By rssfeeds-admin PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A man has been taken into custody after being suspected of murder in connection to a woman who was found dead in a hotel room in eastern Oregon late last month, authorities said.
Gary Cavan was apprehended by law enforcement east of Prairie City, Grant County Emergency Management said in a Facebook post on Wednesday. The Grants County District Attorney’s Office confirmed Cavan was in custody to KOIN 6 News.
Cavan, 42, had been considered “armed and dangerous,” according to the Grant County District Attorney’s Office.
On Feb. 28, the body of 41-year-old Janelle Klaar was found inside a room at the John Day Motel in John Day, Oregon, following a welfare check conducted by the Grant County Sheriff’s Office. The DA’s Office signed a warrant for his arrest that same day.
No other details were immediately available.
Stay with KOIN 6 News as this story develops.
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