Oregon police say they used stun gun on suspect who threatened to shoot them: report

Published May 13, 2020

A suspect who police spotted allegedly trying to break into a snack shop at a Portland, Ore., train station was subdued with a stun gun, according to reports.

Matthew Joseph Medlin, 36, allegedly threatened to shoot the officers, although he was later found to be unarmed, FOX 12 of Portland reported.

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Medlin fled from the Gateway Transit station Tuesday morning after he saw that police spotted him, according to the report. The officers followed him to a nearby Winco Food store, where they found the suspect in a stockroom.

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Police said Medlin had his hands inside his jacket and threatened to shoot them but the officers deployed the stun gun and made the arrest, FOX 12 reported.

Medlin has a long history of arrests, having been booked into Portland jails at least 29 times previously, OregonLive.com reported.

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