Medford woman indicted for murder, manslaughter two months after alleged crime

Jenna King January 13, 2022

Last Updated: January 14, 2022

MEDFORD, Ore. —A Medford woman was arraigned Thursday afternoon, after police say she shot her partner, back in November.

The grand jury indicted Natalie Rogers for the death of Barton Joseph ‘Leif’ Gonzalez, yesterday.

The Jackson County DA’s office, says the indictment is for the charges of murder in the second degree, and manslaughter in the first degree.

“She was arraigned with a no-bail release so that means she’ll remain in jail as we go forward with procedure on the case,” said Jackson County Deputy DA, Sara Shaw.

Police say Rogers shot Gonzalez, during a dispute at a home on Smokethorn Way in east Medford, back on November 4th.

Jenna King January 13, 2022

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Jenna King is the 6pm and 11pm anchor for NBC5 News. Jenna is a Burbank, CA native. She graduated from the University of Oregon with a degree in Broadcast Journalism and a minor in Sports Business. During her time at Oregon she was part of the student-run television station, Duck TV. She also grew her passion for sports through her internship with the PAC 12 Network. When Jenna is not in the newsroom you can find her rooting for her hometown Dodgers, exploring the outdoors or binging on the latest Netflix release.