Gresham man found guilty for trying to kill ex-partner he abused

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Gresham man found guilty for trying to kill ex-partner he abused

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) -- A Gresham man was convicted for physically and sexually abusing his long-term partner for several years, gathering weapons to kill her, as well as attaching tracking devices to her vehicle once she obtained a restraining order. Beginning in Dec. 2020, Multnomah County court documents describe 40-year-old Michael Panarites repeatedly forcing the woman - and mother of his young child - to have sex with him stating, "it was…