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NPD MEDIA RELEASE 123007 1700
Incident: Domestic Assault Case: 07N-03062
Location: Summer Wind Motel, 728 N Coast Hwy
Date/Time: 123007 / 1213 hours
Suspect: Mero, Troy Don 091362 of Newport, OR
Details: On 123007, at about 1213 hours, Newport Police were dispatched to the Summer Wind Motel on a report of a domestic assault in which the female victim was reportedly struck in the head with a hammer by her domestic partner, Troy Don Mero. Upon arrival, Newport Police officers interviewed the victim, who was suffering from a minor head wound. Officers learned that Mero had fled the scene in a vehicle, that he was reportedly intoxicated and was still armed with the hammer. Officers began checking the area for Mero and located him driving on SW Elizabeth St near SW Bailey St. When officers attempted to stop the vehicle, Mero fled, driving north bound until coming to a stop in one of the lower parking lots on the west side of the Shilo Inn. Mero was taken into custody at the scene and the hammer believed to have been used in the attack was recovered from the front seat of the vehicle.
The victim was transported by Pacific West Ambulance to Samaritan Pacific Communities Hospital where she was treated and released.
Mero was lodged in the Lincoln County Jail on charges of Assault II, Menacing, DUII and Attempt to Elude with the bail set at $90,000.
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Information Released By: Sgt Tom Simpson, (541) 574-3348
