Grandmother attacked — A Klamath Falls man has been sentenced to almost six years in prison for attacking his grandmother with a kitchen knife and a salt shaker. Larry Lee Townsend, 29, pleaded no contest to a charge of second-degree assault. He was arrested June 14 after the attack on his grandmother who lives in Bly. In addition to getting struck with a knife and salt shaker, the woman was punched in the head multiple times and kicked in the ribs. Also attacked was a 49-year-old man who suffered minor injuries. Court records provide little information about the man except that he shares an address with Townsend’s grandmother. Larry Townsend’s criminal history includes prior assault convictions.

Fugitive arrest — A woman who fled child molestation charges in Oregon 18 years ago has been arrested in Mississippi and will be extradited to Klamath County for prosecution. The FBI said Thursday that Victoria Cravitz brought her common-law husband, Leon Henry Shaw, to a hospital in Chatham, Mississippi, and he died there of natural causes. Hospital officials notified the FBI when they had problems verifying his identity for a death certificate. Cravitz had been using the name Jennifer Larsen but was identified as a fugitive wanted in Oregon and arrested. Cravitz and Shaw were wanted on charges of molesting several children between 1989 and 1999 in Klamath Falls. Then-District Attorney Ed Caleb said at the time that there were at least two victims younger than 12.