GP Police Jailed Man for Punching Another and Unlawfully Entering House
Grants Pass Police jailed a man for multiple crimes after he punched another man and unlawfully entered a residence in the northeast part of the city early yesterday.
The Police Department reports officers arrested 29-year-old Joey Lee Hooser at NE 10th Street and Pepperwood Drive on Tuesday at 6:34 a.m..
Police said Hooser was sleeping in the back of another man's vehicle in the 900-block of NE Beacon Drive when he woke up and physically injured the victim by repeatedly striking him with a closed fist and stating that he would "kill" him. In an effort to exit the vehicle, the suspect broke the passenger-side window and fled the scene on foot, bloodied by the broken glass.
Hooser threw a trash can at a passing vehicle driven by an off-duty police officer and then ran into an occupied house, causing alarm with his violent and tumultuous behavior. He fled from the home on foot, but ultimately surrendered to a less-lethal weapon display by law enforcement.
According to the report, the suspect was also found to be in possession of stolen credit cards that were related to a separate case.
Joey Hooser was lodged at the Josephine County Jail for 4th-Degree Assault, Menacing, 2nd-Degree Criminal Mischief, Disorderly Conduct and Criminal Trespass. Additional charges were pending further investigation.
Posted on 10/4/23 11:38AM by Sam Marsh
