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Christopher W Vandam Arrested in Multnomah Oregon

Christopher W Vandam was booked at 1:42 PM on Thursday, December 28th, 2017 by PSU. Vandam was booked into Multnomah County Jail in Portland, Oregon.

Multnomah County Mugshots -  Christopher W Vandam

The 37 year old male was arrested for suspicion of the below crimes:

  1. ROBBERY III (C Felony)
  2. INTIMIDATION II (A Misdemeanor)
  3. POSS METH MISD (A Misdemeanor)

Bail has been set to $5,000 for Vandam which is listed as a 5 ft 10 in white male weighing approximately 160 lbs.

Christopher W Vandam was arrested in Multnomah County Oregon and Christopher W Vandam 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:


Robbery in the third degree.
(1) A person commits the crime of robbery in the third degree if in the course of committing or attempting to commit theft or unauthorized use of a vehicle as defined in ORS 164.135 the person uses or threatens the immediate use of physical force upon another person with the intent of:(a) Preventing or overcoming resistance to the taking of the property or to retention thereof immediately after the taking; or
(b) Compelling the owner of such property or another person to deliver the property or to engage in other conduct which might aid in the commission of the theft or unauthorized use of a vehicle.
(2) Robbery in the third degree is a Class C felony. [1971 c.743 §148; 2003 c.357 §1]
Intimidation in the second degree.
(1) A person commits the crime of intimidation in the second degree if the person:(a) Tampers or interferes with property, having no right to do so nor reasonable ground to believe that the person has such right, with the intent to cause substantial inconvenience to another because of the person’s perception of the other’s race, color, religion, sexual orientation, disability or national origin;
(b) Intentionally subjects another to offensive physical contact because of the person’s perception of the other’s race, color, religion, sexual orientation, disability or national origin; or
(c) Intentionally, because of the person’s perception of race, color, religion, sexual orientation, disability or national origin of another or of a member of the other’s family, subjects the other person to alarm by threatening:
(A) To inflict serious physical injury upon or to commit a felony affecting the other person, or a member of the person’s family; or
(B) To cause substantial damage to the property of the other person or of a member of the other person’s family.
(2) Intimidation in the second degree is a Class A misdemeanor.
(3) For purposes of this section, property means any tangible personal property or real property. [1981 c.785 §1; 1983 c.521 §1; 1989 c.1029 §1; 2007 c.100 §18; 2011 c.421 §1]

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