August 2009

Jason Lee Convicted of Felony Hit and Run after striking driver while changing tire on the side of I-205

Submitted by B. Scott Anderson on Wed, 1969-12-31 17:00

On July 23, 2008 Glen Carl Ridderbrush stopped on the shoulder of I-205 to change a flat tire. He was struck by a Mercedes Benz driven by Jason Andrew LEE (40).

WEST LINN - On Wed. morning, July 23, 2008 Glen Carl Ridderbush (57 years old) was traveling north on I-205 approaching 10th St. when one of the tires on his Ford pickup went flat. He pulled off on the shoulder to change the tire, and while kneeling down to remove the lug nuts; he was struck by a passing vehicle, injuring both his ankles. He was transported by AMR to OHSU with non-life threatening injuries.

On Wednesday August 26, 2009 Jason Andrew LEE was convicted in Clackamas County Circuit Court of Failing to Perform the Duties of a Driver to Injured Persons (811.705) a Class B Felony. The trial last a day and a half, and the jury returned the unanimous verdict shortly after 1:00 P.M. today.

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Scam Artist Arrested as Fugitive

Submitted by B. Scott Anderson on Wed, 1969-12-31 17:00

On August 19, 2009, West Linn Police arrested Phillip Robert Verdoorn, DOB 020265, of Tigard, on an outstanding California Fugitive Warrant for Larceny.

Verdoorn was the subject of a lengthy investigation by West Linn Police Detective Nick Amendolara earlier this year for Aggravated Theft I. During the course of that investigation, it was learned that Mr. Verdoorn had several un-extraditable warrants out of Los Angeles. Those warrants stemmed from activities similar to those investigated in Oregon.

Verdoorn has also been charged in Washington state for similar offenses. Detective Amendolara worked with LA County Sheriff's detectives to encourage LA County DA's Office to seek extradition to hold Mr. Verdoorn accountable for his crimes committed in California prior to moving to Oregon.

Mr. Verdoorn is currently being held at the Clackamas County Jail pending extradition to California.