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Man Arrested After Threatening to Shoot Victim
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 22, 2022
St. Helens, Ore. - On Saturday, October 22, 2022, at approximately 9:47 a.m., St. Helens police were dispatched to the report of a suspect menacing a victim on Wonderly Drive. The reporting party said that a male suspect, later identified as 35-year-old Anthony Stratton, was in the victim’s driveway with a gun and that Stratton had threatened to shoot the victim.
Stratton fled in his vehicle before officers arrived on scene. A short time later, police received information that Stratton was at a nearby store where he had a verbal altercation with several people. The St. Helens Police Department, Columbia County Sheriff’s Office, and Oregon State Police responded to the location and found Stratton holding what appeared to be a gun.
Stratton dropped the weapon after verbal commands from police and was taken into custody. Officers found a fixed blade knife and brass knuckles on Stratton’s person. The gun that Stratton was carrying was later identified by police as a Umarex Co2 paintball pistol manufactured to resemble a revolver.
Stratton was lodged at Columbia County Jail on charges of Menacing, Unlawful Use of a Weapon, Possession of a Restricted Weapon, Failure to Register as a Sex Offender (Felony), and Disorderly Conduct II.
If you have any additional information about this case, please contact the St. Helens Police Department at 503-397-1521.
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For further information regarding this press release, please contact Communications Officer Crystal King at cking@sthelensoregon.gov.
