Man wearing bulletproof vest arrested after gun threats



A Medford man was chased by police for almost 13 miles after showing up at a residence in Midland on Friday, Dec. 2 “making threats with a handgun” and wearing a “bulletproof vest,” according to the Klamath County Sheriff’s Office.To get more news about green bulletproof vest, you can visit bulletproofboxs.com official website.

Parker Joseph Latham, 30, of Medford, was making the threats at a residence on the 400 block of Sharp Road outside of Klamath Falls at approximately 1 p.m., according to police.
KCSO said Latham left the scene before police arrived and was potentially headed to Medford but later returned to the Sharp Road scene.

That sparked a 12.7-mile chase on Highways 97 and 140 with KCSO, Oregon State Police and Klamath Falls Police part of the pursuit.Latham threw the gun out of the window car. It was later recovered and the car was disabled when spike strips were deployed along Highway 140 near Ridgewater.

Latham was arrested and faces felony charges for gun and body armor possession as well as eluding police and reckless driving. He also faces menacing, burglary and unlawful use of weapon charges.