Oregon’s Jesse Calhoun was arraigned on a fifth murder charge on Wednesday in a Portland courtroom, where victims’ family members gathered to witness the proceedings. According to The Associated Press, Calhoun remained silent throughout the session, during which his defense attorney entered a plea of not guilty on his behalf. This latest charge follows an indictment handed down last week regarding the death of 22-year-old Ashley Real in 2023.
The legal proceedings now involve five counts of second-degree murder and four counts of abuse of a corpse. Calhoun is currently being held at the Multnomah County Detention Center in Oregon, and his legal team has declined to provide comments to the press.
