2-state manhunt ends with arrest.Byline: The Register-Guard A Eugene man accused of several local crimes was arrested in Kent, Wash., this week after an eight-hour manhunt man·hunt n. An organized, extensive search for a person, usually a fugitive criminal. manhunt Noun an organized search, usually by police, for a wanted man or fugitive Noun 1. that closed down some neighborhood schools. Randy Lee Brown, 43, was found hiding behind a woodpile late Wednesday after a homeowner complained of unusual sounds in his back yard, Kent police spokesman Paul Petersen said. Lane County deputies had warned Kent police that Brown might be headed their way after a mini-crime spree in the Cottage Grove Cottage Grove, village (1990 pop. 22,935), Washington co., SE Minn., near the St. Croix River; inc. 1965. There is farming (cattle, sheep, corn, and soybeans) and manufacturing (chemicals and machinery). area on Monday. Sheriff's Sgt. Matt Keetle said Brown stole a Pontiac from an ex-girlfriend in Springfield and drove it to another ex-girlfriend's house in Cottage Grove. He and the Cottage Grove woman went to the Indian Creek Indian Creek may refer to: Communities:
n. The land bordering a body of water; a beach. v. strand·ed, strand·ing, strands v.tr. 1. To drive or run ashore or aground. 2. . He then drove back to her house, lured her boyfriend out to a logging road off Lorane Highway, hit him with a flashlight and stole his wallet See digital wallet. before speeding away, Keetle said. Brown returned to the scene moments later and struck the man with the stolen car, injuring him slightly, Keetle said. The man walked for two hours before returning home and calling police. A hunter found the Cottage Grove woman uninjured the next morning. Lane County deputies learned that Brown, who also is wanted by Eugene police on a misdemeanor misdemeanor, in law, a minor crime, in contrast to a felony. At common law a misdemeanor was a crime other than treason or a felony. Although it might be a grave offense, it did not affect the feudal bond or take away the offender's property. By the 19th cent. assault warrant, might be on his way to Kent to see his daughter. A Kent officer spotted the Pontiac on Wednesday afternoon and chased Brown until he left the car and ran through a preschool into some nearby woods, Petersen said. Police searched the forested area for hours and assumed that Brown had eluded them until the suspicious homeowner called about 9 p.m. |
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