https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/jeff-reynolds/2020/10/07/feds-charge-violent-portland-arsonist-set-free-by-the-local-da-n1017069
The U.S. Attorney office in Portland, Oregon has charged a man with arson, days after the Multnomah County District Attorney failed to indict on multiple felony charges. According to court records, a circuit court judge dismissed the charges on October 2 when they either expired or the court received no indictment. Now the feds have taken over to prosecute a crime the DA should have pursued.
Cyan Waters Bass, 21, was originally arrested in the early morning hours of September 24, and charged with multiple felonies.
Bass was arraigned the next day on a total of seven felony charges and one misdemeanor:
1 Arson in the First Degree. Felony Class A 09/23/2020
2 Arson in the First Degree. Felony Class A 09/23/2020
3 Attempt to Commit a Class A Felony. Felony Class B 09/23/2020
4 Unlawful Use of a Weapon. Felony Class C 09/23/2020
5 Unlawful Possession of a Destructive Device. Felony Class C 09/24/2020
6 Riot. Felony Class C 09/23/2020
7 Attempt to Commit a Class C/Unclassified Felony. Misdemeanor Class A 09/23/2020
999 Criminal Mischief in the First Degree. Felony Class C 09/24/2020
Court records show the judge dismissed all the charges after either the information expired or the prosecution failed to indict.