Deputies Jailed Man for Assaulting Woman and Preventing Her from Calling 911
The Josephine County Sheriff's Office jailed a man for assaulting a woman and preventing her from calling for help in the North Valley area this week.
The Sheriff's Office reports deputies responded to a domestic disturbance at a house inside a mini-storage facility on San Francisco Street on Monday.
Deputies said 46-year-old Neil Frederick Morris prevented the female victim from calling 9-1-1 after he threatened to get a gun and shoot himself. They said he bear-hugged the woman from behind and took her phone away. He also threw the victim to the ground at least twice during the incident.
The victim's juvenile daughter heard the commotion, jumped out of her bedroom window and hid in a porta-potty before calling 9-1-1. She told dispatchers Morris was throwing her mother around and that he had been drinking alcohol.
Upon arrival, deputies discovered that the victim had fled the house and was at Rural Metro Fire Department's Monument Drive Station. She refused medical treatment and was advised to seek help from the Women's Crisis Support Team.
Morris was placed into custody, transported to Grants Pass and lodged at the Josephine County Jail for 4th-Degree Domestic Assault and Interfering with Making a 9-1-1 Call. He was being held without bail.
Posted on 5/28/25 6:40AM by Sam Marsh
