EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — A 31-year-old Creswell, Ore., man has been sentenced to 35 years in prison for kidnapping a Eugene acquaintance last summer, driving her to a remote location and repeatedly sexually assaulting her.
The prison term imposed Monday includes Matthew Phillip Williams’ penalty for leading police on a car chase and manhunt at the base of the Coburg Hills before his capture last July.
The Register-Guard says Williams entered Alford pleas to 12 felony charges in the case. In such pleas, a defendant does not admit guilt but concedes there is likely enough evidence for conviction.
The victim urged Lane County Circuit Judge Karsten Rasmussen to impose the maximum sentence. The woman escaped from Williams’ vehicle six hours after her capture, running for help to a gas station along Oregon Highway 58.
