A 26-year-old man cited 3 times under the city’s controversial sit/lie ordinance has changed his plea this afternoon to guilty, having previously been ready to challenge the cites in court.
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Correy Gene Douglas Newman, 26, has been cited three times at the corner of SW 6th and Alder—outside the Rite Aid, a well-known hangout for Portland’s street kids.

Eight out of ten of the sit/lie citations written between September and December last year were written to people born in the 1980s, like Newman. You can read more about that here.

It’s unclear why Newman decided to plead guilty, through his attorney, today. His case will now go to community court on March 5, where he’ll probably be able to do community service to work off the tickets. It’s not clear whether he’ll also have to pay a fine.

Still, it looks like Portland will have to wait to see the controversial ordinance stood up to in court.