Medford woman found fatally stabbed; man arrested

MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) – A 38-year-old California man is being held on suspicion of murder in the killing of a woman from east Medford.
 
The Mail Tribune reports (https://goo.gl/p7UrBk ) Medford police found 32-year-old Noemi Ruiz lying dead in her driveway in east Medford after a neighbor called authorities Monday morning.
 
Medford police say police found Ruiz had been stabbed multiple times.
 
Acting on a tip by Medford police, officers arrested Enrique Solis-Garcia in Red Bluff, California, several hours later.
 
He was lodged in the Tehama County Jail on a no-bail warrant awaiting extradition back to Jackson County.
 
Medford police Lt. Kerry Curtis said police believe the suspect and victim were known to each other.
 
Police didn’t find a weapon at the scene.
 
It wasn’t immediately clear if Solis-Garcia had an attorney.