Law enforcement officers have surrounded an Oregon home where a woman was tortured, after receiving a tip that the suspect had gone inside
FILE - This undated photo provided by the Grants Pass Police Department shows Benjamin Obadiah Foster. Foster, accused of torturing a woman he held captive in Oregon, and who was convicted in Nevada of keeping another woman in captivity, eluded a police raid on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023, in the unincorporated community of Wolf Creek, Ore. He may have changed his appearance by shaving his beard and hair or changing his hair color, police said. GRANTS PASS, Ore.
Benjamin Obadiah Foster, 36, was spotted Tuesday morning walking a dog in the Grants Pass area, according to aGrants Pass Police Lt. Jeff Hattersley said on Tuesday afternoon that authorities received"credible information" that Foster had entered the home where the woman was found unconscious, bound and near death on Jan. 24, The Daily CourierHattersley said it was unknown if Foster was still inside the home.
Officers from four agencies concentrated in the area, set up a command post and assembled a SWAT team, according to the newspaper.Last Thursday, law enforcement raided a property in the unincorporated community of Wolf Creek, but Foster, who had been staying on family property there, slipped away. Forested mountains surround the community, but investigators believe that instead of disappearing solo into the wilderness, Foster had help getting out of the area.
A judge sentenced him to up to 2 1/2 years in a Nevada prison. But after the 729 days he had spent in jail awaiting trial were factored into his punishment, Foster was left to serve less than 200 additional days in state custody. Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.
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