2 men facing attempted murder charges progress through the court
By Terry Murry on Wednesday, May 21st, 2025 in Columbia Basin News More Top Stories
HERMISTON – Law enforcement officers arrested two men on charges that include attempted murder last month. Both arrests were on April 21 involving separate incidents, one involving a firearm and one involving a machete. Umatilla County District Attorney Dan Primus says they are moving forward on charges for each of them.
“Those two cases have made the news, so just to let the general public know, both of them have been charged and both of them are in pretrial,” he said. “That’s the phase where we’re trying to get reports and trying to get videos.”
Andres Gordillo of Umatilla is charged with reckless endangering, second-degree disorderly conduct, attempted unlawful use of a weapon, second-degree assault, and first-degree attempted murder. The man he allegedly shot suffered a gunshot wound to the arm.
Vernon Clarke Adams is charged in the second case when he allegedly stole a bag of clothes from a victim after attacking them with a machete. The victim received a severe laceration on the back of the head. Charges against Adams are first-degree robbery, first-degree assault, and first-degree attempted murder.
The suspects in both cases remain in Umatilla County Jail.
File photo of Umatilla County District Attorney Dan Primus
