Ex-Estacada city councilor pleads guilty to child strangulation
Former Estacada city councilor Matthew Otto Blevens pleaded guilty to child strangulation. The Estacada City Council declared his seat vacant one month after his arrest.
Estacada City Council declared Matthew Otto Blevens' seat vacant the month after his arrest.
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