Portland police officer Jimmy Pryce turned himself in to authorities on Tuesday, accused of breaking the rules of his pretrial release in a criminal case that first surfaced last winter. Pryce, a 27-year veteran of the bureau assigned to North Precinct, is still on administrative leave while local and county investigators dig into the new allegation. This latest arrest centers on what officials describe as a violation of a court-ordered release agreement connected to his still-pending Clackamas County case.
Re-arrest and alleged release violation
According to reporting from the Portland Tribune, the Portland Police Bureau was alerted that the Sherwood Police Department had opened an investigation into Pryce for alleged off-duty criminal conduct. The Tribune reports that Pryce surrendered on May 26 and was booked on a charge of violating his release agreement. The outlet also notes that the bureau learned of the Sherwood investigation the day before Pryce turned himself in.
Background: December charges and internal probe
In a release, the Portland Police Bureau said Clackamas County deputies responded to an incident on Nov. 29, 2025 and later arrested Pryce. He was booked on charges of strangulation, fourth-degree assault and harassment. After that December arrest, the bureau said it opened an Internal Affairs investigation and placed him on administrative leave. At the time, Oregon Public Broadcasting reported that the alleged incident was said to have taken place in front of children.
What officials say and what's next
In the bureau statement, Chief Bob Day said the allegations "do not reflect the values or expectations of the Portland Police Bureau," and PPB has stated it is cooperating with outside investigators. The underlying Clackamas County criminal case is still active, and the new booking on an alleged release-agreement violation could lead a judge to tighten Pryce's pretrial conditions or revoke his release at a future hearing. Any decision on new charges tied to the alleged violation will rest with prosecutors and the court, not the police bureau.
Legal implications
Under Oregon court procedures, a confirmed violation of pretrial conditions can trigger a warrant, the revocation of release and detention until a revocation hearing is held. State and Clackamas County pretrial offices track a defendant's compliance and can alert the court or prosecutors if they believe conditions have been broken, which can set additional proceedings in motion. Pryce's case will continue through the Clackamas County court system, where judges will balance public-safety concerns with the presumption of innocence that applies to every defendant.
