Assault Charge in Powers Shooting, April 3

Following testimony by 20 witnesses before the Coos Co. Grand Jury on Friday, March 30, Seth Isaac Hamm was indicted on a charge of Assault in the First Degree for shooting 42-year old Emilio Pina on March 18, 2018 with a handgun.  Pina has been released from a hospital following a wound to the lower left area of his neck.  Hamm cooperated with investigators and turned over the suspected weapon to police.  A warrant was issued for Hamm’s arrest on Monday, April 2, 2018.  He was transported to the Coos Co. Jail at Coquille.  District Attorney R. Paul Frasier stated he anticipated arraigning him on Tuesday morning, April 3, 2018, at 8:15 a.m.