Incident: Menacing Case: 07N-00775
Location: Apollo's, 836 SW Bay Blvd Newport, OR
Date/Time: 040707/0222
Victim: Patrons of Apollo's
Suspect: Wells, Jeremy Nathan Age 20 of Prineville, OR
Details: On 040707 at about 0222 hours, Newport PD Officers were dispatched to Apollo's on a report of a disturbance and a man brandishing a firearm. After interviewing 3 victims, Newport PD Officers Jay Reynolds and Kraig Mitchell located the suspect vehicle and suspect in a local motel parking lot. With the assistance of deputies from the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office, Jeremy Wells of Prineville, OR was taken into custody for 3 counts of Menacing and a .45 caliber pistol was seized from his vehicle. Wells was lodged at the Lincoln County Jail with a bail set at $22,500.
Any additional witnesses to this incident are requested to contact Officer Reynolds by calling (541) 574-3348.
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Information Released By: Sgt. Tom Simpson (541) 574-3348
NPD MEDIA RELEASE 040807 7:57PM
Incident: DUII / Assault III Case: 07N-00776
Location: Los Cabanas Restaurant, 1255 N. Coast Hwy
Date/Time: 04-07-07 / 0255
Victim: Jose DeJesus Vera Lazcano of Newport, OR
Suspect: Rodolfo Martinez Marin, Age 31
Details: On 040707 at about 0255 hours, a Lincoln County Sheriff's Office deputy drove up on a disturbance at the Los Cabanas Restaurant in Newport, OR. Upon investigation, it was learned that Rodolfo Martinez Marin of Newport had been driving recklessly in the parking lot of the restaurant and struck another vehicle. Jose DeJesus Vera Lazcano tried to get Marin to stop, but Marin accelerated away and struck Vera Lazcano with his vehicle. A group of subjects stopped Marin from leaving in his vehicle and LCSO Deputy Boys arrived and detained Marin. Newport Police Officer Mitchell arrived on scene and conducted a DUII investigation after Vera Lazcano was treated for injuries and transported to Samaritan Pacific Communities Hospital with apparent minor chest injuries.
Marin's vehicle was seized and towed from the scene. After completing his DUII investigation, Officer Mitchell arrested Marin for DUII and transported him to the Lincoln County Jail. Marin failed the breath test with the results of .20. Marin was lodged at the Lincoln County Jail on charges of DUII and Assault III with a bail of $32,500. More charges are likely to be added upon completion of the investigation.
Newport Police were assisted at the scene by Lincoln County Sheriff's Office deputies and Pacific West Ambulance personnel.
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Information Released By: Sgt. Tom Simpson (541) 574-3348