OSP Jailed Albany Man for Kidnapping and Assaulting GP Woman at Rest Area
The Oregon State Police jailed an Albany man for kidnapping and assaulting a Grants Pass woman at an Interstate 5 rest area yesterday.
OSP reports troopers responded to a call about a woman who had just been assaulted at the southbound Manzanita Rest Area in the North Valley area on Sunday at 11:20 a.m..
State troopers said the victim -- a 55-year-old Grants Pass woman -- reported being held against her will by 48-year-old John Michael Joseph Reagan in a Dodge Caravan minivan for multiple hours. When the victim tried to escape, the suspect assaulted her. When she tried to call 9-1-1, the suspect stopped her from doing so.
According to OSP, the victim was eventually able to escape the minivan and she contacted law enforcement using a phone at a local business.
The Josephine County Sheriff's Office responded, and both troopers and deputies surrounded Reagan in the rest area. After several unsuccessful attempts to get the suspect to exit the vehicle peacefully, two troopers approached the minivan with a shield, broke out the van's back windows and physically removed him from the vehicle.
John Reagan was transported to Grants Pass and lodged at the Josephine County Jail for 2nd-Degree Kidnapping, 4th-Degree Assault and Interfering with Making a Police Report. He was found to be wanted on an Oregon State warrant for Parole Violation and was being held on a no-bail detainer.
Posted on 2/5/24 10:35AM by Sam Marsh
