Article 68BVB Man wanted for attempted murder is using dating apps while on the run, cops say

Man wanted for attempted murder is using dating apps while on the run, cops say

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Dating apps are helping an attempted murderer evade capture in Oregon, the Grants Pass Police Department warned last week after the suspect escaped arrest.

The accused 36-year-old man, Benjamin Obadiah Foster, allegedly received assistance from a 68-year-old woman named Tina Marie Jones, who has since been arrested for hindering prosecution.

Ars could not immediately reach Grants Pass PD for comment on which dating apps Foster is known to be using. After arresting Jones, the department vaguely reported that its search revealed that Foster is actively using online dating applications to contact unsuspecting individuals who may be lured into assisting with the suspect's escape or potentially as additional victims."

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