Watch for a Burgundy, 2001 Dodge Neon with Oregon plates 897-CHH. Suspects should be considered Armed and Dangerous.
(ALBANY) - The two men on the run since their car jacking attempt last week in Albany are at it again. Still armed and considered dangerous, they stole two cars Saturday, and have successfully avoided apprehension at this time.
On Saturday at 4:55 PM, deputies from the Linn County Sheriff’s Office responded to a 911 report of an armed disturbance at 38768 NW Alder in Scio.
According Sheriff Tim Mueller, while en-route to the call, deputies were advised that the suspects had left the residence, and were driving toward Jefferson in a 1994 Silver Cadillac 4 door sedan.
Deputies caught up to them near Greens Bridge going into the Jefferson area. While information was being gathered on the incident, deputies followed the Cadillac through Jefferson onto Hwy 99E toward I-5.
When deputies attempted to stop the Cadillac, the driver of the vehicle refused to yield and continued onto I-5 at speeds up to 90 mph. The car was pursued onto the Talbot Road exit, where it slowed down, and two men fled from the rear of the vehicle.
Two more occupants remained in the vehicle, one in the driver’s seat and the other in the right front. Deputies were committed to a high risk stop on the Cadillac while the two suspects on foot ran toward the rear of a residence at 1058 Talbot Road. The identity of these two occupants is not known at this time.
Moments later, a 2001 Ford Expedition with two subjects in it left the driveway of the residence and drove past the deputies who were attempting to deal with the Cadillac.
The Ford Expedition was stopped in a short distance and the people inside explained that were fleeing the residence because there were two armed suspects inside the house, attempting to steal a vehicle.
The deputies were returning to the area of 1058 Talbot road when a 2001 Dodge Neon was stolen from the same residence and took off with the two suspects in it.
The vehicle had a significant lead and was pursued at high speed to the area of 99E and Ankeny Hill where it was lost. The Dodge Neon has not been located at this time. It is Burgundy, with Oregon plates 897-CHH.
Deputies from Linn County were assisted in this incident by the Oregon State Police, Marion County Sheriff’s Office and the Albany Police Department.
Law Enforcement agencies are currently looking for:
31-year old Jason Robert Desantis is from the Salem area. Desantis is wanted for Burglary I, Robbery I, Kidnap I, Menacing, Coercion, and Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle. Desantis is also a wanted in the December 15th car jacking that occurred in the Mervyn's parking lot in Albany.
20-year old Marco A. Villerreal is also from Salem. Villerreal is wanted for Robbery I, Kidnap I, Burglary I, and Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle.
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