Conrad Wilson
Conrad Wilson is a reporter and producer covering criminal justice and legal affairs for OPB.
Prior to coming to OPB, he was a reporter at Minnesota Public Radio. Before that he ran the news department at an NPR affiliate in Colorado. His work has aired on "Marketplace" and NPR's "Morning Edition" and "All Things Considered." He has also written for Mashable, The Oregonian, Business Week, City Pages and The Christian Science Monitor.
Conrad earned a degree in international political economics and journalism from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities.
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Latest Stories
Judge demands answers after ICE removes asylum seeker from Oregon
The woman, identified as “O-J-M” in court documents, is from Mexico and has been living in Vancouver, Washington. Her arrest Monday alarmed some advocates, and appears to be in line with a growing trend of immigration enforcement at courthouses across the country.
ICE detains asylum seeker outside Portland Immigration Court, lawyers say
A 24 year-old asylum seeker was detained Monday by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers outside a Portland immigration courtroom after she appeared for a scheduled court date.
12 injured in stabbing at Salem Union Gospel Mission; suspect charged
The Marion County District Attorney’s Office said Monday it has charged Tony Latrell Williams from Bend with attempted murder.
Former guard at Oregon’s prison for women receives prison sentence for sexual misconduct
Levi David Gray received a 20 month prison sentence followed by three years of post-prison supervision.
Prosecutor in a Beaverton cold case murder contradicted DNA experts in closing argument
A Washington County judge will sentence Robert Atrops in July for the murder of his wife more than three decades ago, a crime that comes with a mandatory sentence of life in prison. In the final argument jurors heard during the trial’s close last month, prosecutors laid out their theory about what that forensic evidence meant.
Curry County flirts with flouting Oregon’s sanctuary law amid statewide tensions
Curry County’s Board of Commissioners meeting Wednesday night caused an uproar over a proposed resolution supporting cooperation with federal immigration officials — a move that would directly contradict Oregon’s decades-old sanctuary law that prohibits using local resources for immigration enforcement.
Tigard police officer faces charges after alleged lie unravels case against convicted drug dealer
A Tigard Police Officer is set to appear in court Friday on criminal charges after prosecutors say he lied in a search warrant affidavit, and may have cost Washington County prosecutors the chance to convict a known drug dealer.
Oregon State Hospital releases plan to prevent future patient deaths
Oregon’s psychiatric hospital released a short-term “stabilization plan” to improve safety and medical care after a patient died at the Salem-facility last month. Gov. Tina Kotek asked for the plan after she replaced the head of the Oregon State Hospital in early April.
Oregon lawsuit seeks to block immigration enforcement at churches, schools
A coalition of organized labor and religious groups filed a lawsuit Monday that aims to block immigration enforcement at certain locations, such as churches, schools and health clinics.
Multnomah County leaders clash over proposed cuts and public safety
Multnomah County District Attorney Nathan Vasquez criticizes budget cuts to his office, claiming they harm public safety, while County Chair Jessica Vega Pederson defends reallocations amid a $15.5 million shortfall.
