William Emery Adams was arrested on Wednesday, July 19th 2017 and booked into Lane County Jail in Eugene, Oregon.

The 31 year old male was arrested by Springfield Police Department was arrested for suspicion of the below crimes:

1. #162.205 FAIL TO APPEAR 1ST DEG - 1 (Felony)
2. #475.854 UNLAWFUL POSSESS HEROIN (Felony)
3. #166.240 CARRYING CONCEALED/POSS KNIFE (Misdemeanor)
4. #162.205 FAIL TO APPEAR 1ST DEG - 1 (Felony)

William Emery Adams was arrested in Lane County Oregon and William Emery Adams 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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William Emery Adams is presumed innocent until proven guilty.

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

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]
Unlawful possession of heroin.
(1) It is unlawful for any person knowingly or intentionally to possess heroin.(2) Unlawful possession of heroin is a Class B felony. [2005 c.708 §28]
Carrying of concealed weapons.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, any person who carries concealed upon the person any knife having a blade that projects or swings into position by force of a spring or by centrifugal force, any dirk, dagger, ice pick, slungshot, metal knuckles, or any similar instrument by the use of which injury could be inflicted upon the person or property of any other person, commits a Class B misdemeanor.(2) Nothing in subsection (1) of this section applies to any peace officer as defined in ORS 133.005, whose duty it is to serve process or make arrests. Justice courts have concurrent jurisdiction to try any person charged with violating any of the provisions of subsection (1) of this section. [Amended by 1977 c.454 §1; 1985 c.543 §2; 1989 c.839 §21; 1999 c.1040 §15]