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Paul Rivas Arrested in Multnomah Oregon

Paul Rivas was booked at 11:00 PM on Tuesday, January 26th, 2021 by Portland Police, Central Precinct. Rivas was booked into Multnomah County Jail in Portland, Oregon.

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The 64 year old male was arrested for suspicion of the below crimes:

  1. MURDER II (A Felony)

  2. ASSAULT II (B Felony)
  3. ASSAULT II (B Felony)
  4. ASSAULT II (B Felony)
  5. ASSAULT II (B Felony)
  6. ASSAULT II (B Felony)
  7. ASSAULT II (B Felony)
  8. FAIL PERF DOD INJ (C Felony)
  9. FAIL PERF DOD INJ (C Felony)
  10. FAIL PERF DOD INJ (C Felony)
  11. FAIL PERF DOD INJ (C Felony)
  12. FAIL PERF DOD INJ (C Felony)
  13. FAIL PERF DOD INJ (C Felony)
  14. FL PERF DOD SER INJ (B Felony)

No bail has been set for Rivas which is listed as a 6 ft 0 in white male weighing approximately 170 lbs.

Paul Rivas was arrested in Multnomah County Oregon and Paul Rivas 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:


Assault in the second degree.
(1) A person commits the crime of assault in the second degree if the person:(a) Intentionally or knowingly causes serious physical injury to another;
(b) Intentionally or knowingly causes physical injury to another by means of a deadly or dangerous weapon; or
(c) Recklessly causes serious physical injury to another by means of a deadly or dangerous weapon under circumstances manifesting extreme indifference to the value of human life.
(2) Assault in the second degree is a Class B felony. [1971 c.743 §93; 1975 c.626 §1; 1977 c.297 §2; 2005 c.22 §110]
Failure to perform duties of driver to injured persons; penalty.
(1) A person commits the offense of failure to perform the duties of a driver to injured persons if the person is the driver of any vehicle involved in an accident that results in injury or death to any person and does not do all of the following:(a) Immediately stop the vehicle at the scene of the accident or as close thereto as possible. Every stop required under this paragraph shall be made without obstructing traffic more than is necessary.
(b) Remain at the scene of the accident until the driver has fulfilled all of the requirements under this subsection.
(c) Give to the other driver or surviving passenger or any person not a passenger who is injured as a result of the accident the name and address of the driver and the registration number of the vehicle that the driver is driving and the name and address of any other occupants of the vehicle.
(d) Upon request and if available, exhibit and give to the persons injured or to the occupant of or person attending any vehicle damaged the number of any document issued as official evidence of a grant of driving privileges.
(e) Render to any person injured in the accident reasonable assistance, including the conveying or the making of arrangements for the conveying of such person to a physician, surgeon or hospital for medical or surgical treatment, if it is apparent that such treatment is necessary or if such conveying is requested by any injured person.
(f) Remain at the scene of an accident until a police officer has arrived and has received the required information, if all persons required to be given information under paragraph (c) of this subsection are killed in the accident or are unconscious or otherwise incapable of receiving the information. The requirement of this paragraph to remain at the scene of an accident until a police officer arrives does not apply to a driver who needs immediate medical care, who needs to leave the scene in order to secure medical care for another person injured in the accident or who needs to leave the scene in order to report the accident to the authorities, so long as the driver who leaves takes reasonable steps to return to the scene or to contact the nearest police agency.
(2)(a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection, the offense described in this section, failure to perform the duties of a driver to injured persons, is a Class C felony and is applicable on any premises open to the public.
(b) Failure to perform the duties of a driver to injured persons is a Class B felony if a person suffers serious physical injury as defined in ORS 161.015 or dies as a result of the accident. [1983 c.338 §573; 1993 c.621 §1; 2001 c.919 §1]

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