Two men arraigned in case of Lamoreaux shooting

Dec 2013 Oregon:

Uriah Michael Dean McKinley, 22, and Andrew James Slover, 23, were in court Dec. 16 to face a Marion County grand jury indictment on murder charges related to the death of Jeffrey Lamoreaux, 30, in Silverton.

Both men are being held without bail and now are scheduled to be in court again on Dec. 23.

Lamoreaux was found dead in his home Dec. 2 on the 200 block of Olson Road in Silverton. His death was initially deemed suspicious; autopsy results indicated he died of a gunshot wound to the head.

The suspects had been held in jail since the day after Lamoreaux’s death: McKinley for possession of methamphetamine, and Slover for a felony robbery charge in which Lamoreaux was listed as the victim.

Slover faces charges of murder and robbery. McKinley was indicted on additional charges of murder with a firearm, robbery with a firearm, felon in possession of a firearm and unlawful possession of a short-barreled rifle.

Friends and family of the two men have a hard time believing they could have been involved with Lamoreaux’s death.

McKinley’s mother, Laurie Petty, said her son suffered from depression and battled drug addiction, but there was no way her son could have killed someone.

“He is a good boy and he is innocent,” Petty said

Rose Mary McKinley said her grandson is a kind man who is being charged with a crime he did not commit.

“They are framing both of those boys,” she said.

Dominic Garcia, who said he’s related to both suspects, thinks Slover is not guilty of killing anyone and said the man’s alleged involvement in the incident was a surprise.

Both men had worked for Lamoreaux’s landscaping business, Jericho’s Lawn Maintenance, Garcia said, and all three men had a history of problems with the law.

McKinley was convicted of possession of marijuana in 2012 and 2013 and also of escape in August 2013. Slover was convicted of theft in 2013.

Lamoreaux had been convicted of three counts of attempted sodomy in 2003 from an incident that occurred in 2001. One of the conditions of the charges was he was required to register as a sex offender and was sentenced to 60 months of probation.

According to Shawna Slover, her son Andrew had only known Lamoreaux for a few months before Lamoreaux was found dead in his Silverton home.

Slover was paid under the table for working at Lamoreaux’s business and lived with him for a short time in the house on Olson Road.

Slover said her son was manipulated by McKinley.

Slover said her son was born with Klinefelter’s syndrome, a disorder that often includes learning disabilities and delayed speech and language development, and her son may not have known everything that was happening.

“If he knew what was going to occur, he wouldn’t have gone anywhere,” she said.

Solver’s mother said her son was on the verge of suicide two days before the body was found and was not in a healthy mental state. Her son is also hearing impaired and sometimes doesn’t understand what people are saying.

“They were intimidated,” Slover said. “They were afraid of getting arrested because (Lamoreaux) would threaten to turn them in for using drugs.” ..Source.. by Timm Collins and Joce DeWitt