PENDLETON, Ore. (AP) - Pheasant hunters in Eastern Oregon stopped two burglary suspects who picked the wrong canyon for a getaway.
Morrow County District Attorney Justin Nelson tells the East Oregonian a chase began after a Heppner man saw his neighbor’s Jeep Cherokee was being driven away. Nelson says the neighbor followed until the suspects fired a shot.
He says the Jeep thieves later broke into a shed and stole gas cans. From there, they got stuck in a ditch on property where a pheasant hunt was happening, and tried to set fire to the Jeep.
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The hunters held the suspects at gunpoint until police arrived.
Nelson identified those arrested as 28-year-old Daniel Arce and 23-year-old Desireea Devin, both of Madras. They are charged with robbery, burglary and other crimes.
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Information from: East Oregonian, http://www.eastoregonian.com
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