Eagle Point Police Jailed Man for Domestic Violence and Tense Standoff Incident
The Eagle Point Police Department jailed a man for numerous crimes this week after he barricaded himself inside a residence following a domestic violence call.
EPD reports officers responded to a domestic disturbance between a man and woman at 111 Onyx Street on Wednesday evening.
Dispatch advised officers that a neighbor could hear yelling and other noises in a lower-level unit of the apartment complex. As officers approached, they could hear the disturbance and observed a woman in a bedroom through an open window. The male suspect ran out of the bedroom and officers helped the woman escape.
The suspect -- later identified as 33-year-old Kevin Heater -- tried to flee out the front door, but officers confronted him, he refused to comply with commands and retreated back into the apartment, locking the door. Additional officers arrived on scene and surrounded the building.
EPD Chief Jim Hamilton said investigators determined that Heater had assaulted the woman and restricted her breathing during the altercation. It was also learned that there was an active restraining order protecting the victim from the suspect.
Heater refused to come out of the apartment, so the Jackson County Sheriff's Office responded to assist with K-9 units. After several announcements for the suspect to exit the apartment, he began talking with officers through a window while other officers entered the apartment and placed him into custody.
Kevin Heater was lodged at the Jackson County Jail for 4th-Degree Domestic Assault, Domestic Strangulation, Domestic Harassment, Restraining Order Violation, Burglary, Coercion, Escape and Interfering with Police.