A 30-year-old Marion County man will spend the next two years behind bars after pleading guilty to a felony DUII, two misdemeanor DUIIs, and a string of other charges stretching back nearly a decade. Artemio Carrillo-Calmo was sentenced to 18 months in the Department of Corrections and 180 days in the Marion County Jail, followed by 12 months of post-prison supervision, and his driving privileges have been permanently revoked.
According to the Marion County District Attorney's Office, Carrillo-Calmo pleaded guilty to a felony DUII, two counts of misdemeanor DUII, two counts of fourth-degree assault, two counts of recklessly endangering another person, first-degree animal abuse, second-degree possession of a forged instrument, and giving false information to a police officer. The plea deal closes out a case file that spans crashes, a fake ID, and an animal cruelty investigation.
A March Crash and a Fake Name
The most serious of the recent incidents happened in March 2026, when Carrillo-Calmo drove intoxicated and crashed into three vehicles, according to the same report. His own passenger was injured and taken to the hospital, while two victims in another vehicle were left trapped upside down. When officers arrived to investigate, Carrillo-Calmo gave them a forged ID and a fake name rather than his own identity, the outlet reported. Per the District Attorney's Office, he was released from custody on that charge at the time.
Just a few months later, on July 3, 2026, police responded to a report of an impaired driver near S. Boones Ferry Road and Parr Road. Officers said Carrillo-Calmo was seen swerving into oncoming traffic and almost colliding with pedestrians. When he was pulled over, police found multiple open beer containers in his vehicle and said he was visibly intoxicated. He was arrested on the spot for that incident, per the same account.
A Decade of Warning Signs
The 2026 crashes were far from Carrillo-Calmo's first brushes with the law. The outlet's reporting describes two DUII convictions stemming from a single 2016 case, and a 2018 incident in which he intentionally rear-ended a car occupied by his ex-girlfriend. After being arrested and released that year, he failed to appear at his appointed court date, the report states.
In 2022, Woodburn police officers responded to a 911 call about a child screaming and instead found Carrillo-Calmo choking a small dog on railroad tracks, according to the report. He was arrested in connection with the animal abuse, and the dog was later humanely euthanized because of the extent of its injuries, per the District Attorney's Office. That case, combined with the DUIIs and assaults, factored into the eventual felony plea.
Sentencing Terms and a Missed Hearing
Court records referenced in the reporting also note that Carrillo-Calmo failed to appear at a subsequent hearing at one point during the case, prompting a warrant for his arrest. He was ultimately sentenced to the combined 24 months of incarceration, with the 12-month supervision period to follow his release. As part of the sentence, he is also banned from owning or living with a domestic animal for five years.
Oregon law treats repeat DUII offenses harshly. Under ORS 813, a DUII charge becomes a Class C felony if a person has qualifying convictions or juvenile findings at least three times in the 10 years preceding the current offense. Separately, ORS 809 requires courts to permanently revoke driving privileges for anyone convicted of felony DUII under ORS 813.010, which is consistent with the lifetime revocation Carrillo-Calmo now faces.
