Corvallis Police On April 10, 2025, at approximately 9:07 p.m., a Corvallis Police Department officer conducted a traffic stop near SW Pickford Street and SW Leonard Street for traffic violations. The driver, identified as 36-year-old Samuel Josiah Hunt III of Washington, exhibited signs of intoxication and was asked to perform Standardized Field Sobriety Tests. During the stop, Hunt became uncooperative and returned to his vehicle to retrieve a travel bag, which he refused to relinquish. When the officer attempted to place him under arrest, Hunt fled on foot and actively resisted. Additional officers responded, and Hunt was safely taken into custody. A search of the bag Hunt had retrieved revealed a loaded handgun and a quantity of methamphetamine exceeding the felony threshold. Hunt was later confirmed to be a convicted felon. He was transported to Good Samaritan Hospital, where a search warrant was executed for a DUII blood draw. Hunt continued to physical...