Deputies arrest suspect after assault, strangulation west of Eugene

EUGENE, Ore. — Around 11 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 3, Lane County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a residence in the 89000 block of Green Hill Road, west of Eugene, for a reported assault.

When they arrived, they learned the suspect, Michael Anthony Smith, 67, had injured and strangled a victim on the property.

Smith had fled the residence before deputies arrived…

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