By Casey Parks
A Yamhill reserve police
officer has been arrested on charges of assaulting his girlfriend’s 4-year-old
son. McMinnville police officers arrested Michael Shane Abo, 34, in Sheridan
early Saturday morning after a three-day investigation.
The investigation began New
Year’s Day with a medical call regarding injuries to the 4-year-old boy. The
boy, who is still in critical condition, was transported to Oregon Health &
Science University via Life Flight.
Because Abo is a former Yamhill
County Sheriff’s deputy, Sheriff Jack Crabtree asked the McMinnville Police Department
to handle the investigation. Investigators believe that the injuries to the 4
year old were a result of physical abuse caused by Mr. Abo.
Abo was booked in the Yamhill
County Correctional Facility on two counts of first-degree assault and two counts
of first-degree criminal mistreatment. His bail is $1 million.
