Josiah Gayflor Pierce was booked at 8:26 PM on Tuesday, August 20th, 2019 by Portland Police, Central Precinct. Pierce was booked into Multnomah County Jail in Portland, Oregon.

The 27 year old male was arrested for suspicion of the below crimes:

1. TRESPASS II (C Misdemeanor)
2. TRESPASS II (C Misdemeanor)
3. TRESPASS II (C Misdemeanor)
4. THEFT III (C Misdemeanor)
5. POSS HEROIN MISD (A Misdemeanor)
6. TRESPASS II (C Misdemeanor)

Bail has been set to $1,000 for Pierce which is listed as a 5 ft 10 in black male weighing approximately 180 lbs.

Josiah Gayflor Pierce was arrested in Multnomah County Oregon and Josiah Gayflor Pierce 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:

Criminal trespass in the second degree.
(1) A person commits the crime of criminal trespass in the second degree if the person enters or remains unlawfully in a motor vehicle or in or upon premises.(2) Criminal trespass in the second degree is a Class C misdemeanor. [1971 c.743 §139; 1999 c.1040 §9]
Theft in the third degree.
(1) A person commits the crime of theft in the third degree if:(a) By means other than extortion, the person commits theft as defined in ORS 164.015; and
(b) The total value of the property in a single or an aggregate transaction is less than $100.
(2) Theft in the third degree is a Class C misdemeanor. [1987 c.907 §2; 2009 c.11 §11; 2009 c.16 §1]