Ernest Joseph Berdugo was booked at 12:35 PM on Thursday, July 15th, 2021 by MCSO Transports. Berdugo was booked into Multnomah County Jail in Portland, Oregon.
The 50 year old male was arrested for suspicion of the below crimes:
No bail has been set for Berdugo which is listed as a 5 ft 9 in white male weighing approximately 255 lbs.
Ernest Joseph Berdugo was arrested in Multnomah County Oregon and Ernest Joseph Berdugo 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:
Arson in the first degree.
(1) A person commits the crime of arson in the first degree if:(a) By starting a fire or causing an explosion, the person intentionally damages:
(A) Protected property of another;
(B) Any property, whether the property of the person or the property of another person, and such act recklessly places another person in danger of physical injury or protected property of another in danger of damage; or
(C) Any property, whether the property of the person or the property of another person, and recklessly causes serious physical injury to a firefighter or peace officer acting in the line of duty relating to the fire; or
(b) By knowingly engaging in the manufacture of methamphetamine, the person causes fire or causes an explosion that damages property described in paragraph (a) of this subsection.
(2) Arson in the first degree is a Class A felony. [1971 c.743 §144; 1991 c.946 §1; 2005 c.706 §4]
