Two arrested after crowbar attack
Two people were injured in an early morning Grants Pass fight Saturday.
AT A GLANCE
Incident: Police responded to a fight involving several people shortly after 3:30 a.m. Saturday in the 800 block of NE A Street.
Injuries: Two people were injured after being struck with a crowbar and requested medical assistance.
Arrests: Two Grants Pass residents were taken into custody following the investigation.
Charges: Both were lodged on charges of Assault II, Assault III, and Unlawful Use of a Weapon.
GRANTS PASS, Ore. — Two people were arrested after a fight in northeast Grants Pass early Saturday left two people injured after they were struck with a crowbar, according to Grants Pass Police.
Officers responded shortly after 3:30 a.m. Aug. 15 to a report of a physical fight involving several people in the 800 block of NE A Street.
Police said officers learned that two people had been injured after being struck with a crowbar and were requesting medical assistance. Grants Pass Police detectives were called to assist with the investigation.
During the initial investigation, officers developed probable cause to arrest 30-year-old Samantha Fillmore and 45-year-old Jeremy Whelchel, both of Grants Pass.
Fillmore was taken into custody without incident.
Police said Whelchel was believed to be hiding inside a nearby apartment. Officers maintained containment around the residence while investigators obtained a search warrant.
Several hours later, officers served the warrant, located Whelchel inside the apartment, and took him into custody.
Fillmore and Whelchel were both lodged at the Josephine County Jail on charges of second-degree assault, third-degree assault, and unlawful use of a weapon.
The charges are allegations. Both defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in court.
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