Gordon Friedman

Statesman Journal

The suspect accused of stealing a Turner woman's dog gave herself up to police in style.

Rose Skoda-Kempton, 39, also known as Brooke Kempton, arrived in a limousine Friday at the Marion County Jail after arranging to turn herself in.

Still in the limo, Kempton lingered in the jail parking lot for about 10 minutes before emerging to turn herself in to sheriff's deputies, police say.

A press release from the Marion County Sheriff's Department said the arresting deputy had never seen anyone arrive in a limousine for the turn-in process.

Police accuse Kempton, a landlord, of holding a former tenant's dog hostage following a dispute over missing saddles.

Deputies: Landlord steals dog after tenant dispute

Kempton had kicked out tenant Kate Taylor, 30, two days before the dispute, according to police. Taylor had been boarding some horses near Kempton's mother's property, which was in accordance with their rental agreement.

Police say that on April 26, Kempton went to the home of Taylor's father and confronted him, saying his daughter had stolen some of her saddles.

Kempton said she would keep Taylor's dog Isis until the saddles were returned.

Since giving herself over to police, Kempton has been charged with first- and third-degree theft.

The dog Isis, a whippet, has not been returned. Anyone with information about its whereabouts should call Marion County Dispatch at 503-588-5032.

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