A Portland-based attorney accused of firing several bullets into the Beaverton office of another lawyer also faces charges in Washington after police found evidence he was creating methamphetamine in the basement of his Vancouver home, court records show.
During a Feb. 28 search of Erik Graeff's home in connection with the shooting investigation, Vancouver police found meth in a glass jar and notes about how to produce the drug, a probable cause affidavit said.
Police also discovered boxes of pseudoephedrine, which can be used to create meth, in an upstairs closet, two guns and ammunition in another closet and glass cookware and heating plates in the basement.
Videos on Graeff's computer showed someone trying to create a chemical compound often found in MDMA, the affidavit said. The videos appeared to have been recorded in Graeff's basement, the court papers said.
Graeff, 43, is accused in Clark County of manufacturing meth and possession of pseudoephedrine with the intent to manufacture meth. He is also accused in Washington County of unlawful use of a weapon and reckless endangering related to the Dec. 21 shooting at Scott S. Kang P.C.
No one was injured in the shooting, but an employee working inside was nearly hit by the gunfire, Oregon court documents show. The shooting followed an argument between Graeff and another attorney who works at the law office, the documents said. The attorney was upset about Graeff's work on a case they teamed together on. Graeff disagreed he was at fault.
"You know where I am tough guy," lawyer Terrence Hogan wrote to Graeff in an email, according to a search warrant affidavit.
"If the traffic wasn't such [expletive], I'd be there today," Graeff replied.
The Oregon State Bar said there are two active complaints against Graeff, one which is being investigated by the state bar's disciplinary counsel office and another which remains under review.
-- Everton Bailey Jr.
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