On September 29th, 2024, an off-duty Lincoln City Police Department Officer was requested by employees of the Space Age Convenience Store to trespass an intoxicated male who was refusing to leave their property. The officer was en route to a training event and not wearing his uniform, but was standing at his marked patrol vehicle after picking up food for the drive. The officer greeted the intoxicated man from several car lengths away, and without warning the male, later identified as 36-year-old Sean McEnany of Corvallis, Oregon, quickly advanced on him and swung at the officer’s face. The officer identified himself as such and ordered McEnany to stop. When he refused to stop attacking him, the officer requested emergency assistance.
Additional officers responded to the scene and ordered McEnany to the ground, but he failed to comply which prompted an officer to inform McEnany he would deploy pepper spray if he continued to fight. McEnany again ran at the original officer and was subsequently pepper sprayed in response, but this did not deter his aggression. McEnany was then advised by another officer that he would utilize his Taser, but McEnany continued to fight, so the officer deployed his Taser device. Ultimately, it took 6 officers to subdue McEnany and force him into handcuffs. Police then utilized a WRAP safety restraint device to contain McEnany while medical personnel responded to evaluate him.
McEnany was medically cleared for transport to the Lincoln County Jail, and was lodged on charges of Assault on a Peace Officer, Criminal Trespass II, Resisting Arrest, Disorderly Conduct II, and Providing False Information to a Police Officer. Additionally, McEnany held an outstanding Felony Warrant from Linn County for Burglary.
The Lincoln City Police Department strives to provide continual training to our officers in Defensive Tactics and special equipment utilized by our patrol division, such as Tasers and WRAP restraints. This training and equipment allow us to mitigate the risk of injury to our officers and subjects we encounter when responding to incidents of this nature.