Three Arrested After Machete Chase and Assault at Oregon Rest Area
(Lincoln County, OR) -- Three suspects were arrested after a violent attack at the Van Duzer rest area on State Route 18. Police say a man and woman from Arizona were confronted in their car, with one suspect chasing the male victim with a baseball bat and another with a machete. The attackers fled in an SUV but were later caught by Lincoln City Police. Charges include unlawful use of a weapon, harassment, menacing, unauthorized entry into a vehicle, and bias crime. One suspect also faces DUII and weapons charges, and all three were booked into the Lincoln County Jail.



