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Updated · Fox News · May 22

Matthew Aranda Indicted on 10 Charges After Oregon Taser Attack, Attempted Kidnapping

Updated

Updated · Fox News · May 22

Matthew Aranda Indicted on 10 Charges After Oregon Taser Attack, Attempted Kidnapping

2 articles · Updated · Fox News · May 22

A Jackson County grand jury indicted 42-year-old Matthew Hokulii Aranda on 10 charges over a May 8 attack at a rural Medford mobile home park.
Investigators said Aranda posed as a utility worker, waited for hours for a 25-year-old caregiver, then used a Taser, assaulted her and tried to kidnap her.
An 85-year-old resident heard the woman scream, confronted Aranda and gave her time to flee, though authorities said the suspect then used the Taser on him too.
Aranda allegedly chased the victim with a large hunting knife and jumped onto her car hood as she drove away before falling off injured.
Deputies and a K-9 later found Aranda hiding in bushes and arrested him; the charges include assault, attempted kidnapping, stalking, unlawful GPS use, weapons and menacing.

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With a past stalking conviction, how did the suspect escalate his methods to include GPS tracking in this attack?

Could Oregon's new SPIRE program, designed for complex crimes, have prevented this rural mobile home park attack?

His prior rape charge was dropped in a plea deal. Did the justice system miss a critical warning sign?

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