Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt today announced that a Multnomah County Circuit Court judge sentenced Daniel Allen Bueler, 34, to 245 months in prison after he pled guilty to multiple sex crimes, as well as burglary and robbery charges.
The charges stem from four separate incidents that occurred in 2022 and 2023. Upon review of the evidence, law enforcement and prosecutors determined that Bueler committed burglaries and targeted individuals, sexually assaulting them while threatening them with a weapon. In June 2022, Bueler approached an individual who was walking in Argay Park and sexually assaulted them at gunpoint; in August 2022, Bueler broke into an occupied residence and stole over $1,000 worth of goods; in March 2023, Bueler again broke into an occupied residence where a woman woke up to find him standing over her displaying an apparent weapon before stealing belongings; and several hours later, Bueler sexually assaulted a woman and threatened her with a weapon.
Plea & Sentencing
Deputy District Attorney Kristen Kyle-Castelli represented the state in this case, which resulted in a negotiated plea agreement with the defendant and his counsel to resolve multiple open cases. Bueler entered his plea, which was accepted by Judge Jenna Plank, on August 2, 2024. On August 23, 2024, Judge Plank sentenced Bueler to 245 months in prison as follows:
- 75 months for one count of Sexual Abuse in the First Degree (23CR111147)
- 100 months consecutive for one count of Sodomy in the First Degree (23CR16683)
- 75 months (25 of which are consecutive) for one count of Robbery in the Second Degree (23CR62932)
- 45 months consecutive for one count of Burglary in the First Degree (24CR02400)
Bueler is currently in custody in Multnomah County and will be transported to the custody of the Oregon Department of Corrections to serve his sentence.
The DA’s Office would like to acknowledge the impact of these crimes on the victims and community. Thanks to victim advocates Julie Jacobs and Alie Aguilera for their work to support the victims in these cases, as well as to the Portland Police Bureau for their diligence in the ongoing investigation in pursuit of justice for victims.
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