Eugene police accuse man of kidnapping with intent to rape

Eugene police have charged a man with kidnapping and the intention to rape a woman.

Eugene patrol officers on Nov. 22 responded to the Village Inn on Mohawk Boulevard just before 3 p.m. where Springfield officers already were on the scene of a reported kidnapping, according to a news release.

A 55-year-old man who has not yet been arraigned on charges associated with the incident is believed to have kidnapped a woman in her 40s by threatening to shoot her at a bus stop near West First Avenue and Jefferson Street in Eugene, according to police.

The news release said he forced the woman into the vehicle and then drove onto Interstate 105. The man lost control of the vehicle and crashed in Springfield. The woman ran from the vehicle to the Village Inn, according to the news release.

The suspect was found walking away from the vehicle, according to the release.

He is being charged with first-degree sex abuse, attempted sodomy and kidnapping with intent to rape, according to the news release.

Police are asking anyone with information to call 541-862-5170.

Contact reporter Adam Duvernay at aduvernay@registerguard.com. Follow on Twitter @DuvernayOR.

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