GP Police Jailed Man for Assaulting Girlfriend and Fleeing in Car while Impaired
Grants Pass Police jailed a man last night for beating up his girlfriend in front of a child and then fleeing the scene in a vehicle while impaired.
The Police Department reports officers responded to a domestic disturbance at a Williams Highway residence on Thursday around 10 p.m..
Police were alerted to the incident when a neighbor called 9-1-1 to report that a man and woman were fighting, the man left the scene in a dark-gray Chrysler sedan and he was intoxicated. The caller added that the altercation took place in front of the woman's 4-year-old son.
The female victim told officers her boyfriend -- 28-year-old Taylor Marvin Woodward -- kicked her and punched her twice during an argument, which caused noticeable swelling and bruising. However, the woman refused medical attention.
Woodward's car was located a short time later at Donutland on Fruitdale Drive. He exited the vehicle, made pre-assault indicators and showed violent behavior toward law enforcement before he was placed into custody at the point of a Taser. Officers described the arrest of the intoxicated suspect as "tense."
Woodward was lodged at the Josephine County Jail for Felony 4th-Degree Assault, Disorderly Conduct and Driving Under the Influence of Intoxicants. He was being held without bail and his car was impounded.
Posted on 4/11/25 11:55AM by Sam Marsh
