Manhunt comes to end as Suspect is Booked after Crime Spree

REDDING – on April 7, 2013 a man hunt ended with the arrest of 42-year-old Jeffrey Shane Wood of Redding, Calif.

Jeffrey Shane Wood, 42, Arrest Photo

On April 6, investigators began interrogating Wood for what ended up as a 12-hour-crime spree.

At approximately 8 o’clock Bill Bailey discovered his stolen vehicle that he had previously reported.  It was abandoned  near the location of Alta Mesa Dr. and Marilyn Ave.  Police were able to conclude that Wood was the at-fault party for abandoning the car.  He was unable to be found.

Later, police responded to a physical flare-up on the 3000 block of Alta Mesa Dr. Upon arrival, police concluded Wood assaulted his girlfriend, who had been seated in a car.  Wood shattered the car window with a baseball bat and tried to hit his girlfriend with it.  Additionally, he punched her multiple times in the face and strangled her to the point she feared she would pass out.  Wood attempted to make her flee the area in her car; but it would not start.

During the victim assault, 25-year-old Stephanie Tinker of Redding, Calif. attempted to provide help to the victim.  Wood began to assault Tinker with a baseball bat while chasing her, as well as trying to hit her multiple times with the bat- fortunately missing her.

Allegedly, Wood fled the location when he heard sirens from the responding police patrol cars.  Again, officers could not locate Wood.

The names of victims of domestic violence are confidential under California Law, which is why the girlfriend’s name is not being released.

Later in the day, 41-year-old Karen Jones of Redding, Calif. returned home to her residence on the 3100 block of Alta Mesa Dr. and found Wood proceeding to burglarize it.  Jones was able to identify Wood because they grew up in the same town.  Officers arrived and began a large search for Wood with the aid of the CHP helicopter and Redding Police K-9 Tarro.

During the course of the investigation, officers discovered that Wood was reportedly on a Methamphetamine high and may be armed with a black semi automatic firearm.

Additionally, police discovered Wood was able to elude the police perimeter by kidnapping a past female cohort living nearby at knife point.  Wood made the female drive him from the location in her vehicle and leave him at the 3100 block of Bechelli Ln.  She claimed she had last seen Wood running through a close-by apartment complex before she went back to her residence to seek assistance.

The victim told police he appeared to be under the appearance of drugs and was going to “force the cops to kill” him.  Reportedly, Wood told the the female he was not going back in prison and didn’t want to be in any more trouble with the law.

Police continued tracking Wood’s whereabouts into Sunday morning.

On Sunday, April 7, at approximately 8:30 police got a lead that Wood may be being transported in a car on Cypress Avenue.  Officers responded and began to perimeter the area.  Wood was found in the passenger seat of a black Volkswagen Jetta travelling on Cypress Avenue.  All available cars including police K-9 Tarro and the CHP helicopter responded.  A traffic stop was conducted in the LOWE’s parking lot.  Wood was then booked without incident because of the overwhelming presence of the officers.

A firearm could not be found in the car, but a large hunting knife was discovered.  It is not known at this time if it is the same knife used to kidnap his old female cohort.  The Jetta was being driven by someone who did not know Wood was wanted by the police.  The subject was questioned and released.

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