Texas woman indicted for arson that destroyed Snohomish County, Washington church

USAO Press Release on December 12, 2024

Seattle – A 38-year-old Temple, Texas, woman was indicted this week by a federal grand jury for three felonies related to the arson at Seattle Laestadian Lutheran Church in Snohomish County, Washington, announced U.S. Attorney Tessa M. Gorman. Natasha Marie Odell has been in custody since her…

Springfield Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Illegally Possessing and Manufacturing Semi-Automatic Rifles and Silencers

USAO Press Release on December 11, 2024

EUGENE, Ore.—A Springfield, Oregon man was sentenced to federal prison Tuesday for illegally possessing and manufacturing over 100 semi-automatic firearms and silencers.

Andrew Rogers, 40, was sentenced to 72 months in federal prison and three years’ supervised release…

Kent, Washington man sentenced to three years in prison for illegally purchasing and trafficking more than 130 firearms

USAO Press Release on December 6, 2024

Seattle – A South King County man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to three years in prison for his purchase of more than 130 firearms in a “straw purchaser” scheme, announced U.S. Attorney Tessa M. Gorman. Dion Jamar Cooper, 33, of Kent, Washington was arrested in April…