PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A man was convicted of beating a woman with a baseball bat after police received tips from the public after asking for help identifying him.
68-year-old John Henry Ross Pryor was sentenced to 15 years in prison for assaulting a 48-year-old woman with a baseball bat in June 2015. He also attempted to stab her.
The woman knew Pryor as “Papa John” and did not know his full name. Crime Stoppers of Oregon asked the public for help and received tips that let to Pryor’s arrest in September 2015.
Crime Stoppers of Oregon offers cash rewards for information, reported to Crime Stoppers, that leads to an arrest in any unsolved felony crime and tipsters can remain anonymous.
Information about unsolved homicides can lead to a reward of up to $2,500 cash. All other unsolved felony crimes are eligible for cash rewards of up to $1,000.
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