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Roseburg: Man arrested following beating of woman in Roseburg

ROSEBURG Man arrested following beating of woman A 26-year-old Sutherlin man suspected of beating a woman and holding her down by her throat was arrested late Monday by Roseburg police. Roseburg police responded at 11:35 p.m. to a report of a man beating a woman near the intersection of Alameda Avenue and Vine Street. Several witnesses told officers that Marcus Presley Smith struck the woman and restrained her by her neck, according to police. Smith was taken into custody and taken to the Douglas County Jail, where he was booked on suspicion of strangulation, harassment and disorderly conduct. He remained …

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