EUGENE, Ore. — A man was taken into custody by Eugene police on assault and attempted rape charges in the north Gilham area of Eugene on Monday, Oct. 5.
At 2:25 a.m., the Eugene Police Department received a call from a family member of the victim reporting they heard the woman screaming and walked in on Russell Scott Hallstrom attempting to rape her. The caller reported Hallstrom was nude and holding the victim by the throat.
The caller told police Hallstrom then went into the kitchen, where he rummaged through drawers and argued with himself about a knife…