Police: Man Strikes Woman with Phone Then Stabs Her
LA PINE, Ore. (AP) - Assault and attempted murder charges have
been filed against a Central Oregon man accused of striking a woman
with a telephone and then stabbing her with a knife.
The Deschutes County Sheriff's Office says the incident occurred
late Saturday at a La Pine home, when 57-year-old Karen Tharp tried
to call 9-1-1 during a verbal dispute with 23-year-old Nathan
Kelly.
Lt. Shane Nelson says Tharp was taken by ambulance to a Bend
hospital while police searched for Kelly.
They found him on the roof of another La Pine home. The
sheriff's office says he resisted arrest, and was shot with a stun
gun and bitten by a police dog before being taken to the county
jail.
He is being held without bail because of a parole violation.
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