A Clackamas County sheriff's deputy driving along Highway 224 spotted a man crossing the road near Southeast Springwater Road in Carver just after 10 a.m. Thursday, leading to the arrest of a suspect wanted in a stabbing and kidnapping from the day before. Allen Lee Johnson, 62, was taken into custody on the spot and booked into jail on multiple felony charges.
The case began around 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, when a caller reported a stabbing at a home near 5400 Southeast Colony Circle, according to KOIN. Responding officers found a man with two stab wounds, and he was transported to a local hospital, where he was expected to survive, the station reported. Authorities said Johnson allegedly held a woman at knifepoint during the incident and forced her into a vehicle to drive him away from the house. She was unharmed, per the same report.
Deputy's Roadside Spot Ends the Search
The break in the case came the next morning, when the patrolling deputy recognized Johnson crossing Highway 224 near Southeast Springwater Road in Carver. The Clackamas County Sheriff's Office
announced the arrest in a news release, crediting the discovery to an alert deputy working the area.
Estacada News
reported that the deputy arrested Johnson and lodged him in the Clackamas County Jail without further incident.
Charges and Bail
Johnson was booked on charges of second-degree assault, first-degree kidnapping, coercion, menacing and unlawful use of a weapon, the station's report states. He remains in custody, with bail set at $250,000, per the same account.
Investigators are still asking anyone with information about the case to come forward. Tipsters can call the sheriff's office tip line at 503-723-4949 and reference CCSO case 26-022323.
