Eugene man gets nearly 23 years for child sex abuse, jail assault

Reid Michael Squires’ sentence closes a case that moved from a child abuse report in Eugene to a chase in Veneta and then to a violent assault inside Lane County Jail. For victims, neighbors and corrections staff, the 22 years and 11 months in prison means one offender is being removed from the community for decades, with 20 more years of post-release supervision and lifetime sex-offender registration to follow.

Lane County Circuit Court imposed 205 months for sex crimes against an early elementary school-age child and another 70 months for second-degree assault on a Lane County Sheriff’s Office corrections deputy. The combined sentence, announced June 1, reflects two separate harms: the abuse of a young child and the later attack on a law-enforcement officer while Squires was awaiting trial.

Eugene police began investigating July 18, 2025, after the victim’s family confronted Squires about the abuse. He left his residence after that confrontation, and Eugene Police Department officers and Lane County Sheriff’s Office detectives began looking for him. A deputy later recalled seeing someone matching Squires’ description at an unhoused camp in Veneta, and officers found him July 22, 2025, near a public pool in the city. Squires gave officers a false name before he was arrested and booked into Lane County Jail.

The jail case widened the damage. Local reports say the assault happened April 30, 2026, during dayroom time while a deputy was securing cell doors. Squires punched the female deputy repeatedly in the face until another person in custody intervened and stopped the attack before additional deputies arrived. She was taken to a hospital with significant injuries and later discharged. Local coverage said she had more than 25 years of law-enforcement experience.

The jail assault added separate charges, including assault in the second degree and assault on a public safety officer, and the case was later upgraded after further investigation. The Register-Guard also reported that Squires recorded the abuse, underscoring the severity of the underlying crimes. For Eugene and Veneta, the case ran through neighborhood streets, a public pool area and the county jail system before ending in a sentence that now keeps Squires under long-term state supervision.