After a woman was found bound and severely beaten at a home in Grants pass last week in critical condition, Benjamin Foster was sought after by authorities.
Foster, who is from Oregon, was sought on attempted murder and other charges and police reported he is now dead after a hours-long standoff with law enforcement.
Police had said in a brief statement Tuesday, Benjamin Obadiah Foster, 36, of Wolf Creek, was in custody after a standoff that lasted several hours.
Law enforcement officials had surrounded a home in the city Tuesday, and a crisis negotiator had been on the scene, before police announced Foster was in custody
He later died at a hospital from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Hensman, the police chief, last week described the attack as brutal and said authorities’ hearts went out to the victim and her family. He said it occurred over “a protracted period of time.”
Authorities said a news conference would be held on Wednesday.
“Foster had been the subject of an intense manhunt since Jan. 24, when Grants Pass police officers responded to a home and found a woman, who had been bound and severely beaten into unconsciousness,” police said at the time. “Foster was wanted on kidnapping, attempted murder and assault charges.”
Foster tried to kill the woman while “intentionally torturing” her, Josephine County District Attorney Joshua Eastman wrote in a court document.
“I’m disgusted by what I know happened,” Police Chief Warren Hensman said.
Authorities notified the public through Facebook that Foster was seen in the Grants Pass area, apparently walking a dog.
Police also had warned that Foster was still using dating apps as police searched for him and that he could be doing so to contact unsuspecting people to help him.
Two years ago, Foster was convicted in Nevada of keeping another woman in captivity.
In 2019, Foster held his then-girlfriend captive inside her Las Vegas apartment for two weeks.
He initially was charged with five felonies, including assault and battery, but in 2021 he reached a deal with Clark County prosecutors to plead guilty to felony and misdemeanor battery.
He was sentenced to one to 2½ years in prison, but he had already spent 729 days in jail awaiting trial and was released.
