Crime & Safety
Murder Suspect Arrested In Tualatin
Garth Beams is charged with murdering a 74-year-old woman at an apartment complex in Tualatin Thursday afternoon, Tualatin police said.
TUALATIN, OR — Tualatin police on Thursday afternoon arrested a man for the murder of a 74-year-old woman. Few details are available about the case at this time.
Garth Patrick Beams, 47, was taken to Washington County Jail. He is ineligible for bail.
According to Tualatin police spokeswoman Jennifer Massey, officers were dispatched just before 3 p.m. July 19 to the 20000-block of Southwest 72nd Avenue in Tualatin.
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At the home, officers reportedly found Beams and a 74-year-old woman with unspecified injuries.
Beams was arrested without incident and taken to Washington County Jail. The woman was taken to Oregon Health & Science University where she later died, Massey said.
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This post will be updated as more information is made available.
Booking photo for Garth Beams via Washington County Sheriff's Office
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