Eugene Police officers responded to W. 6th Avenue and Van Buren Street at 2:39 a.m. Dec. 3, after a caller reported a possibly intoxicated driver. The caller was following the suspect, later identified as 52-year-old Carl Russell Guenther, of Brookings.
“Guenther is reported to have pulled into the parking lot of the Signature Inn and parked,” a Eugene FaceBook post states. “When followed by the caller, he is reported to have confronted her. And she drove out and around the block to watch. As officers arrived on scene, they saw Guenther walking with a firearm in his hand and challenged him. He fired a round into the ground and then disobeyed commands, walking away from officers.”
Guenther approached Signature Inn, where his vehicle was parked, dropped to his knees, then proned out on the ground. Officers took Guenther safely into custody without further incident, recovered a firearm from his waistband, and then transported him to Lane County Jail,” the release states.
Guenther faces the following charges: