ST. HELENS, Ore. (AP) — Oregon State Police say they’ve arrested a former Columbia County sheriff’s deputy for investigation of multiple sex crimes.
Detective Matt Beeson says 47-year-old John Lawrence Hinkle was arrested Friday night in Woodburn for investigation of multiple counts of rape, sodomy and sex abuse.
Hinkle lives in St. Helens. He was booked into the Columbia County Jail.
Additional information was not immediately available.