Published:Monday, April 28, 2008 10:19 AM PDT
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Arrests keep police busy over the weekend
Monday, April 28, 2008 10:19 AM PDT

Rape in Bunker Hill

A Coos Bay man was arrested on rape-related charges Saturday in Bunker Hill.

According to the Coos County Sheriff’s Office log, at about 12:46 a.m., deputies responded to an incomplete 911 call from  63478 Third Road. They arrested Wayne A. Russell, 58, on charges of first-degree rape, first-degree sodomy, first-degree sexual abuse, first-degree attempted rape, first-degree unlawful sexual penetration, fourth-degree assault and interfering with a 911 call. He was taken to Coos County jail, where he is being held on a $3.2 million bond. The victim, a woman whose identity was withheld for privacy reasons, was taken to Bay Area Hospital.


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