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March 16, 2013
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Trooper uses Taser to stop suspect; Dillard man arrested

A Dillard man was hit with a Taser and arrested after allegedly trying to run Friday afternoon from an Oregon state trooper who pulled him over on Highway 99 South near Winston. Police say troopers found 9 grams of methamphetamine on Samson Elijah Jones, 41, after he was taken into custody. He was pulled over at about 5 p.m. by a trooper who recognized Jones and knew his driver’s license was suspended, police said. Jones did not require medical attention, police said. He was booked into the Douglas County Jail on suspicion of possession of methamphetamine, driving while license suspended, …

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