OFF THE WIRE
He hasn’t been charged, but two motorcyclists remain behind bars.A 27-year-old Springfield man was released Wednesday from the Lane County Jail after prosecutors failed to file formal charges against him in connection with a crash involving a motorcyclist on Highway 126 near Veneta.
Christopher Jacob Jenson left the jail at 5 p.m. Wednesday, about 26 hours after he was booked into the facility, jail records supervisor Sue Stahl said.
Stahl said prosecutors could decide later to charge Jenson. Patty Perlow, Lane County’s chief deputy district attorney, did not immediately return a telephone message Thursday afternoon seeking comment.
Oregon State Police on Tuesday arrested Jenson on suspicion of reckless driving and recklessly endangering another person. Police alleged Jenson was driving a car on Sunday that cut in front of two motorcyclists, causing one of them to lose control and crash.
Police identified the crash victim as Valentin Camarillo, a 66-year-old motorcycle club member from Roseburg. He was hospitalized with injuries that were not life-threatening.
In an alleged act of retaliation, two men who belong to the Brother Speed Motorcycle Club chased down Jenson’s Toyota Corolla as it neared Eugene, police said.
One of the bikers allegedly pulled his motorcycle next to the Corolla and used a metal hook attached to a leather whip to shatter the car’s window, police said.
Motorcycle club member Phillip A. Davis, 36, of Portland, was charged with unlawful use of a weapon, reckless endangering and reckless driving, police said.
The Brother Speed member who was arrested along with Davis on Sunday evening is identified as 54-year-old Roseburg resident Kenneth J. Cornell. He faces charges of reckless endangering, reckless driving and illegal possession of oxycodone.
Davis and Cornell remain in the Lane County Jail.
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