Oregon man is shot, blames local judge

Gary Cohen of Salem, Oregon, was beaten and shot after he interrupted a burglar in his home Dec. 10.

He said the incident wouldn't have happened if state District Judge Daniel Boucher had not been lenient with the shooter, Uriel Osornio Jr., when Osornio went through his court.

Boucher said in a phone interview that the sentence Osornio received was standard for a drug offense conviction, and "pursuant to a plea agreement with the state," adding there was no way for anyone to know Osornio was going to shoot somebody. He didn't remember if he knew Osornio had a previous violent conviction, refe...