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Oregon fugitive arrested in Winchester

February 02, 2012|By Fred Petke | The Winchester Sun

One of Salem, Ore.’s most wanted people was captured earlier this week in Winchester thanks to an anonymous tip.

Vencen Page, 24, of 138 Alabama St., was arrested Tuesday morning after Salem Police received a tip that Page was living here.

Salem Police Lt. Steve Birr said in an email that Page is a suspect in an Oct. 24, 2011, armed robbery. None of his relatives or known associates knew where he was or claimed to have any contact with him.

Detectives contacted Winchester Police, who located Page Tuesday morning at 138 Alabama St. and arrested him without incident, Winchester Police Capt. James Hall said.

Page is charged locally with being a fugitive from another state. According to court documents, he is wanted in Oregon for two counts of first-degree robbery, kidnapping and unlawful use of a motor vehicle.

Birr would not release any details of the alleged crime because the case is still open and Page has not been arraigned in Oregon.

Hall said he expects Page to be sent back to Oregon.

“They definitely want to extradite,” Hall said.

Page was arraigned in Clark District Court Wednesday afternoon and requested an extradition hearing. The hearing, which is used to determine whether the defendant is the same person wanted in another state, was scheduled for Feb. 8.

Until then, Page is in the Clark County Detention Center on a $15,000 cash bond. The judge’s bond decision cited that Page was a flight risk and had prior convictions for third-degree assault and second-degree escape. The district clerk’s office only listed one previous civil case involving Page.

Hall said that the department had “previous dealings” in town with Page.

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