PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A Woodburn man was sentenced to prison for committing a string of robberies while wearing a fake explosive vest and detonator, authorities announced Monday.
Marion County District Attorney’s Office said 34-year-old Nicholas Contreras-Salmion was sentenced to eight years in prison along with three years of post-prison supervision.
In January 2025, Contreras-Salmion approached a register at Crossroads Grocery in Woodburn and unbuttoned his sweatshirt to show what appeared to be “a vest strapped with dynamite,” according to the District Attorney’s Office.
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While holding what appeared to be a detonator, Contreras-Salmion handed the clerk a cloth bag and demanded all of the money — threatening to detonate the device if the clerk did not comply, authorities said. Contreras-Salmion left the store after the clerk gave him cash from the register…