Portland police find body in car, arrest driver
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Police say a man was arrested after officers performing a traffic stop in Southeast Portland discovered a woman’s body in the stopped car.
Portland Police Bureau Sgt. Christopher Burley says officers stopped the Toyota Camry Monday and saw a dead person inside.
He says 58-year-old Timothy Mackley was arrested on suspicion of murder and booked into the Multnomah County Detention Center.
Burley said Tuesday afternoon that the Oregon State Medical Examiner determined that the woman died of homicidal violence. The medical examiner hasn’t yet been able to positively identify the woman.
It wasn’t immediately known if Mackley had obtained a lawyer.
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Portland Police Bureau news release:
The Oregon State Medical Examiner has performed an autopsy on the deceased person located in a Toyota Camry driven by Timothy J. Mackley. The Camry was stopped by East Precinct officers on Monday evening in the 9200 block of Southeast Holgate Boulevard.
The Medical Examiner has determined the deceased adult female victim died of homicidal violence. The Medical Examiner has not been able to positively identify the victim at this time.
Members of the Detective Division’s Homicide Detail continue to work with the Oregon State Medical Examiner’s Office and Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office in regard to this homicide investigation. The identity of the deceased will be provided once she is positively identified.
There is no additional information to share at this time.
Anyone with information about Mackley or this incident should contact Detective Erik Kammerer at 503-823-0762 or Erik.Kammerer@portlandoregon.gov
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