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85 °F Forecast | Road Cams Wednesday, August 18, 2004 Today's News | Classifieds | Autos | Homes | Jobs | Tempo | Health | Community | Home Delivery SECTIONS Home Page Local News Sports Business Obituaries Life Opinion - Politics Tempo AP News Weather Classified Archives Site Map SPECIAL SECTIONS Since We Asked Outdoor Journal Prime Times Wellness Connection Readers' Choice Real Estate Showcase Joy Magazine Homelife Magazine Wedding Guide Rogue Valley's Finest EXTRA Newspaper in Education Personals Movie Times TV Times E The People MARKETPLACE Find a Car Find a Home Find a Job Classifieds Place an ad eSouthernOregon Automotive Communities Entertainment Publications Recreation Calendar CUSTOMER SERVICE Frequent Questions Advertising Information Home Delivery Employment Contact Us Media Kit Network Affiliate Oregon Road Conditions & Cams Email Story to a Friend August 17, 2004 Police need help in capturing kidnap suspects By MARK FREEMAN Mail Tribune Medford police are looking for two suspects accused in the early Friday morning kidnapping and beating of a Medford man who authorities said escaped his captors after more than two hours in their grip. Police have already arrested one of the three alleged kidnappers and arrested two other wanted men on unrelated charges while looking for the remaining two suspects. Investigators are asking for the public’s help in locating suspects Adrian Ray Geyer and Saresa Anne Whitley, both 30-year-olds who live in the Medford area. The victim told police that three people — two of whom he knew — approached him about 3 a.m. Friday at an east Medford apartment complex. The victim said he was beaten and forced into his 1998 GMC Jimmy with the three kidnappers, police said. The kidnappers then drove to orchards off North Phoenix Road and eventually to Vilas Road near Highway 62, police said. Advertisement One of the captors threatened the victim with a knife while in the car, but the man was able to flee the car along Vilas Road, Medford police Lt. Tim George said. After his escape, he telephoned police at about 6 a.m., George said. Friday evening, Medford police descended on a house on the 1500 block of Dakota Street and arrested Matthew Odell, 27, on charges of kidnapping, robbery and vehicle theft, police said. He was lodged at the Jackson County Jail. While looking Monday for Geyer and Whitley, police searched an apartment on the 1000 block of Royal Court. They did not locate the suspects, but they found two other wanted men hiding in the apartment and arrested them, George said. "We were fishing for salmon and caught trout there," George said. "But they were keepers." Police arrested Wayne Patrick Todd, 31, and Christopher Sean McGee, 26, on charges they violated their paroles from previous and unrelated convictions, George said. They were both lodged at the Jackson County Jail without bail. But Geyer and Whitley remained on the lam Monday, George said. Geyer is described as a white male, 5 feet 11 inches tall and weighing 250 pounds. He has a shaved head and hazel eyes. Whitley is described as a white woman, 5 feet 1 inches tall and weighing 112 pounds. Anyone with information about them was asked to telephone Medford police at 770-4783. Reach reporter Mark Freeman at 776-4470, or e-mail [email protected] Mail Tribune Home Local News | Sports | Business | Obituaries | Life Opinion - Politics | AP News | Archives | Site Map E Southern Oregon | Classified Copyright © 1997-2004 Mail Tribune. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms & Conditions Website Feedback ADVERTISERS A D V E R T I S E R S SPECIAL SECTIONS Auto Finder Job Finder Home Finder Joy Magazine Homelife Magazine Tempo Readers' Choice Real Estate Showcase Since We Asked Outdoor Journal Moving to Southern Oregon? Volunteer Opportunities