Jose Guadalupe Pinedaleon
Kidnapping suspect
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Clackamas County Sheriffs Office
A bullet hole in the alleged victims vehicle.
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A Vancouver man has been arrested on suspicion of attemptedmurder of his former girlfriend and authorities want to talk to awoman who helped the alleged victim escape in the Battle Groundarea.
The incident started early Saturday in Clackamas County, Ore.,and involved the alleged victim being driven to the Battle Groundarea.
Jose Guadalupe Pinedaleon, 33, who told police he lives on LaFrambois Road in Vancouver, is being held in the Clackamas CountyJail.
The alleged victim was identified as Yesenia Vehar-Fombona, 26,of Beaverton, Ore.
Pinedaleon is scheduled to make his first appearance at 3 p.m.today in Clackamas County Circuit Court in Oregon City.
At one point, a woman who authorities are calling the GoodSamaritan, picked up the woman, who had escaped, and drove her intoBattle Ground.
We desperately want to talk to her, said Clackamas CountySheriffs Detective Jim Strovink. She is the key in determining wherethe victim was taken, he added.
Strovink said the woman is 25 to 30 years old, has light brownhair and was driving an older gray SUV.
Strovink said the woman was taken somewhere between Battle Groundand Woodland by the suspect, to an area that looked like a gravelpit and might be used for target shooting.
Heres how the incident unfolded, Strovink said.
Vehar-Fombona, who lives with her two children in Beaverton, hadrecently severed her relationship with the suspect.
The suspect arrived at her place of employment, El Vaquero SportsBar, 13456 S.E. McLoughlin Blvd., in Milwaukie, Ore. He allegedlyfollowed her to her car when she finished her shift at 3 a.m.
The suspect had been drinking, and attempted to persuade Vehar-Fombona to go with him. She refused and drove away.
Strovink said the suspect then followed her in his automobilealong Interstate 205 and called the victim on her cell phone,stating, If you dont pull over now, Im going to kill you!
Then, according to a press release, the suspect pulled alongsidethe alleged victims vehicle and shot at least one round from hishandgun into the drivers side of Vehar-Fombonas car.
Vehar-Fombona pulled over to the edge of the freeway and wasforced into the armed suspects vehicle.
He drove to the Battle Ground-area location, continuing threatsto kill Vehar-Fombona, Strovink said.
The press release stated: After several hours, while being heldagainst her will with the armed suspect parked in this secludedarea, the suspect fell asleep and Yesenia Vehar-Fombona was able toslip the handgun from the sleeping suspect and fled from herabductor.
Thats when she flagged down the SUV driver, Strovink said. Thatwoman speaks English and Vehar-Fombona only speaks Spanish.
The Good Samaritan gave Vehar-Fombona a ride to a Chevron stationin Battle Ground.
Strovink said the suspect awakened and followed the car to theChevron. He texted Vehar-Fombona telling her not to tell police andthat he had an accomplice who would harm her children.
Strovink continued: While seeking refuge in the restroom, Yeseniaemptied the handgun and disassembled this weapon into several piecesthat she concealed in her clothing. After a brief period of time,the gas station attendants detected something was peculiar andnotified the Battle Ground Police Department, which responded to thescene.
Battle Ground police summoned to the station contacted bothYesenia Vehar-Fombona and the suspect at the gas station. Out ofconcern for her children and for her own welfare, Yesenia did notreveal or convey to Battle Ground police any of the traumas she hadbeen experiencing from the suspect. Out of pure fear, she withheldthe truth of the circumstances to the inquiring officers and nofurther police action was required or pursued.
Vehar-Fombona then called her ex-husband, who came and gave her aride. At 12:12 p.m. Saturday, she reported the incident to theClackamas County Sheriffs Office. At 6:50 p.m. Saturday, after atraffic stop, Clackamas County deputies arrested the suspect.
A Battle Ground officer on Sunday could not elaborate on theincident.
Persons with information are asked to contact the ClackamasCounty Sheriffs Offices confidential Tip Line at 503-723-4949.
The public also can submit crime-tip text messages to theClackamas County Sheriffs Office from a cell phone to CRIMES (274637on your phone keypad) with the keyword CCSO as the first word inthe message body.
