Man arrested for alleged baseball bat assault

CAVE JUNCTION, Ore. – A suspect who allegedly assaulted a victim with a baseball bat is now in the Josephine County Jail.

According to the Josephine County Sheriff’s Office, an assault was reported on June 5 in the 200 block of East River Street in Cave Junction.

Deputies said when they arrived at the scene they found the assault victim inside a neighbor’s house with injuries to the head.

During the investigation, JSCO said they determined the victim had been struck with a baseball bat, likely by Martin White of Cave Junction.

White was arrested and charged with assault and menacing.

The victim was hospitalized and is in stable condition.

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