Man Shoots Himself After Holding Two Boys Hostage Outside Scio

A home invasion leads to tragic times for a Scio family before ending in the death of a kidnapper.

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(SCIO, Ore.) - At 2:20 AM Saturday morning, the Linn County Sheriff's Office received a report of a home invasion kidnapping at a residence on Cole School Road, north east of Scio.

The caller was a 13-year old boy who told authorities that 47-year old Ronald Alan Williams, from Marion, had entered his residence at about midnight and tied him and another boy, also 13, up with duct tape. The boys were having a sleep over.

The mother of one of the boys, 47-year old Peggy Mack, who lives at the residence, was a former girlfriend of Williams, arrived home around 2:00 AM. She convinced Williams to release the boys. After being released, Mack slipped her son a cell phone who then was able to sneak outside to call 911 for help.

All the individuals were outside the residence when two Linn County Sheriff's Deputies arrived. Williams ran back into the residence and then reappeared holding a shotgun to his head.

Williams would not speak with the deputies, other than to yell obscenities at them, according to authorities. He backed into the residence and made his way into a back bedroom, holding the shotgun to his head the entire time.

Police say Williams yelled, and then shot himself in the head. He suffered massive head trauma and died at the scene.

Neither Mack nor the two boys were injured.

Williams had outstanding warrants from Linn, Jackson, and Deschutes County for Coercion, Assault, DUII, and various other charges.

This incident remains under investigation.