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Joshua Lee Baze Arrested in Multnomah Oregon

Joshua Lee Baze was booked at 4:02 PM on Thursday, April 27th, 2017 by Portland Police, East Precinct. Baze was booked into Multnomah County Jail in Portland, Oregon.

Multnomah County Mugshots -  Joshua Lee Baze

The 25 year old male was arrested for suspicion of the below crimes:

  1. THEFT 1 BY RECEIVNG (C Felony)
  2. MAIL THEFT - FEL (C Felony)

No bail has been set for Baze which is listed as a 6 ft 0 in white male weighing approximately 150 lbs.

Joshua Lee Baze was arrested in Multnomah County Oregon and Joshua Lee Baze has a presumption of innocence which means that although the person was arrested, they are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Presumption of innocence” serves to emphasize that the prosecution has the obligation to prove each element of the offense beyond a reasonable doubt (or some other level of proof depending on the criminal justice system) and that the accused bears no burden of proof. For more information in presumption of innocence, wikipedia is a great place to start.

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Below are the Oregon laws which may relate to this arrest:


Theft by receiving.
(1) A person commits theft by receiving if the person receives, retains, conceals or disposes of property of another knowing or having good reason to know that the property was the subject of theft.(2) It is a defense to a charge of violating subsection (1) of this section if:
(a) The person is a scrap metal business as defined in ORS 165.116 or an agent or employee of a scrap metal business;
(b) The person receives or retains metal property as defined in ORS 165.116; and
(c) The person makes a report in accordance with ORS 165.118 (3)(a).
(3) Receiving means acquiring possession, control or title, or lending on the security of the property. [1971 c.743 §129; 2009 c.811 §9]
Mail theft or receipt of stolen mail.
(1) A person commits the crime of mail theft or receipt of stolen mail if the person intentionally:(a) Takes or, by fraud or deception, obtains mail from a post office, postal station, mail receptacle, authorized depository or mail carrier;
(b) Takes from mail any article contained therein;
(c) Secretes, embezzles or destroys mail or any article contained therein;
(d) Takes or, by fraud or deception, obtains mail that has been delivered to or left for collection on or adjacent to a mail receptacle or authorized depository; or
(e) Buys, receives, conceals or possesses mail or any article contained therein knowing that the mail or article has been unlawfully taken or obtained.
(2) Mail theft or receipt of stolen mail is a Class C felony. [1999 c.920 §2; 2008 c.14 §10; 2009 c.660 §§9,14]

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