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CCSO Case #24-027204
On Friday, December 27, 2024, at approximately 2:15 p.m., the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to an assault call in the 8900 block of SE 82nd Avenue in unincorporated Clackamas County. Witnesses reported seeing a man assaulting another man in a grocery store parking lot.
When deputies arrived, they immediately provided lifesaving first aid to an 86-year-old man who appeared to have been stabbed multiple times. Witnesses reported the victim had been yelling for help and saw the suspect, described as a man wearing a brown puffy jacket, orange pants and white socks, running from the scene. Emergency medical personnel arrived and transported the victim to a local hospital for treatment.
Before leaving, the victim was able to tell deputies that the suspect, who was unknown to him, approached his car while he was loading groceries when the suspect attacked him and tried to take his vehicle. When the suspect was unable to do so, he left on foot.
At approximately 4:30 p.m., deputies located the suspect, identified as Jesus Ascencio-Molina, age 31 of Portland, at an apartment complex a few blocks from where the assault occurred. Deputies were able to take Ascensio-Molina into custody without incident. Jesus Ascencio-Molina was lodged in the Clackamas County Jail and is being held without bail on charges of Robbery in the first degree, Assault in the first degree, Unlawful use of a weapon, and Attempted murder in the second degree.
ADDITIONAL TIPS & INFORMATION WANTED: Anyone with information about this case is urged to contact the Sheriff’s Office Tip Line -- by phone at 503-723-4949 or by using the online email form at: http://www.clackamas.us/sheriff/tip
CCSO Case #24-027204
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Brian McCall, Public Information Officer
Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office
Communications Unit
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