portland
Officials say woman strangled son, 12
Authorities said a 12-year-old boy was strangled by his mother before being found dead in their Oregon home.
The Oregonian/OregonLive reported that autopsy results released Monday show that Caden Berry of Keizer was strangled. His 38-year-old mother is charged with aggravated murder in his death, which was discovered Saturday.
The boy’s oldest brother, Colby, killed himself in 2011. He was 12.
Matt Castro of Coquille, Ore., father of Caden’s two older brothers, secured custody of his second son last year. In court documents, he said the boys’ mother displayed extreme mood swings and was placing his son in “serious danger.”
Castro said he shared concerns about Caden’s home life with authorities in his county, although Keizer police said they have no record of receiving any reports of abuse in Caden’s household.
seattle
Bill: Let parents give medical pot at school
Washington lawmakers this week will consider a bill that would allow parents to administer medical marijuana to their children on school grounds.
KING-TV reported that the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness was scheduled to consider the bill Tuesday during a public hearing. The bill has bipartisan support and would ensure children could stay in school.
John Barclay currently has to pull his daughter out of school to administer CBD oil to control her severe epilepsy. He said the bill would help keep his daughter in class.
junction city, ore.
Worker trapped under vehicle dies
A 33-year-old vineyard worker from Corvallis, Ore., is dead after he was found trapped under a utility vehicle at a winery.
The Register-Guard reported Tuesday that Bentley Hart Chappell was pronounced dead at the scene Saturday at Brigadoon Wine Company.
He was found by another employee at the bottom of a dirt road.
The cause of death is being investigated by the Lane County Medical Examiner’s Office and the Lane County Sheriff’s Office.
Winery owner Chris Shown said the Occupational Safety and Health Administration is also investigating the death.
Shown declined to comment further.
Friends said Chappell — a native of Georgia — was working at the winery to learn more about wine-making.
He was also passionate about music and craft brewing.
salem, ore.
Inmate dies at Oregon State Penitentiary
Officials said a man in the Oregon State Penitentiary in Salem, Ore., has unexpectedly died.
The Oregon Department of Corrections said in a news release that Dtanyum Huey, 45, was found unresponsive in his cell Tuesday morning. Officials said he was the only occupant of that cell.
Officials said medical staff began life-saving efforts to no avail and Huey was pronounced dead at the scene.
Huey entered Oregon Department of Corrections custody on Dec. 1, 2016, on one count of escape in the second degree out of Klamath County. His earliest release date was Dec. 2, 2017.
The Oregon State Police Criminal Investigation Division is conducting an investigation, as is standard procedure.
