Robert Lee Willis, Jr., age 46 years old of Gresham, has been arrested by the Marion County Sheriff’s Office. Shortly after 9:00 Monday morning, Marion County deputies were dispatched to a home in the area of Highway 908 for a Breaking and Entering in progress. It is alleged that Robert Lee Willis, Jr., entered a home without permission and violently attacked a female occupant. A neighbor intervened, but in the meantime, the suspect fled the scene in the neighbor’s truck.
Deputies and investigators saturated the area and quickly located the suspect a short distance away. Willis was detained immediately. While Willis was being booked into the Marion County Detention Center, it is alleged that while handcuffed, he attacked a staff member.
Willis has been charged with Burglary 1st degree, Grand Larceny, value of $10,000 or more, Assault and Battery 1st degree, and Assault and Battery 2nd degree.
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