Murder of Portland Woman Probe: Were You Driving on Old Portland Road?

The Columbia County Sheriff's Office is hoping to catch a break in its probe of the murder of a Portland mother last week. They have released a video showing two cars driving on Old Portland Road the morning of September 20th.

They are hoping that by identifying those cars they might be able to make progress in solving the murder of 24-year-old Apache Rose Hightower who was found murdered in a rural part of the county.

The video was shot around 4:32 a.m. showing two cars headed south by the Scappoose Bay Marina. The drivers of the cars are considered potential witnesses.

The sheriff's office has already identified 28-year-old Jesse A. Lane as a person of interest in the case.

Lane is a white male adult, 6'-1" tall, weighing approximately 145 pounds with brown hair, brown eyes and tattoos on his elbow, left arm, neck, and right forearm. He also has a tattoo of the letter "B" just below the corner of his right eye that has been added since the last photo we have of him had been taken.

His last known address is in Jackson County but he has been seen recently in Portland and St. Helens.

Anyone with information should call the Sheriff's Office Tip Line at (503) 366-4698 and leave call back information.

Photos courtesy Columbia County Sheriff's Office