Dylan Kesterson’s release back onto the streets just hours after allegedly attacking a family of Japanese descent sparked citywide outrage last summer.
PORTLAND, Ore. — Defendants charged with first-degree bias crime in Oregon will no longer be allowed to walk out of jail the same day. Oregon Chief Justice Meagan Flynn signed an order Tuesday requiring suspects in the most serious racially motivated attacks be held in jail, at least until arraignment before a judge.
The change in statewide guidelines for pretrial detention follows a racially motivated attack last summer involving a family of Japanese descent. Police said Dylan Kesterson punched a father and his 5-year-old
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