the victim, Michael Evans, that a fellow inmate, Eric Nash,
assaulted him on the night of October 12. Evans claimed that Deputy
Brian Flanagan took Nash out and yelled at him in front of other
inmates in the cell block: “I thought I told you to take care of that
child molester,” insinuating something about Evans. “If you don’t, I’ll
have to do it myself.” Deputy DA Lamborn wrote that the only
information to substantiate the allegations comes from
Evans—Evans reported that when Nash was placed in a cell with
him, he told Evans that Deputy Flanagan told other inmates that Evans
was a child molester. Flanagan also denied the charge. Nash, meanwhile,
will go before a grand jury on March 24 for his role in the incident.
MATT DAVIS
DEBATE CLUB
Join us on March 25 at our new location—the Edge of Belmont
(3350 SE Morrison, 7 pm, free, all ages)—for the latest
installment of our monthly series with the Bus Project. This month,
we’re tackling the Columbia River Crossing (CRC)—the massive
public works project that could completely reform how people travel
between Oregon and Washington, and commute between Portland and
Vancouver. Will we have a new 12-lane bridge, or does a more moderate
project make more sense? Metro Councilor Rex Burkholder is moderating a
panel of CRC proponents, big bridge skeptics, and wonktastic project
experts. If you know how you feel about the project, come cheer on your
side. If you don’t, come find out more! AMY J. RUIZ