Washington County Sheriff's Office On Monday, October 4, 2010, at about 7:18 p.m., Sheriffs deputies responded to a 911 call at 5425 NW Ridgmoor Court in the community of Rock Creek. A woman reported that her son, 39-year-old James Sartor, was tearing up her house and she needed help. Mr. Sartor had been released from the Washington County Jail earlier in the evenin...g. He had been arrested over the weekend for Criminal Trespass 2 and Disorderly Conduct 2 for entering the Greek Village Tavern (301 NW Murray Boulevard, in the Community of Mill Creek) after being trespassed previously from the bar. He also threatened to assault one of the employees of the bar, but did not harm anyone.
On October 4, Mr. Sartor left his mothers house before deputies arrived. He was on foot and did not have access to a car. Deputies searching the neighborhood were notified that dispatch had received at least one call of a suspicious man walking through the same neighborhood in the area of NW Quail Hollow Drive and NW Edgebrook Place.
While the deputies were responding to the second call, a third call came in from the 5300 block of NW Edgebrook Place. The homeowner reported that a man was trying to break into his house and the homeowner had a gun. Before the deputies arrived at the home, the homeowner shot the intruder who had broken a large bay window in order to gain access to the house. Mr. Sartor was shot while entering the house through the window. Sheriffs deputies arrived within a minute of the shooting and took Mr. Sartor into custody. He was later transported to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. He had been shot in the leg.
Sheriffs detectives are investigating the case and have not arrested the homeowner. A Grand Jury will hear the case in the near future to determine charges against Mr. Sartor and to determine whether the homeowner will face any charges.
Mr. Sartor is currently being treated at OHSU. When he is released, he will be arrested on charges related to the October 4 incident.
**The discussion needs to be what reward/medal to give the homeowner, not whether to press charges. And maybe give him some target practice... in the leg??
On October 4, Mr. Sartor left his mothers house before deputies arrived. He was on foot and did not have access to a car. Deputies searching the neighborhood were notified that dispatch had received at least one call of a suspicious man walking through the same neighborhood in the area of NW Quail Hollow Drive and NW Edgebrook Place.
While the deputies were responding to the second call, a third call came in from the 5300 block of NW Edgebrook Place. The homeowner reported that a man was trying to break into his house and the homeowner had a gun. Before the deputies arrived at the home, the homeowner shot the intruder who had broken a large bay window in order to gain access to the house. Mr. Sartor was shot while entering the house through the window. Sheriffs deputies arrived within a minute of the shooting and took Mr. Sartor into custody. He was later transported to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. He had been shot in the leg.
Sheriffs detectives are investigating the case and have not arrested the homeowner. A Grand Jury will hear the case in the near future to determine charges against Mr. Sartor and to determine whether the homeowner will face any charges.
Mr. Sartor is currently being treated at OHSU. When he is released, he will be arrested on charges related to the October 4 incident.
**The discussion needs to be what reward/medal to give the homeowner, not whether to press charges. And maybe give him some target practice... in the leg??