Posted: Thursday, September 4, 2008 12:00 am
People arrested are innocent unless proven otherwise in court. Initial charges often change as a case progresses.
ALBANY POLICE
Arrests - An Albany couple was arrested Wednesday in two separate incidents involving the same alleged victim.
According to police, here's what happened:
The Oregon Department of Human Services notified police Wednesday about the possible sexual abuse of an 18-year-old woman with developmental disabilities.
A detective investigated the allegations and arrested Gerald Bruce Henson, 51, of Albany, a man with whom the young woman was living. Henson was charged with sexual abuse and other related offenses, and lodged in the Linn County Jail.
Later on Wednesday, police received a call about Henson's wife, Kathy Ann, 44, allegedly beating the 18-year-old woman in a grocery store parking lot.
A responding officer tried to make a traffic stop on the vehicle Kathy Henson was driving but she continued to her home, where she was arrested for attempt to elude, tampering with a witness and harassment. She was also taken to the Linn County Jail.
The 18-year-old and two children at the couple's home were taken into protective custody.
LEBANON POLICE
Hit and run - A Lebanon man riding a motorcycle in the 100 block of S. Main Street reported being hit by an unidentified white vehicle around 5 p.m. Monday. The vehicle did not stop. The victim did not need medical attention but reported $200 in damages to his motorcycle.
SWEET HOME POLICE
Stolen and recovered car - A vehicle was reportedly stolen by a hitchhiker at the intersection of Poplar and Foster Dam roads around noon Monday. The vehicle was later recovered outside of Bend and the 45-year-old driver was arrested for third-degree theft and unlawful use of a motor vehicle.
Felony assault - A 47-year-old man was arrested around 10:30 p.m. Tuesday in the 4700 block of Live Oak Street. He was charged with fourth-degree felony assault after he allegedly entered a woman's residence there and pushed her.