OSP SEEKING SUSPECT IN STABBING AT INTERSTATE 5 REST AREA NORTH OF TALENT
Posted: March 6th, 2010 10:15 PM
Oregon State Police (OSP), with the assistance of Phoenix Police Department, is asking for the public's help to identify the suspect involved in a stabbing at an Interstate 5 rest area north of Talent. The victim is being treated at an area hospital for non-life threatening injuries and the suspect was last seen riding a bicycle northbound toward the southbound lanes of Interstate 5.
According to OSP Sergeant Mark Byrd, on March 6, 2010 at approximately 8:10 p.m. a 60-year old Talent man reportedly stopped at the southbound Interstate 5 Suncrest Rest Area and went into the men's bathroom. While inside, he was stabbed by an unknown male suspect. After the stabbing, the victim staggered out of the bathroom and was contacted by a man also at the rest area. While the victim was telling him what happened, the suspect walked out of the bathroom and was last seen riding an unknown color older mountain style bicycle northbound out of the rest area toward the southbound lanes of Interstate 5.
The victim reportedly drove himself home where he called to report the crime. Phoenix police responded to his home and notified OSP when they learned where the crime happened. The victim, whose name is not being released at this time, was transported by ambulance to Rogue Valley Medical Center for treatment.
Byrd described the suspect as a dark complexion adult male in his 30's last seen wearing a khaki colored jacket with dark hood.
OSP troopers and Criminal Investigation Division detectives are investigating. There is no known motive at this time. Jackson County Sheriff's Office and police from Medford, Phoenix and Talent are helping OSP look for the suspect.
Anyone with information to help with this investigation is asked to call OSP Southern Command Center dispatch at (541) 776-6111.
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