A suspect charged with a burglary that Eugene police say targeted an Asian American household now faces federal prosecution along with six co-conspirators, a major development in a string of crimes against Asian residents in Eugene and across the state.
Derinson Martinez-Grandas, 34, appeared Thursday, Nov. 6, in U.S. District Court in Eugene after prosecutors filed a criminal complaint alleging conspiracy to transmit stolen property, according to a statement by the U.S. attorney’s office.
In their statement, prosecutors said Martinez-Grandas, a Colombian national, secured short-term housing rentals for a crew that in early October burglarized homes in Eugene, Salem, and Auburn, Washington; the alleged crimes took place days apart, beginning Oct. 3 in Washington state…