Eugene hotel standoff ends in arrest of burglary suspects

EUGENE, Ore. — Lane County Sheriff’s deputies arrested three burglary suspects in Eugene following a barricade situation at a local motel.

According to the Lane County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to a burglary on May 10 in the 39200 block of Deerhorn Road, where firearms and electronics were stolen. The stolen items were tracked to a hotel on 6th Avenue in Eugene.

Deputies detained one suspect, Allen Joseph Pharaoh Widmer, 55, in the parking lot. Several individuals exited the hotel room and were detained, but another suspect remained inside…

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