7/19/2024
Salem, OR. – Official Release: On July 17, Felony Crimes Unit detectives arrested the second suspect in a shots-fired incident that occurred last week.
Brian Lee English, age 28 of Salem, was arrested for his involvement in a shooting incident on July 11. That day, while detectives were conducting a motorcycle theft investigation at a storage facility in the 1800 block of 22nd ST SE, two motorcycle riders drove up near the business and one of the men fired a gun into the air in plain view of the officers.
The motorcyclists then fled the scene. One rider, Zayn Free Bristow, age 25 of Mill City, was apprehended after a p pursuit ensued when Bristow was located. Bristow was arrested; however, the second motorcyclist, English, escaped.
On Wednesday afternoon, detectives located English outside a residence in the 1500 block of B ST NE. English tried to flee but was apprehended a short time later with the assistance of a Marion County Sheriff’s Office K9 Team. A backpack was located near where English was hiding and was seized. A search warrant was obtained for the backpack, and a handgun was found inside. English is now lodged at the Marion County Jail on the following charges:
- Unlawful use of a weapon, a firearm
- Felon in possession of a firearm
- Menacing
- Reckless endangering
English was arraigned 7/18/2024 at 2:30 p.m. at the Marion County Criminal Court Annex.
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