Koon Captured [UPDATED]

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Eric Patrick Koon previously wanted in connection with a kidnapping out of Chiloquin, has been captured.

UPDATE: 6:30 PM, October 7, 2022

The Klamath County Sheriff’s Office has provided the following update.

 Yesterday when we issued the media release we failed to mention the assistance of U.S. Marshals Service. 

The US Marshals Fugitive Taskforce provided essential resources as well as aided in the search for Koon as he eluded law enforcement for over two weeks. We thank them for their assistance and professionalism along with all the other agencies that assisted us. 

Additional charges for Souner Blane Crain, age 47, include:

  • Rape I 

  • Assault II x3 

  • Assault IV x2 

  • Strangulation 

  • Menacing 

 Additional charges for Eric Patrick Koon include:

  • Burglary I x5 

  • Reckless Endangering a minor x2 

  • Abandonment of a child x2 

  • Theft I 

  • Escape 

The following is a press release from the Klamath County Sheriff’s Office.

CHILOQUIN, Ore. - At approximately 6:00 AM on Thursday, October 6, 2022, Klamath County Sheriff’s Office deputies working with multiple agency partners, responded to a home in the 600 block of S. Park Ave in Chiloquin. Law enforcement officers surrounded the residence and initially took several individuals into custody. Deputies, knowing Eric Patrick Koon, age 19, was still inside the residence, and made numerous attempts over the course of several hours to give himself up. 

Deputies obtained a search warrant and at approximately 12:15 PM entered the residence to locate Koon. After a thorough search of the residence, Koon was located under the home in a crawl space where he was taken into custody without further incident. 

Koon is the person of interest in an attempted kidnapping on September 18, 2022, and the successful kidnapping on September 20, 2022, of the same person. Koon eluded law enforcement throughout Klamath County on several occasions. Koon’s apprehension would not have been possible without the help of many people who have provided tips and information on this case.

Souner Blane Crain, age 47, is lodged at the Klamath County Jail with the following initial charges:

  • Parole Violation 

  • Disorderly Conduct 

  • Assault II 

  • Assault IV 

  • Unlawful use of a Weapon 

  • Harassment 

Eric Patrick Koon is lodged at the Klamath County Jail on the following initial charges:

  • Kidnapping I 

  • Kidnapping II 

  • Burglary I 

  • Burglary II 

  • Assault IV 

  • Menacing x2 

  • Felon in possession of a Weapon 

  • Unlawful use of weapon x3 

  • Coercion x3 

In addition, several agencies assisted the Klamath County Sheriff’s Office in the effort to apprehend Eric Patrick Koon, they include Basin Interagency Narcotics Enforcement Team, Oregon State Police, Klamath Falls Police Department, KCSO Special Response Team, Chiloquin Fire & Rescue, Chemult Rural Fire Protection District, and Klamath County Fire District 1.

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