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John Bradley
John W. Bradley, the chief executive at Portland contractor R&H Construction Co., is scheduled to appear Dec. 3 in Multnomah County Circuit Court, where he faces misdemeanor charges of assault, menacing and harassment in connection with an alleged Sept. 29 incident involving his wife, records show.
Bradley, who the Portland Business Journal named one of its chief executives of the year in January, helms one of the city's most visible construction outfits. Recent projects include the One North office buildings in the North Williams corridor and a 199-unit residential development in the South Waterfront neighborhood. The company employs more than 200 people.
A probable cause affidavit filed Sept. 30 says a Portland police officer arrived at Bradley's 9,955-square-foot West Hills home - where he once hosted a fundraiser for then-Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney - to find Bradley's wife, Kim Bradley, "crouched on the floor in the kitchen, holding her head and crying hysterically," the affidavit says. Kim Bradley had previously called 911, the officer wrote in a police report.
Kim Bradley told the officer that her husband had hosted a gathering in their home earlier that evening, and "since she was not dressed nicely, had to stay upstairs during the gathering," the affidavit says. When the guests left, John Bradley "became angry that Ms. Bradley did not come downstairs to say goodbye to them," according to the document.
John Bradley
An argument ensued and evolved into a discussion about John Bradley's drinking, the affidavit says. He then threw a chair at his wife but did not strike her, the document continues.
"Ms. Bradley further elaborated that earlier in the evening, the defendant had thrown her to the ground upstairs," the affidavit says. "This caused a pain to her arm. She further elaborated that the defendant has left bruises before and choked her, but he has never thrown her to the ground like he did on this occasion."
Bradley was then arrested. He pleaded not guilty to all three charges. He was later waived from appearing at a hearing on Oct. 30 because he was "in in-patient treatment," according to court records.
He is expected to enter a new plea at the Dec. 3 hearing, records show.
Bradley, through a colleague at R&H Construction, declined to comment.
Willamette Week first reported the news.
-- Luke Hammill
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