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March 18, 2013
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ROSEBURG: Man runs from police, stunned

A young Roseburg man is in jail today after being stunned with a Taser while running from police on Saturday afternoon. Ryan Michael Williams, 23, was spotted in a business parking lot in the 1900 block of Northeast Stephens Street by officers who thought he matched the description of a burglary suspect, according to a police report. After allegedly giving officers a fake name, Williams fled on foot for several blocks, before police caught him and used the Taser on him. Williams was taken to jail on suspicion of having three warrants with Roseburg Police and the Douglas County Sheriff’s …

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