‘I tried to revive her’: 38-year-old man pleads his innocence before being charged with manslaughter over mysterious death of 64-year-old partner found on the side of a road

Left to right: Jose Lucas Morfin Jr. and Mary McDowell inset against an image of the area where the woman

Left: Jose Lucas Morfin Jr. (Washington County Sheriff’s Office). Right: Mary McDowell (Washington County Sheriff’s Office). Background: The area near McDowell’s residence where her body was found (Google Maps).

An Oregon man has been indicted for manslaughter over the death of his far more senior partner, authorities announced.

On Dec. 13, Mary McDowell, 64, was found dead outside of her home in Sherwood – a small town and part of the Portland metro area.

Later that same day, Jose Lucas Morfin Jr., 38, was behind bars – arrested in connection with her death. Formal charges were delivered by a Washington County grand jury late last week.

The defendant now stands accused of one count of manslaughter in the first degree, as well as two counts of second-degree assault, and one count each of second-degree abuse of a corpse, unlawful use of a weapon, and being a felon in possession of a firearm.

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