GP Man Incarcerated after Threatening Wife in Front of Their Two Children
A Grants Pass man was jailed for threatening his wife in front their two young children early yesterday.
The Grants Pass Police Department reports officers arrested 60-year-old Richard Alan Webster, Jr., for the incident at a home in the 200-block of Southridge Way on Thursday at 2:42 a.m..
Police said Webster was intoxicated when he intentionally placed his wife in fear for her life as he used physical force to throw her to the ground and hit her head into a door multiple times while in the presence of their 12- and 8-year-old kids. Fortunately, the victim was not seriously hurt and she declined medical transport.
Webster's wife and children locked themselves in a bedroom away from Webster who was said to be highly intoxicated. There had been no history of domestic violence in the family.
Officers arrived on scene and placed Richard Webster into custody without force. He was lodged at the Josephine County Jail for Felony Domestic Menacing and was being held without bail.
Posted on 1/19/24 6:44AM by Sam Marsh
