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Raya Leon guilty of first-degree murder in fatal shooting of Clark County sheriff’s Sgt. Jeremy Brown

After four-week trial, Salem, Ore., man convicted in 2021 death

By Becca Robbins, Columbian staff reporter
Published: September 26, 2023, 3:35pm
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Jill Brown, wife of Clark County sheriff’s Sgt. Jeremy Brown, closes her eyes and listens while Clark County Superior Court Judge Derek Vanderwood reads the jury’s verdict Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023, at Clark County Courthouse. Raya Leon was found guilty on all counts.
Jill Brown, wife of Clark County sheriff’s Sgt. Jeremy Brown, closes her eyes and listens while Clark County Superior Court Judge Derek Vanderwood reads the jury’s verdict Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023, at Clark County Courthouse. Raya Leon was found guilty on all counts. (Taylor Balkom/The Columbian) Photo Gallery

A jury on Tuesday convicted a Salem, Ore., man of aggravated first-degree murder in the 2021 fatal shooting of Clark County sheriff’s Sgt. Jeremy Brown.

The Clark County Superior Court jury also convicted Guillermo Raya Leon, 28, of first-degree trafficking in stolen property, first-degree burglary, theft of a motor vehicle and two counts of possession of a stolen firearm.

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