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Matthew Adam Jefferson Arrested

Matthew Adam Jefferson was booked on Tuesday January, 8th by MFS and was booked into Jackson County Jail in Medford, Oregon.

Jackson County Mugshots - Matthew Adam Jefferson

The male, with a recorded date of birth of Feb 01, 1983 was arrested for suspicion of the below crimes:

  1. 0163.225 KIDNAP 2 / KIDNAPPING 2ND DEG
  2. 0163.160 ASSAULT 4 F DV / ASSAULT 4TH DEG - 2

  3. 0163.275 COERCION / COERCION
  4. 0163.160 ASSAULT 4 M DV / ASSAULT 4TH DEG - 4

  5. 0162.205 ID THEFT / FAIL TO APPEAR 1ST DEG - 1~IDENTITY
  6. 0162.205 ID THEFT / FAIL TO APPEAR 1ST DEG - 1~IDENTITY
  7. 0162.205 ID THEFT / FAIL TO APPEAR 1ST DEG - 1~IDENTITY
  8. 0162.205 ID THEFT / FAIL TO APPEAR 1ST DEG - 1~IDENTITY
  9. 0162.205 ID THEFT / FAIL TO APPEAR 1ST DEG - 1~IDENTITY
  10. 0162.205 ID THEFT / FAIL TO APPEAR 1ST DEG - 1~IDENTITY
  11. 0162.205 ID THEFT / FAIL TO APPEAR 1ST DEG - 1~IDENTITY
  12. 0162.205 ID THEFT / FAIL TO APPEAR 1ST DEG - 1~IDENTITY

Bail has been set to $37500 for Jefferson which is listed as a 6 foot inch white male weighing approximately 185 pounds.

Matthew Adam Jefferson was arrested in Jackson County Oregon and Matthew Adam Jefferson 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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Matthew Adam Jefferson is presumed innocent until proven guilty.

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


Kidnapping in the second degree.
(1) A person commits the crime of kidnapping in the second degree if, with intent to interfere substantially with another’s personal liberty, and without consent or legal authority, the person:(a) Takes the person from one place to another; or
(b) Secretly confines the person in a place where the person is not likely to be found.
(2) It is a defense to a prosecution under subsection (1) of this section if:
(a) The person taken or confined is under 16 years of age;
(b) The defendant is a relative of that person; and
(c) The sole purpose of the person is to assume control of that person.
(3) Kidnapping in the second degree is a Class B felony. [1971 c.743 §98; 2005 c.22 §111]
Coercion.
(1) A person commits the crime of coercion when the person compels or induces another person to engage in conduct from which the other person has a legal right to abstain, or to abstain from engaging in conduct in which the other person has a legal right to engage, by means of instilling in the other person a fear that, if the other person refrains from the conduct compelled or induced or engages in conduct contrary to the compulsion or inducement, the actor or another will:(a) Unlawfully cause physical injury to some person;
(b) Unlawfully cause physical injury to some animal;
(c) Unlawfully cause damage to property;
(d) Engage in conduct constituting a crime;
(e) Falsely accuse some person of a crime or cause criminal charges to be instituted against the person;
(f) Cause or continue a strike, boycott or other collective action injurious to some person’s business, except that such a threat is not deemed coercive when the act or omission compelled is for the benefit of the group in whose interest the actor purports to act;
(g) Testify falsely or provide false information or withhold testimony or information with respect to another’s legal claim or defense; or
(h) Unlawfully use or abuse the person’s position as a public servant by performing some act within or related to official duties, or by failing or refusing to perform an official duty, in such manner as to affect some person adversely.
(2) Coercion is a Class C felony. [1971 c.743 §102; 1983 c.546 §4; 1985 c.338 §1; 2007 c.71 §45; 2015 c.751 §1]
Failure to appear in the first degree.
(1) A person commits the crime of failure to appear in the first degree if the person knowingly fails to appear as required after:(a) Having by court order been released from custody or a correctional facility under a release agreement or security release upon the condition that the person will subsequently appear personally in connection with a charge against the person of having committed a felony; or
(b) Having been released from a correctional facility subject to a forced release agreement under ORS 169.046 in connection with a charge against the person of having committed a felony.
(2) Failure to appear in the first degree is a Class C felony. [1971 c.743 §196; 1973 c.836 §344; 2001 c.517 §4; 2003 c.320 §2]

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