Michael Scott Linden
A Hood River man accused of eight separate felonies including kidnap and rape was found dead at Northern Oregon Region Corrections Facility in The Dalles Wednesday morning.
Michael Scott Linden, 52, who was charged with burglary, kidnapping, rape, sodomy, sexual abuse, assault, strangulation and unlawful use of weapon, was found dead at NORCOR at about 10:58 a.m. Wednesday, April 22.
According to NORCOR director Jim Weed, officials were tipped off to Linden’s death by an inmate. “We were notified by an inmate who came to us and said ‘hey, we got trouble,’” said Weed.
Weed said the cause of death is pending investigation by Wasco County Sheriff’s office and The Dalles Police Department.
Linden was booked in NORCOR Wednesday, April 15 and arraigned at the Hood River County Courthouse the next day. At a follow-up appearance before Judge Karen Ostrye on Monday, April 20 his next appearance was set for May 6.
Linden was facing more than 40 years in prison if convicted of the most severe charges levied against him. His bail was set at $100,000.
A reported friend of Linden’s, who requested not to be named, said he found posts on Linden’s Facebook page yesterday that read “R.I.P. Scott Linden” and “peace and strength to you, old friend.”
The friend said he had mostly lost contact with Linden over the last 20 years, but was close with him in the 1970s and 1980s, when the two attended high school in the Santa Barbara area of Southern California.
“He’s a good person … I’m sorry that whatever happened did,” said the friend.
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