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March 19, 2024

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Suspects arraigned in death of man found in Ridgefield pasture

By , Columbian environment and transportation reporter
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A Multnomah County court Thursday arraigned six people arrested in connection with a 2015 murder, revealed when a man’s body was found in a Ridgefield field last summer, and denied release for all of them.

Mark Dencklau, 56, of Woodburn, Ore.; Earl Fisher, 47, of Gresham, Ore.; Tiler Pribbernow, 34, of Portland; and Malichi Watkins, 32, of Camas were arraigned Thursday afternoon on charges of murder, conspiracy to commit murder, first-degree kidnapping and conspiracy to commit kidnapping, all in connection to the death of Robert Lee Huggins.

Ron Thompson, 51, of Portland and Kendra Castle, 43, of Gresham were also arraigned Thursday on suspicion of hindering prosecutors in the case.

Loggers found Huggins’ body in an open field in July, and police said it appeared his body had been dumped there.

Dencklau and Fisher were arrested Wednesday. Pribbernow and Watkins already were behind bars for other reasons.

Investigators said Huggins’ death was connected to outlaw motorcycle gang activity, as were the suspects.

Additional charges and arrests are possible, police said.

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Columbian environment and transportation reporter