On December 13, 2022, at approximately 10:37 p.m. officers from the Ashland Police Department responded to Albertson’s, located at 2301 Ashland Street. The officers were responding to a report of a suspect who had threatened to kill a store employee as he stole over $1,000 worth of merchandise from the store.
Ashland officers located the suspect, identified below, in the area and still in possession of the stolen merchandise. Upon contact by officers, the suspect threw items at the patrol car, brandished a machete and approached officers while swinging the machete, while refusing officers’ verbal commands to stop advancing and to drop the machete.
A conducted energy weapon (Taser) was used by officers on scene to subdue the suspect, who continued to resist arrest while being taken into custody.
The suspect was lodged at the Jackson County Jail on the following charges: Theft 1, Robbery 2, Menacing (X3), Harassment, Unlawful Use of a Weapon, Resisting Arrest and Attempted Assault 1 (X2).
The arrested suspect is identified as Jacques Norman Gerardy, 58 years old, listed as an Ashland area transient.
Ashland officers were assisted in this incident by members of the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office and the Talent Police Department.
Source: APD
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