Sheriff's Deputies Arrested Man who Hospitalized Girlfriend in Hatchet Assault
A woman was brought into Three Rivers Medical Center Tuesday following an assault with a hatchet.
Dispatch was notified around 9:12 a.m. that the woman was brought to the hospital by a MINT employee, and that the incident occurred outside the city by a power station on Upper River Road near Pinecrest Drive.
In a report from Josephine County Sheriff's deputies, it was learned the assault happened on Pacific Power property. A large RV had been parked for a couple of days and was blocking the entrance to the substation.
The victim had left the RV after a verbal dispute with her boyfriend. While walking away, she was attacked with what she reported to be an axe or hammer from behind. She said she believed it was an unknown adult who attacked her, but she was reportedly hesitant about it not being her boyfriend.
Deputies arrived at the scene and contacted the boyfriend, who resisted. He was transported and lodged at the Josephine County Jail for Unlawful Use of a Weapon and Second Degree Assault.
Posted on 2/18/26 11:23AM by Alex Bauer
