Man sentenced for targeting Asian-owned businesses in Tigard, Tualatin in robbery spree

A 23-year-old man, Jose Manuel Escobar De Loera, has been sentenced to 135 months in prison for his role in a series of armed robberies targeting Asian-owned massage businesses in Oregon. According to prosecutors, De Loera posed as a customer to gain entry before armed accomplices entered to threaten employees and steal cash and phones. The conviction was secured through victim testimony, surveillance footage, and phone record analysis following De Loera's apprehension by a bystander.