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A Sweet Home man was arrested March 8 on suspicion of attempted murder and robbery stemming from a January incident in Lebanon, police said.

Jason Andrew Scott, 34, was taken into custody at Cheadle Lake Storage by the Lebanon Police Department, working with members of the Linn Interagency Narcotics Enforcement team and the Albany Police Department’s K-9 unit.

He was wanted in connection with a Jan. 26 assault and attempted robbery at 1188 S. Main St. in Lebanon that ended with shots fired into a fleeing vehicle. No injuries were reported. Scott was identified as the suspect, police said,...