MEDIA RELEASE

Medford Police Department                                                     

411 W 8th Street

Medford, OR 97501                     

 

Date:             July 21, 2008

 

Contact:       Lt. Tim Doney                                                   Chief Randy Schoen

                        Public Information Officer

                        541-774-2205

 

     

On 072008 at approximately 2224 hours, the Medford Police Department received a 911 call from a neighbor reporting a domestic disturbance occurring at 1446 Thomas Road.  While officers were responding to that location, they received updated information that indicated that two people had been stabbed at that residence.

 

Upon arrival, officers found Amy Escobar (41 years) and Rand Burgess (20 years) suffering from stab wounds.  The suspect, Jose Serna-Padilla (43 years), fled the scene prior to the officer’s arrival.

 

Officers learned that there had been a disturbance involving Amy Escobar and her boyfriend, Jose Serna-Padilla.  Serna-Padilla allegedly physically assaulted Escobar and then armed himself with a kitchen knife and began stabbing her.  Escobar’s adult daughter and her boyfriend, Burgess, intervened in an effort to get Serna-Padilla off Escobar.  Serna-Padilla then stabbed Burgess.

 

Serna-Padilla fled the scene on a bicycle as neighbors heard the commotion and began calling police.

 

A Medford Police canine officer and his partner, K9 Rudi, were called to the scene in an attempt to locate the suspect.  Approximately 20 minutes later, K9 Rudi located the suspect hiding in a nearby field.  Serna-Padilla was taken into custody without incident.

 

The two victims were treated by Medford Fire and Mercy Flights medics and transported to RVMC for treatment.  Escobar suffered multiple stab wounds to her left arm and right leg.  Burgess was stabbed in his upper right arm.  The injuries to Escobar and Burgess are not considered life threatening.  There were three children inside the residence during the disturbance that were not injured.

 

Victims:

-Escobar, Amy Marie, DOB/101866, 1446 Thomas Road # A, Medford, OR

-Burgess, Rand Mason, DOB/043088, Unknown address

 

Suspect:

-Serna-Padilla, Jose, DOB/110364, 1446 Thomas Road #A, Medford, OR

 He was lodged at the Jackson County Jail, charged with Attempted Murder, Assault I x 2 counts, Assault IV x 3 counts.

 

(Refer to Det. T. Young, Case 08-11236)