Convicted Murder To Be Released After Eight Years In Prison
(Salem, OR) -- The Marion County District Attorney is critical of Oregon's law that allows a juvenile convicted of murder to be released from custody at age 25. Nathaniel McCrae Jr. pleaded guilty to a shooting that killed 16-year-old Josue Vasquez-Valenzuela last year. McCrae was 16-years-old when the shooting happened. He was sentenced to the Oregon Youth Authority and will be released in eight years, when he's 25 years old. The victim's family told the judge the system isn't fair and they didn't receive a just result. District Attorney Paige Clarkson is calling on legislators to change the law.



