CCSO release – On 02/08/22 at approximately 1:06 P.M. a Coos County Sheriff’s Deputy responded to N. Coos River Hwy at the request of Bay Cities Ambulance to a report of a man slumped over the wheel of his vehicle and non-responsive. Upon the deputy’s arrival in the area, Bay Cities Personnel advised the man was refusing medical attention and had drove away from the location. It was relayed to the deputy by medical personnel the man was driving impaired. The deputy located the man and his vehicle at the Rooke Higgins boat ramp. During the contact the man, later identified as 27 year old Wyatt R. Morgan attempted to cut the deputy’s wrist with a large knife while the deputy was attempting to arrest Mr. Morgan. Mr. Morgan then ran over the deputy’s foot while striking the deputy in the side with his vehicle. Mr. Morgan drove over a steep embankment to evade arrest and a vehicle chase ensued. The vehicle chase went down river on N. Coos River Hwy, through a construction zone with several ODOT workers. It continued onto Catching Slough, Coos Sumner, Fairview Sumner, Lone Pine Lane, and Sitkum Lane where Mr. Morgan eventually crashed into a fence at Ferona County Park. Mr. Morgan then fled on foot from Officers and was eventually taken into custody after he was tased. Mr. Morgan was arrested and transported to the Coos County Jail on the following charges: Attempted Assault II, Unlawful Use of a Weapon, Escape I, Resisting Arrest, Fail to Carry and Present, False Info to a Police Officer, Menacing, Elude by Vehicle, Elude by Foot, Reckless Driving, and Reckless Endangering. The Sheriff’s Office would like to thank the Coos Bay Police Department, Coquille Police Department, Myrtle Point Police Department, and Oregon State Police along with the citizens of Coos County all for assisting and ensuring a peacefully resolution to this case with no major injuries to anyone involved.
